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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 1,065 officially-sanctioned games, including 16 bowl games.

The Gamecocks have been a member of several athletic conferences. From 1892 to 1914, South Carolina competed as a football independent. From 1922 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 won a conference championship in 1969. 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[]

Conference Champions Division Champions Bowl game berth
Season Coach Record[1][2]
(W–L–T)[a 1]
Postseason result Final ranking
Overall Conference AP Poll[1] Coaches[1]
Independent
1892 No coach 0–1
1893 No coach No team
1894 No coach 0–2
1895 No coach 2–1
1896 W. H. Whaley 1–3
1897 Frederick M. Murphy 0–3
1898 Bill Wertenbaker 1–2
1899 Irving O. Hunt 2–3
1900 Irving O. Hunt 4–3
1901 Byron W. Dickson 3–4
1902 C. R. Williams 6–1
1903 C. R. Williams 8–2
1904 Christie Benet 4–3–1
1905 Christie Benet 4–2–1
1906 No coach No team
1907 Douglas McKay 3–0
1908 Christie Benet 3–5–1
1909 Christie Benet 2–6
1910 John Neff 4–4
1911 John Neff 1–4–2
1912 Norman B. Edgerton 5–2–1
1913 Norman B. Edgerton 4–3
1914 Norman B. Edgerton 5–5–1
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1915 Norman B. Edgerton 5–3–1
1916 W. Rice Warren 2–7
1917 Dixon Foster 3–5
1918 Frank Dobson 2–1–1
1919 Dixon Foster 1–7–1
1920 Sol Metzger 5–4
1921 Sol Metzger 5–1–2
Southern Conference
1922 Sol Metzger 5–4 0–2
1923 Sol Metzger 4–6 0–4
1924 Sol Metzger 7–3 3–2
1925 Branch Bocock 7–3 2–2
1926 Branch Bocock 6–4 4–2
1927 Harry Lightsey 4–5 2–4
1928 Billy Laval 6–2–2 2–2–1
1929 Billy Laval 6–5 2–5
1930 Billy Laval 6–4 4–3
1931 Billy Laval 5–4–1 3–3–1
1932 Billy Laval 5–4–2 2–2–2
1933 Billy Laval 6–3–1 3–0
1934 Billy Laval 5–4 2–3
1935 Don McCallister 3–7 1–4
1936 Don McCallister 5–7 2–5
1937 Don McCallister 5–6–1 2–2–1
1938 Rex Enright 6–4–1 2–2
1939 Rex Enright 3–6–1 1–3
1940 Rex Enright 3–6 1–3
1941 Rex Enright 4–4–1 4–0–1
1942 Rex Enright 1–7–1 1–4
1943 James P. Moran 5–2 2–1
1944 Williams Newton 3–4–2 1–3
1945 John D. McMillan 2–4–3 0–2–2 Lost 1945 Gator Bowl vs. Wake Forest, 14–26
1946 Rex Enright 5–3 4–2
1947 Rex Enright 6–2–1 4–1–1
1948 Rex Enright 3–5 1–3
1949 Rex Enright 4–6 3–3
1950 Rex Enright 3–4–2 2–4–1
1951 Rex Enright 5–4 5–3
1952 Rex Enright 5–5 2–4
Atlantic Coast Conference
1953 Rex Enright 7–3 2–2
1954 Rex Enright 6–4 3–3
1955 Rex Enright 3–6 1–5
1956 Warren Giese 7–3 4–2
1957 Warren Giese 5–5 2–5
1958 Warren Giese 7–3 5–2 15
1959 Warren Giese 6–4 4–3
1960 Warren Giese 3–6–1 3–3–1
1961 Marvin Bass 4–6 3–4
1962 Marvin Bass 4–5–1 3–4
1963 Marvin Bass 1–8–1 1–5–1
1964 Marvin Bass 3–5–2 2–3–1
1965 Marvin Bass 5–5 4–2
1966 Paul Dietzel 1–9 1–3
1967 Paul Dietzel 5–5 4–2
1968 Paul Dietzel 4–6 4–3
1969 Paul Dietzel 7–4 6–0 ACC Champions
Lost 1969 Peach Bowl vs. West Virginia, 3–14
1970 Paul Dietzel 4–6–1 3–2–1
Independent
1971 Paul Dietzel 6–5
1972 Paul Dietzel 4–7
1973 Paul Dietzel 7–4
1974 Paul Dietzel 4–7
1975 Jim Carlen 7–5 Lost 1975 Tangerine Bowl vs. Miami (OH), 7–20
1976 Jim Carlen 6–5
1977 Jim Carlen 5–7
1978 Jim Carlen 5–5–1
1979 Jim Carlen 8–4 Lost 1979 Hall of Fame Classic vs. Missouri, 14–24
1980 Jim Carlen 8–4 Lost 1980 Gator Bowl vs. Pittsburgh, 9–37
1981 Jim Carlen 6–6
1982 Richard Bell 4–7
1983 Joe Morrison 5–6
1984 Joe Morrison 10–2 Lost 1984 Gator Bowl vs. Oklahoma State, 14–21 11 13
1985 Joe Morrison 5–6
1986 Joe Morrison 3–6–2
1987 Joe Morrison 8–4 Lost 1987 Gator Bowl vs. LSU, 13–30 15 15
1988 Joe Morrison 8–4 Lost 1988 Liberty Bowl vs. Indiana, 10–34
1989 Sparky Woods 6–4–1
1990 Sparky Woods 6–5
1991 Sparky Woods 3–6–2
Southeastern Conference (East Division)
1992 Sparky Woods 5–6 3–5
1993 Sparky Woods 4–7 2–6
1994 Brad Scott 7–5 3–5 Won 1994 Carquest Bowl vs. West Virginia, 24–21
1995 Brad Scott 4–6–1 2–5–1
1996 Brad Scott 6–5 4–4
1997 Brad Scott 5–6 3–5
1998 Brad Scott 1–10 0–8
1999 Lou Holtz 0–11 0–8
2000 Lou Holtz 8–4 5–3 Won Outback Bowl vs. Ohio State, 24–7 19 21
2001 Lou Holtz 9–3 5–3 Won Outback Bowl vs. Ohio State, 31–28 13 13
2002 Lou Holtz 5–7 3–5
2003 Lou Holtz 5–7 2–6
2004 Lou Holtz 6–5 4–4
2005 Steve Spurrier 7–5 5–3 Lost 2005 Independence Bowl vs. Missouri, 31–38
2006 Steve Spurrier 8–5 3–5 Won 2006 Liberty Bowl vs. Houston, 44–36
2007 Steve Spurrier 6–6 3–5
2008 Steve Spurrier 7–6 4–4 Lost 2009 Outback Bowl vs. Iowa, 10–31
2009 Steve Spurrier 7–6 3–5 Lost 2010 PapaJohns.com Bowl vs. Connecticut, 7–20
2010 Steve Spurrier 9–5 5–3 SEC East Champions
Lost 2010 SEC Championship Game vs. Auburn, 17–56
Lost 2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl vs. FSU, 17–26
22 22
2011 Steve Spurrier 11–2 6–2 Won 2012 Capital One Bowl vs. Nebraska, 30–13 9 8
2012 Steve Spurrier 11–2 6–2 Won 2013 Outback Bowl vs. Michigan, 33–28 8 7
  • Overall record: 566–544–44 (.509)

See also[]

Footnotes[]

  1. Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible.

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 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.

External links[]

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