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2024 South Carolina

9–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Shane Beamer, finished No. 19 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 2024, game by game: won vs. Old Dominion 23–19; won at Kentucky 31–6; lost vs. No. 16 LSU 33–36; won vs. Akron 50–7; lost vs. No. 12 Ole Miss 3–27; lost at No. 7 Alabama 25–27; won at Oklahoma 35–9; won vs. No. 10 Texas A&M 44–20; won at No. 24 Vanderbilt 28–7; won vs. No. 24 Missouri 34–30; won vs. Wofford 56–12; won at No. 12 Clemson 17–14; lost vs. No. 21 Illinois 17–21+44−24Won 23–19 vs. Old Dominion+4Old DominionWon 31–6 at Kentucky+25KentuckyLost 33–36 vs. No. 16 LSU-3No. 16 LSUWon 50–7 vs. Akron+43AkronLost 3–27 vs. No. 12 Ole Miss-24No. 12 Ole MissLost 25–27 at No. 7 Alabama-2No. 7 AlabamaWon 35–9 at Oklahoma+26OklahomaWon 44–20 vs. No. 10 Texas A&M+24No. 10 Texas A&MWon 28–7 at No. 24 Vanderbilt+21No. 24 VanderbiltWon 34–30 vs. No. 24 Missouri+4No. 24 MissouriWon 56–12 vs. Wofford+44WoffordWon 17–14 at No. 12 Clemson+3No. 12 ClemsonLost 17–21 vs. No. 21 Illinois-4No. 21 Illinois
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsOld DominionW 23–⁠1965%
Sep 7atKentuckyW 31–⁠636%
Sep 14vs16LSUL 33–⁠3651%
Sep 21vsAkronW 50–⁠783%
Oct 5vs12Ole MissL 3–⁠2743%
Oct 12at7AlabamaL 25–⁠2719%
Oct 19atOklahomaW 35–⁠932%
Nov 2vs10Texas A&MW 44–⁠2046%
Nov 9at24VanderbiltW 28–⁠756%
Nov 16vs24MissouriW 34–⁠3059%
Nov 23vsWoffordW 56–⁠1295%
Nov 30at12ClemsonW 17–⁠1436%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs21IllinoisCitrus BowlL 17–⁠2161%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Illinois 21–⁠17 in the Citrus Bowl; No. 19 in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 12: 23
  2. Wk 13: 19
  3. Wk 14: 16
  4. Wk 15: 13
  5. Wk 16: 14
  6. Final: 19

Bronko Nagurski TrophyKyle Kennard, DE

Consensus All-AmericanKyle Kennard, DE

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 19 peak No. 13
Points
396–⁠235
Coach
Shane Beamer
Elo
1659 +146 this season
SP+ rating
16.9 No. 14 of 134; offense No. 35, defense No. 13, special teams No. 46
SRS
15.8 No. 10 of 134 in FBS
Returning
19% of last season’s EPA, No. 122 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 22 roster talent No. 21 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Dowell Loggains
Defensive coordinator
Clayton White
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense60th of 134
  • Defense17th of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted49th of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted12th of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1242%1.3160th of 134
Defense0.0142%1.0717th of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.14 off
-0.01 def		43% off
40% def		—49th off
12th 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
Offense4.0own 3017% allowed
Defense3.2own 2719% caused

CORE rating 14.8, 21st of 134 (offense 5.9, defense -8.9).

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 yardsLanorris Sellers QB2,527 yds
Passing touchdownsLanorris Sellers QB18 TD
Rushing yardsRaheim Sanders RB881 yds
Rushing touchdownsRaheim Sanders RB11 TD
Receiving yardsJoshua Simon TE512 yds
Receiving touchdownsJoshua Simon TE7 TD
TacklesNick Emmanwori DB88 tkl
SacksKyle Kennard DE11.5 sacks
InterceptionsJalon Kilgore DB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Dylan Stewart DE★★★★★No. 15
Josiah Thompson OT★★★★★No. 35
Michael Smith TE★★★★No. 147
Wendell Gregory DE★★★★No. 179
Kam Pringle OT★★★★No. 180
Jalewis Solomon ATH★★★★No. 213
Fred Johnson LB★★★★No. 233
Mazeo Bennett Jr. WR★★★★No. 266

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.887
Running backs14.00.890
Receivers33.70.911
Offensive line34.00.933
Defensive line24.50.960
Linebackers23.50.888
Defensive backs14.00.900
Athletes and specialists23.50.867
Whole class153.80.909

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 2025

The 2025 draft
Rd 2Nick Emmanwori SSeattle Seahawks
Rd 2T.J. Sanders DTBuffalo Bills
Rd 2Demetrius Knight Jr. LBCincinnati Bengals
Rd 4Kyle Kennard DELos Angeles Chargers
Rd 4Tonka Hemingway DTLas Vegas Raiders

Roster 119

The 2024 roster

119 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 66 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 22

The 2024 portal
Raheim Sanders RB★★★★from Arkansas
Demetrius Knight Jr. LB★★★★from Charlotte
Deandre Jules DL★★★★from Pittsburgh
Kyle Kennard DE★★★★from Georgia Tech
Bangally Kamara LB★★★from Pittsburgh
Brady Hunt TE★★★from Ball State
Gerald Kilgore S★★★from Tennessee Tech
Oscar Adaway III RB★★★from North Texas
Gilber Edmond DE★★★from Florida State
Jared Brown WR★★★from Coastal Carolina
Robby Ashford QB★★★from Auburn
Ahmari Huggins-Bruce WR★★★from Louisville

And 10 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 26

Antwane Wells Jr. WR★★★★to Ole Miss
Grayson Howard LB★★★★to Florida
Xzavier McLeod DL★★★★to Georgia
Mario Anderson RB★★★to Memphis
Stone Blanton LB★★★to Mississippi State
Keenan Nelson Jr. S★★★to Ohio State
Jaylen Nichols OT★★★to Memphis
D’Andre Martin DE★★★to Charlotte
Donovan Westmoreland DE★★★to Kennesaw State
Felix Hixon DL★★★to Middle Tennessee
Grayson Mains OT★★★to Temple
Kajuan Banks CB★★★to South Florida

And 14 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-SEC

3 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2024 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2024 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas7–⁠113–⁠34
Georgia6–⁠211–⁠36
Tennessee6–⁠210–⁠39
Missouri5–⁠310–⁠322
Ole Miss5–⁠310–⁠311
South Carolina5–⁠39–⁠419
Alabama5–⁠39–⁠417
LSU5–⁠39–⁠4
Texas A&M5–⁠38–⁠5
Florida4–⁠48–⁠5
Vanderbilt3–⁠57–⁠6
Arkansas3–⁠57–⁠6
Oklahoma2–⁠66–⁠7
Auburn2–⁠65–⁠7
Kentucky1–⁠74–⁠8
Mississippi State0–⁠82–⁠10

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