Early look at 2015 schedule: South Carolina

Mercifully, the 2014 season is over for the South Carolina Gamecocks.

Lofty expectations had South Carolina competing for not only a division title, but for a conference championship as well. But a disappointing defense significantly limited the Gamecocks, who finished with just a 7-6 record on the season.

Another tough slate of games in 2015 will make it difficult for the Gamecocks to vastly improve on their record, especially with having to replace many key offensive players from a year ago.

Schedule Breakdown

Home games (7): Kentucky (9/12), UCF (9/26), LSU (10/10), Vanderbilt (10/17), Florida (11/14), The Citadel (11/21), Clemson (11/28)

Away games (4): Georgia (9/18), Missouri (10/3), Texas A&M (10/31), Tennessee (11/7)

Neutral-site games (1): North Carolina (9/3)

Open date: 10/24

Longest home stretch: 3 (Florida, The Citadel, Clemson)

Longest road stretch: 2 (at Texas A&M, Tennessee)

Opponent Breakdown

2014 ranked teams (final regular season): No. 13 Georgia, No. 16 Missouri, No. 17 Clemson, No. 23 LSU

2015 ranked teams (early projections): No. 6 Georgia, No. 10 Missouri, No. 11 Clemson, No. 15 Tennessee, No. 17 LSU, No. 24 Texas A&M

Potential trap games: vs. Florida (11/14)

Toughest SEC games: at Georgia, vs. LSU, at Texas A&M

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