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Belt / 2010 season / Reign #276 · Game 1,431 of 1,643
November 20, 2010 Week 12 · Regular Season Belt defended

South Carolina defends the belt, 69–24, at home over Troy.

Home · Defending Holder
South CarolinaAP No. 17 69
AT
Away · Challenger
Troy 24

AP poll, week 12: Troy unranked at South Carolina No. 17 · No. 1 that week: Michigan State. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

South Carolina came in 7 days into reign #276, which began with a win over Florida, with no defenses yet; this was its first defense. South Carolina went on to defend it 1 more time before Auburn took it on December 4, 2010, 21 days after the reign began.

For Troy this was its 4th shot at the belt; it had never held the belt. It still hasn’t: 4 attempts in all, every one of them a loss or a tie.

This is the only time South Carolina and Troy have met with the belt on the line.

AI-Written

Recap

South Carolina dominated Troy from start to finish, with the Gamecocks scoring touchdowns on five of their first six possessions to build an insurmountable early lead. Marcus Lattimore was the driving force in the opening quarter, scoring three rushing touchdowns including a 58-yard dash to set up another score, while Stephen Garcia spread the ball around effectively to receivers like Alshon Jeffery and Ace Sanders. Troy managed only a single touchdown pass from Jason Bruce in the second quarter as South Carolina's defense created chaos with two defensive touchdown interceptions late in the half by D.J. Swearinger and Chaz Sutton, essentially putting the game away before halftime. The Gamecocks' ground game totaled 212 rushing yards while Troy's offense sputtered with five turnovers and just 264 total yards, allowing South Carolina to cruise to the 69-24 victory and retain 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
 South CarolinaTroy
Total yards461264
Rushing yards21281
Passing yards263198
First downs2017
3rd down conv.5/114/14
Turnovers15
Penalties–yards5–402–14
Time of possession18:4917:51

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
WhenTeamYardsPlay
Q1 14:47South Carolina+17 ydMarcus Lattimore rush for 17 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 14:47South Carolina+0 ydSpencer Lanning extra point GOOD.
Q1 13:17South Carolina+58 ydMarcus Lattimore rush for 58 yards to the Troy 8, tackled by Ladarruis Madden out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
Q1 12:11South Carolina+8 ydMarcus Lattimore rush for 8 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 12:11South Carolina+0 ydSpencer Lanning extra point GOOD.
Q1 9:12South Carolina+24 ydStephen Garcia pass complete to Alshon Jeffery for 24 yards to the Troy 5, tackled by Ladarruis Madden for a 1ST down.
Q1 8:36South Carolina+0 ydSpencer Lanning extra point GOOD.
Q1 8:36South Carolina+5 ydMarcus Lattimore rush for 5 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 5:49South Carolina+51 ydStephen Garcia pass complete to Ace Sanders for 51 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 5:49South Carolina+21 ydJay Wooten kickoff for 66 yards returned by Jerrel Jernigan, tackled by Jacob Baker for 21 yards to the Troy 25, tackled by Jacob Baker.
Q1 5:49South Carolina+0 ydSpencer Lanning extra point GOOD.
Q2 8:18South Carolina+7 ydStephen Garcia pass complete to Patrick DiMarco for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 8:18South Carolina+0 ydSpencer Lanning extra point GOOD.
Q2 4:49Troy+25 ydJason Bruce pass complete to Chris Anderson for 25 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 8:18Troy+27 ydCorey Robinson pass complete to Tebiarus Gill for 27 yards to the Troy 45, tackled by DeVonte Holloman for a 1ST down.
Q2 4:49Troy+0 ydMichael Taylor extra point GOOD.
Q2 4:49South Carolina+44 ydStephen Garcia pass complete to Alshon Jeffery for 44 yards to the Troy 1, tackled by Jimmie Anderson, TROY penalty pass interference declined for a 1ST down.
Q2 4:49South Carolina+26 ydStephen Garcia pass complete to Alshon Jeffery for 26 yards to the SCaro 44, tackled by KeJuan Phillips and Caleb Massey for a 1ST down.
Q2 2:36South Carolina+1 ydStephen Garcia rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 2:36South Carolina+22 ydJay Wooten kickoff for 64 yards returned by Jerrel Jernigan, tackled by Quin Smith for 22 yards to the Troy 14, tackled by Quin Smith, TROY penalty 14 yard personal foul on Jamel Johnson accepted.
Q2 2:36South Carolina+0 ydSpencer Lanning extra point GOOD.
Q2 1:42Troy+22 ydCorey Robinson pass intercepted by D.J. Swearinger at the Troy 22, returned for 22 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 1:42South Carolina+0 ydSpencer Lanning extra point GOOD.
Q2 0:00Troy+56 ydCorey Robinson pass intercepted by Chaz Sutton at the SCaro 44, returned for 56 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 0:00South Carolina+0 ydSpencer Lanning extra point GOOD.
Q3 10:00South Carolina+32 ydSpencer Lanning 32 yard field goal GOOD.
Q3 10:00Troy+34 ydShawn Southward rush for 34 yards to the SCaro 23, tackled by C.C. Whitlock for a 1ST down.
Q3 6:26Troy+38 ydMichael Taylor 38 yard field goal GOOD.
Q3 6:26Troy+26 ydMichael Taylor kickoff for 62 yards returned by Bryce Sherman, tackled by Brandon Kent for 26 yards to the SCaro 34, tackled by Brandon Kent.
Q3 3:43Troy+14 ydCorey Robinson pass complete to Jerrel Jernigan for 14 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 3:43Troy+0 ydMichael Taylor extra point GOOD.
Q4 14:03South Carolina+35 ydSpencer Lanning punt for 51 yards, returned by Jerrel Jernigan, tackled by Spencer Lanning out-of-bounds.
Q4 12:14Troy+0 ydMichael Taylor extra point GOOD.
Q4 12:14Troy+7 ydChris Anderson rush for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 3:12South Carolina+31 ydSpencer Lanning 31 yard field goal GOOD.
Q4 2:53South Carolina+15 ydSeth Strickland pass complete to Ace Sanders for 15 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 2:53South Carolina+0 ydJay Wooten extra point GOOD.

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

South Carolina

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
Stephen Garcia9/1219816.52098.6
Connor Shaw5/8364.50019.3
Seth Strickland1/11515.010100.0

Troy

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
Corey Robinson22/381584.21220.4
Jason Bruce1/12525.010100.0

Rushing

South Carolina

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Marcus Lattimore710214.6358
Brian Maddox12675.6019
Connor Shaw7172.4010
Kenny Miles6142.309
Tori Gurley155.005
Ace Sanders155.005
Stephen Garcia441.015
Bryce Sherman2-2-1.000

Troy

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Shawn Southward5408.0034
Chris Anderson6355.8111
D.J. Taylor2199.5010
T.J. Mitchell5153.008
DuJuan Harris5112.205
Jason Bruce144.004
Jerrel Jernigan1-1-1.000
Will Goggans1-12-12.000
Corey Robinson2-20-10.000

Receiving

South Carolina

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Alshon Jeffery512324.6044
Ace Sanders26633.0251
Justice Cunningham11616.0016
Jason Barnes2147.0011
Lamar Scruggs188.008
Patrick DiMarco177.017
Marcus Lattimore166.006
Kenny Miles155.005
DeMario Bennett144.004

Troy

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Tebiarus Gill44611.5027
Jason Bruce33511.7017
Jerrel Jernigan6305.0114
Chris Anderson22010.0125
Jonathan Chandler2178.5010
Chip Reeves2126.009
Jamel Johnson11111.0011
DuJuan Harris177.007
Shawn Southward252.506
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Interceptions

South Carolina

PlayerINTYDSTD
Chaz Sutton1561
D.J. Swearinger1221

Troy

No recorded stats in this category.

Kick Returns

South Carolina

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Bryce Sherman47819.5260

Troy

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Jerrel Jernigan47218.0220
DuJuan Harris22512.5180

Kicking

South Carolina

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Spencer Lanning2/2100.0328/814
Jay Wooten0/00.001/11

Troy

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Michael Taylor1/1100.0383/36

Punt Returns

South Carolina

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Ace Sanders200.000

Troy

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Jerrel Jernigan44210.5350

Punting

South Carolina

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Spencer Lanning417644.00054

Troy

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Will Goggans520040.00052

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data, split out by team. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back. Linked player names go to that player’s stat line in every other belt game they’ve appeared in.

Sources Box score at ESPN · Game record: College Football Data (id 303242579) · This game in the downloadable dataset