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76
▲ Above its 5-year level +5
Career67since 1936
Peak901987
Last 571seasons
#24 nationally · 3-3 (1-3 conf)
Résumé #49 · better than its record
Schedule so far #26
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
South Carolina Gamecocks
SEC · Columbia, SC · Williams-Brice Stadium · Head coach Shane Beamer
43-70-4 all time (117 meetings since 1902)
Clemson leads
Last: lost 28-14 (2025)
Wants it back
program traits are earned from history
0national titles
1Heisman
3AP top-10
4All-Americans
116NFL picks
49.6%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 1902. Every season →
Chemistry
61
66Foundation
55Gel
gel counts 45% so far
▲ Above its norm +4Trending down
early · #56 of 138
HC year6
Ret. starters46%
QB yrs w/ OC1
| Season | Record | Conference | AP final | Season rank | Rating | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026in progress | 3-3 | SEC | — | #24 | 76 | Shane Beamer |
| 2025 | 4-8 | SEC | — | #53 | 69 | Shane Beamer |
| 2024 | 9-4 | SEC | #19 | #10 | 83 | Shane Beamer |
| 2023 | 5-7 | SEC | — | #52 | 68 | Shane Beamer |
| 2022 | 8-5 | SEC | #23 | #36 | 73 | Shane Beamer |
| 2021 | 7-6 | SEC | — | #73 | 64 | Shane Beamer |
| 2020 | 2-8 | SEC | — | #55 | 58 | Will Muschamp; Mike Bobo |
| 2019 | 4-8 | SEC | — | #54 | 67 | Will Muschamp |
| 2018 | 7-6 | SEC | — | #29 | 75 | Will Muschamp |
| 2017 | 9-4 | SEC | — | #38 | 72 | Will Muschamp |
| 2016 | 6-7 | SEC | — | #77 | 61 | Will Muschamp |
| 2015 | 3-9 | SEC | — | #64 | 66 | Steve Spurrier; Shawn Elliott |
| 2014 | 7-6 | SEC | — | #40 | 72 | Steve Spurrier |
| 2013 | 11-2 | SEC | #4 | #16 | 80 | Steve Spurrier |
| 2012 | 11-2 | SEC | #8 | #8 | 84 | Steve Spurrier |
| 2011 | 11-2 | SEC | #9 | #14 | 79 | Steve Spurrier |
| 2010 | 9-5 | SEC | #22 | #15 | 79 | Steve Spurrier |
| 2009 | 7-6 | SEC | — | #33 | 73 | Steve Spurrier |
| 2008 | 7-6 | SEC | — | #32 | 72 | Steve Spurrier |
| 2007 | 6-6 | SEC | — | #29 | 74 | Steve Spurrier |
| 2006 | 8-5 | SEC | — | #20 | 78 | Steve Spurrier |
| 2005 | 7-5 | SEC | — | #50 | 68 | Steve Spurrier |
| 2004 | 6-5 | SEC | — | #47 | 69 | Lou Holtz |
| 2003 | 5-7 | SEC | — | #47 | 68 | Lou Holtz |
| 2002 | 5-7 | SEC | — | #60 | 65 | Lou Holtz |
| 2001 | 9-3 | SEC | #14 | #16 | 78 | Lou Holtz |
| 2000 | 8-4 | SEC | #19 | #21 | 76 | Lou Holtz |
| 1999 | 0-11 | SEC | — | #87 | 56 | Lou Holtz |
| 1998 | 1-10 | SEC | — | #80 | 58 | Brad Scott |
| 1997 | 5-6 | SEC | — | #35 | 72 | Brad Scott |
| 1996 | 6-5 | SEC | — | #45 | 68 | Brad Scott |
| 1995 | 4-6-1 | SEC | — | #55 | 65 | Brad Scott |
| 1994 | 7-5 | SEC | — | #42 | 69 | Brad Scott |
| 1993 | 4-7 | SEC | — | #49 | 66 | Sparky Woods |
| 1992 | 5-6 | SEC | — | #60 | 62 | Sparky Woods |
| 1991 | 3-6-2 | FBS Independents | — | #56 | 64 | Sparky Woods |
| 1990 | 6-5 | FBS Independents | — | #21 | 76 | Sparky Woods |
| 1989 | 6-4-1 | FBS Independents | — | #45 | 68 | Sparky Woods |
| 1988 | 8-4 | FBS Independents | — | #44 | 67 | Joe Morrison |
| 1987 | 8-4 | FBS Independents | #15 | #5 | 90 | Joe Morrison |
| 1986 | 3-6-2 | FBS Independents | — | #31 | 73 | Joe Morrison |
| 1985 | 5-6 | FBS Independents | — | #65 | 60 | Joe Morrison |
| 1984 | 10-2 | FBS Independents | #11 | #13 | 79 | Joe Morrison |
| 1983 | 5-6 | FBS Independents | — | #43 | 67 | Joe Morrison |
| 1982 | 4-7 | FBS Independents | — | #54 | 63 | Richard Bell |
| 1981 | 6-6 | FBS Independents | — | #35 | 72 | Jim Carlen |
| 1980 | 8-4 | FBS Independents | — | #19 | 78 | Jim Carlen |
| 1979 | 8-4 | FBS Independents | — | #32 | 75 | Jim Carlen |
| 1978 | 5-5-1 | FBS Independents | — | #40 | 70 | Jim Carlen |
| 1977 | 5-7 | FBS Independents | — | #50 | 68 | Jim Carlen |
| 1976 | 6-5 | FBS Independents | — | #27 | 74 | Jim Carlen |
| 1975 | 7-5 | FBS Independents | — | #46 | 68 | Jim Carlen |
| 1974 | 4-7 | FBS Independents | — | #75 | 59 | Paul Dietzel |
| 1973 | 7-4 | FBS Independents | — | #45 | 68 | Paul Dietzel |
| 1972 | 4-7 | FBS Independents | — | #66 | 60 | Paul Dietzel |
| 1971 | 6-5 | FBS Independents | — | #44 | 65 | Paul Dietzel |
| 1970 | 4-6-1 | ACC | — | #47 | 66 | Paul Dietzel |
| 1969 | 7-4 | ACC | — | #58 | 62 | Paul Dietzel |
| 1968 | 4-6 | ACC | — | #44 | 68 | Paul Dietzel |
| 1967 | 5-5 | ACC | — | #55 | 64 | Paul Dietzel |
| 1966 | 1-9 | ACC | — | #63 | 61 | Paul Dietzel |
| 1965 | 5-5 | ACC | — | #46 | 66 | Marvin Bass |
| 1964 | 3-5-2 | ACC | — | #74 | 59 | Marvin Bass |
| 1963 | 1-8-1 | ACC | — | #76 | 57 | Marvin Bass |
| 1962 | 4-5-1 | ACC | — | #36 | 70 | Marvin Bass |
| 1961 | 4-6 | ACC | — | #57 | 62 | Marvin Bass |
| 1960 | 3-6-1 | ACC | — | #74 | 57 | Warren Giese |
| 1959 | 6-4 | ACC | — | #59 | 62 | Warren Giese |
| 1958 | 7-3 | ACC | #15 | #35 | 69 | Warren Giese |
| 1957 | 5-5 | ACC | — | #38 | 70 | Warren Giese |
| 1956 | 7-3 | ACC | — | #43 | 69 | Warren Giese |
| 1955 | 3-6 | ACC | — | #81 | 52 | Rex Enright |
| 1954 | 6-4 | ACC | — | #46 | 66 | Rex Enright |
| 1953 | 7-3 | ACC | — | #47 | 65 | Rex Enright |
| 1952 | 5-5 | Southern | — | #63 | 59 | Rex Enright |
| 1951 | 5-4 | Southern | — | #50 | 66 | Rex Enright |
| 1950 | 3-4-2 | Southern | — | #63 | 62 | Rex Enright |
| 1949 | 4-6 | Southern | — | #62 | 60 | Rex Enright |
| 1948 | 3-5 | Southern | — | #69 | 58 | Rex Enright |
| 1947 | 6-2-1 | Southern | — | #57 | 63 | Rex Enright |
| 1946 | 5-3 | Southern | — | #70 | 58 | Rex Enright |
| 1945 | 2-4-3 | Southern | — | #42 | 61 | Johnnie McMillan |
| 1944 | 3-4-2 | Southern | — | #55 | 54 | Doc Newton |
| 1943 | 5-2 | Southern | — | #34 | 60 | J.P. Moran |
| 1942 | 1-7-1 | Southern | — | #59 | 61 | Rex Enright |
| 1941 | 4-4-1 | Southern | — | #59 | 61 | Rex Enright |
| 1940 | 3-6 | Southern | — | #80 | 53 | Rex Enright |
| 1939 | 3-6-1 | Southern | — | #81 | 53 | Rex Enright |
| 1938 | 6-4-1 | Southern | — | #52 | 66 | Rex Enright |
| 1937 | 5-6-1 | Southern | — | #82 | 52 | Don McCallister |
| 1936 | 5-7 | Southern | — | #76 | 53 | Don McCallister |
| 1935 | 3-7 | Southern | — | #94 | 29 early | Don McCallister |
| 1934 | 5-4 | Southern | — | #75 | 54 early | Billy Laval |
| 1933 | 6-3-1 | Southern | — | #61 | 60 early | Billy Laval |
| 1932 | 5-4-2 | Southern | — | #62 | 60 early | Billy Laval |
| 1931 | 5-4-1 | Southern | — | #50 | 62 early | Billy Laval |
| 1930 | 6-4 | Southern | — | #71 | 51 early | Billy Laval |
| 1929 | 6-5 | Southern | — | #66 | 53 early | Billy Laval |
| 1928 | 6-2-2 | Southern | — | #60 | 56 early | Billy Laval |
| 1927 | 4-5 | Southern | — | #77 | 38 early | Harry Lightsey |
| 1926 | 6-4 | Southern | — | #57 | 56 early | Branch Bocock |
| 1925 | 7-3 | Southern | — | #53 | 58 early | Branch Bocock |
| 1924 | 7-3 | Southern | — | #67 | 52 early | Sol Metzger |
| 1923 | 4-6 | Southern | — | #74 | 42 early | Sol Metzger |
| 1922 | 5-4 | Southern | — | #66 | 54 early | Sol Metzger |
| 1921 | 5-1-2 | FBS Independents | — | #54 | 55 early | Sol Metzger |
| 1920 | 5-4 | FBS Independents | — | #64 | 47 early | Sol Metzger |
| 1919 | 1-7-1 | FBS Independents | — | #64 | 49 early | Dixon Foster |
| 1918 | 2-1-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | Frank Dobson |
| 1917 | 3-5 | FBS Independents | — | #45 | 56 early | Dixon Foster |
| 1916 | 2-7 | FBS Independents | — | #66 | 27 early | Rice Warren |
| 1915 | 5-3-1 | FBS Independents | — | #37 | 61 early | N.B. Edgerton |
| 1914 | 5-5-1 | FBS Independents | — | #49 | 51 early | N.B. Edgerton |
| 1913 | 4-3 | FBS Independents | — | #36 | 59 early | N.B. Edgerton |
| 1912 | 5-2-1 | FBS Independents | — | #41 | 51 early | N.B. Edgerton |
| 1911 | 1-4-2 | FBS Independents | — | #46 | 28 early | John Neff |
| 1910 | 4-4 | FBS Independents | — | #44 | 22 early | John Neff |
| 1909 | 2-6 | FBS Independents | — | #48 | 35 early | Christie Benet |
| 1908 | 0-3 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1905 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1904 | 1-1-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1903 | 8-2 | FBS Independents | — | #32 | 53 early | C.R. Williams |
| 1902 | 1-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — |
★ = a national title the school claims. Seasons before 1936 (the first AP poll) are the early era: shown in gray and rated on the same yardstick, but the all-time pool and program totals that matter most start in 1936.