2020 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

2020 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record2–8 (2–8 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Bobo (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorTravaris Robinson (5th season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Home stadiumWilliams–Brice Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 13 Florida x   8 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 7 Georgia   7 – 2     8 – 2  
Missouri   5 – 5     5 – 5  
Kentucky   4 – 6     5 – 6  
Tennessee*   3 – 7     3 – 7  
South Carolina   2 – 8     2 – 8  
Vanderbilt   0 – 9     0 – 9  
West Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#^   10 – 0     13 – 0  
No. 4 Texas A&M   8 – 1     9 – 1  
Auburn   6 – 4     6 – 5  
LSU*   5 – 5     5 – 5  
Ole Miss   4 – 5     5 – 5  
Arkansas   3 – 7     3 – 7  
Mississippi State   3 – 7     4 – 7  
Championship: Alabama 52, Florida 46
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Tennessee vacated all wins due to NCAA violations. LSU was ineligible for postseason due to self imposed ban.
    Note: Due to COVID-19, the SEC played a conference-only schedule.
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 South Carolina Gamecocks football team (variously South Carolina, USC, SC, or The Gamecocks) represented the University of South Carolina in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season marked the Gamecocks' 127th overall season, and 29th as a member of the SEC East Division. The Gamecocks played their home games at Williams–Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina, and were led by head coach Will Muschamp until his firing on November 15. Mike Bobo, the team's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[1]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, South Carolina played a ten-game all-conference schedule in 2020.[2][3] The Gamecocks did not play their archrival Clemson for the first time since 1908.[4] Home games were extremely regulated, limited to approximately 15,000 season ticket holders and a small number of other spectators, all required to wear masks.[5] The Gamecocks compiled a 2–8 record, their fourth losing season in six years.[6] The team accepted a bid to the Gasparilla Bowl, as the NCAA had waived bowl eligibility requirements for the season.[7][8] The Gamecocks were slated to play UAB, but had to withdraw on December 22 due to COVID-19 issues within the program.[9]

  1. ^ Wolken, Dan. "South Carolina fires football coach Will Muschamp following 2-5 start in his fifth season". USA TODAY. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  2. ^ Parks, Chris (August 17, 2020). "SEC, South Carolina release full revised 2020 football schedule". WBTV News. Retrieved September 26, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Bezjak, Lou (August 7, 2020). "SEC schedule news: Gamecocks now know all 10 of their conference games for 2020". The State. Retrieved September 26, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "No USC-Clemson game this year due to COVID, SEC says". wltx.com. July 30, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  5. ^ "South Carolina Announces Fan Guidelines for Williams-Brice Stadium". University of South Carolina Athletics. August 27, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  6. ^ "South Carolina Gamecocks College Football History, Stats, Records". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  7. ^ Myerberg, Eddie Timanus and Paul. "Get ready teams with losing records in bowl games after NCAA waives win requirement". USA TODAY. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  8. ^ Gamecocks to Face UAB in the 2020 Gasparilla Bowl. gamecocksonline.com/. December 20, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2024 – via gamecocksonline.com.
  9. ^ "Tampa's Gasparilla Bowl canceled after South Carolina bails". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved December 22, 2020.