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 | | | |
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 | | |
2023 | South Carolina | 5–7 | 3–5 | T–4th (Eastern) | | | |
Total: | 644–617–44 | |
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
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