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South Carolina Football Team History


South Carolina Gamecocks
University of South Carolina
 Columbia, SC
Founded: 1801
Stadium: Williams-Brice Stadium
Capacity: 80,250
Colors: Garnet & Black
Coach: Shane Beamer
Conference: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

South Carolina 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1892  
  1906 - Did not field a team.
  2015 - On October 13, Steve Spurrier resigned, and co-offensive coordinator Shawn Elliott was named interim head coach for the remaining games of the season.
  2020 - Muschamp was fired with three games remaining; Mike Bobo finished out the season.
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1969
Division Championships
  2010
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 643-617-44
 Winning Pct. 51%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 643-617-44
 Winning Pct. 51%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 1
 Division Titles 1
 Conference Record 176-209-5
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 446-276-24
 Away Record 185-323-20
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 131
 Winning Seasons (#1) 72
 Losing Seasons (#1)51
 Most Wins in A Season 11 (2013)
 Most Loses in A Season 11 (1999)
 10 Win Seasons 4
 Most Points Scored in a Game 89 (10/6/1903)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 443 (2013)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 63 (11/13/1920)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 395 (2014)
 Largest Margin of Victory 89 (10/6/1903)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 63 (11/13/1920)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 104 (10/14/1995)
 Last Shutout 9/4/2021
 Last Time Shutout 11/27/2021
 Shutouts All-Time 181
 Been Shutout All-Time 164
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 10 (11/12/2011-10/6/2012)
 Longest Losing  21 (9/12/1998-11/20/1999)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 10-14-0
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  31-29
 2010-19  78-51
 2000-09  68-54
 1990-99 41-67
 1980-89 63-49-3
 1970-79 56-55-2
 1960-69 37-59-5
 1950-59 54-41-2
 1940-49 36-43-8
 1930-39 49-49-7
 1920-29 55-37-4
Next Game
 12/31/2024 (Tue)  
 Illinois in Citrus Bowl
@ Orlando, FL
Last Meeting: South Carolina and Illinois have never met in a game.
 
     
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Old Dominion  23-19 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Kentucky  31-6 W
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Louisiana State  33-36 L
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Akron  50-7 W
 Sat., Sep. 28  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Mississippi  3-27 L
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Alabama  25-27 L
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Oklahoma  35-9 W
 Sat., Oct. 26  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Texas A&M  44-20 W
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Vanderbilt  28-7 W
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Missouri  34-30 W
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Wofford  56-12 W
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Clemson  17-14 W
 Tue., Dec. 31  @ Illinois  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Scoring379-214
  Conference Record5-3
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record4-1
 
2024 Southeastern  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Texas 11-27-1
Georgia 11-26-2
Louisiana State 9-36-2
Tennessee 10-26-2
Alabama 9-35-2
Mississippi 9-35-3
Missouri 9-35-3
South Carolina 9-35-3
Texas A&M 8-45-3
Florida 7-54-4
Arkansas 6-63-5
Vanderbilt 6-63-5
Auburn 5-72-6
Oklahoma 6-62-6
Kentucky 4-81-7
Mississippi State 2-100-8
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 South Carolina & Clemson have played 121 games.
South Carolina has won 44 games.
Clemson has won 73 games.
with 4 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 1-27
 10 or more 176-107
 20 or more  151-55
 30 or more 105-18
 40 or more 39-3
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 42-0
 10 or more 135-134
 20 or more 62-117
 30 or more 15-73
 40 or more 2-41
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

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