South Carolina GamecocksHead coach

Shane Beamer

68 Overall rating steady

Shane Beamer has led South Carolina since 2021, going 35-33 across 6 seasons with 3 bowl trips.

Record since 2021: 35-33
Seasons: 6
Bowl trips: 3

Coaching profile Updated weekly

Strategy & scheme

Offensive scheme9

Defensive scheme14

Game planning13

Situational management2

Leadership & results

Comeback factor6

Underdog edge3

Recent form6

Win rate9

Grades on a 0-20 scale, recalculated each week from Shane Beamer's most recent 26 games. Offensive and defensive scheme track scoring for and against, game planning the average margin, situational management the one-score record, comeback factor the bounce-back after a loss, underdog edge the road record. The arrows are the week-over-week move. Frost is 17 or higher, violet 14 or higher.

South Carolina record by season

Shane Beamer South Carolina record by season since 2021
Season	Record	Result
2026	2-3	In progress
2025	4-8	No bowl
2024	9-4	Lost Cheez-It Citrus Bowl
2023	5-7	No bowl
2022	8-5	Lost TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
2021	7-6	Won Duke's Mayo Bowl

Records with South Carolina since 2021, bowl and playoff games included, from the CollegeFootballData game log.

Shane Beamer: South Carolina head coach profile

Shane Beamer is the South Carolina head coach. This profile covers Shane Beamer's record and season-by-season results with South Carolina, and connects to the South Carolina program, the American Conference teams and the live conference standings. Follow the race for the American Conference Championship Game on the American Conference title race page.

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