South Carolina at Clemson - 2016 Matchup Preview

South Carolina Gamecocks at Clemson Tigers

Saturday, November 26th 2016 (7:30 PM EST)
Clemson -24.5 (49.5) (0) Open: 0.0
Clemson 56 - South Carolina: 7

Gamecocks (6 - 7) (5 - 8 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 21 - 27 (10 - 26 on Road)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

CLEM is playing their 5th straight game
SC is playing their 6th straight game
Our Line: -19 (SP+ CLEM -33)
Projected Score: SC: 18 - CLEM: 34 (52)
CLEM Win prob: 95% | Cover: 52%
SC Travel: 115 miles

Tigers (14 - 1) (8 - 6 - 1)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 39 - 18 (44 - 18 @ Home)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
SC Players
CLEM Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

South Carolina's 2016 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Thu 9/1	South Carolina at Vanderbilt	-4.0	40.5	W 13 - 10	U	N
Sat 9/10	South Carolina at Mississippi State	+9.5	50.5	L 14 - 27	U	N
Sat 9/17	South Carolina vs East Carolina	-6.0	51.5	W 20 - 15	U	N
Sat 9/24	South Carolina at Kentucky	+1.5	57.5	L 10 - 17	U	N
Sat 10/1	South Carolina vs Texas A&M	+14.0	50.5	L 13 - 24	U	Y
Sun 10/9	South Carolina vs Georgia	+8.5	41.5	L 14 - 28	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/22	South Carolina vs Massachusetts	-21.0	46.0	W 34 - 28	O	N
Sat 10/29	South Carolina vs Tennessee	+14.0	52.0	W 24 - 21	U	Y
Sat 11/5	South Carolina vs Missouri	-5.0	56.5	W 31 - 21	U	Y
Sat 11/12	South Carolina at Florida	+16.0	38.5	L 7 - 20	U	Y
Sat 11/19	South Carolina vs Western Carolina	-29.0
Sat 11/26	South Carolina at Clemson	+24.5	49.5	L 7 - 56	O	N
Thu 12/29	South Carolina vs South Florida	+11.0	58.0	L 39 - 46	O	Y

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Future: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
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Predictions for South Carolina's Schedule

Clemson's 2016 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/3	Clemson at Auburn	-7.5	62.0	W 19 - 13	U	N
Sat 9/10	Clemson vs Troy	-34.0	62.0	W 30 - 24	U	N
Sat 9/17	Clemson vs South Carolina State	-54.0
Thu 9/22	Clemson at Georgia Tech	-11.0	58.0	W 26 - 7	U	Y
Sat 10/1	Clemson vs Louisville	-3.5	64.0	W 42 - 36	O	Y
Fri 10/7	Clemson at Boston College	-17.0	43.0	W 56 - 10	O	Y
Sat 10/15	Clemson vs NC State	-17.0	60.0	W 24 - 17	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/29	Clemson at Florida State	-3.0	58.5	W 37 - 34	O	N
Sat 11/5	Clemson vs Syracuse	-28.0	69.0	W 54 - 0	U	Y
Sat 11/12	Clemson vs Pittsburgh	-19.0	61.0	L 42 - 43	O	N
Sat 11/19	Clemson at Wake Forest	-23.5	47.5	W 35 - 13	O	N
Sat 11/26	Clemson vs South Carolina	-24.5	49.5	W 56 - 7	O	Y
Sat 12/3	Clemson vs Virginia Tech	-8.5	58.5	W 42 - 35	O	N
Sat 12/31	Clemson vs Ohio State	+3.0	56.0	W 31 - 0	U	Y
Mon 1/9	Clemson vs Alabama	+6.0	51.0	W 35 - 31	O	Y

Important Stats (2016)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
SC	.11	40%	20.8	41%	2.73	134	38%	213	3.36	.12	45%	26.5	46%	43%	3.35	46.6	1.5	2.1
CLEM	.21	50%	39.2	47%	3.12	170	51%	334	3.98	.02	36%	18	37%	33%	2.58	58	1.9	1.8

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
SC	#48 (.22)	44% (58)		44% (74)	3.01 (73)	175	44% (42)	203	3.97 (62)	#15 (.08)	42% (73)		45% (93)	40% (61)	3.19 (16)	53.8	1.5	1.7
CLEM	#21 (.27)	47% (24)		50% (12)	3.28 (29)	174	45% (36)	279	4.33 (29)	#52 (.14)	40% (48)		43% (68)	38% (36)	3.64 (48)	47.6	0.7	1.9

Overall Stats 2016

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
SC Offense	13	20.8	10.2	40.4%	3.36	1.5	19	348	134	213	3.7	49%	50%	41%	38%	20%	.11
CLEM Defense	15	18	18.1	35.9%	2.58	1.8	-	-	-	-	-	46%	53%	37%	33%	22%	.02

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
SC Defense	13	26.5	26	45.4%	3.35	2.1	-	-	-	-	-	55%	44%	46%	43%	15%	.12
CLEM Offense	15	39.2	43.9	50%	3.98	1.9	27	504	170	334	4.3	44%	54%	47%	51%	13%	.21

Additional Stats 2016

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
South Carolina	13	29:56	18.5	34%	52%	5	46.6	1.5	2.1	5.4	1.6	1	29.6
Clemson	15	30:36	26.9	50%	58%	6.3	58	1.9	1.8	8.7	3.3	2	33.5

Run Game Stats (2016)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
SC Offense	13	49%	41%	36.5	134.4	3.7	20	.06	2.73	67%	14%	0.91
CLEM Defense	15	46%	37%	-	-	-	-	-.01	2.41	70%	14%	0.94

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
SC Defense	13	55%	46%	-	-	-	-	.1	3.11	64%	10%	0.85
CLEM Offense	15	44%	47%	39.4	169.7	4.3	30	.04	3.12	67%	8%	0.7

Pass Game Stats (2016)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
SC Offense	13	50%	38%	19.1	30.9	213.2	6.9	11.2	12	7	.15	1.5	34%	29%	.26	6%	1.9
CLEM Defense	15	53%	33%	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	.05	1.6	36%	22%	.02	8%	1.8

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
SC Defense	13	44%	43%	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	.16	1.5	30%	35%	.36	6%	1.8
CLEM Offense	15	54%	51%	28.1	41.9	333.9	8	11.9	45	17	.38	1.5	26%	40%	.44	5%	1.8

South Carolina's Power Ratings
South Carolina's Power Rating: NR
South Carolina's Offense Rating: NR
South Carolina's Defense Rating: NR
2016 Talent Rating: #23
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
South Carolina's 2016 Expected Record: -
South Carolina's 2016 Overall SP+ Rating: -4.0 #85
South Carolina's Offense SP+ Rating: 22.7 #104
South Carolina's Defense SP+ Rating: 27.5 #56

Average Talent
Average SEC Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 482

Power Ratings Matchup
South Carolina: Clemson: 16.85

SP+ Ratings Matchup
South Carolina: -4.0 Clemson: 28.7

Clemson's Power Ratings
Clemson's Power Rating: 16.85 NR
Clemson's Offense Rating: NR
Clemson's Defense Rating: NR
2016 Talent Rating: #9
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Clemson's 2016 Expected Record: -
Clemson's 2016 Overall SP+ Rating: 28.7 #2
Clemson's Offense SP+ Rating: 43.5 #3
Clemson's Defense SP+ Rating: 14.1 #6

Average Talent
Average ACC Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 482

South Carolina Scoring
Offense: 20.8 PPG
Offense on Road: 10.2
Defense: 26.5 PPG
Defense on Road: 26

South Carolina's 2016 Record
Record: 6 - 7
Record vs Spread: 5 - 8 - 0
Over/Under Record: 4 - 9
Record on Road: 1 - 4
Record vs Spread on Road: 1 - 4 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 4 - 4 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 1 - 3 - 0

Projected Score
Clemson 34
South Carolina 18

Total Points: 52

Based on Last 4 Games
Clemson 33
South Carolina 19

Total Points: 53

Based on Entire Season
Clemson 34
South Carolina 17

Total Points: 51

Clemson Scoring
Offense: 39.2 PPG
Offense at Home: 43.9
Defense: 18 PPG
Defense at Home: 18.1

Clemson's 2016 Record
Record: 14 - 1
Record vs Spread: 8 - 6 - 1
Over/Under Record: 8 - 7
Record at home: 6 - 1
Record vs Spread at home: 4 - 3 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 6 - 5 - 1
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 4 - 3 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2025	11/29	South Carolina	14	Clemson	28	South Carolina -2.5	Clemson	45.5	Under
2024	11/30	Clemson	14	South Carolina	17	Clemson -2.5	South Carolina	48.5	Under
2023	11/25	South Carolina	7	Clemson	16	Clemson -7.5	Clemson	48.0	Under
2022	11/26	Clemson	30	South Carolina	31	Clemson -14	South Carolina	53.0	Over
2021	11/27	South Carolina	0	Clemson	30	Clemson -11.5	Clemson	42.5	Under
2019	11/30	South Carolina	3	Clemson	38	Clemson -27.5	Clemson	50.0	Under
2018	11/24	Clemson	56	South Carolina	35	Clemson -25.5	South Carolina	58.5	Over
2017	11/25	South Carolina	10	Clemson	34	Clemson -13.5	Clemson	46.5	Under
2016	11/26	Clemson	56	South Carolina	7	Clemson -24.5	Clemson	49.5	Over
2015	11/28	South Carolina	32	Clemson	37	Clemson -15.5	South Carolina	58.0	Over
2014	11/29	Clemson	35	South Carolina	17	Clemson -4.5	Clemson	0
2013	11/30	South Carolina	31	Clemson	17	South Carolina -6	South Carolina	0
2012	11/24	Clemson	17	South Carolina	27
2011	11/26	South Carolina	34	Clemson	13
2010	11/27	Clemson	7	South Carolina	29
2009	11/28	South Carolina	34	Clemson	17
2008	11/29	Clemson	31	South Carolina	14
2007	11/24	South Carolina	21	Clemson	23
2006	11/25	Clemson	28	South Carolina	31
2005	11/19	South Carolina	9	Clemson	13
2004	11/20	Clemson	29	South Carolina	7
2003	11/22	South Carolina	17	Clemson	63
2001	11/17	South Carolina	20	Clemson	15
2000	11/17	Clemson	16	South Carolina	14

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Clemson	15	7	4 Overs
South Carolina	9	5	6 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	10 - 14	4 - 8	3 - 4	1 - 4
Road Teams	14 - 10	8 - 4	4 - 1	4 - 3

(#) SC at (#) CLEM

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	SC	CLEM
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#85	#2
Perf GradeGrade	NR	NR
OffenseOff	NR	NR
DefenseDef	NR	NR
Spec TeamsST	NR	NR
TalentTal	#23	#9
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	NR

South Carolina Injury Report

Clemson Injury Report

South Carolina on Offense


CategoryCat	SC Off	CLEM Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#104	#6
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

South Carolina Run Game


CategoryCat	SC Off	CLEM Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

South Carolina Pass Game


CategoryCat	SC Off	CLEM Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Clemson on Offense


CategoryCat	CLEM Off	SC Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#3	#56
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Clemson Run Game


CategoryCat	CLEM Off	SC Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

Clemson Pass Game


CategoryCat	CLEM Off	SC Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Block/RushP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Program Comparison
CLEM 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'16 Profile: Down to CFB Elites

SC 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'16 Profile: Down to Average G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in Memorial Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 55°

Rematch from Week 13
Clemson -24.5 (49.5)
Clemson won vs South Carolina this year (56-7)

Previous Matchups
South Carolina beat Clemson last year (17-14)
Clemson beat South Carolina in 2023 (16-7)
South Carolina beat Clemson in 2022 (31-30)

SC's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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SC's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

CLEM's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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CLEM's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD