South Carolina Gamecocks football

South Carolina Gamecocks Football
2024 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
First season	1892
Athletic director	Ray Tanner
Head coach	Shane Beamer 3rd season, 20–18 (.526)
Stadium	Williams–Brice Stadium (capacity: 77,559)
Field surface	Grass
Location	Columbia, South Carolina
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	East
Past conferences	Independent (1892–1921) SoCon (1922–1952) ACC (1953–1970) Independent (1971–1991)
All-time record	635–612–44[1] (.509)
Bowl record	10–15 (.400)
Conference titles	1 (1969)
Division titles	1 (2010)
Rivalries	Clemson (rivalry) Georgia (rivalry) North Carolina (rivalry)
Heisman winners	George Rogers – 1980
Consensus All-Americans	4
Colors	Garnet and black[2]
Fight song	"The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way"
Mascot	Cocky, Sir Big Spur
Marching band	Mighty Sound of the Southeast
Website	Gamecocksonline.com

The South Carolina Gamecocks football program represents the University of South Carolina. The Gamecocks compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference. The team's head coach is Shane Beamer. They play their home games at Williams–Brice Stadium.

From 1953 through 1970, the Gamecocks played in the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing No. 14 in the 1958 final AP poll and winning the 1969 ACC Championship. From 1971 through 1991, they competed as a major independent, producing 1980 Heisman Trophy winner George Rogers, six bowl appearances, and final AP top-25 rankings in 1984 and 1987 (No. 11 and No. 15). Since 1992, they have competed in the Southeastern Conference, winning the SEC East Division in 2010 and posting seven final top-25 rankings, including three top-10 finishes and one top-5 finish.

South Carolina has produced a National Coach of the Year in Joe Morrison (1984), three SEC coaches of the year in Lou Holtz (2000) and Steve Spurrier (2005, 2010), one ACC coach of the year in Paul Dietzel (1969), and two overall #1 NFL Draft picks in George Rogers (1981) and Jadeveon Clowney (2014). They also have five members of the College Football Hall of Fame in former players George Rogers and Sterling Sharpe, and former coaches Holtz and Spurrier as well as former Athletic Director Mike McGee.