UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
"GAMECOCKS"
QUICK FACTS
Location: Columbia, S.C.
Founded: 1801
Enrollment: 23,700
Stadium: Williams-Brice (80,250)
President: Dr. Andrew Sorensen (Illinois, '59)
Faculty
Representative: Dr. Russ Pate (Springfield College, '68)
Athletics
Director: Dr. Mike McGee (Duke, '60)
Head Football Coach: Lou
Holtz (Kent State, '59)
Off. / Def. Systems: Multiple / Multiple
All-Time Record: 490-493-44 (.499)
SEC Championships: 0
Bowl App. / Record: 11 / 3-8 (.273)
2002 IN REVIEW
2002 Record: 5-7 (3-3 H, 2-4 A)
SEC Record/Finish: 3-5 (1-3
H, 2-2 A) / 4th Eastern
Bowl: None
National Ranking: N/A
Home Attendance: 492,828 (82,138)
SEC/NCAA Statistical Rankings
Total Offense: 318.8 (11th -
SEC / 103rd - NCAA)
Rushing Offense: 167.1 (6th - SEC / 45th - NCAA)
Passing Offense: 151.8 (10th - SEC / 103rd - NCAA)
Scoring
Offense: 18.8 (11th - SEC / 107th - NCAA)
Total Defense: 351.4
(10th - SEC / 45th - NCAA)
Rushing Defense: 164.5 (9th - SEC / 71st -
NCAA)
Pass Efficiency Defense: 123.0 (10th - SEC / 67th - NCAA)
Scoring Defense: 21.8 (8th - SEC / 34th - NCAA)
Turnover
Margin: -5 (9th - SEC / T76th - NCAA)
2002 RESULTS
(5-7 Overall * 3-5 SEC)
Aug. 31 NEW MEXICO STATE 83,717 W 34-24
Sept. 7 at Virginia (ESPN) 60,171 L 21-34
Sept. 14 GEORGIA (CBS) [9/10] 84,227 L 7-13
Sept. 21 TEMPLE 81,409 W 42-21
Sept. 28 at Vanderbilt 34,406 W 20-14
Oct. 5 MISSISSIPPI STATE [HC] 80,250 W 34-10
Oct. 12 at Kentucky (ESPN2) 70,547 W 16-12
Oct. 19 at LSU (ESPN2) [14/12] 91,340 L 14-38
Nov. 2 TENNESSEE(CBS) [25/--] 83,918 L 10-18
Nov. 9 ARKANSAS (JP) 79,307 L 0-23
Nov. 16 at Florida (ESPN) [20/14] 85,222 L 7-28
Nov. 23 at Clemson (ESPN) 84,000 L 20-27
* - Little Rock, Ark.
2002 STATISTICAL LEADERS
RUSHING G ATT YDS AVG PG TD
Corey Jenkins 12 160 656 4.1 54.7 4
Andrew Pinnock 12 124 563 4.5 46.9 5
* Kenny Irons 9 47 201 4.3 22.3 0
* D. Pinkins 10 54 189 3.5 18.9 0
South Carolina 12 477 2005 4.2 167.1 16
Opponents 12 481 1974 4.1 164.5 11
PASSING G PE A-C-I PCT. YDS. TD YPG
Corey Jenkins 12 119.53 180-100-10 55.6 1334 7 111.2
* D. Pinkins 10 102.78 65-32-4 49.2 431 2 43.1
South Carolina 12 113.40 261-140-15 53.6 1821 10 151.8
Opponents 12 122.96 355-210-9 59.2 2243 17 186.9
RECEIVING G REC YDS AVG RPG TD
Ryan Brewer 11 28 299 10.7 2.5 1
Michael Ages 11 22 331 15.0 2.0 0
* T. Williamson 11 17 491 28.9 1.5 4
South Carolina 12 140 1821 13.0 11.7 10
Opponents 12 210 2243 10.7 17.5 17
PUNTING NO YDS AVG LP BLK IN20
Tyeler Dean 45 1909 42.4 59 0 9
* Joey Bowers 8 272 34.0 42 0 5
South Carolina 53 2181 41.2 59 0 14
Opponents 54 2101 38.9 64 0 19
KO RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD LP
Ryan Brewer 11 243 22.1 0 48
* M. Thomas 8 212 26.5 1 95
South Carolina 43 844 19.6 1 95
Opponents 34 870 25.6 0 39
PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD LP
R. Brewer 9 67 7.4 0 16
South Carolina 15 64 4.3 0 16
Opponents 22 158 7.2 0 44
TACKLES TOTAL TFL SACKS INT FC-FR
Jonathan Martin 122 (93-29) 7.5 (-29) 2 (-17) 1 4-3
Rashad Faison 93 (64-29) 0 0 0 0-0
* Lance Laury 90 (55-35) 4 (-6) 0 0 0-0
* J. Garrison 88 (55-33) 6 (-27) 3 (-17) 0 1-1
* - Returning Player
TEAM INFORMATION
LETTERMEN
Returning: 32 (14 Offense, 16 Defense, 2
Specialists)
Lost: 24 (11 Offense, 10 Defense, 3 Specialists)
STARTERS RETURNING -- 10
Offense (3):
LT Travelle
Wharton (6-4, 310, Sr.)
TE Hart Turner (6-5, 247, Sr.)
WR Troy
Williamson (6-2, 200, So.)
Defense (6):
DE George Gause (6-5,
265, Jr.)
DE Moe Thompson (6-4, 280, So.)
LB Lance Laury (6-2, 230, So.)
LB Jeremiah Garrison (6-1, 233, Sr.)
CB Dunta Robinson (6-0, 185, Jr.)
CB Deadre' Eiland (6-0, 210, Sr.)
Specialists (1):
PK Daniel
Weaver (6-1, 205, Sr.)
STARTERS LOST -- 13
Offense (8):
LG Cedric Williams
(6-3, 300, Sr.)
C C.J. Frye (6-3, 315, Sr.)
RG Shane Hall (6-6, 300,
Sr.)
RT Watts Sanderson (6-6, 300, Sr.)
FB Andrew Pinnock (6-0, 255,
Sr.)
WR Ryan Brewer (5-10, 215, Sr.)
WR Michael Ages (6-0, 180, Sr.)
QB Corey Jenkins (6-2, 225, Sr.)
Defense (4):
NT Langston
Moore (6-2, 290, Sr.)
S Rashad Faison (5-9, 198, Sr.)
S Jonathan Martin
(5-11, 215, Sr.)
LB Jermaine Lemon (6-0, 225, Sr.)
Specialists
(1):
P Tyeler Dean (5-10, 195, Sr.)
NOTE: Specialists include punter and placekicker only.
2003 SCHEDULE
Aug. 30 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE COLUMBIA
Sept. 6 VIRGINIA COLUMBIA
Sept. 13 Georgia Athens
Sept. 20 UAB COLUMBIA
Sept. 27 Tennessee Knoxville
Oct. 11 KENTUCKY COLUMBIA
Oct. 18 LSU COLUMBIA
Oct. 25 VANDERBILT COLUMBIA
Nov. 1 Ole Miss Oxford
Nov. 8 Arkansas Little Rock
Nov. 15 FLORIDA COLUMBIA
Nov. 22 CLEMSON COLUMBIA
COACH LOU HOLTZ
Alma Mater: Kent State (1959)
Coaching Experience: Iowa
Assistant Coach 1960; William & Mary Assistant Coach 1961-63; Connecticut
Assistant Coach 1964-65; Ohio State Assistant Coach 1968; William & Mary
Head Coach 1969-71; N.C. State Head Coach 1972-75; N.Y. Jets Head Coach 1976;
Arkansas Head Coach 1977-83; Minnesota Head Coach 1984-85; Notre Dame Head Coach
1986-96; South Carolina Head Coach 1999-Present.
HOLTZ YEAR-BY-YEAR
Year School Conf. Pct. All Pct. Bowl
1969 William & Mary 2-2 .500 3-7 .300
1970 William & Mary 3-1 .750 5-7 .417 Tangerine
1971 William & Mary 4-1 .800 5-6 .455
1972 N.C. State 4-1-1 .750 8-3-1 .708 Peach
1973 N.C. State 6-0 1.000 9-3 .750 Liberty
1974 N.C. State 4-2 .667 9-2-1 .792 Bluebonnet
1975 N.C. State 2-2-1 .500 7-4-1 .625 Peach
1976 N.Y. Jets 3-11 .214
1977 Arkansas 7-1 .875 11-1 .917 Orange
1978 Arkansas 6-2 .750 9-2-1 .792 Fiesta
1979 Arkansas 7-1 .875 10-2 .833 Sugar
1980 Arkansas 3-5 .375 7-5 .583 Hall of Fame
1981 Arkansas 5-3 .625 8-4 .667 Gator
1982 Arkansas 5-2-1 .688 9-2-1 .792 Bluebonnet
1983 Arkansas 4-4 .500 6-5 .545
1984 Minnesota 3-6 .333 4-7 .364
1985 Minnesota 4-4 .500 7-5 .583 Independence*
1986 Notre Dame 5-6 .455
1987 Notre Dame 8-4 .667 Cotton
1988 Notre Dame 12-0 1.000 Fiesta
1989 Notre Dame 12-1 .923 Orange
1990 Notre Dame 9-3 .750 Orange
1991 Notre Dame 10-3 .769 Sugar
1992 Notre Dame 10-1-1 .875 Cotton
1993 Notre Dame 11-1 .917 Cotton
1994 Notre Dame 6-5-1 .542 Fiesta
1995 Notre Dame 9-3 .750 Orange
1996 Notre Dame 8-3 .727
1999 South Carolina 0-8 .000 0-11 .000
2000 South Carolina 5-3 .625 8-4 .667 Outback
2001 South Carolina 5-3 .625 9-3 .750 Outback
2002 South Carolina 3-5 .375 5-7 .417
TOTALS 82-56-3 .592 238-120-7 .662 31 Years
S.C. Record 13-19 .406 22-25 .468 4 Years
Bowl Record 12-8-2 (.591) / * - Did not coach in bowl game
GAMECOCK ASSISTANT COACHES
Skip Holtz (Notre Dame, 1986) - Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator
Jappy Oliver (Purdue, 1978) - Defensive Ends
Dave Roberts (Western
Carolina, 1969) - Running Backs/Recruiting Coordinator
Chris Cosh (Virginia
Tech, 1982) - Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
Todd Fitch (Ohio Wesleyan,
1986) - Quarterbacks
Dave DeGuglielmo (Boston Univ., 1990) - Offensive Line
Charlie Williams (Colorado State, 1982) - Wide Receivers
John Gutekunst
(Duke 1966) - Defensive Backs
Paul Lounsberry (Simpson College, 1973) -
Defensive Tackles
TOP RETURNEES
OT TRAVELLE WHARTON * 6-4, 310, Sr., Fountain Inn, S.C.
All-America
candidate ... Three-year starter who should be one of the top offensive tackles
in the country ... Named Freshman All-America in 2000 ... Received a Winner's
Certificate in 2000, 2001 and 2002.