South Carolina Football: Full game notes from Tennessee loss

South Carolina football punter Kai Kroeger throwing the ball for a 1st down against Tennessee. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Blake-USA TODAY Sports
South Carolina football punter Kai Kroeger throwing the ball for a 1st down against Tennessee. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Blake-USA TODAY Sports
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South Carolina football punter Kai Kroeger throwing the ball for a 1st down against Tennessee. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Blake-USA TODAY Sports

South Carolina Football vs. Tennessee:
The stats and scoring breakdown

Shane Beamer’s South Carolina football team had a tough night against Tennessee. The game was close for a while, and the margin was never quite “blowout” status, but the Vols were clearly better most of the night.

Below are the stats and scoring plays from the contest.

STATS

Tennessee:

Passing

Leading Passer: Joe Milton with 239 touchdowns, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions

Rushing

Total: 238 yards, 3 touchdowns

Leading Rusher: Jaylen Wright with 123 yards, 1 touchdown

Receiving

Total: 239 yards, 1 touchdown

Leading Receiver: Squirrel White with 104 yards on 9 catches

Defense

Total Yards Allowed: 333 yards

Turnovers: Kamal Hadden interception (touchdown)

Sacks: James Pearce (2), Joshua Josephs, Omari Thomas, Kurott Garland, Omarr Norman-Lott (0.5), Dominic Bailey (0.5)

Leading Tackler: Jaylen McCollough, Elijah Herring, and Wesley Walker all tied with 5

Other

Jabari Small had 1 rushing touchdown, Dylan Sampson had 1 rushing touchdown, Kamal Hadden had 1 interception return for touchdown, Jacob Warren had 1 receiving touchdown

South Carolina

Passing

Leading Passer: Spencer Rattler with 169 yards on 24/35 passing, 1 interception

Rushing

Total: 132 yards, 2 touchdowns

Leading Rusher: Mario Anderson with 101 yards, 1 touchdown

Receiving

Total: 201 yards

Leading Receiver: Trey Knox with 51 yards on 7 catches

Defense

Total Yards Allowed: 477 yards

Turnovers: DQ Smith interception, Jalon Kilgore interception

Sacks: Bam Martin-Scott

Leading Tackler: Jalon Kilgore with 15 tackles

Other

Spencer Rattler had 1 rushing touchdown; Kai Kroeger hit Xavier Legette on a fake punt pass for 32 yards; Mitch Jeter made 2 field goals

SCORING

UT Touchdown; Wright, 42 yards; 7-0 UT
USC Field Goal; Jeter, 36 yards; 7-3 UT
USC Touchdown; Rattler, 6 yards; 10-7 USC
UT Touchdown; Small, 2 yards; 14-10 UT
UT Field Goal; Campbell, 24 yards; 17-10 UT
UT Touchdown; Hadden, 28 yards (interception return); 24-10 UT
UT Touchdown; Milton to Warren, 6 yards; 31-10 UT
USC Touchdown; Anderson, 75 yards; 31-17 UT
UT Field Goal; Campbell, 33 yards; 34-17 UT
USC Field Goal; Jeter, 48 yards; 34-20 UT
UT Touchdown; Sampson, 6 yards; 41-20 UT

BOX SCORE