List of South Carolina Gamecocks football seasons

Williams-Brice Stadium, home field of the Gamecocks since 1934

This is a list of seasons completed by the South Carolina Gamecocks football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Since the team's creation in 1892, the Gamecocks have participated in 1,309 officially sanctioned games, including 25 bowl games.[1][2]

The Gamecocks have been a member of several athletic conferences. From 1892 to 1932, South Carolina competed as a football independent. From 1933 through 1952, the Gamecocks were part of the Southern Conference. In 1953, South Carolina became one of the original members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, where it remained through 1970. The Gamecocks competed as an independent again from 1971 to 1991. In 1992, South Carolina joined the Southeastern Conference's East Division, where it won a division title in 2010.

Seasons

Year Coach Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Independent (1892–1895)
1892 South Carolina 2–1
1893 No team
1894 South Carolina 0–2
1895 South Carolina 2–1
Richard S. Whaley (Independent) (1896)
1896 South Carolina 1–3
Frederick M. Murphy (Independent) (1897)
1897 South Carolina 0–3
Bill Wertenbaker (Independent) (1898)
1898 South Carolina 1–2
Irving O. Hunt (Independent) (1899–1900)
1899 South Carolina 2–3
1900 South Carolina 4–3
Byron W. Dickson (Independent) (1901)
1901 South Carolina 3–4
Bob Williams (Independent) (1902–1903)
1902 South Carolina 6–1
1903 South Carolina 8–2
Christie Benet (Independent) (1904–1905)
1904 South Carolina 4–3–1
1905 South Carolina 4–2–1
1906 No team
Douglas McKay (Independent) (1907)
1907 South Carolina 3–1
Christie Benet (Independent) (1908–1909)
1908 South Carolina 3–5–1
1909 South Carolina 2–6
John Neff) (Independent) (1910–1911)
1910 South Carolina 4–4
1911 South Carolina 1–4–2
Norman B. Edgerton (Independent) (1912–1914)
1912 South Carolina 5–2–1
1913 South Carolina 4–3
1914 South Carolina 5–5–1
Norman B. Edgerton (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1915)
1915 South Carolina 5–3–1 1–1–1 T–13th
W. Rice Warren (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1916)
1916 South Carolina 2–7 2–4
Dixon Foster (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1917)
1917 South Carolina 3–5 2–3 T–9th
Frank Dobson (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1918)
1918 South Carolina 2–1–1 2–1–1 5th
Dixon Foster (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1919)
1919 South Carolina 1–7–1 0–4–1 20th
Sol Metzger (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1920–1921)
1920 South Carolina 5–4 3–1 T–6th
1921 South Carolina 5–1–2 2–1–1 T–10th
Sol Metzger (Southern Conference) (1922–1924)
1922 South Carolina 5–4 0–2 T–18th
1923 South Carolina 4–6 0–4 T–19th
1924 South Carolina 7–3 3–2 T–6th
Branch Bocock (Southern Conference) (1925–1926)
1925 South Carolina 7–3 2–2 T–10th
1926 South Carolina 6–4 4–2 T–4th
Harry Lightsey (Southern Conference) (1927)
1927 South Carolina 4–5 2–4 T–16th
Billy Laval (Southern Conference) (1928–1934)
1928 South Carolina 6–2–2 2–2–1 T–10th
1929 South Carolina 6–5 2–5 15th
1930 South Carolina 6–4 4–3 T–11th
1931 South Carolina 5–4–2 3–3–1 T–8th
1932 South Carolina 5–4–2 2–2–2 T–10th
1933 South Carolina 6–3–1 3–0 2nd
1934 South Carolina 5–4 2–3 7th
Don McCallister (Southern Conference) (1935–1937)
1935 South Carolina 3–7 1–4 T–8th
1936 South Carolina 5–7 2–5 12th
1937 South Carolina 5–6–1 2–2–1 7th
Rex Enright (Southern Conference) (1938–1942)
1938 South Carolina 6–4–1 2–2 T–6th
1939 South Carolina 3–6–1 1–3 T–11th
1940 South Carolina 3–6 1–3 T–12th
1941 South Carolina 4–4–1 4–0–1 2nd
1942 South Carolina 1–7–1 1–4 14th
James Moran Sr. (Southern Conference) (1943)
1943 South Carolina 5–2 2–1 3rd
Williams Newton (Southern Conference) (1944)
1944 South Carolina 3–4–2 1–3 7th
John D. McMillan (Southern Conference) (1945)
1945 South Carolina 2–4–3 0–3–2 10th L Gator
Rex Enright (Southern Conference) (1946–1952)
1946 South Carolina 5–3 4–2 4th
1947 South Carolina 6–2–1 4–1–1 3rd
1948 South Carolina 3–5 1–3 13th
1949 South Carolina 4–6 3–3 T–7th
1950 South Carolina 3–4–2 2–4–1 12th
1951 South Carolina 5–4 5–3 T–7th
1952 South Carolina 5–5 2–4 T–10th
Rex Enright (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1953–1955)
1953 South Carolina 7–3 2–3 T–3rd
1954 South Carolina 6–4 3–3 4th
1955 South Carolina 3–6 1–5 T–6th
Warren Giese (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1956–1960)
1956 South Carolina 7–3 5–2 3rd
1957 South Carolina 5–5 2–5 7th
1958 South Carolina 7–3 5–2 2nd 15
1959 South Carolina 6–4 4–3 5th
1960 South Carolina 3–6 3–3 5th
Marvin Bass (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1961–1965)
1961 South Carolina 4–6 3–4 T–5th
1962 South Carolina 4–5–1 3–4 T–4th
1963 South Carolina 1–8–1 1–5–1 6th
1964 South Carolina 3–5–2 2–3–1 6th
1965 South Carolina 5–5[n 1] 4–2[n 1] 1st[n 1]
Paul Dietzel (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1966–1970)
1966 South Carolina 1–9 1–3 7th
1967 South Carolina 5–5 4–2 3rd
1968 South Carolina 4–6 4–3 4th
1969 South Carolina 7–4 6–0 1st L Peach
1970 South Carolina 4–6–1 3–2–1 4th
Paul Dietzel (Independent) (1971–1974)
1971 South Carolina 6–5
1972 South Carolina 4–7
1973 South Carolina 7–4
1974 South Carolina 4–7
Jim Carlen (Independent) (1975–1981)
1975 South Carolina 7–5 L Tangerine
1976 South Carolina 6–5
1977 South Carolina 5–7
1978 South Carolina 5–5–1
1979 South Carolina 8–4 L Hall of Fame Classic
1980 South Carolina 8–4 L Gator
1981 South Carolina 6–6
Richard Bell (Independent) (1982)
1982 South Carolina 4–7
Joe Morrison (Independent) (1983–1988)
1983 South Carolina 5–6
1984 South Carolina 10–2 L Gator 13 11
1985 South Carolina 5–6
1986 South Carolina 3–6–2
1987 South Carolina 8–4 L Gator 15 15
1988 South Carolina 8–4 L Liberty
Sparky Woods (Independent) (1989–1991)
1989 South Carolina 6–4–1
1990 South Carolina 6–5
1991 South Carolina 3–6–2
Sparky Woods (Southeastern Conference) (1992–1993)
1992 South Carolina 5–6 3–5 4th (Eastern)
1993 South Carolina 5–6 2–6 T–4th (Eastern)
Brad Scott (Southeastern Conference) (1994–1998)
1994 South Carolina 7–5 4–4 3rd (Eastern) W Carquest
1995 South Carolina 4–6–1 2–5–1 4th (Eastern)
1996 South Carolina 6–5 4–4 3rd (Eastern)
1997 South Carolina 5–6 3–5 4th (Eastern)
1998 South Carolina 1–10 0–8 6th (Eastern)
Lou Holtz (Southeastern Conference) (1999–2004)
1999 South Carolina 0–11 0–8 6th (Eastern)
2000 South Carolina 8–4 5–3 2nd (Eastern) W Outback 21 19
2001 South Carolina 9–3 5–3 3rd (Eastern) W Outback 13 13
2002 South Carolina 5–7 3–5 4th (Eastern)
2003 South Carolina 5–7 2–6 4th (Eastern)
2004 South Carolina 6–5 4–4 3rd (Eastern)
Steve Spurrier (Southeastern Conference) (2005–2015)
2005 South Carolina 7–5 5–3 T–2nd (Eastern) L Independence
2006 South Carolina 8–5 3–5 5th (Eastern) W Liberty
2007 South Carolina 6–6 3–5 T–4th (Eastern)
2008 South Carolina 7–6 4–4 T–3rd (Eastern) L Outback
2009 South Carolina 7–6 3–5 T–4th (Eastern) L PapaJohns.com
2010 South Carolina 9–5 5–3 1st (Eastern) L Chick-fil-A 22 22
2011 South Carolina 11–2 6–2 2nd (Eastern) W Capital One 8 9
2012 South Carolina 11–2 6–2 3rd (Eastern) W Outback 7 8
2013 South Carolina 11–2 6–2 2nd (Eastern) W Capital One 4 4
2014 South Carolina 7–6 3–5 T–4th (Eastern) W Independence
2015 South Carolina[n 2] 3–9[n 2] 1–7[n 2] T–6th (Eastern)
Will Muschamp (Southeastern Conference) (2016–2020)
2016 South Carolina 6–7 3–5 T–5th (Eastern) L Birmingham
2017 South Carolina 9–4 5–3 2nd (Eastern) W Outback
2018 South Carolina 7–6 4–4 T–4th (Eastern) L Belk
2019 South Carolina 4–8 3–5 T–4th (Eastern)
2020 South Carolina[n 3] 2–8[n 3] 2–8[n 3] 6th (Eastern)
Shane Beamer (Southeastern Conference) (2021–present)
2021 South Carolina 7–6 3–5 T-4th (Eastern) W Duke's Mayo
2022 South Carolina 8–5 4–4 3rd (Eastern) L Gator 23 23
2023 South Carolina 5–7 3–5 T–4th (Eastern)
Total: 644–617–44
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Notes

  1. ^ a b c The Gamecocks finished the season with an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, sharing the ACC title with Duke. In July 1966, the ACC ruled that South Carolina had used two ineligible players during the 1965 season and required the Gamecocks to forfeit their four conference victories and share of the conference title. Clemson and NC State, who both lost to South Carolina, had finished tied for third in the ACC with 4–3 records. After the forfeits from South Carolina, Clemson and NC State improved to 5–2 in conference play and were declared ACC co-champions. Duke dropped to third place. NCAA and South Carolina records still reflect the Gamecocks' original win–loss marks prior to the forfeits.
  2. ^ a b c On October 13, 2015, Steve Spurrier officially announced his resignation as head football coach, and co-offensive coordinator Shawn Elliott was named interim head coach for the remaining games of the season.
  3. ^ a b c Muschamp was fired with three games remaining; Mike Bobo finished out the season.

References

  1. ^ South Carolina Gamecocks Index. Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  2. ^ 2011 FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE: Year-by-Year Records. Gamecocksonline.com. Retrieved 11 October 2011.