November 20, 2010 Week 12 · Regular Season Belt defended

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

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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.

Marcus Lattimore's three rushing touchdowns in Q1 including a 58-yard run that set up another score, establishing South Carolina's dominance early
Stephen Garcia's five touchdown passes, including the 51-yard strike to Ace Sanders, showcasing the Gamecocks' offensive firepower
D.J. Swearinger's 22-yard interception return for a touchdown and Chaz Sutton's 56-yard pick-six in the final moments of Q2, which turned the game into a complete blowout
Troy's five turnovers and inability to move the ball consistently with only 264 total yards, proving no match for South Carolina's defense

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

When	Team	Yards	Play
Q1 14:47	South Carolina	+17 yd	Marcus Lattimore rush for 17 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 14:47	South Carolina	+0 yd	Spencer Lanning extra point GOOD.
Q1 13:17	South Carolina	+58 yd	Marcus Lattimore rush for 58 yards to the Troy 8, tackled by Ladarruis Madden out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
Q1 12:11	South Carolina	+8 yd	Marcus Lattimore rush for 8 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 12:11	South Carolina	+0 yd	Spencer Lanning extra point GOOD.
Q1 9:12	South Carolina	+24 yd	Stephen Garcia pass complete to Alshon Jeffery for 24 yards to the Troy 5, tackled by Ladarruis Madden for a 1ST down.
Q1 8:36	South Carolina	+0 yd	Spencer Lanning extra point GOOD.
Q1 8:36	South Carolina	+5 yd	Marcus Lattimore rush for 5 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 5:49	South Carolina	+51 yd	Stephen Garcia pass complete to Ace Sanders for 51 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 5:49	South Carolina	+21 yd	Jay 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 5:49	South Carolina	+0 yd	Spencer Lanning extra point GOOD.
Q2 8:18	South Carolina	+7 yd	Stephen Garcia pass complete to Patrick DiMarco for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 8:18	South Carolina	+0 yd	Spencer Lanning extra point GOOD.
Q2 4:49	Troy	+25 yd	Jason Bruce pass complete to Chris Anderson for 25 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 8:18	Troy	+27 yd	Corey Robinson pass complete to Tebiarus Gill for 27 yards to the Troy 45, tackled by DeVonte Holloman for a 1ST down.
Q2 4:49	Troy	+0 yd	Michael Taylor extra point GOOD.
Q2 4:49	South Carolina	+44 yd	Stephen 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 4:49	South Carolina	+26 yd	Stephen 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 2:36	South Carolina	+1 yd	Stephen Garcia rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 2:36	South Carolina	+22 yd	Jay 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 2:36	South Carolina	+0 yd	Spencer Lanning extra point GOOD.
Q2 1:42	Troy	+22 yd	Corey Robinson pass intercepted by D.J. Swearinger at the Troy 22, returned for 22 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 1:42	South Carolina	+0 yd	Spencer Lanning extra point GOOD.
Q2 0:00	Troy	+56 yd	Corey Robinson pass intercepted by Chaz Sutton at the SCaro 44, returned for 56 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 0:00	South Carolina	+0 yd	Spencer Lanning extra point GOOD.
Q3 10:00	South Carolina	+32 yd	Spencer Lanning 32 yard field goal GOOD.
Q3 10:00	Troy	+34 yd	Shawn Southward rush for 34 yards to the SCaro 23, tackled by C.C. Whitlock for a 1ST down.
Q3 6:26	Troy	+38 yd	Michael Taylor 38 yard field goal GOOD.
Q3 6:26	Troy	+26 yd	Michael 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 3:43	Troy	+14 yd	Corey Robinson pass complete to Jerrel Jernigan for 14 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 3:43	Troy	+0 yd	Michael Taylor extra point GOOD.
Q4 14:03	South Carolina	+35 yd	Spencer Lanning punt for 51 yards, returned by Jerrel Jernigan, tackled by Spencer Lanning out-of-bounds.
Q4 12:14	Troy	+0 yd	Michael Taylor extra point GOOD.
Q4 12:14	Troy	+7 yd	Chris Anderson rush for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 3:12	South Carolina	+31 yd	Spencer Lanning 31 yard field goal GOOD.
Q4 2:53	South Carolina	+15 yd	Seth Strickland pass complete to Ace Sanders for 15 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 2:53	South Carolina	+0 yd	Jay 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

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Stephen GarciaSouth Carolina	9/12	198	16.5	2	0	98.6
Connor ShawSouth Carolina	5/8	36	4.5	0	0	19.3
Seth StricklandSouth Carolina	1/1	15	15.0	1	0	100.0
Corey RobinsonTroy	22/38	158	4.2	1	2	20.4
Jason BruceTroy	1/1	25	25.0	1	0	100.0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Marcus LattimoreSouth Carolina	7	102	14.6	3	58
Brian MaddoxSouth Carolina	12	67	5.6	0	19
Connor ShawSouth Carolina	7	17	2.4	0	10
Kenny MilesSouth Carolina	6	14	2.3	0	9
Tori GurleySouth Carolina	1	5	5.0	0	5
Ace SandersSouth Carolina	1	5	5.0	0	5
Stephen GarciaSouth Carolina	4	4	1.0	1	5
Bryce ShermanSouth Carolina	2	-2	-1.0	0	0
Shawn SouthwardTroy	5	40	8.0	0	34
Chris AndersonTroy	6	35	5.8	1	11
D.J. TaylorTroy	2	19	9.5	0	10
T.J. MitchellTroy	5	15	3.0	0	8
DuJuan HarrisTroy	5	11	2.2	0	5
Jason BruceTroy	1	4	4.0	0	4
Jerrel JerniganTroy	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Will GoggansTroy	1	-12	-12.0	0	0
Corey RobinsonTroy	2	-20	-10.0	0	0

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Alshon JefferySouth Carolina	5	123	24.6	0	44
Ace SandersSouth Carolina	2	66	33.0	2	51
Justice CunninghamSouth Carolina	1	16	16.0	0	16
Jason BarnesSouth Carolina	2	14	7.0	0	11
Lamar ScruggsSouth Carolina	1	8	8.0	0	8
Patrick DiMarcoSouth Carolina	1	7	7.0	1	7
Marcus LattimoreSouth Carolina	1	6	6.0	0	6
Kenny MilesSouth Carolina	1	5	5.0	0	5
DeMario BennettSouth Carolina	1	4	4.0	0	4
Tebiarus GillTroy	4	46	11.5	0	27
Jason BruceTroy	3	35	11.7	0	17
Jerrel JerniganTroy	6	30	5.0	1	14
Chris AndersonTroy	2	20	10.0	1	25
Jonathan ChandlerTroy	2	17	8.5	0	10
Chip ReevesTroy	2	12	6.0	0	9
Jamel JohnsonTroy	1	11	11.0	0	11
DuJuan HarrisTroy	1	7	7.0	0	7
Shawn SouthwardTroy	2	5	2.5	0	6

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Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Chaz SuttonSouth Carolina	1	56	1
D.J. SwearingerSouth Carolina	1	22	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Bryce ShermanSouth Carolina	4	78	19.5	26
Jerrel JerniganTroy	4	72	18.0	22
DuJuan HarrisTroy	2	25	12.5	18

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Spencer LanningSouth Carolina	2/2	100.0	32	8/8	14
Jay WootenSouth Carolina	0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1
Michael TaylorTroy	1/1	100.0	38	3/3	6

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Ace SandersSouth Carolina	2	0	0.0	0	0
Jerrel JerniganTroy	4	42	10.5	35	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Spencer LanningSouth Carolina	4	176	44.0	0	0	54
Will GoggansTroy	5	200	40.0	0	0	52

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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