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2019 South Carolina

4–⁠8 (3–⁠5 Southeastern Conference), coached by Will Muschamp.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 2019, game by game: lost vs. North Carolina 20–24; won vs. Charleston Southern 72–10; lost vs. No. 2 Alabama 23–47; lost at Missouri 14–34; won vs. Kentucky 24–7; won at No. 3 Georgia 20–17; lost vs. No. 9 Florida 27–38; lost at Tennessee 21–41; won vs. Vanderbilt 24–7; lost vs. App State 15–20; lost at Texas A&M 6–30; lost vs. No. 3 Clemson 3–38+62−35Lost 20–24 vs. North Carolina-4North CarolinaWon 72–10 vs. Charleston Southern+62Charleston Sout…Lost 23–47 vs. No. 2 Alabama-24No. 2 AlabamaLost 14–34 at Missouri-20MissouriWon 24–7 vs. Kentucky+17KentuckyWon 20–17 at No. 3 Georgia+3No. 3 GeorgiaLost 27–38 vs. No. 9 Florida-11No. 9 FloridaLost 21–41 at Tennessee-20TennesseeWon 24–7 vs. Vanderbilt+17VanderbiltLost 15–20 vs. App State-5App StateLost 6–30 at Texas A&M-24Texas A&MLost 3–38 vs. No. 3 Clemson-35No. 3 Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsNorth CarolinaL 20–⁠2465%
Sep 7vsCharleston SouthernW 72–⁠1084%
Sep 14vs2AlabamaL 23–⁠4724%
Sep 21atMissouriL 14–⁠3429%
Sep 28vsKentuckyW 24–⁠746%
Oct 12at3GeorgiaW 20–⁠1717%
Oct 19vs9FloridaL 27–⁠3839%
Oct 26atTennesseeL 21–⁠4154%
Nov 2vsVanderbiltW 24–⁠768%
Nov 9vsApp StateL 15–⁠2035%
Nov 16atTexas A&ML 6–⁠3026%
Nov 30vs3ClemsonL 3–⁠3813%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Clemson 38–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 72nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
269–⁠313
Coach
Will Muschamp
Elo
1478 −52 this season
SP+ rating
4.8 No. 46 of 130; offense No. 98, defense No. 29, special teams No. 5
SRS
3.4 No. 49 of 130 in FBS
Returning
72% of last season’s EPA, No. 40 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 17 roster talent No. 21 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Bryan McClendon
Defensive coordinator
Travaris Robinson
Offense
Hurry-up, no-huddle spread
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense117th of 130
  • Defense60th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted107th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted36th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0438%1.07117th of 130
Defense0.1042%1.1860th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.06 def		41% off
40% def		—107th off
36th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.0own 2919% allowed
Defense3.0own 2720% caused

CORE rating -2.1, 71st of 130 (offense -7.6, defense -5.6).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsRyan Hilinski QB2,357 yds
Passing touchdownsRyan Hilinski QB11 TD
Rushing yardsTavien Feaster RB672 yds
Rushing touchdownsTavien Feaster RB5 TD
Receiving yardsBryan Edwards WR816 yds
Receiving touchdownsBryan Edwards WR6 TD
TacklesErnest Jones LB97 tkl
SacksAaron Sterling LB6 sacks
InterceptionsIsrael Mukuamu DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Zacch Pickens DT★★★★★No. 8
Ryan Hilinski PRO★★★★No. 64
Joseph Anderson SDE★★★★No. 135
Cam Smith CB★★★★No. 151
Keveon Mullins ATH★★★★No. 302
Jammie Robinson S★★★★No. 379

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.970
Running backs13.00.873
Receivers33.00.872
Offensive line53.00.870
Defensive line34.00.941
Linebackers23.00.878
Defensive backs43.50.898
Athletes and specialists33.00.855
Whole class223.30.888

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2020

The 2020 draft
Rd 1Javon Kinlaw DTSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 3Bryan Edwards WRLas Vegas Raiders
Rd 4D.J. Wonnum DEMinnesota Vikings
Rd 7T.J. Brunson ILBNew York Giants

Roster 117

The 2019 roster

117 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 62 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

1 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2019 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2019 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU8–⁠015–⁠01
Georgia7–⁠112–⁠24
Alabama6–⁠211–⁠28
Florida6–⁠211–⁠26
Auburn5–⁠39–⁠414
Tennessee5–⁠38–⁠5
Texas A&M4–⁠48–⁠5
Kentucky3–⁠58–⁠5
Missouri3–⁠56–⁠6
Mississippi State3–⁠56–⁠7
South Carolina3–⁠54–⁠8
Ole Miss2–⁠64–⁠8
Vanderbilt1–⁠73–⁠9
Arkansas0–⁠82–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.