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South Carolina 5-3
2026 season · Gamecocks
No. 35 toughest schedule of 138 — see full rankings
South Carolina is 5-3 under head coach Shane Beamer. Its eight opponents were a combined 22-8 before playing the Gamecocks and are 11-17 since. The best win was over Tennessee, which was 6-1 and ranked No. 11 going in.
Next game: vs. Texas A&M,
Data last updated
Open a row to see that opponent's season, split into games before South Carolina, the game itself, and games after. Total includes the game vs. South Carolina.
Wk 1·
Home · Mid-American
W 57-0
- Before
- 0-0
- After
- 3-5
- Total
- 3-6
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Wk 1
W 57-0
0-0
3-5
3-6
Wk 1·
Home · Mid-American
W 57-0
- Before
- 0-0
- After
- 3-5
- Total
- 3-6
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Wk 1
W 57-0
0-0
3-5
3-6
Wk 2·
Towson
Home · Coastal Athletic · FCS
W 45-9
- Before
- 0-2
- After
- 1-5
- Total
- 1-8
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Wk 2
Towson
Home · Coastal Athletic · FCS
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W 45-9
0-2
1-5
1-8
Wk 2·
Towson
Home · Coastal Athletic · FCS
W 45-9
- Before
- 0-2
- After
- 1-5
- Total
- 1-8
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Wk 2
Towson
Home · Coastal Athletic · FCS
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W 45-9
0-2
1-5
1-8
Wk 3·
Home · SEC
L 34-41
- Before
- 2-0
- After
- 1-4
- Total
- 4-4
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Wk 3
L 34-41
2-0
1-4
4-4
Wk 3·
Home · SEC
L 34-41
- Before
- 2-0
- After
- 1-4
- Total
- 4-4
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Wk 3
L 34-41
2-0
1-4
4-4
- Conference
- SEC
- Head coach
- Shane Beamer
- Stadium
- Williams-Brice Stadium, seats 80,250, Columbia, South Carolina
- NFL draft
- 3 picked in the 2026 NFL draft, earliest in round 2
Receipt insights
- South Carolina is 2-2 vs. currently ranked teams, with 1 more on the schedule.
- Best win by opponent record: Tennessee, now 6-2 (won 27-24, Wk 8).
Combined opponents
Across 8 completed games · 4 upcoming left out
2-2 vs. teams ranked that week
Before playing South Carolina
22-8
73.3%
vs. South Carolina
3-5
37.5%
After playing South Carolina
11-17
39.3%
Total (including vs. South Carolina)
36-30
54.5%
Teams we beat19-23total (45.2%)
Before playing South Carolina 14-7 · after 5-11
Teams that beat us17-7total (70.8%)
Before playing South Carolina 8-1 · after 6-6
How we count
Records are summed once per game on this schedule, so an opponent who shows up twice is counted twice. Before playing South Carolina uses only that opponent's games completed before the kickoff. vs. South Carolina is the opponents' combined record in those head-to-head games. After playing South Carolina uses only games completed later. Total adds the three together. Canceled, postponed, and vacated games are excluded. Winning percentage counts a tie as half a win.
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