This is a list of seasons completed by the South Carolina Gamecocks football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Since the team's creation in 1892, the Gamecocks have participated in 1,065 officially-sanctioned games, including 16 bowl games.
The Gamecocks have been a member of several athletic conferences. From 1892 to 1914, South Carolina competed as a football independent. From 1922 through 1952, the Gamecocks were part of the Southern Conference. In 1953, South Carolina became one of the original members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, where it won a conference championship in 1969. The Gamecocks competed as an independent again from 1971 to 1991. In 1992, South Carolina joined the Southeast Conference's East Division, where it won a division title in 2010.
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| Conference Champions | Division Champions | Bowl game berth |
| Season | Coach | Record[1][2] (W-L-T)[a 1] |
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| 1892 | No coach | 0-1 | — | — | — | |
| 1893 | No coach | — | — | No team | — | — |
| 1894 | No coach | 0-2 | — | — | — | |
| 1895 | No coach | 2-1 | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | W. H. Whaley | 1-3 | — | — | — | |
| 1897 | W. P. Murphy | 0-3 | — | — | — | |
| 1898 | W. Wertenbaker | 1-2 | — | — | — | |
| 1899 | I. O. Hunt | 2-3 | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | I. O. Hunt | 4-3 | — | — | — | |
| 1901 | R. W. Dickson | 3-4 | — | — | — | |
| 1902 | C. R. Williams | 6-1 | — | — | — | |
| 1903 | C. R. Williams | 8-2 | — | — | — | |
| 1904 | Christie Benet | 4-3-1 | — | — | — | |
| 1905 | Christie Benet | 4-2-1 | — | — | — | |
| 1906 | No coach | — | — | No team | — | — |
| 1907 | Douglas McKay | 3-0 | — | — | — | |
| 1908 | Christie Benet | 3-5-1 | — | — | — | |
| 1909 | Christie Benet | 2-6 | — | — | — | |
| 1910 | John H. Neff | 4-4 | — | — | — | |
| 1911 | John H. Neff | 1-4-2 | — | — | — | |
| 1912 | N. B. Edgerton | 5-2-1 | — | — | — | |
| 1913 | N. B. Edgerton | 4-3 | — | — | — | |
| 1914 | N. B. Edgerton | 5-5-1 | — | — | — | |
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| 1915 | N. B. Edgerton | 5-3-1 | — | — | — | |
| 1916 | Rice Warren | 2-7 | — | — | — | |
| 1917 | Dixon Foster | 3-5 | — | — | — | |
| 1918 | Frank Dobson | 2-1-1 | — | — | — | |
| 1919 | Dixon Foster | 1-7-1 | — | — | — | |
| 1920 | Sol Metzger | 5-4 | — | — | — | |
| 1921 | Sol Metzger | 5-1-2 | — | — | — | |
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| 1922 | Sol Metzger | 5-4 | 0-2 | — | — | |
| 1923 | Sol Metzger | 4-6 | 0-4 | — | — | |
| 1924 | Sol Metzger | 7-3 | 3-2 | — | — | |
| 1925 | Branch Bocock | 7-3 | 2-2 | — | — | |
| 1926 | Branch Bocock | 6-4 | 4-2 | — | — | |
| 1927 | Harry Lightsey | 4-5 | 2-4 | — | — | |
| 1928 | Billy Laval | 6-2-2 | 2-2-1 | — | — | |
| 1929 | Billy Laval | 6-5 | 2-5 | — | — | |
| 1930 | Billy Laval | 6-4 | 4-3 | — | — | |
| 1931 | Billy Laval | 5-4-1 | 3-3-1 | — | — | |
| 1932 | Billy Laval | 5-4-2 | 2-2-2 | — | — | |
| 1933 | Billy Laval | 6-3-1 | 3-0 | — | — | |
| 1934 | Billy Laval | 5-4 | 2-3 | — | — | |
| 1935 | Don McCallister | 3-7 | 1-4 | — | — | |
| 1936 | Don McCallister | 5-7 | 2-5 | — | — | |
| 1937 | Don McCallister | 5-6-1 | 2-2-1 | — | — | |
| 1938 | Rex Enright | 6-4-1 | 2-2 | — | — | |
| 1939 | Rex Enright | 3-6-1 | 1-3 | — | — | |
| 1940 | Rex Enright | 3-6 | 1-3 | — | — | |
| 1941 | Rex Enright | 4-4-1 | 4-0-1 | — | — | |
| 1942 | Rex Enright | 1-7-1 | 1-4 | — | — | |
| 1943 | J. P. Moran | 5-2 | 2-1 | — | — | |
| 1944 | William William Newton | 3-4-2 | 1-3 | — | — | |
| 1945 | Johnny McMillan | 2-4-3 | 0-2-2 | Lost 1945 Gator Bowl vs. Wake Forest, 14-26 | — | — |
| 1946 | Rex Enright | 5-3 | 4-2 | — | — | |
| 1947 | Rex Enright | 6-2-1 | 4-1-1 | — | — | |
| 1948 | Rex Enright | 3-5 | 1-3 | — | — | |
| 1949 | Rex Enright | 4-6 | 3-3 | — | — | |
| 1950 | Rex Enright | 3-4-2 | 2-4-1 | — | — | |
| 1951 | Rex Enright | 5-4 | 5-3 | — | — | |
| 1952 | Rex Enright | 5-5 | 2-4 | — | — | |
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| 1953 | Rex Enright | 7-3 | 2-2 | — | — | |
| 1954 | Rex Enright | 6-4 | 3-3 | — | — | |
| 1955 | Rex Enright | 3-6 | 1-5 | — | — | |
| 1956 | Warren Giese | 7-3 | 4-2 | — | — | |
| 1957 | Warren Giese | 5-5 | 2-5 | — | — | |
| 1958 | Warren Giese | 7-3 | 5-2 | 15 | — | |
| 1959 | Warren Giese | 6-4 | 4-3 | — | — | |
| 1960 | Warren Giese | 3-6-1 | 3-3-1 | — | — | |
| 1961 | Marvin Bass | 4-6 | 3-4 | — | — | |
| 1962 | Marvin Bass | 4-5-1 | 3-4 | — | — | |
| 1963 | Marvin Bass | 1-8-1 | 1-5-1 | — | — | |
| 1964 | Marvin Bass | 3-5-2 | 2-3-1 | — | — | |
| 1965 | Marvin Bass | 5-5 | 4-2 | — | — | |
| 1966 | Paul Dietzel | 1-9 | 1-3 | — | — | |
| 1967 | Paul Dietzel | 5-5 | 4-2 | — | — | |
| 1968 | Paul Dietzel | 4-6 | 4-3 | — | — | |
| 1969 | Paul Dietzel | 7-4 | 6-0 | ACC Champions Lost 1969 Peach Bowl vs. West Virginia, 3-14 |
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| 1970 | Paul Dietzel | 4-6-1 | 3-2-1 | — | — | |
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| 1971 | Paul Dietzel | 6-5 | — | — | — | |
| 1972 | Paul Dietzel | 4-7 | — | — | — | |
| 1973 | Paul Dietzel | 7-4 | — | — | — | |
| 1974 | Paul Dietzel | 4-7 | — | — | — | |
| 1975 | Jim Carlen | 7-5 | — | Lost 1975 Tangerine Bowl vs. Miami (OH) | — | — |
| 1976 | Jim Carlen | 6-5 | — | — | — | |
| 1977 | Jim Carlen | 5-7 | — | — | — | |
| 1978 | Jim Carlen | 5-5-1 | — | — | — | |
| 1979 | Jim Carlen | 8-4 | — | Lost 1979 Hall of Fame Classic vs. Missouri, 14-24 | — | — |
| 1980 | Jim Carlen | 8-4 | — | Lost 1980 Gator Bowl vs. Pittsburgh, 9-37 | — | — |
| 1981 | Jim Carlen | 6-6 | — | — | — | |
| 1982 | Richard Bell | 4-7 | — | — | — | |
| 1983 | Joe Morrison | 5-6 | — | — | — | |
| 1984 | Joe Morrison | 10-2 | — | Lost 1984 Gator Bowl vs. Oklahoma State, 14-21 | 11 | 13 |
| 1985 | Joe Morrison | 5-6 | — | — | — | |
| 1986 | Joe Morrison | 3-6-2 | — | — | — | |
| 1987 | Joe Morrison | 8-4 | — | Lost 1987 Gator Bowl vs. LSU, 13-30 | 15 | 15 |
| 1988 | Joe Morrison | 8-4 | — | Lost 1988 Liberty Bowl vs. Indiana, 10-34 | — | — |
| 1989 | Sparky Woods | 6-4-1 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | Sparky Woods | 6-5 | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | Sparky Woods | 3-6-2 | — | — | — | |
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| 1992 | Sparky Woods | 5-6 | 3-5 | — | — | |
| 1993 | Sparky Woods | 4-7 | 2-6 | — | — | |
| 1994 | Brad Scott | 7-5 | 3-5 | Won 1994 Carquest Bowl vs. West Virginia, 24-21 | — | — |
| 1995 | Brad Scott | 4-6-1 | 2-5-1 | — | — | |
| 1996 | Brad Scott | 6-5 | 4-4 | — | — | |
| 1997 | Brad Scott | 5-6 | 3-5 | — | — | |
| 1998 | Brad Scott | 1-10 | 0-8 | — | — | |
| 1999 | Lou Holtz | 0-11 | 0-8 | — | — | |
| 2000 | Lou Holtz | 8-4 | 5-3 | Won Outback Bowl vs. Ohio State, 24-7 | 19 | 21 |
| 2001 | Lou Holtz | 9-3 | 5-3 | Won Outback Bowl vs. Ohio State, 31-28 | 13 | 13 |
| 2002 | Lou Holtz | 5-7 | 3-5 | — | — | |
| 2003 | Lou Holtz | 5-7 | 2-6 | — | — | |
| 2004 | Lou Holtz | 6-5 | 4-4 | — | — | |
| 2005 | Steve Spurrier | 7-5 | 5-3 | Lost Independence Bowl vs. Missouri, 31-38 | — | — |
| 2006 | Steve Spurrier | 8-5 | 3-5 | Won 2006 Liberty Bowl vs. Houston, 44-36 | — | — |
| 2007 | Steve Spurrier | 6-6 | 3-5 | — | — | |
| 2008 | Steve Spurrier | 7-6 | 4-4 | Lost 2009 Outback Bowl vs. Iowa, 10-31 | — | — |
| 2009 | Steve Spurrier | 7-6 | 3-5 | Lost 2010 PapaJohns.com Bowl vs. Connecticut, 7-20 | — | — |
| 2010 | Steve Spurrier | 9-5 | 5-3 | SEC East Champions Lost 2010 SEC Championship Game vs. Auburn, 17-56 Lost 2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl vs. FSU, 17-26 |
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