2023 South Carolina
5–7 (3–5 Southeastern Conference), coached by Shane Beamer. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Vanderbilt 47–6Nov 11
By 41 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Florida 39–41Oct 14
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs 21North CarolinaDuke’s Mayo Classic | L 17–31 | 52% |
| Sep 9 | vs Furman | W 47–21 | 70% |
| Sep 16 | at 1Georgia | L 14–24 | 16% |
| Sep 23 | vs Mississippi State | W 37–30 | 54% |
| Sep 30 | at 21Tennessee | L 20–41 | 30% |
| Oct 14 | vs Florida | L 39–41 | 56% |
| Oct 21 | at 20Missouri | L 12–34 | 33% |
| Oct 28 | at Texas A&M | L 17–30 | 34% |
| Nov 4 | vs Jacksonville State | W 38–28 | 52% |
| Nov 11 | vs Vanderbilt | W 47–6 | 77% |
| Nov 18 | vs Kentucky | W 17–14 | 51% |
| Nov 25 | vs Clemson | L 7–16 | 41% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Clemson 16–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 40th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 5–7
- Conference
- 3–5 tied for 8th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 312–316
- Coach
- Shane Beamer
- Elo
- 1519 −30 this season
- SP+ rating
- 4.3 No. 51 of 133; offense No. 58, defense No. 55, special teams No. 9
- SRS
- 3.2 No. 52 of 133 in FBS
- Returning
- 64% of last season’s EPA, No. 43 of 131
- Recruiting class
- No. 16 roster talent No. 22 in FBS
- Offensive coordinator
- Dowell Loggains
- Defensive coordinator
- Clayton White
- Offense
- Multiple
- Defense
- 4–2–5
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 0.07 | 40% | 1.30 | 74th of 133 |
| Defense | 0.11 | 44% | 1.17 | 70th of 133 |
| Opponent-adjusted | 0.11 off 0.09 def | 43% off 42% def | — | 60th off 56th 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 40 | Average start | Havoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 4.1 | own 31 | 20% allowed |
| Defense | 3.4 | own 33 | 16% caused |
CORE rating -5.4, 87th of 133 (offense -3.3, defense 2.1).
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 yards | Spencer Rattler QB | 3,186 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Spencer Rattler QB | 19 TD |
| Rushing yards | Mario Anderson RB | 707 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Dakereon Joyner RB | 5 TD |
| Receiving yards | Xavier Legette WR | 1,255 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Xavier Legette WR | 7 TD |
| Tackles | Debo Williams LB | 113 tkl |
| Sacks | Jordan Strachan DE | 5 sacks |
| Interceptions | Nick Emmanwori DB | 2 INT |
Top recruits in the 2023 class
| Nyck Harbor ATH | ★★★★★ | No. 19 |
| Desmond Umeozulu DE | ★★★★ | No. 146 |
| Markee Anderson OL | ★★★★ | No. 155 |
| Xzavier McLeod DL | ★★★★ | No. 178 |
| Vicari Swain ATH | ★★★★ | No. 181 |
| Grayson Howard LB | ★★★★ | No. 185 |
| Tree Babalade OT | ★★★★ | No. 231 |
| DJay Braswell RB | ★★★★ | No. 248 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2023 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 4.0 | 0.913 |
| Running backs | 1 | 4.0 | 0.913 |
| Receivers | 5 | 3.0 | 0.870 |
| Offensive line | 4 | 3.5 | 0.901 |
| Defensive line | 3 | 4.0 | 0.921 |
| Linebackers | 1 | 4.0 | 0.927 |
| Defensive backs | 3 | 3.3 | 0.884 |
| Athletes and specialists | 5 | 3.6 | 0.905 |
| Whole class | 23 | 3.5 | 0.898 |
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 2024
The 2024 draft| Rd 1 | Xavier Legette WR | Carolina Panthers |
| Rd 5 | Spencer Rattler QB | New Orleans Saints |
| Rd 6 | Marcellas Dial CB | New England Patriots |
| Rd 7 | Nick Gargiulo C | Denver Broncos |
Roster 116
The 2023 roster116 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2023 line; 63 have a stat line. See the roster
Transfers in 10
The 2023 portal Trey Knox TE | ★★★★ | from  Arkansas |
 Joshua Simon TE | ★★★★ | from  Western Kentucky |
 Jaron Willis DE | ★★★★ | from  Ole Miss |
 Eddie Lewis WR | ★★★ | from  Memphis |
| Mario Anderson RB | ★★★ | from Newberry |
| Nick Elksnis TE | ★★★ | from  Florida |
 Jatius Geer DL | ★★★ | from  Syracuse |
 Sidney Fugar OT | ★★★ | from  Western Illinois |
 Nick Gargiulo OT | ★★★ | from  Yale |
 Jaxon Hughes OL | ★★★ | from  Charlotte |
Transfers out 17
 Jaheim Bell TE | ★★★★ | to  Florida State |
| Jordan Burch DE | ★★★★ | to  Oregon |
| Gilber Edmond DE | ★★★★ | to Florida State |
 MarShawn Lloyd RB | ★★★★ | to  USC |
| Austin Stogner TE | ★★★ | to  Oklahoma |
 Braden Davis QB | ★★★ | to Syracuse |
| Colin Henrich OT | ★★★ | to  Georgia State |
| Anthony Rose S | ★★★★ | no new school on file |
| Corey Rucker WR | ★★★ | to  Arkansas State |
| Demetrius Watson DL | ★★★ | no new school on file |
| Joey Hunter CB | ★★★ | to  Akron |
| Jordan Davis OT | ★★★ | to  South Alabama |
And 5 more, lower-rated or unrated.
All-SEC
3 second teamSecond team
Xavier LegetteWRAP-2; Coaches-2- Trey KnoxTECoaches-2
- Debo WilliamsLBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 2023 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
2023 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 8–0 | 13–1 | 4 |
 Alabama | 8–0 | 12–2 | 5 |
| Missouri | 6–2 | 11–2 | 8 |
| Ole Miss | 6–2 | 11–2 | |
 LSU | 6–2 | 10–3 | 12 |
| Tennessee | 4–4 | 9–4 | 17 |
| Texas A&M | 4–4 | 7–6 | |
| Kentucky | 3–5 | 7–6 | |
 Auburn | 3–5 | 6–7 | |
| South Carolina | 3–5 | 5–7 | |
| Florida | 3–5 | 5–7 | |
| Mississippi State | 1–7 | 5–7 | 9 |
| Arkansas | 1–7 | 4–8 | |
| Vanderbilt | 0–8 | 2–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.