The 2017 season's largest margin: South Carolina 48, Arkansas 22. A 26-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2017 — The Winning Chapter
South Carolina's 2017 season (9-4) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Jake BentleyQB2,794 passing yards
- A.J. TurnerRB531 rushing yards
- Ty'Son WilliamsRB471 rushing yards
- Rico DowdleRB251 rushing yards
- Bryan EdwardsWR793 receiving yards
- Hayden HurstTE559 receiving yards
- Shi SmithWR409 receiving yards
- Skai MooreLB93 tackles
- T.J. BrunsonLB88 tackles
- Chris LammonsCB79 tackles
- D.J. WonnumLB6 sacks
- Dante SawyerDL3 sacks
- Daniel FennellLB3 sacks
Season leaders, 2017.
The season's deepest loss: South Carolina 10, Clemson 34. A 24-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: South Carolina beat Michigan 26-19 in the postseason.
"Spurs up"
2017 is a middle chapter for South Carolina — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.