List of South Carolina Gamecocks head football coaches

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Steve Spurrier, 32nd head coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks

The South Carolina Gamecocks college football team represents the University of South Carolina in the East Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Gamecocks compete as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The school has had 32 head coaches since it began play during the 1892 season. Since November 2004, Steve Spurrier has served as South Carolina's head coach.^[1]

The team has played more than 1,100 games over 118 seasons of South Carolina football.^[2] Seven coaches have led the Gamecocks to postseason bowl games: John D. McMillan, Paul Dietzel, Jim Carlen, Joe Morrison, Brad Scott, Lou Holtz and Spurrier.^[3] Paul Dietzel led South Carolina to the 1969 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) championship.^[3] Rex Enright is the leader in seasons coached and games won, with 64 victories during his 15 years with the Gamecocks.^[2] Of all coaches who coached more than one game, Douglas McKay has the highest winning percentage with 1.000, and W. P. Murphy has the lowest winning percentage with .000.^[2] Only Lou Holtz has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Indiana.^[4]

Key[]

Key to symbols in coaches list
General		Overall		Conference		Postseason^[6]
No.	Order of coaches^[7]	GC	Games coached	CW	Conference wins	PW	Postseason wins
DC	Division championships	OW	Overall wins	CL	Conference losses	PL	Postseason losses
CC	Conference championships	OL	Overall losses	CT	Conference ties	PT	Postseason ties
NC	National championships	OT	Overall ties^[9]	C%	Conference winning percentage
	Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame	O%	Overall winning percentage^[11]

Coaches[]

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards^{[A 1]}
#	Name ^{[A 2]}	Term ^{[A 3]}	GC	OW	OL	OT	O%	CW	CL	CT	C%	PW	PL	PT	DC ^{[A 4]}	CC	NC	Awards
1	Whaley, W. H.W. H. Whaley	1896	&00000000000000040000004	&00000000000000010000001	&00000000000000030000003	&00000000000000000000000	&0000000000000000250000.250	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—
2	Murphy, W. P.W. P. Murphy	1897	&00000000000000030000003	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000030000003	&00000000000000000000000	&0000000000000000000000.000	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—
3	Wertenbaker, BillBill Wertenbaker	1898	&00000000000000030000003	&00000000000000010000001	&00000000000000020000002	&00000000000000000000000	&0000000000000000333000.333	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—
4	Hunt, I. O.I. O. Hunt	1899–1900	&000000000000001200000012	&00000000000000060000006	&00000000000000060000006	&00000000000000000000000	&0000000000000000500000.500	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—
5	Dickson, Byron W.Byron W. Dickson	1901	&00000000000000070000007	&00000000000000030000003	&00000000000000040000004	&00000000000000000000000	&0000000000000000429000.429	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—
6	Williams, C. R.C. R. Williams	1902–1903	&000000000000001700000017	&000000000000001400000014	&00000000000000030000003	&00000000000000000000000	&0000000000000000824000.824	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—
7	Benet, ChristieChristie Benet	1904–1905 1908–1909	&000000000000003200000032	&000000000000001300000013	&000000000000001600000016	&00000000000000030000003	&0000000000000000453000.453	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—
8	McKay, DouglasDouglas McKay	1907	&00000000000000030000003	&00000000000000030000003	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000010000001.000	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—
9	Neff, JohnJohn Neff	1910–1911	&000000000000001500000015	&00000000000000050000005	&00000000000000080000008	&00000000000000020000002	&0000000000000000400000.400	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—
10	Edgerton, N. B.N. B. Edgerton	1912–1915	&000000000000003500000035	&000000000000001900000019	&000000000000001300000013	&00000000000000030000003	&0000000000000000586000.586	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—
11	Warren, RiceRice Warren	1916	&00000000000000090000009	&00000000000000020000002	&00000000000000070000007	&00000000000000000000000	&0000000000000000222000.222	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—
12	Foster, DixonDixon Foster	1917 1919	&000000000000001700000017	&00000000000000040000004	&000000000000001200000012	&00000000000000010000001	&0000000000000000265000.265	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—
13	Dobson, FrankFrank Dobson	1918	&00000000000000040000004	&00000000000000020000002	&00000000000000010000001	&00000000000000010000001	&0000000000000000625000.625	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—
14	Metzger, SolSol Metzger	1920–1924	&000000000000004600000046	&000000000000002600000026	&000000000000001800000018	&00000000000000020000002	&0000000000000000587000.587	&00000000000000030000003	&00000000000000080000008	&00000000000000000000000	&0000000000000000273000.273	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—
15	Bocock, BranchBranch Bocock	1925–1926	&000000000000002000000020	&000000000000001300000013	&00000000000000070000007	&00000000000000000000000	&0000000000000000650000.650	&00000000000000060000006	&00000000000000040000004	&00000000000000000000000	&0000000000000000600000.600	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—
16	Lightsey, HarryHarry Lightsey	1927	&00000000000000090000009	&00000000000000040000004	&00000000000000050000005	&00000000000000000000000	&0000000000000000444000.444	&00000000000000020000002	&00000000000000040000004	&00000000000000000000000	&0000000000000000333000.333	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—
17	Laval, BillyBilly Laval	1928–1934	&000000000000007200000072	&000000000000003900000039	&000000000000002600000026	&00000000000000070000007	&0000000000000000590000.590	&000000000000001800000018	&000000000000001800000018	&00000000000000040000004	&0000000000000000500000.500	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—
18	McCallister, DonDon McCallister	1935–1937	&000000000000003400000034	&000000000000001300000013	&000000000000002000000020	&00000000000000010000001	&0000000000000000397000.397	&00000000000000050000005	&000000000000001100000011	&00000000000000010000001	&0000000000000000324000.324	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—
19	Enright, RexRex Enright	1938–1942 1946–1955	&0000000000000140000000140	&000000000000006400000064	&000000000000006900000069	&00000000000000070000007	&0000000000000000482000.482	&000000000000003600000036	&000000000000004300000043	&00000000000000030000003	&0000000000000000457000.457	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—
20	Moran, James P.James P. Moran	1943	&00000000000000070000007	&00000000000000050000005	&00000000000000020000002	&00000000000000000000000	&0000000000000000714000.714	&00000000000000020000002	&00000000000000010000001	&00000000000000000000000	&0000000000000000667000.667	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—
21	Newton, WilliamsWilliams Newton	1944	&00000000000000090000009	&00000000000000030000003	&00000000000000040000004	&00000000000000020000002	&0000000000000000444000.444	&00000000000000010000001	&00000000000000030000003	&00000000000000000000000	&0000000000000000250000.250	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—
22	McMillan, John D.John D. McMillan	1945	&00000000000000090000009	&00000000000000020000002	&00000000000000040000004	&00000000000000030000003	&0000000000000000389000.389	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000030000003	&00000000000000020000002	&0000000000000000200000.200	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000010000001	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—
23	Giese, WarrenWarren Giese	1956–1960	&000000000000005000000050	&000000000000002800000028	&000000000000002100000021	&00000000000000010000001	&0000000000000000570000.570	&000000000000001900000019	&000000000000001500000015	&00000000000000000000000	&0000000000000000559000.559	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—
24	Bass, MarvinMarvin Bass	1961–1965	&000000000000005000000050	&000000000000001700000017	&000000000000002900000029	&00000000000000040000004	&0000000000000000380000.380	&000000000000001300000013	&000000000000001800000018	&00000000000000020000002	&0000000000000000424000.424	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—
25	Dietzel, PaulPaul Dietzel	1966–1974	&000000000000009600000096	&000000000000004200000042	&000000000000005300000053	&00000000000000010000001	&0000000000000000443000.443	&000000000000001800000018	&000000000000001000000010	&00000000000000010000001	&0000000000000000638000.638	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000010000001	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—	&00000000000000010000001	&00000000000000000000000	ACC Coach of the Year (1969)^[13]
26	Carlen, JimJim Carlen	1975–1981	&000000000000008200000082	&000000000000004500000045	&000000000000003600000036	&00000000000000010000001	&0000000000000000555000.555	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000030000003	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—
27	Bell, RichardRichard Bell	1982	&000000000000001100000011	&00000000000000040000004	&00000000000000070000007	&00000000000000000000000	&0000000000000000364000.364	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—
28	Morrison, JoeJoe Morrison	1983–1988	&000000000000006900000069	&000000000000003900000039	&000000000000002800000028	&00000000000000020000002	&0000000000000000580000.580	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000030000003	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—	&09999999999999998999999—	&00000000000000000000000	Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1984)^[14]
29	Woods, SparkySparky Woods	1989–1993	&000000000000005500000055	&000000000000002500000025	&000000000000002700000027	&00000000000000030000003	&0000000000000000482000.482	&00000000000000050000005	&000000000000001100000011	&00000000000000000000000	&0000000000000000313000.313	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—
30	Scott, BradBrad Scott	1994–1998	&000000000000005600000056	&000000000000002300000023	&000000000000003200000032	&00000000000000010000001	&0000000000000000420000.420	&000000000000001300000013	&000000000000002600000026	&00000000000000010000001	&0000000000000000338000.338	&00000000000000010000001	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—
31	Holtz, LouLou Holtz	1999–2004	&000000000000007000000070	&000000000000003300000033	&000000000000003700000037	&09999999999999998999999—	&0000000000000000471000.471	&000000000000001900000019	&000000000000002900000029	&09999999999999998999999—	&0000000000000000396000.396	&00000000000000020000002	&00000000000000000000000	&09999999999999998999999—	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	SEC Coach of the Year (2000)^[15]
32	Spurrier, SteveSteve Spurrier	2005–present	&0000000000000103000000103	&000000000000006600000066	&000000000000003700000037	&09999999999999998999999—	&0000000000000000641000.641	&000000000000003500000035	&000000000000002900000029	&09999999999999998999999—	&0000000000000000547000.547	&00000000000000030000003	&00000000000000040000004	&09999999999999998999999—	&00000000000000010000001	&00000000000000000000000	&00000000000000000000000	SEC Coach of the Year (2005, 2010)^[15] AP SEC Coach of the Year (2005)^[15]

Notes[]

↑ Statistics correct as of the end of the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season.
↑ South Carolina did not have a head coach for the 1892, 1894 or 1895 seasons.^[2]
↑ South Carolina did not field a team for the 1893 or 1906 seasons.^[2]
↑ Divisional champions have advanced to the SEC Championship Game since the institution of divisional play beginning in the 1992 season. Since that time, South Carolina has competed as a member of the SEC East.^[12]

References[]

General

"South Carolina coaching records". College Football Data Warehouse. http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/south_carolina/coaching_records.php. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
University of South Carolina Athletics Media Relations Department (2012) (PDF). 2012 South Carolina Football Media Guide. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/scar/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/12-fb-mg-sec-6.pdf. Retrieved August 7, 2012.

Specific

↑ Iacobelli, Pete (November 24, 2004). "Spurrier on board at USC". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press (Tuscaloosa, Alabama): p. C4. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EUsgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kKYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2180%2C1746580. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 2012 South Carolina Football Media Guide, p. 123
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 2012 South Carolina Football Media Guide, pp. 126–137
↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named LH-HOF
↑ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011) (PDF). Bowl/All-Star Game Records. Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2011/Bowls.pdf. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
↑ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.^[5]
↑ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
↑ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today (McLean, Virginia). Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2006-08-24-overtime_x.htm. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
↑ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.^[8]
↑ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times (New York City). Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/06/sports/college-football-big-plays-help-paterno-to-200th.html. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
↑ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.^[10]
↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Division
↑ 2012 South Carolina Football Media Guide, p. 147
↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named WCCOY
↑ ^15.0 ^15.1 ^15.2 2012 South Carolina Football Media Guide, p. 145

[12] Statistics correct as of the end of the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

[13] South Carolina did not have a head coach for the 1892, 1894 or 1895 seasons.^[2]

[14] South Carolina did not field a team for the 1893 or 1906 seasons.^[2]

[16] Divisional champions have advanced to the SEC Championship Game since the institution of divisional play beginning in the 1992 season. Since that time, South Carolina has competed as a member of the SEC East.^[12]

[1] Iacobelli, Pete (November 24, 2004). "Spurrier on board at USC". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press (Tuscaloosa, Alabama): p. C4. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EUsgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kKYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2180%2C1746580. Retrieved August 7, 2012.

[sc123-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 2012 South Carolina Football Media Guide, p. 123

[sc126-3] 3.0 ^3.1 2012 South Carolina Football Media Guide, pp. 126–137

[LH-HOF-4] Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named LH-HOF

[Bowls-5] National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011) (PDF). Bowl/All-Star Game Records. Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2011/Bowls.pdf. Retrieved August 21, 2011.

[6] Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.^[5]

[7] A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.

[Ties-8] Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today (McLean, Virginia). Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2006-08-24-overtime_x.htm. Retrieved September 25, 2009.

[9] Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.^[8]

[TieCalc-10] Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times (New York City). Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/06/sports/college-football-big-plays-help-paterno-to-200th.html. Retrieved October 22, 2009.

[11] When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.^[10]

[Division-15] Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Division

[s147-17] 2012 South Carolina Football Media Guide, p. 147

[WCCOY-18] Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named WCCOY

[s145-19] 15.0 ^15.1 ^15.2 2012 South Carolina Football Media Guide, p. 145

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