 Beamer with South Carolina in 2021 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | South Carolina |
| Conference | SEC |
| Record | 23–19 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | March 31, 1977 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Virginia Tech, University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
| Playing career | |
| 1995–1999 | Virginia Tech |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver, long snapper |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2000 | Georgia Tech (GA) |
| 2001–2003 | Tennessee (GA) |
| 2004–2005 | Mississippi State (CB/RC) |
| 2006 | Mississippi State (RB/RC) |
| 2007 | South Carolina (OLB/co-ST) |
| 2008 | South Carolina (CB) |
| 2009–2010 | South Carolina (S/ST/RC) |
| 2011–2015 | Virginia Tech (AHC/RB) |
| 2016–2017 | Georgia (TE/ST) |
| 2018–2020 | Oklahoma (AHC/TE) |
| 2021–present | South Carolina |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 23–19 |
| Bowls | 1–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| FWAA First-Year Coach of the Year (2021) | |
Shane Beamer (born March 31, 1977) is an American football coach and former player who is currently the head football coach at the University of South Carolina. Beamer is the highest-paid coach in school history.[1] He is the first South Carolina coach to win back-to-back games against top 10 teams[2] and the first FBS coach since 1978 to win twice by 20+ points as a 20+ point underdog.[3]
Beamer is the son of former Virginia Tech Hokies football head coach Frank Beamer.
- ^ "South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer's salary more than doubles in 2023 as contract extension set". sports.yahoo.com. January 6, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ "South Carolina football ranked No. 19 by College Football Playoff, highest in program history". The Greenville News. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ "Shane Beamer makes FBS history with South Carolina's blowout upset wins in back-to-back years". Saturday Down South. November 20, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2023.