List of South Carolina Gamecocks head football coaches
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The South Carolina Gamecocks college football team represents the University of South Carolina in 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 36 head coaches since it began play during the 1892 season.[1] Steve Spurrier, who served as South Carolina's 32nd head coach from 2005 to 2015, is the winningest head coach in program history.[2][3] South Carolina's 36th and current head coach is Shane Beamer.
Nine coaches have led the Gamecocks to postseason bowl games: John D. McMillan, Paul Dietzel, Jim Carlen, Joe Morrison, Brad Scott, Lou Holtz, Steve Spurrier, Will Muschamp and Shane Beamer.[4] Paul Dietzel led South Carolina to the 1969 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) championship.[4] Joe Morrison won the Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award in 1984.[5] Steve Spurrier is the leader in games won with 86 victories during his 10 years with the Gamecocks.[6] Of all coaches who coached more than one game, Douglas McKay has the highest winning percentage with 1.000, and W. P. Murphy and Mike Bobo have the lowest winning percentage with .000.[6] Steve Spurrier and Lou Holtz have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.[7]
Key
[edit]General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 1] | ||||
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No. | Order of coaches[A 2] | 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[A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
† | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage[A 4] |
Coaches
[edit]No. | Name [A 6] |
Term [A 7] |
GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | DC [A 8] |
CC | NC | Awards |
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1 | Richard S. Whaley | 1896 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
2 | Frederick M. Murphy | 1897 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
3 | Bill Wertenbaker | 1898 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.333 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
4 | Irving O. Hunt | 1899–1900 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
5 | Byron W. Dickson | 1901 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.429 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
6 | Bob Williams | 1902–1903 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0.824 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
7 | Christie Benet | 1904–1905 1908–1909 |
32 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 0.453 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
8 | Douglas McKay | 1907 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
9 | John Neff | 1910–1911 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0.400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
10 | Norman B. Edgerton | 1912–1915 | 35 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 0.586 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
11 | W. Rice Warren | 1916 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.222 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
12 | Dixon Foster | 1917 1919 |
17 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0.265 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
13 | Frank Dobson | 1918 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.625 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
14 | Sol Metzger | 1920–1924 | 46 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 0.587 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
15 | Branch Bocock | 1925–1926 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0.650 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
16 | Harry Lightsey | 1927 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.444 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
17 | Billy Laval | 1928–1934 | 72 | 39 | 26 | 7 | 0.590 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 0.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
18 | Don McCallister | 1935–1937 | 34 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 0.397 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0.324 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
19 | Rex Enright | 1938–1942 1946–1955 |
140 | 64 | 69 | 7 | 0.482 | 36 | 43 | 3 | 0.457 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
20 | James P. Moran | 1943 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.714 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
21 | Williams Newton | 1944 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.444 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
22 | John D. McMillan | 1945 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0.389 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.200 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
23 | Warren Giese | 1956–1960 | 50 | 28 | 21 | 1 | 0.570 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0.559 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
24 | Marvin Bass | 1961–1965 | 50 | 17 | 29 | 4 | 0.380 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 0.424 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
25 | Paul Dietzel | 1966–1974 | 96 | 42 | 53 | 1 | 0.443 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0.638 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ACC Coach of the Year (1969)[12] |
26 | Jim Carlen | 1975–1981 | 82 | 45 | 36 | 1 | 0.555 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
27 | Richard Bell | 1982 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.364 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
28 | Joe Morrison | 1983–1988 | 69 | 39 | 28 | 2 | 0.580 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1984)[13] |
29 | Sparky Woods | 1989–1993 | 55 | 25 | 27 | 3 | 0.482 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0.313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
30 | Brad Scott | 1994–1998 | 56 | 23 | 32 | 1 | 0.420 | 13 | 26 | 1 | 0.338 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
31 | Lou Holtz† | 1999–2004 | 70 | 33 | 37 | — | 0.471 | 19 | 29 | — | 0.396 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | SEC Coach of the Year (2000)[14] |
32 | Steve Spurrier† | 2005–2015 | 135 | 86 | 49 | — | 0.637 | 44 | 40 | — | 0.524 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | SEC Coach of the Year (2005, 2010)[14] AP SEC Coach of the Year (2005)[14] |
33 | Shawn Elliott | 2015 | 6 | 1 | 5 | — | 0.167 | 1 | 3 | — | 0.250 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
34 | Will Muschamp[15] | 2016–2020 | 58 | 28 | 30 | — | 0.483 | 17 | 22 | — | 0.436 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
35 | Mike Bobo[16] | 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | .000 | 0 | 3 | — | .000 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
36 | Shane Beamer | 2021–present | 38 | 20 | 18 | — | 0.526 | 10 | 14 | — | 0.417 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ 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.[8]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[9]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[10]
- ^ Statistics correct as of the end of the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season.
- ^ South Carolina did not have a head coach for the 1892, 1894 or 1895 seasons.[6]
- ^ South Carolina did not field a team for the 1893 or 1906 seasons.[6]
- ^ 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.[11]
References
[edit]General
- "South Carolina coaching records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
- University of South Carolina Athletics Media Relations Department (2012). 2012 South Carolina Football Media Guide (PDF). Retrieved August 7, 2012.
Specific
- ^ "South Carolina names Shane Beamer head football coach". 247Sports. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ Iacobelli, Pete (November 24, 2004). "Spurrier on board at USC". The Tuscaloosa News. Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Associated Press. p. C4. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
- ^ "South Carolina Gamecocks Coaches". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ a b 2012 South Carolina Football Media Guide, pp. 126–137
- ^ Archives, L. A. Times (February 6, 1989). "Morrison, 52, Dies of Heart Attack : South Carolina Coach, Ex-Giant Star Collapses After Racquetball Game". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ a b c d 2012 South Carolina Football Media Guide, p. 123
- ^ "Lou Holtz". College Football Hall of Fame. Football Foundation. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
- ^ Harwell, Hoyt (November 30, 1990). "SEC sets division lineups". The Tuscaloosa News. Tuscaloosa, Alabama. p. 1C. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
- ^ 2012 South Carolina Football Media Guide, p. 147
- ^ "Walter Camp Football Foundation Awards". Walter Camp Football Foundation. Archived from the original on June 9, 2008. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
- ^ a b c 2012 South Carolina Football Media Guide, p. 145
- ^ "Will Muschamp accepts South Carolina Gamecocks head-coaching job, report says".
- ^ "South Carolina announces change in football leadership". www.secsports.com. Retrieved November 17, 2020.