2015 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

2015 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record3–9 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorG. A. Mangus
Offensive schemeMultiple
Co-defensive coordinatorLorenzo Ward (4th as DC, 7th overall season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJon Hoke (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumWilliams–Brice Stadium
Tiger Stadium (1 game)
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 25 Florida x   7 1     10 4  
No. 22 Tennessee   5 3     9 4  
Georgia   5 3     10 3  
Vanderbilt   2 6     4 8  
Kentucky   2 6     5 7  
Missouri*   1 7     5 7  
South Carolina   1 7     3 9  
West Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#^   7 1     14 1  
No. 10 Ole Miss   6 2     10 3  
Arkansas   5 3     8 5  
No. 16 LSU *   5 3     9 3  
Texas A&M   4 4     8 5  
Mississippi State   4 4     9 4  
Auburn   2 6     7 6  
Championship: Alabama 29, Florida 15
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * LSU and Missouri vacated all wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gamecocks competed as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) as part of its East Division. The team was led by head coach Steve Spurrier, who was in his eleventh year before his resignation on October 12, 2015, after a 2–4 start. Co-offensive coordinator Shawn Elliott took over as interim head coach.[1] They played six home games at Williams–Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina and one home game at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. They finished the season 3–9, 1–7 in SEC play to finish in seventh place in the East division.

The Gamecocks had their first losing season since 2003 and their worst record since 1999.[2] The upset by The Citadel was the first time an SEC team had lost to an FCS team since 2010.[3] It was also South Carolina's first loss to a FCS team since 1990, and it remains the most recent.[4]

  1. ^ "Spurrier resigns: It's time to get out of the way". ESPN.com. October 13, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "South Carolina Gamecocks College Football History, Stats, Records". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  3. ^ "The Citadel 23-22 South Carolina (Nov 21, 2015) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  4. ^ "FCS wins vs. FBS teams: All-time victories, upsets, wins vs. ranked teams | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved September 27, 2024.