# List of South Carolina Gamecocks football seasons

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.
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 | 4–2 | 1st | | | |
| 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 | 3–9 | 1–7 | 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 | 2–8 | 2–8 | 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) | | | |
| 2024 | South Carolina | 9–4 | 5–3 | T–4th | L Citrus | 19 | 19 |
| Total: | Total: | 653–621–44 | | | | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||||
| $^†$Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. $^#$Rankings from final Coaches Poll. ||||||||