South Carolina 41, Southern Mississippi 13
When: 7:30 PM ET, Thursday, September 2, 2010
Where: Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, South Carolina
Temperature:
91°
Head Official:
Thomas Ritter
Attendance:
70438
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Quarterback Stephen Garcia and freshman tailback Marcus Lattimore each ran for two touchdowns as South Carolina earned a 41-13 victory over Southern Mississippi in the season opener Thursday night.
Garcia had a 22-yard touchdown run and Lattimore scored on runs of 3 and 7 yards to send the Gamecocks past the Golden Eagles.
Sophomore Alshon Jeffery had 106 receiving yards and freshman Ace Sanders had a 53-yard run to set up Lattimore’s first touchdown.
Freshman quarterback Connor Shaw threw a 15-yard touchdown to D.L. Moore in the fourth quarter.
The victory was the 18th in a row for Gamecocks coach Steve Spurrier in season openers.
Top Game Performances
Receiving
| Southern Mississippi |
|
South Carolina |
|
Johdrick Morris
| Player |
Alshon Jeffery
|
|
3 |
Receptions |
7 |
|
70 |
Yards |
106 |
|
23.3 |
Avg Yards |
15.1 |
|
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary