South Carolina Football: Ranking the top-15 offensive performances in Gamecock history
By Kevin Miller
South Carolina Football’s No. 7 Greatest Offensive Performance of All-Time:
Connor Shaw and Bruce Ellington vs. Missouri
Ranking the Miracle at Mizzou is tough. On one hand, the supposedly unavailable Connor Shaw didn’t step into the game until the third quarter was almost over. On the other, the 20-ish minutes of game time #14 saw that day was nothing short of masterful.
Shaw’s top receiver that night in 2013 was Bruce Ellington. He had just under 70 yards before Dylan Thompson was benched in favor of the injured Shaw, but he was able to match that number in just the final period with the Gamecock captain at the helm.
Down 17-0 with one drive left in the third quarter and hobbling around like Willis Reed in the 1970 NBA Finals, Shaw orchestrated the greatest comeback in the history of South Carolina football. The all-time winningest quarterback in Carolina history doesn’t get statistical credit for this win as the quarterback of record, but he should as he logged 201 yards and 3 touchdown passes to lead the Gamecocks all the way back for the overtime victory.
The play of the game came on 4th and goal from the 15-yard line when Shaw managed to hit Ellington for the game-saving touchdown that sent the game into overtime.