2021 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

2021 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Duke's Mayo Bowl champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record7–6 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMarcus Satterfield (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorClayton White (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumWilliams–Brice Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 1 Georgia x#^   8 – 0     14 – 1  
No. 18 Kentucky*   5 – 3     10 – 3  
Tennessee   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Missouri   3 – 5     6 – 7  
South Carolina   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Florida   2 – 6     6 – 7  
Vanderbilt   0 – 8     2 – 10  
West Division
No. 2 Alabama x$^   7 – 1     13 – 2  
No. 11 Ole Miss   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 21 Arkansas   4 – 4     9 – 4  
Mississippi State   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Texas A&M   4 – 4     8 – 4  
Auburn   3 – 5     6 – 7  
LSU   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Championship: Alabama 41, Georgia 24
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Kentucky vacated all wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season marked the Gamecocks' 128th overall season, and 30th 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 first-year head coach Shane Beamer.

In what was later deemed 2021's best season by a first-year head coach,[1] South Carolina compiled a record of 7–6.[2] The Gamecocks played in their first bowl game since 2018 and won their first bowl game since 2017, defeating North Carolina in the 2021 Duke's Mayo Bowl 38–21.[3] Home games also returned to full capacity,[4] though that capacity was now slightly reduced due to renovations.[5]

  1. ^ Diaz, Cory. "Shane Beamer named Co-Steve Spurrier National First-Year Coach of the Year". The Greenville News. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "2021 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "South Carolina Gamecocks Bowls". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  4. ^ Boynton, Eric. "University of South Carolina planning for full stadium capacity during 2021 football season". Spartanburg Herald Journal. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  5. ^ "Williams-Brice Stadium". University of South Carolina Athletics. June 4, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2024.