When Steve Spurrier was the head ball coach of the Florida Gators, he took an enormous amount of pleasure in poking a stick at Georgia's Ray Goff. He was allegedly asked once if Florida would beat Georgia, and he responded, "Is Ray Goff still the coach there?"
With that in mind, I compared Steve Spurrier's record with the Gamecocks to date to that of his favorite punching bag -- Ray Goff's -- over the same period. Here's the tale of the tape after 3 seasons plus the first 2 games of Season Four.
| Steve Spurrier at SC | Ray Goff at UGA | |
| Overall | 22-17 | 20-17 |
| vs. the SEC | 11-14 | 12-13* |
| vs. SEC East | 8-8 | 6-7 |
| vs. SEC West | 3-6 | 6-6 |
| vs. ACC teams | 3-2 | 2-3 |
| vs. "Big 6" SEC Teams | 3-10 | 4-8 |
| Detailed Records | ||
| vs. Florida | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| vs. Tennessee | 1-2 | 0-2 |
| vs. Georgia | 1-2 | n/a |
| vs. South Carolina | n/a | 1-1 |
| vs. Kentucky | 3-0 | 2-1 |
| vs. Vanderbilt | 2-2 | 2-1 |
| vs. Alabama | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| vs. Auburn | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| vs. LSU | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| vs. Arkansas | 1-2 | 1-0 |
| vs. Mississippi State | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| vs. Ole Miss | 0-0 | 1-2 |
*Note: Ray's record includes pre-SEC expansion match-ups with South Carolina and Arkansas. However, Ray went 1-1 in those games so they hardly skew the stats.
When you see the stats side by side, you get a true appreciation for how little Spurrier has really accomplished in Columbia when stacked against a coach many labeled a punch line. Sure, he's won a big game or three, but so "Ray Goof."
The kicker...Coach Goff went 10-2 overall and 6-2 in the SEC during Year 4 including a co-SEC East Championship. There is little chance that the Head Ball Coach will catch Goff in SEC wins when we extend the view to a full Year 4, and he'll probably lose his two game lead in overall wins.
I told a friend about these stats on Saturday, and he responded, "If you send that info to Ray Goff, you'll probably get free chicken fingers for life."
Dawgnoxious' response to these stats:
"Image how bad South Carolina would've been with Ray as coach."Ouch. Did the stats surprise you?
See Also:
-- Steve Spurrier vs. Chan Gailey - Georgia Sports Blog
-- Georgia Bulldogs at South Carolina Gamecock tickets - Stubhub
Game Week Headlines of Note::
-- UGA has SC's Attention - The State
-- Still kinks that need to be fixed - Ching
-- Spurrier Extends Apologies - ABH
-- ESPN missed the boat - AJC
-- Built to Last - Bradley
-- Dawgs focus on SC - Hale
-- No Answers from Stevie on Injuries - GSB
PWD
