The 2013 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gamecocks competed as a member of the

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(SEC) as part of its East Division. The team was led by head coach Steve Spurrier, in his ninth year, and played its home games at Williams-Brice Stadium in

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. The 2013 Gamecocks finished the season ranked No. 4 in the AP Poll. This remains the highest final ranking in school history.

Schedule

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Players

Depth chart

Projected starters and primary backups versus Mississippi State on November 2, 2013.

Awards

* A.J. Cann – SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week, 9/30/13 * Mike Davis – AgSouth Athlete of the Week, 9/30/13 *

Elliott Fry Elliott Goering Fry (born December 12, 1994) is an American football placekicker who is a free agent. He has played for the Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Kansas City Chiefs, Cincinnati Bengals, and the ...

– SEC Special Teams Player of the Week, 10/28/13; SEC Freshman of the Week, 11/18/13 * Victor Hampton – SEC Defensive Player of the Week, 11/4/13 *

Kelcy Quarles Kelcy Quarles (born January 23, 1992) is an American football defensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at South Carolina, and was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2014. Quarles has also been a ...

– SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week, 10/28/13 * Connor Shaw – AgSouth Athlete of the Week, 9/16/13; AgSouth Athlete of the Week, 10/28/13; Davey O'Brien Quarterback of the Week, 10/28/13; SEC Offensive Player of the Week, 10/28/13 * Clayton Stadnik – SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week, 9/16/13

Game summaries

North Carolina

Georgia

Vanderbilt

UCF

Kentucky

Arkansas

Tennessee

Missouri

Mississippi State

Florida

Coastal Carolina

Clemson

Wisconsin (
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)

Rankings

Coaching staff

* Steve Spurrier – Head coach * Lorenzo Ward – Defensive coordinator * Deke Adams – Defensive line coach *

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– Linebackers, spurs coach * Grady Brown – Secondary coach, assistant special teams coordinator * Shawn Elliott – Co-offensive coordinator, offensive line coach * G.A. Mangus – Quarterbacks coach * Joe Robinson – Special teams coordinator, tight ends coach * Everette Sands – Running backs coach * Steve Spurrier, Jr. – Recruiting coordinator, wide receivers coach

References

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