October 16, 2010 Week 7 · Regular Season Belt changed hands

Kentucky takes the belt, 31–28, at home over South Carolina.

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Recap

South Carolina dominated the first half, with Stephen Garcia leading an explosive offensive attack that resulted in four touchdowns by halftime. Garcia connected with Marcus Lattimore three times for scores (30-yard rushing TD, 47-yard passing TD) and found Alshon Jeffery for another, while Lattimore also punched in a 10-yard rushing touchdown to give the Gamecocks a commanding lead. Kentucky's Mike Hartline kept the Wildcats in the game with touchdown passes to La'Rod King in the second and third quarters, but South Carolina's early offensive onslaught and four turnovers proved costly as Kentucky's defense stiffened and the Wildcats chipped away. Despite South Carolina's statistical advantage in total yards and time of possession, turnovers and Kentucky's ability to move the ball efficiently through the air allowed the Wildcats to steal a 31-28 victory and claim the College Football Belt.

Marcus Lattimore's three touchdown plays (30-yard rush, 47-yard reception, 10-yard rush) gave South Carolina an early commanding advantage
South Carolina's four turnovers, including Stephen Garcia's interception to Winston Guy Jr. in the first quarter, proved pivotal in a close contest
La'Rod King's two touchdown receptions for Kentucky kept the Wildcats within striking distance despite South Carolina's dominance
Kentucky's defensive stand in the fourth quarter and offensive efficiency in the second half allowed them to overcome South Carolina's early lead and win the belt

Written by Claude from the box score and play-by-play on this page — a plain-English recap of the numbers below, not a substitute for them.

Full Box Score

Team stats

CFBD box score

KentuckySouth Carolina

Total yards401472

Rushing yards5290

Passing yards376391

First downs2117

3rd down conv.9/195/10

Turnovers04

Penalties–yards7–598–58

Time of possession20:5521:38

Full team box score from CFBD’s /games/teams data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have team-level stats that far back.

Play By Play

Key plays

CFBD play-by-play

When	Team	Yards	Play
Q1 14:30	South Carolina	+25 yd	Stephen Garcia pass complete to Tori Gurley for 25 yards to the SCaro 48 for a 1ST down.
Q1 11:53	South Carolina	+0 yd	Spencer Lanning extra point GOOD.
Q1 11:53	South Carolina	+30 yd	Marcus Lattimore rush for 30 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 6:30	South Carolina	+42 yd	Stephen Garcia pass complete to Ace Sanders for 42 yards to the Kent 32 for a 1ST down.
Q1 4:40	South Carolina	+3 yd	Stephen Garcia pass complete to Alshon Jeffery for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 5:30	South Carolina	+30 yd	Stephen Garcia pass complete to Marcus Lattimore for 30 yards to the Kent 4 for a 1ST down.
Q1 4:40	South Carolina	+0 yd	Spencer Lanning extra point GOOD.
Q1 4:40	South Carolina	+25 yd	Jay Wooten kickoff for 67 yards returned by Raymond Sanders for 25 yards to the Kent 28.
Q1 1:26	South Carolina	+0 yd	Stephen Garcia pass intercepted by Winston Guy Jr. at the Kent 44, returned for no gain to the Kent 44.
Q1 1:20	Kentucky	+24 yd	Mike Hartline pass complete to Chris Matthews for 24 yards to the SCaro 32 for a 1ST down.
Q2 13:10	Kentucky	+10 yd	Mike Hartline pass complete to La'Rod King for 10 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 13:10	Kentucky	+21 yd	Joe Mansour kickoff for 68 yards returned by D.J. Swearinger for 21 yards to the SCaro 23.
Q2 13:10	Kentucky	+0 yd	Craig McIntosh extra point GOOD.
Q2 9:55	South Carolina	+10 yd	Marcus Lattimore rush for 10 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. Spencer Lanning extra point GOOD.
Q2 11:18	South Carolina	+48 yd	Stephen Garcia pass complete to Marcus Lattimore for 48 yards to the Kent 24 for a 1ST down.
Q2 9:55	South Carolina	+29 yd	Jay Wooten kickoff for 67 yards returned by Randall Cobb for 29 yards to the Kent 32.
Q2 3:15	Kentucky	+23 yd	Joe Mansour kickoff for 60 yards returned by D.J. Swearinger for 23 yards to the SCaro 38, KENTUCKY penalty 5 yard Offside accepted.
Q2 2:03	South Carolina	+47 yd	Stephen Garcia pass complete to Marcus Lattimore for 47 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. Spencer Lanning extra point GOOD.
Q2 2:03	South Carolina	+30 yd	Joey Scribner-Howard kickoff for 63 yards returned by Randall Cobb for 30 yards to the Kent 37.
Q3 15:00	South Carolina	+21 yd	Jay Wooten kickoff for 64 yards returned by Raymond Sanders for 21 yards to the Kent 27.
Q3 11:55	South Carolina	+39 yd	Stephen Garcia pass complete to Lamar Scruggs for 39 yards to the Kent 41 for a 1ST down.
Q3 3:49	Kentucky	+5 yd	Mike Hartline pass complete to La'Rod King for 5 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 5:46	Kentucky	+37 yd	Mike Hartline pass complete to Donald Russell for 37 yards to the SCaro 11 for a 1ST down.
Q3 3:49	Kentucky	+31 yd	Joe Mansour kickoff for 65 yards returned by Bryce Sherman for 31 yards to the SCaro 36.
Q3 3:49	Kentucky	+0 yd	Craig McIntosh extra point GOOD.
Q4 13:09	Kentucky	+38 yd	Mike Hartline pass complete to Chris Matthews for 38 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 0:00	Kentucky	+21 yd	Mike Hartline pass complete to Chris Matthews for 21 yards to the Kent 41 for a 1ST down.
Q4 13:09	Kentucky	+25 yd	Joe Mansour kickoff for 70 yards returned by Bryce Sherman for 25 yards to the SCaro 25.
Q4 1:15	Kentucky	+24 yd	Mike Hartline pass complete to Randall Cobb for 24 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 1:15	Kentucky	+0 yd	Two-point conversion attempt, Randall Cobb rush GOOD.
Q4 0:04	South Carolina	+0 yd	Stephen Garcia pass intercepted by Anthony Mosley at the Kent 0, returned for no gain for a touchback.

Scoring plays, turnovers, and gains of 20+ yards, pulled from CFBD’s play-by-play. This section only appears for belt games with play-by-play on file (2003 onward).

Box Score

Player stats

CFBD player stats

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Mike HartlineKentucky	32/42	349	8.3	4	0	86.0
Stephen GarciaSouth Carolina	20/32	382	11.9	2	2	70.7

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Donald RussellKentucky	18	41	2.3	0	9
Randall CobbKentucky	8	27	3.4	0	18
Moncell AllenKentucky	2	9	4.5	0	7
Mike HartlineKentucky	4	-25	-6.3	0	2
Marcus LattimoreSouth Carolina	15	79	5.3	2	30
Brian MaddoxSouth Carolina	3	13	4.3	0	8
Connor ShawSouth Carolina	1	9	9.0	0	9
Ace SandersSouth Carolina	1	0	0.0	0	0
Stephen GarciaSouth Carolina	3	-11	-3.7	0	7

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Chris MatthewsKentucky	12	177	14.8	1	38
Donald RussellKentucky	7	70	10.0	0	37
Randall CobbKentucky	8	63	7.9	1	24
La'Rod KingKentucky	4	38	9.5	2	12
Jordan AumillerKentucky	1	1	1.0	0	1
Marcus LattimoreSouth Carolina	4	133	33.3	1	48
Ace SandersSouth Carolina	2	70	35.0	0	42
Alshon JefferySouth Carolina	6	65	10.8	1	19
Tori GurleySouth Carolina	2	43	21.5	0	25
Lamar ScruggsSouth Carolina	1	39	39.0	0	39
D.L. MooreSouth Carolina	1	16	16.0	0	16
Brian MaddoxSouth Carolina	3	9	3.0	0	7
Patrick DiMarcoSouth Carolina	1	7	7.0	0	7

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Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Anthony MosleyKentucky	1	0	0
Winston GuyKentucky	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Randall CobbKentucky	3	75	25.0	30
Raymond SandersKentucky	2	46	23.0	25
Bryce ShermanSouth Carolina	3	75	25.0	31
D.J. SwearingerSouth Carolina	3	62	20.7	23

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Craig McIntoshKentucky	1/1	100.0	26	2/2	5
Spencer LanningSouth Carolina	0/0	0.0	0	4/4	4

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Randall CobbKentucky	3	-5	-1.7	5	0
Stephon GilmoreSouth Carolina	5	8	1.6	19	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Ryan TydlackaKentucky	6	249	41.5	0	0	52
Spencer LanningSouth Carolina	4	177	44.3	0	0	51

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back.

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