South Carolina

2026 season

SEC

2026 preseason report

Historical preseason snapshot from 2026-07-29, including roster context and illustrative season projections. This is not a live injury feed.

What every system says

South Carolina's rank in each system (1 = best). Middle rank 34.5 across 8 systems; best 26, worst 38, so they disagree by 12 places.

Lab EPA: #35; Through week 82026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.
Lab SRS: #36; up 32026 · 138 FBS roster teams, including prior-only teams · Through week 8 · built 2026-10-30T11:17:06.745613+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.
SP+: #28; up 42026 · 138 published SP+ teams · Provider week 9 · captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Published provider ranks; tie handling is not documented in this snapshot.
Elo: #34; down 42026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8 · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
FPI: #26; up 32026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
CORE: #38; up 3 · Through week 8 · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:002026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8 · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
CFBD SRS: #31; up 52026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
WEPA: #35; up 12026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.

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FPI context

ESPN FPI via CFBD · 2026

Résumé and schedule

Results earned and schedule difficulty

Strength of record: #36 of 138
Schedule strength: #16 of 138
Remaining schedule strength: #17 of 138
Game control: #32 of 138

Unit efficiency

Performance by unit

Overall: #35 of 138
Offense: #35 of 138
Defense: #53 of 138
Special teams: #17 of 138

Ranks calculated among rated FBS teams; ties share rank. #1 means strongest résumé, hardest schedule, best game control or highest efficiency. These are separate measures, not a combined forecast. Captured Oct 30, 2026, 06:02:01 CDT. FPI supplies no results-through week; capture time records when we received it.

Why the ratings disagree

South Carolina · 2026. Each system answers a different question. The cards show each source's rank (published or computed here) and coverage, so a rank gap can also reflect which teams have data.

Record

4-3 wins–losses

No rank assigned

Results earned. Wins and losses do not account for opponent strength or victory margin.

2026, provider Week 9; captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00

SP+ workbook record

Descriptive EPA

0.078 net EPA/play

#35

2026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.

Observed per-play efficiency after opponent adjustment. FBS-vs-FBS plays; no preseason strength prior. Sparse schedules can produce sharp early movement.

2026, through CFBD Week 8; opponent adjusted ridge

Lab EPA from CFBD plays

Local predictive SRS

6.83 points

#36 · Up 3 places since the previous CFBD cutoff

2026 · 138 FBS roster teams, including prior-only teams · Through week 8 · built 2026-10-30T11:17:06.745613+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.

This season's 7 games, with recent games counting a bit more: average margin +5.88 (with blowouts capped at 35 points and overtime games counted as a 1-point result, then 2.5 points of home field removed) against opponents averaging +2.68, schedule #16 of 138 (#1 = toughest); 1 FCS opponent counts at −25; FBS opponents alone average +6.86. That is worth +8.56 on its own; the preseason prior of +1.57 still carries 25% of the weight, giving +6.83.

How each game enters this SRS rating

South Carolina · 2026, through CFBD Week 8. Margins are team minus opponent. The fit caps margins and treats overtime as a one-point result before adjusting for venue. Recent games carry more weight; the fit share includes the preseason prior in its denominator.

Game	Raw margin → transformed	Venue adjustment	Recency weight	Fit share	Opponent rating	Margin term	Opponent term	Total term
Week 1 · Kent State home · 2026-09-05 · ID 401856665	+57.00 → +35.00	-2.50	0.7637	9.48%	-11.95	3.081	-1.132	1.949
Week 2 · Towson home · 2026-09-12 · ID 401856680	+36.00 → +35.00	-2.50	0.7937	9.85%	-25.00 (fixed lower division)	3.202	-2.463	0.739
Week 3 · Mississippi State home · 2026-09-19 · ID 401856691	-7.00 → -7.00	-2.50	0.8249	10.24%	+3.45	-0.973	0.353	-0.620
Week 4 · Alabama away · 2026-09-26 · ID 401856696	-31.00 → -31.00	+2.50	0.8572	10.64%	+18.66	-3.033	1.986	-1.047
Week 5 · Kentucky home · 2026-10-03 · ID 401856709	-1.00 → -1.00 (OT)	-2.50	0.8909	11.06%	+8.46	-0.387	0.935	0.548
Week 6 · Florida away · 2026-10-10 · ID 401856714	+19.00 → +19.00	+2.50	0.9259	11.49%	+7.43	2.471	0.854	3.325
Week 8 · Tennessee home · 2026-10-24 · ID 401856731	+3.00 → +3.00	-2.50	1.0000	12.41%	+11.95	0.062	1.483	1.545

Game terms +6.44 points; prior term +0.39 points. Their unrounded sum is the fitted rating +6.83 points. The preseason prior is +1.57 with 24.83% of the fit weight. Displayed values are rounded; the producer checks the unrounded identity within 0.00000001 points.

These are additive terms of the current fit, not the effect of removing a game. Opponent ratings already reflect the connected schedule. Lower-division opponents use the fixed anchor, not an individually fitted rating. The rating's model-based 95% band is ±9.2 points; this decomposition does not reduce uncertainty or assign causal effects.

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Estimated strength from schedule-adjusted scoring margins, margin caps, home-field adjustment and recency weighting. Half of prior-season strength, including postseason, carries forward with two games of weight. SRS includes FCS opponents under a fixed strength assumption. 7 current games; prior available.

2026, through CFBD Week 8; generated 2026-10-30T11:17:06.745613+00:00

Lab SRS from CFBD scores

External SP+

11.0 SP+ points

#28 · Up 4 places

2026 · 138 published SP+ teams · Provider week 9 · captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Published provider ranks; tie handling is not documented in this snapshot.

Bill Connelly's published predictive strength estimate. Its method and scale differ from local SRS.

2026, provider Week 9; captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00

Bill Connelly SP+ workbook

External CORE

7.87 net points per 100 offensive + 100 defensive plays

#38 of 138 by overall (ranked here; CORE publishes no rank)

2026 · 138 rated FBS teams in this CORE board · 2026, through regular Week 8; model core-v1; captured 2026-10-30T11:02:06.855798+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.

CFBD's context- and opponent-relative efficiency. Offense is higher-better; defense is points allowed above average, so lower is better; overall is offense minus defense. It counts only pass and rush plays from FBS-vs-FBS games, with no special teams, overtime or garbage time; early-week values are pulled toward average but are still uncertain, and it is not a résumé ranking. Its scale is not comparable to EPA, SRS or SP+. Offense 6.65 on 372 plays; defense -1.22 on 347 plays.

2026, through regular Week 8; model core-v1; captured 2026-10-30T11:02:06.855798+00:00

CFBD CORE rating CORE board: offense vs defense

EPA ranks South Carolina 1 places higher than local SRS at the matched cutoff. This identifies a disagreement; it does not isolate its cause. SP+ movement compares provider weeks 8 and 9. Provider weeks may differ from CFBD weeks, so no cross-provider rank gap is calculated. CORE reports its own inclusive cutoff and is shown beside these systems for comparison only; it is an external research rating and is never blended into the lab's opponent-adjusted EPA, local SRS or any pick.

Team ratings and rank gaps are not matchup spreads or win probabilities. Matchup context and a calibrated forecast mapping are required. Do not average EPA, SRS, SP+ and CORE values across their different scales.

Read local SRS assumptions and forecast evidence

Program context

2026 · CFBD records, polls, recruiting, coaches

Record: 4-3 · conf 2-3 · home 3-2 · away 1-1 · expected wins 3.8
Polls (Week 9): unranked
CFP latest: not published
CFP final: not published
Against the spread: 2026: 3-4 ATS (+1.4 avg) · 2025: 6-6 ATS (-1.1 avg)
Head coach: Shane Beamer · hired 2020-12-06 · 18-19 over 4 captured seasons
Recruiting classes: 2024 #22 (240 pts) · 2025 #18 (244 pts) · 2026 #14 (256 pts)
Returning: 69% of production · 68% of usage
Passing, receiving and rushing detail
Category Production Usage
Passing 65% 91%
Receiving 67% 51%
Rushing 80% 57%
Shares of prior-season PPA and usage returning in each category. Missing values are unavailable.

Category	Production	Usage
Passing	65%	91%
Receiving	67%	51%
Rushing	80%	57%

Provider values from CFBD captures dated 2026-09-22, 2026-10-30. head coach for the season; tenure counts cover only the captured seasons, hire date is the provider's. Returning usage carries no signal beyond returning production in this repo's research; neither is a model input.

Recruiting by position group

2023–2026 classes · High school · CFBD · captured 2026-10-30 UTC

Position group	Commits	Avg. stars	Avg. rating	Total rating
Defensive Back	10	3.50	0.8971	8.97
Defensive Line	16	3.81	0.9178	14.68
Linebacker	6	3.33	0.8891	5.33
Offensive Line	13	3.69	0.9107	11.84
Quarterback	4	3.50	0.9052	3.62
Receiver	17	3.41	0.8911	15.15
Running Back	2	4.00	0.9016	1.80
Special Teams	13	3.46	0.8751	11.38

Recruiting class aggregates, not current roster strength. Commits count recruits across the window; total rating also reflects class size. JUCO, prep-school and transfer ratings are excluded. These values do not enter the prediction model.

Player efficiency and usage

2026 · observed 2026-10-30 UTC

Passing and rushing WEPA adjust efficiency for opponents. Kicker PAAR measures points added above replacement. Higher is better within each metric. Metric rows are ordered by sample size, followed by usage-only players. Usage is the share of team plays involving the player within each category; categories overlap and should not be added. CFBD definitions

Player / history	Metric	Value	Plays / attempts	Overall usage	Usage detail	Recruiting
Lanorris Sellers · QB CFBD athlete 4875127. South Carolina (2023–2026)	Passing WEPA	0.399	222	59.4%	Pass 93.5% · Rush 27.7% 1st 53.1% · 2nd 55.4% · 3rd 80.2% Standard downs 53.4% · Passing downs 73.4%	2023: 4★ · 0.9127
Matthew Fuller · RB CFBD athlete 5145737. South Carolina (2024–2026)	Rushing WEPA	0.225	82	21.6%	Pass 8.9% · Rush 35.3% 1st 27.9% · 2nd 19.9% · 3rd 11.9% Standard downs 24.7% · Passing downs 14.3%	2024: 4★ · 0.8904
Lanorris Sellers · QB CFBD athlete 4875127. South Carolina (2023–2026)	Rushing WEPA	0.385	68	59.4%	Pass 93.5% · Rush 27.7% 1st 53.1% · 2nd 55.4% · 3rd 80.2% Standard downs 53.4% · Passing downs 73.4%	2023: 4★ · 0.9127
Malik Orsan · PK CFBD athlete 5298660. Southeast Missouri State (2025–2025); South Carolina (2026–2026)	Kicker PAAR	5.270	12	—	Pass — · Rush — 1st — · 2nd — · 3rd — Standard downs — · Passing downs —	Not linked
Max Kelley · PK CFBD athlete 5215546. South Carolina (2025–2026)	Kicker PAAR	-1.330	2	—	Pass — · Rush — 1st — · 2nd — · 3rd — Standard downs — · Passing downs —	2025: 3★ · 0.8242
Brady Hunt · TE CFBD athlete 4683210. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	4.3%	Pass 8.6% · Rush 0.5% 1st 4.6% · 2nd 4.3% · 3rd 2.4% Standard downs 4.2% · Passing downs 4.7%	Not linked
Christian Clark · RB CFBD athlete 5127724. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	5.6%	Pass 2.2% · Rush 9.2% 1st 6.2% · 2nd 6.5% · 3rd 1.8% Standard downs 5.7% · Passing downs 5.2%	Not linked
Cutter Woods · QB CFBD athlete 5164334. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	7.8%	Pass 15.2% · Rush 2.5% 1st 5.8% · 2nd 10.1% · 3rd 8.1% Standard downs 7.5% · Passing downs 8.8%	Not linked
DJ Black · WR CFBD athlete 5081213. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	5.9%	Pass 11.3% · Rush 0.5% 1st 3.6% · 2nd 9.7% · 3rd 5.7% Standard downs 4.9% · Passing downs 8.0%	Not linked
Donovan Murph · WR CFBD athlete 5200374. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	3.7%	Pass 7.7% · Rush 0.0% 1st 4.4% · 2nd 3.0% · 3rd 4.0% Standard downs 3.4% · Passing downs 4.5%	Not linked
Isaiah Augustave · RB CFBD athlete 4921292. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	5.4%	Pass 1.5% · Rush 9.2% 1st 4.4% · 2nd 8.5% · 3rd 3.8% Standard downs 5.1% · Passing downs 6.3%	Not linked
Jabree Coleman · RB CFBD athlete 5141742. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	7.8%	Pass 3.6% · Rush 12.4% 1st 5.8% · 2nd 10.8% · 3rd 7.9% Standard downs 9.0% · Passing downs 5.2%	Not linked
Jawarn Howell · RB CFBD athlete 5159232. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	5.9%	Pass 0.0% · Rush 11.2% 1st 6.0% · 2nd 6.3% · 3rd 5.7% Standard downs 5.8% · Passing downs 6.0%	Not linked
Lex Cyrus · WR CFBD athlete 5169550. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	3.3%	Pass 7.2% · Rush 0.0% 1st 2.0% · 2nd 4.1% · 3rd 5.1% Standard downs 3.8% · Passing downs 1.9%	Not linked
Lucian Anderson III · QB CFBD athlete 5151218. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	2.1%	Pass 3.4% · Rush 1.3% 1st 4.3% · 2nd 0.0% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 2.6% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Malik Clark · WR CFBD athlete 5202117. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	1.8%	Pass 2.9% · Rush 0.9% 1st 2.9% · 2nd 1.4% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 2.6% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Maurice Brown II · TE CFBD athlete 5154341. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	3.5%	Pass 6.3% · Rush 0.6% 1st 3.8% · 2nd 1.7% · 3rd 5.1% Standard downs 3.7% · Passing downs 3.2%	Not linked
Max Drag · TE CFBD athlete 5077874. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	1.5%	Pass 3.8% · Rush 0.0% 1st 0.0% · 2nd 4.8% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 1.9% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Mazeo Bennett · WR CFBD athlete 5079329. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	8.6%	Pass 16.9% · Rush 0.8% 1st 9.7% · 2nd 7.2% · 3rd 8.9% Standard downs 7.9% · Passing downs 10.4%	Not linked
Mike Tyler · TE CFBD athlete 5214451. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	2.9%	Pass 5.7% · Rush 0.0% 1st 3.0% · 2nd 2.1% · 3rd 4.3% Standard downs 3.9% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Nitro Tuggle · WR CFBD athlete 5130792. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	2.9%	Pass 5.8% · Rush 0.5% 1st 3.0% · 2nd 4.2% · 3rd 1.4% Standard downs 2.6% · Passing downs 3.9%	Not linked
Nyck Harbor · WR CFBD athlete 4870745. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	8.0%	Pass 16.5% · Rush 0.0% 1st 8.4% · 2nd 5.4% · 3rd 10.9% Standard downs 7.9% · Passing downs 8.4%	Not linked
Sequel Patterson · WR CFBD athlete 5280258. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	2.3%	Pass 3.9% · Rush 0.9% 1st 2.0% · 2nd 1.4% · 3rd 4.9% Standard downs 1.2% · Passing downs 5.8%	Not linked
Stone Furrey · WR CFBD athlete 5331284. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	2.1%	Pass 5.1% · Rush 0.0% 1st 2.9% · 2nd 0.0% · 3rd 4.3% Standard downs 1.8% · Passing downs 3.6%	Not linked

Transfers

Incoming · 28 reported

Player	From	Date	Stars / rating	Eligibility
Armando Nieves · OT	New Mexico State	2026-01-14	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Caleb Herring · EDGE	Tennessee	2026-01-16	3★ / 0.8900	Immediate
Carter Miller · IOL	UCF	2026-01-06	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Charly Mullaly · WR	Holy Cross	2026-01-17	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Christian Clark · RB	Texas	2026-01-16	3★ / 0.8800	Immediate
DJ Black · WR	UCF	2026-01-19	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Dayne Arnett · IOL	Ferris State	2026-01-10	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Drew Collins · EDGE	Arkansas State	2026-01-11	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Ebubedike Nnabugwu · IOL	Missouri State	2026-01-19	3★ / 0.8300	Immediate
Emmanuel Poku · IOL	East Carolina	2026-01-09	3★ / 0.8800	Immediate
Emmet Rhoades · LS	Western Carolina	2026-01-11	3★ / 0.8000	Immediate
Ethan Johnson · CB	App State	2026-08-20	2★ / —	Immediate
Ethan Sanchez · K	Houston	2026-08-28	— / —	Immediate
Hank Purvis · IOL	Purdue	2026-01-06	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Jabree Coleman · RB	Penn State	2026-01-12	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Jacarrius Peak · OT	NC State	2026-01-09	4★ / 0.9400	Immediate
Jayden Gibson · WR	Oklahoma	2026-01-05	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Jordan Thomas · DL	Georgia	2026-01-06	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Kelby Collins · DL	Alabama	2026-01-11	3★ / 0.8800	Immediate
Lucian Anderson III · QB	Bowling Green	2026-01-16	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Malik Orsan · K	Southeast Missouri State	2026-05-02	— / —	Immediate
Max Drag · TE	UCF	2026-01-17	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Nitro Tuggle · WR	Purdue	2026-01-10	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Quay'sheed Scott · CB	Kentucky	2026-01-09	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Sam Dixon · RB	Ohio State	2026-01-10	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Seth Smith · OT	Northern Arizona	2026-01-11	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Tomiwa Durojaiye · DL	Illinois	2026-01-10	4★ / 0.9300	Immediate
Upton Bellenfant · K	Texas Tech	2026-01-08	— / —	Immediate

Outgoing · 25 reported

Player	To	Date	Stars / rating	Eligibility
Air Noland · QB	Memphis	2026-01-13	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Boaz Stanley · IOL	Purdue	2026-01-08	3★ / 0.8800	Immediate
Brian Rowe Jr. · WR	UCLA	2026-01-10	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Campbell Vandiver · OT	Montana	2026-01-17	— / —	Immediate
Cason Henry · OT	Louisville	2026-01-07	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Chase Kibble · DL	Not reported	2025-12-24	— / —	Immediate
DQ Smith · S	Virginia Tech	2026-08-23	3★ / —	Immediate
Desmond Umeozulu · EDGE	Alabama	2026-01-15	3★ / 0.8900	Immediate
Emazon Littlejohn · WR	Western Michigan	2026-01-05	— / —	Immediate
Jaron Willis · LB	Kansas	2026-01-05	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Jatavius Shivers · OT	Purdue	2026-01-16	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Jaylen Brown · EDGE	LSU	2026-01-08	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Josiah Thompson · OT	Not reported	2026-01-14	4★ / 0.9100	Withdrawn
Mac Walters · OT	App State	2026-01-09	— / —	Immediate
Michael Smith · TE	Syracuse	2026-01-04	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Myles Norwood · CB	Not reported	2025-12-27	— / —	Immediate
Nick Sharpe · IOL	Michigan State	2026-01-06	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Peyton Argent · K	South Alabama	2026-02-04	— / —	Immediate
Rodney Newsom Jr. · IOL	Not reported	2025-12-29	2★ / —	Immediate
Ryan Brubaker · IOL	Virginia	2026-01-13	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Taeshawn Alston · EDGE	North Carolina Central	2026-02-11	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Tree Babalade · OT	Nebraska	2026-01-06	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Trovon Baugh · IOL	Texas A&M	2026-01-05	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Vandrevius Jacobs · WR	Miami	2026-01-11	4★ / 0.9200	Immediate
Zavion Hardy · DL	Baylor	2026-01-11	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate

Transfer observations can include unresolved destinations. CFBD supplies no timezone for transfer dates and no athlete ID linking these records to the efficiency table. These observations do not establish current roster membership or game availability.

Descriptive context only; no player or transfer value enters the prediction model. Adjusted metrics require unambiguous season/team history. Usage-only rows use the captured athlete ID and team; conflicting usage identities are omitted. Missing values are unavailable, not zero. Provider coverage is incomplete.

Coaching eras

Continuous appointments at South Carolina. Records are CFBD-attributed results; active tenures and the current season may be incomplete.

Shane Beamer · career 33–30 across 6 seasons and 1 schools

Tenure timeline · 32 appointments

2021–present · Shane Beamer · active at capture
33–30 · 63 attributed games · 6 seasons
Hired 2020-12-06. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2020–2020 · Mike Bobo
0–3 · 3 attributed games · 1 seasons · incomplete attribution
Hired 2020-11-15. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2016–2020 · Will Muschamp
28–30 · 58 attributed games · 5 seasons · incomplete attribution
Hired 2015-12-06. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2015–2015 · Shawn Elliott
1–5 · 6 attributed games · 1 seasons · incomplete attribution
Hired 2015-10-14. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2005–2015 · Steve Spurrier
86–49 · 135 attributed games · 11 seasons · incomplete attribution
Hired 2004-11-22. Exact effective dates unavailable.
1999–2004 · Lou Holtz
33–37 · 70 attributed games · 6 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1994–1998 · Brad Scott
23–32–1 · 56 attributed games · 5 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1989–1993 · Sparky Woods
24–28–3 · 55 attributed games · 5 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1983–1988 · Joe Morrison
39–28–2 · 69 attributed games · 6 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1982–1982 · Richard Bell
4–7 · 11 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1975–1981 · Jim Carlen
45–36–1 · 82 attributed games · 7 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1966–1974 · Paul Dietzel
42–53–1 · 96 attributed games · 9 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1961–1965 · Marvin Bass
17–29–4 · 50 attributed games · 5 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1956–1960 · Warren Giese
28–21–1 · 50 attributed games · 5 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1946–1955 · Rex Enright
47–42–3 · 92 attributed games · 10 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1945–1945 · Johnnie McMillan
2–4–3 · 9 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1944–1944 · Doc Newton
3–4–2 · 9 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1943–1943 · J.P. Moran
5–2 · 7 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1938–1942 · Rex Enright
17–27–4 · 48 attributed games · 5 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1935–1937 · Don McCallister
13–20–1 · 34 attributed games · 3 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1928–1934 · Billy Laval
39–26–6 · 71 attributed games · 7 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1927–1927 · Harry Lightsey
4–5 · 9 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1925–1926 · Branch Bocock
13–7 · 20 attributed games · 2 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1920–1924 · Sol Metzger
26–18–2 · 46 attributed games · 5 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1919–1919 · Dixon Foster
1–7–1 · 9 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1918–1918 · Frank Dobson
2–1–1 · 4 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1917–1917 · Dixon Foster
3–5 · 8 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1916–1916 · Rice Warren
2–7 · 9 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1912–1915 · N.B. Edgerton
19–13–3 · 35 attributed games · 4 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1910–1911 · John Neff
5–8–2 · 15 attributed games · 2 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1909–1909 · Christie Benet
2–6 · 8 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1903–1903 · C.R. Williams
8–2 · 10 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.

Season résumé · 2015–2026

Coach-attributed records appear beside team-season ratings, recruiting and poll context. Shared seasons appear once per coach; rows are not assigned to individual stints. Ratings describe team performance, not a causal coaching effect.

Season / coach	Record	Conference	Postseason	SP+	SRS	Recruiting rank	Final poll
2026 · Shane Beamer · incomplete attribution	0–0	—	—	10	9.6	14	—
2025 · Shane Beamer	4–8	1–7	0–0	5.9	3.8	18	—
2024 · Shane Beamer	9–4	5–3	0–1	16.9	15.8	22	19
2023 · Shane Beamer	5–7	3–5	0–0	4.3	2.7	16	—
2022 · Shane Beamer	8–5	4–4	0–1	12.7	6.3	25	23
2021 · Shane Beamer	7–6	3–5	1–0	3.9	0	76	—
2020 · Mike Bobo · incomplete attribution	0–3	—	—	-2.4	-5.4	18	—
2020 · Will Muschamp · incomplete attribution	2–5	—	—	-2.4	-5.4	18	—
2019 · Will Muschamp	4–8	3–5	0–0	4.8	2.1	17	—
2018 · Will Muschamp	7–6	4–4	0–1	14.9	9.7	18	—
2017 · Will Muschamp	9–4	5–3	1–0	7.8	7.3	21	—
2016 · Will Muschamp	6–7	3–5	0–1	-4	-2.8	25	—
2015 · Shawn Elliott · incomplete attribution	1–5	—	—	3.4	1.4	20	—
2015 · Steve Spurrier · incomplete attribution	2–4	—	—	3.4	1.4	20	—

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Source: CFBD · captured 2026-10-26T02:02:59.394463+00:00 UTC. Season résumé covers 2015–2026; timeline spans all returned tenures. — means unavailable. Career summaries cover active coaches at capture. This snapshot is descriptive and is not a pregame cutoff.

CFBD season overview

2026 stored season snapshot, including postseason and garbage time. Raw CFBD PPA is not opponent-adjusted EPA or player WEPA. No week cutoff; these values do not enter our forecasts.

Captured 2026-10-26 04:10:14.047809 UTC · Source data

Stat rankings

CFBD FBS ranks · source updated 2026-10-25 13:28:57 UTC · calculated 2026-10-26 04:10:14 UTC · provider cache expiry 2026-10-26 04:20:14 UTC. Rank 1 is best; percentiles use CFBD’s 0–100 scale.

Statistic	Offense rank / population	Percentile	Defense rank / population	Percentile
PPA / play	40 / 138	71.5	90 / 138	35.0
Success rate	39 / 138	72.3	81 / 138	41.6
Explosiveness	75 / 138	46.0	56 / 138	59.9
Standard-down success	28 / 138	80.3	76 / 138	45.3
Passing-down success	59 / 138	57.7	91 / 138	34.3
Pass PPA	80 / 138	42.3	116 / 138	16.1
Rush PPA	10 / 138	93.4	35 / 138	75.2
Pass explosiveness	74 / 138	46.7	74 / 138	46.7
Rush explosiveness	56 / 138	59.9	25 / 138	82.5
Line yards	7 / 138	95.6	17 / 138	88.3
Second-level yards	22 / 138	84.7	18 / 138	87.6
Open-field yards	9 / 138	94.2	46 / 138	67.2
Stuff rate	15 / 138	89.8	34 / 138	75.9
Power success	T23 / 138	83.6	29 / 138	79.6
Havoc	T63 / 138	54.0	99 / 138	28.5
Front-seven havoc	T72 / 138	46.7	T75 / 138	45.6
DB havoc	T44 / 138	67.5	T101 / 138	25.9
Points / opportunity	21 / 138	85.4	122 / 138	11.7
Average field position	T79 / 138	40.5	T70 / 138	49.3
Field-position expected points	99 / 138	28.5	70 / 138	49.6

Player PPA and usage

Ordered by overall usage. Open a player for pass, rush, down and situation splits. Usage is the provider’s share of team plays in each situation; PPA is the provider’s average or total for that player. Missing values stay blank (—); play counts are not supplied here. Standard downs are 1st down, 2nd-and-7 or shorter, and 3rd/4th-and-4 or shorter; other situations are passing downs.

Lanorris Sellers · QBUsage 59.4% · Avg PPA 0.277 · Total 83.852

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.277	83.852	59.4%
Pass	0.196	45.576	93.5%
Rush	0.610	42.089	27.7%
1st down	-0.004	-0.534	53.1%
2nd down	0.038	3.476	55.4%
3rd down	0.935	75.753	80.2%
Standard downs	0.115	21.916	53.4%
Passing downs	0.548	61.936	73.4%

Matthew Fuller · RBUsage 21.6% · Avg PPA 0.135 · Total 14.825

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.135	14.825	21.6%
Pass	0.294	6.465	8.9%
Rush	0.095	8.360	35.3%
1st down	-0.035	-2.235	27.9%
2nd down	0.016	0.516	19.9%
3rd down	0.802	9.624	11.9%
Standard downs	0.165	14.508	24.7%
Passing downs	0.014	0.317	14.3%

Mazeo Bennett · WRUsage 8.6% · Avg PPA 0.529 · Total 23.267

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.529	23.267	8.6%
Pass	0.560	23.510	16.9%
Rush	-0.122	-0.243	0.8%
1st down	0.091	1.995	9.7%
2nd down	1.022	12.265	7.2%
3rd down	0.730	6.569	8.9%
Standard downs	0.165	4.611	7.9%
Passing downs	1.166	18.656	10.4%

Nyck Harbor · WRUsage 8.0% · Avg PPA 0.310 · Total 12.690

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.310	12.690	8.0%
Pass	0.310	12.690	16.5%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	-0.080	-1.521	8.4%
2nd down	0.170	1.526	5.4%
3rd down	1.251	13.765	10.9%
Standard downs	-0.012	-0.331	7.9%
Passing downs	1.002	13.021	8.4%

Cutter Woods · QBUsage 7.8% · Avg PPA -0.084 · Total -1.423

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.084	-1.423	7.8%
Pass	0.198	2.766	15.2%
Rush	-1.396	-4.189	2.5%
1st down	-0.044	-0.262	5.8%
2nd down	0.336	2.352	10.1%
3rd down	0.011	0.033	8.1%
Standard downs	0.196	2.356	7.5%
Passing downs	-0.756	-3.780	8.8%

Jabree Coleman · RBUsage 7.8% · Avg PPA 0.247 · Total 9.890

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.247	9.890	7.8%
Pass	0.297	2.674	3.6%
Rush	0.233	7.216	12.4%
1st down	0.880	11.443	5.8%
2nd down	-0.380	-6.847	10.8%
3rd down	0.394	3.154	7.9%
Standard downs	0.160	5.117	9.0%
Passing downs	0.597	4.773	5.2%

DJ Black · WRUsage 5.9% · Avg PPA 0.361 · Total 9.376

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.361	9.376	5.9%
Pass	0.334	8.353	11.3%
Rush	1.023	1.023	0.5%
1st down	1.337	9.357	3.6%
2nd down	0.028	0.390	9.7%
3rd down	-0.074	-0.371	5.7%
Standard downs	0.594	8.916	4.9%
Passing downs	0.042	0.460	8.0%

Jawarn Howell · RBUsage 5.9% · Avg PPA 0.186 · Total 3.161

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.186	3.161	5.9%
Pass	—	0.000	0.0%
Rush	0.186	3.161	11.2%
1st down	0.051	0.410	6.0%
2nd down	-0.096	-0.577	6.3%
3rd down	1.110	3.329	5.7%
Standard downs	0.076	0.908	5.8%
Passing downs	0.451	2.253	6.0%

Christian Clark · RBUsage 5.6% · Avg PPA 0.104 · Total 1.671

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.104	1.671	5.6%
Pass	0.073	0.220	2.2%
Rush	0.112	1.452	9.2%
1st down	0.013	0.104	6.2%
2nd down	0.010	0.060	6.5%
3rd down	0.602	0.602	1.8%
Standard downs	0.100	1.198	5.7%
Passing downs	0.118	0.473	5.2%

Isaiah Augustave · RBUsage 5.4% · Avg PPA 0.601 · Total 9.612

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.601	9.612	5.4%
Pass	-0.459	-0.918	1.5%
Rush	0.752	10.530	9.2%
1st down	0.277	1.662	4.4%
2nd down	0.847	6.780	8.5%
3rd down	0.585	1.170	3.8%
Standard downs	0.494	5.434	5.1%
Passing downs	0.836	4.178	6.3%

Brady Hunt · TEUsage 4.3% · Avg PPA 0.125 · Total 2.367

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.125	2.367	4.3%
Pass	0.363	6.529	8.6%
Rush	-4.161	-4.161	0.5%
1st down	-0.009	-0.082	4.6%
2nd down	0.178	1.066	4.3%
3rd down	1.096	2.192	2.4%
Standard downs	-0.226	-2.940	4.2%
Passing downs	0.885	5.307	4.7%

Donovan Murph · WRUsage 3.7% · Avg PPA 0.608 · Total 11.557

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.608	11.557	3.7%
Pass	0.608	11.557	7.7%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.849	8.487	4.4%
2nd down	-0.500	-2.499	3.0%
3rd down	1.392	5.569	4.0%
Standard downs	0.588	7.058	3.4%
Passing downs	0.643	4.498	4.5%

Maurice Brown II · TEUsage 3.5% · Avg PPA 0.474 · Total 6.161

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.474	6.161	3.5%
Pass	0.874	10.491	6.3%
Rush	-4.330	-4.330	0.6%
1st down	0.755	4.529	3.8%
2nd down	-0.462	-0.925	1.7%
3rd down	1.722	6.887	5.1%
Standard downs	0.294	2.645	3.7%
Passing downs	0.879	3.516	3.2%

Lex Cyrus · WRUsage 3.3% · Avg PPA 0.784 · Total 5.485

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.784	5.485	3.3%
Pass	0.784	5.485	7.2%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.990	1.979	2.0%
2nd down	0.016	0.048	4.1%
3rd down	1.729	3.457	5.1%
Standard downs	0.754	4.523	3.8%
Passing downs	0.962	0.962	1.9%

Mike Tyler · TEUsage 2.9% · Avg PPA 0.329 · Total 1.315

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.329	1.315	2.9%
Pass	0.329	1.315	5.7%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	-0.576	-1.151	3.0%
2nd down	2.110	2.110	2.1%
3rd down	0.357	0.357	4.3%
Standard downs	0.329	1.315	3.9%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Nitro Tuggle · WRUsage 2.9% · Avg PPA -0.108 · Total -1.190

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.108	-1.190	2.9%
Pass	-0.108	-1.076	5.8%
Rush	-0.114	-0.114	0.5%
1st down	-0.321	-1.606	3.0%
2nd down	0.121	0.605	4.2%
3rd down	-0.189	-0.189	1.4%
Standard downs	-0.411	-2.875	2.6%
Passing downs	0.421	1.685	3.9%

Sequel Patterson · WRUsage 2.3% · Avg PPA -0.376 · Total -1.880

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.376	-1.880	2.3%
Pass	-0.206	-0.824	3.9%
Rush	-1.056	-1.056	0.9%
1st down	-0.819	-1.638	2.0%
2nd down	-0.681	-0.681	1.4%
3rd down	0.220	0.440	4.9%
Standard downs	-0.819	-1.638	1.2%
Passing downs	-0.080	-0.241	5.8%

Lucian Anderson III · QBUsage 2.1% · Avg PPA 0.637 · Total 1.912

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.637	1.912	2.1%
Pass	0.915	1.830	3.4%
Rush	0.082	0.082	1.3%
1st down	0.637	1.912	4.3%
2nd down	—	0.000	0.0%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	0.637	1.912	2.6%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Stone Furrey · WRUsage 2.1% · Avg PPA 0.371 · Total 1.112

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.371	1.112	2.1%
Pass	0.371	1.112	5.1%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.915	1.830	2.9%
2nd down	—	0.000	0.0%
3rd down	-0.718	-0.718	4.3%
Standard downs	0.915	1.830	1.8%
Passing downs	-0.718	-0.718	3.6%

Malik Clark · WRUsage 1.8% · Avg PPA -1.519 · Total -6.076

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-1.519	-6.076	1.8%
Pass	-0.329	-0.986	2.9%
Rush	-5.090	-5.090	0.9%
1st down	-2.249	-6.747	2.9%
2nd down	0.671	0.671	1.4%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	-1.519	-6.076	2.6%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Max Drag · TEUsage 1.5% · Avg PPA -0.407 · Total -0.407

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.407	-0.407	1.5%
Pass	-0.407	-0.407	3.8%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	—	0.000	0.0%
2nd down	-0.407	-0.407	4.8%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	-0.407	-0.407	1.9%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Where South Carolina sits · 2026 FBS distributions138 teams · raw PPA

2026 · Through provider Week 8. Each metric uses only published FBS teams with a numeric value. Higher percentile is better; tied values receive the midpoint of their positions, rounded to a whole percentile. Missing values are unranked.

Values and percentiles

South Carolina metric values with FBS percentiles, 2026
Metric	Value	Percentile	Better
Offense PPA/play	0.204	72nd138 teams	higher
Offense success rate	0.465	72nd138 teams	higher
Offense explosiveness	1.230	46th138 teams	higher
Offense pass PPA/play	0.202	42nd138 teams	higher
Offense rush PPA/play	0.231	93rd138 teams	higher
Defense PPA/play	0.114	35th138 teams	lower
Defense success rate	0.416	42nd138 teams	lower
Defense explosiveness	1.198	60th138 teams	lower
Defense havoc created	0.142	28th138 teams	higher

Passing profile

2026 · CFBD passing family · raw PPA

Captured 2026-10-30. Offense: 100% of 236 attempts charted. Average depth of target 8.5 yards (46th percentile of FBS). Yards after catch 5.9 per completion. Completion 61.0%, 7.0 yards per attempt, pass PPA 0.25.

Completion percentage over expected (CPOE)
Side	Actual	Expected	CPOE (pp)	Qualifying / all attempts
Offense	63.6%	62.0%	+1.6	209 / 236
Defense allowed	70.5%	65.2%	+5.3	176 / 211

Actual and expected use the same qualifying attempts, which can be fewer than all passes. CPOE is their difference in percentage points (pp); higher is better on offense, lower allowed is better on defense. CFBD models FBS-vs-FBS passes, excluding spikes, throwaways, intentional grounding and attempts without air yards. — means unavailable; small samples have fewer than 40 qualifying attempts.

Depth of target vs yards after catch, FBS offenses

138 teams with at least 40 charted attempts. The highlighted point is South Carolina.

Target mix by zone, South Carolina offense

Highlighted bars are deep zones. Shares are of located attempts only.

Defense and rushing detail

South Carolina passing defense and rushing profile, 2026
Side	Attempts	Charted	ADOT	YAC	Comp %	PPA	CPOE	CPOE att
Passing offense	236	100%	8.5	5.9	61.0%	0.25	+1.6 pp	209
Passing defense	211	100%	6.8	5.9	67.8%	0.39	+5.3 pp	176

Rushing production

Side	Attempts	Yards / carry	Success	PPA	Line yards / rush	Second-level yards / rush	Open-field yards / rush	Stuff rate	Power success
Offense	265	5.8	50.2%	0.26	3.50	1.20	2.00	12.6%	80.0%
Defense allowed	243	3.2	41.8%	0.03	2.70	0.80	0.80	18.6%	64.1%

Second-level yards are gained 5–10 yards past the line; open-field yards are beyond 10. These are provider per-rush averages, not totals. Power success measures success with two or fewer yards needed. Exact line-metric and power-success denominators are not supplied in this feed.

Rushing sample and attribution

Side	Yards recorded	Individual	Unattributed	Sacks	Kneels	Team rushes	Multiple carriers	Direction located / eligible
Offense	259 / 265	256	9	15	3	3	0	247 / 247 · 100.0%
Defense allowed	237 / 243	231	12	18	5	5	0	218 / 220 · 99.1%

Counts are attempts. Team totals include sacks, kneels, team-only rushes and unresolved attribution; these categories can overlap and must not be summed. Direction coverage uses ordinary direction-eligible rushes, not all attempts. Missing fields in older captures remain unavailable.

Raw provider values, no opponent adjustment; not model inputs. CFBD metric definitions.

Game-by-game passing and rushing

MetricSide

2026 · Passing CPOE · percentage points. Dashed line: season +1.6 pp. 6 of 7 captured games have this metric. Missing observations break the line.

CPOE is completion percentage over expected on qualifying FBS-vs-FBS attempts; positive means more completions than expected. PPA is raw provider PPA. These are game observations, not opponent-adjusted forecasts. P labels postseason weeks.

Game log and attempt coverage

Week	Opponent	Pass att	CPOE att	Comp %*	Expected %*	CPOE	ADOT	Pass PPA	Rush att	Rush yds/carry	Rush PPA
W1	Kent State	33	33	81.8%	61.4%	+20.4 pp	9.3	0.92	39	7.1	0.53
W2	Towson	26	0	—	—	—	8.0	-0.47	41	10.0	0.66
W3	Mississippi State	40	40	62.5%	62.4%	+0.1 pp	8.0	0.18	39	3.8	0.11
W4	Alabama	33	33	60.6%	65.6%	-5.0 pp	6.9	-0.21	40	5.5	0.06
W5	Kentucky	37	36	55.6%	62.4%	-6.8 pp	8.6	0.35	37	6.3	-0.01
W6	Florida	35	35	65.7%	56.8%	+8.9 pp	11.5	0.58	37	3.1	0.14
W8	Tennessee	32	32	56.3%	63.9%	-7.7 pp	7.2	0.22	32	4.3	0.28

*Completion and expected rates use the same CPOE-eligible attempts. ADOT uses available air-yard attempts; a game needs at least one. No missing family is filled with the other family’s data.

Punting and returns

2026 season to date · CFBD · captured 2026-10-30T11:16:37.416814+00:00. Descriptive totals, including postseason when present.

Our punts

21 punts · 42.9 gross yards/punt · 42.7 net yards/punt

4 inside the 20 · 0 touchbacks · 0 blocked

Known gross yards: 21/21 punts. Known net yards: 18/21 punts.

Our punt returns

15 returns · 14.0 yards/return · 2 touchdowns

0 muffs · 0 opponent punts blocked

Known return yards: 15/15 returns. Return totals include team-only and unattributed plays.

Recent games

Game	Punts	Gross yd/punt	Net yd/punt	Known net yards
Week 8 · Tennessee	3	43.7	41.5	2/3
Week 6 · Florida	4	37.3	38.5	2/4
Week 5 · Kentucky	4	44.3	44.0	4/4
Week 4 · Alabama	4	48.3	45.5	4/4
Week 3 · Mississippi State	3	42.0	42.0	3/3

Team style

Rating history