Final notes

Final stats and notes from South Carolina's 17-13 win over Vanderbilt Thursday night.

Scoring summary

First quarter
SC – Marcus Lattimore 29 yard run (Adam Yates kick). 7-0 SC 2 plays, 49 yards.
Big play: Drive was set up by Shaq Wilson interception and 37-yard return.

Second quarter
SC – Adam Yates 20 yard field goal. 10-0 SC 14 plays, 66 yards.
Big play: Connor Shaw completes 13-yard pass to Damiere Byrd.

Vandy – Jordan Matthews 78 yard from Jordan Rodgers (Carey Spear kick) 10-7 SC 2 plays, 76 yards.
Big play: Brison Williams whiffs on an attempted tackle, allowing Matthews to break free for the score.

Vandy – Carey Spear 25 yard field goal. 10-10 5 plays, 38 yards. Big play: Rodgers makes an ill-advised throw across his body that should have been intercepted by D.J. Swearinger. Swearinger mistimed his jump and the ball carried just over his fingertips and into the hands of Josh Grady for a 32-yard completion.

Third quarter
Vandy – Carey Spear 44 yard field goal. Vandy 13-10 10 plays, 27 yards. Big play: Rodgers hits Matthews for a 22-yard gain into South Carolina territory.

Fourth quarter
SC – Marcus Lattimore 1 yard run (Adam Yates kick) 17-13 SC 9 plays, 66 yards.
Big play: Shaw hits Justice Cunningham for a 20-yard completion. A 15-yard personal foul tacked on for the hit moves the ball inside the Vandy 20.

GENERAL NOTES

• South Carolina is 79-36-4 in 119 season openers. The Gamecocks have won 13 consecutive season-opening games dating back to the 2000 season.

• South Carolina has won four straight season openers on the road - at Vanderbilt in 2004, at Mississippi State in 2006, at NC State in 2009 and at Vanderbilt in 2012.

• Head coach Steve Spurrier is 22-1 all-time in season openers as a collegiate head coach. His only season-opening loss, ironically, was a 27-21 loss to the South Carolina Gamecocks in Columbia on Sept. 2, 1989 while the head coach at Duke University.

• The Gamecocks have won nine straight games and 10 of their last 11 against SEC Eastern Division opponents.

• South Carolina is 18-4 all-time against Vanderbilt with wins in each of the last four games.

• The Gamecocks are 6-0 in season openers on Thursdays under head coach Steve Spurrier.

• South Carolina has now won nine straight games against SEC Eastern division teams.

• The Gamecocks are now 6-1 all-time in games played in the month of August, the lone loss came on Aug. 30, 1986 vs. Miami (Fla.).

OFFENSIVE NOTES

• Junior running back Marcus Lattimore's 29-yard touchdown run in the first quarter moved him into sole possession of third place in rushing touchdowns in South Carolina history. After his 1-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, he now has 29 career rushing touchdowns, two short of the school record of 31 set by George Rogers (1977-80) and Harold Green (1986-89). He also now has 32 career touchdowns, one short of the school record of 33 that both Rogers and Green hold as well.

• Lattimore carried 23 times for 110 yards. It marked the ninth time in Lattimore's career that he has rushed for 100 or more yards. Lattimore now has 2,125 career rushing yards and moved past Derek Watson (1999-01; 2,078) for 13th all-time in career rushing at South Carolina.

• Junior quarterback Connor Shaw carried 14 times for 92 yards. It was the second highest rushing total for Shaw in his career at Carolina. His career-high is 109 yards on 20 carries on November 19, 2011 vs. The Citadel.

DEFENSIVE NOTES

• Senior linebacker Shaq Wilson tallied eight tackles to lead the Gamecocks along with Kelcy Quarles, who finished with a career-high eight tackles. It is the most tackles for Wilson in a game since he had 11 at Arkansas on November 7, 2009. Wilson also had his third career interception, his first since October 17, 2009 at Alabama. Junior cornerback Jimmy Legree tallied a career-high seven tackles as well.

SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES

• Senior placekicker Adam Yates' 20-yard field goal in the second quarter was his first career field goal on his first career attempt. Yates was also 2-for-2 on the night in point after attempts.

• Sophomore punter Tyler Hull made his first career appearance for the Gamecocks. He punted six times for 234 yards, an average of 39.0 yards per punt.