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2007 South Carolina

6–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Southeastern Conference), coached by Steve Spurrier.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 2007, game by game: won vs. Louisiana 28–14; won at No. 11 Georgia 16–12; won vs. South Carolina State 38–3; lost at No. 2 LSU 16–28; won vs. Mississippi State 38–21; won vs. No. 8 Kentucky 38–23; won at North Carolina 21–15; lost vs. Vanderbilt 6–17; lost at Tennessee 24–27; lost at Arkansas 36–48; lost vs. No. 17 Florida 31–51; lost vs. No. 21 Clemson 21–23+35−20Won 28–14 vs. Louisiana+14LouisianaWon 16–12 at No. 11 Georgia+4No. 11 GeorgiaWon 38–3 vs. South Carolina State+35South Carolina …Lost 16–28 at No. 2 LSU-12No. 2 LSUWon 38–21 vs. Mississippi State+17Mississippi Sta…Won 38–23 vs. No. 8 Kentucky+15No. 8 KentuckyWon 21–15 at North Carolina+6North CarolinaLost 6–17 vs. Vanderbilt-11VanderbiltLost 24–27 at Tennessee-3TennesseeLost 36–48 at Arkansas-12ArkansasLost 31–51 vs. No. 17 Florida-20No. 17 FloridaLost 21–23 vs. No. 21 Clemson-2No. 21 Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsLouisianaW 28–⁠1476%
Sep 8at11GeorgiaW 16–⁠1234%
Sep 15vsSouth Carolina StateW 38–⁠383%
Sep 22at2LSUL 16–⁠2827%
Sep 29vsMississippi StateW 38–⁠2173%
Oct 4vs8KentuckyW 38–⁠2358%
Oct 13atNorth CarolinaW 21–⁠1569%
Oct 20vsVanderbiltL 6–⁠1782%
Oct 27atTennesseeL 24–⁠2742%
Nov 3atArkansasL 36–⁠4843%
Nov 10vs17FloridaL 31–⁠5140%
Nov 24vs21ClemsonL 21–⁠2343%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Clemson 23–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 17
  2. Wk 4: 12
  3. Wk 5: 16
  4. Wk 6: 11
  5. Wk 7: 7
  6. Wk 8: 6
  7. Wk 9: 15
  8. Wk 10: 23
Record
6–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 9th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 6
Points
313–⁠282
Coach
Steve Spurrier
Elo
1541 −31 this season
SP+ rating
16.2 No. 22 of 120; offense No. 30, defense No. 26, special teams No. 20
SRS
7.1 No. 34 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 7
Defensive coordinator
Tyrone Nix
Offense
Fun and gun
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense32nd of 119
  • Defense32nd of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0742%1.0232nd of 119
Defense0.0141%0.8632nd of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.2own 323% allowed
Defense0.0own 342% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2007 class

Cliff Matthews WDE★★★★No. 36
Chris Culliver CB★★★★No. 38
Stephen Garcia PRO★★★★No. 56
Mark Barnes ATH★★★★No. 80
Travian Robertson (player) DT★★★★No. 81
Brian Maddox RB★★★★No. 95
Joseph Hills WR★★★★No. 116
Jamire Williams CB★★★★No. 155

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2007 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.976
Running backs14.00.948
Receivers23.00.853
Offensive line23.50.896
Defensive line33.30.910
Defensive backs43.80.911
Athletes and specialists14.00.960
Whole class143.60.911

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2008

The 2008 draft
Rd 7Cory Boyd RBTampa Bay Buccaneers

All-SEC

3 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2007 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2007 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU6–⁠212–⁠21
Georgia6–⁠211–⁠22
Tennessee6–⁠210–⁠412
Florida5–⁠39–⁠413
Auburn5–⁠39–⁠415
Arkansas4–⁠48–⁠5
Mississippi State4–⁠48–⁠5
Alabama4–⁠47–⁠6
Kentucky3–⁠58–⁠5
South Carolina3–⁠56–⁠6
Vanderbilt2–⁠65–⁠7
Ole Miss0–⁠83–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.