2025 South Carolina
4–8 (1–7 Southeastern Conference), coached by Shane Beamer. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Coastal Carolina 51–7Nov 22
By 44 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to No. 4 Alabama 22–29Oct 25
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs Virginia Tech | W 24–11 | 61% |
| Sep 6 | vs South Carolina State | W 38–10 | 86% |
| Sep 13 | vs Vanderbilt | L 7–31 | 70% |
| Sep 20 | at 23Missouri | L 20–29 | 33% |
| Sep 27 | vs Kentucky | W 35–13 | 69% |
| Oct 11 | at 11LSU | L 10–20 | 33% |
| Oct 18 | vs 14Oklahoma | L 7–26 | 53% |
| Oct 25 | vs 4Alabama | L 22–29 | 33% |
| Nov 1 | at 7Ole Miss | L 14–30 | 18% |
| Nov 15 | at 3Texas A&M | L 30–31 | 18% |
| Nov 22 | vs Coastal Carolina | W 51–7 | 59% |
| Nov 29 | vs Clemson | L 14–28 | 49% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Clemson 28–14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 13th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 39th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 13
- Wk 2: 10
- Wk 3: 11
- Record
- 4–8
- Conference
- 1–7 tied for 13th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 10
- Points
- 272–265
- Coach
- Shane Beamer
- Elo
- 1523 −83 this season
- SP+ rating
- 5.9 No. 49 of 136; offense No. 86, defense No. 31, special teams No. 16
- SRS
- 3.8 No. 53 of 136 in FBS
- Returning
- 63% of last season’s EPA, No. 22 of 134
- Recruiting class
- No. 18 roster talent No. 18 in FBS
- Offensive coordinator
- Mike Shula
- Defensive coordinator
- Clayton White
- Offense
- Power spread
- Defense
- 4–2–5
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 0.01 | 38% | 1.32 | 107th of 136 |
| Defense | 0.06 | 42% | 1.17 | 52nd of 136 |
| Opponent-adjusted | 0.06 off 0.03 def | 42% off 40% def | — | 84th off 39th def |
Passing and running
| Pass success | Depth of target | Deep throws | Line yards | Stuffed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 41% | 9.0 yds | 15% | 3.00 | 16% |
| Defense | 46% | 8.2 yds | 8% | 2.80 | 19% |
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. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.
Drives and havoc
| Points per trip inside the 40 | Average start | Havoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 2.6 | own 27 | 20% allowed |
| Defense | 3.1 | own 30 | 16% caused |
CORE rating -0.3, 66th of 136 (offense -5.1, defense -4.8).
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 | Lanorris Sellers QB | 2,437 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Lanorris Sellers QB | 13 TD |
| Rushing yards | Rahsul Faison RB | 470 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Lanorris Sellers QB | 5 TD |
| Receiving yards | Nyck Harbor WR | 618 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Nyck Harbor WR | 6 TD |
| Tackles | D.Q. Smith DB | 64 tkl |
| Sacks | Bryan Thomas Jr. LB | 7 sacks |
| Interceptions | Gerald Kilgore DB | 2 INT |
Top recruits in the 2025 class
| Malik Clark WR | ★★★★ | No. 106 |
| Donovan Murph WR | ★★★★ | No. 165 |
| Jaquavious Dodd DE | ★★★★ | No. 213 |
| Donovan Darden DE | ★★★★ | No. 214 |
| Jordon Gidron WR | ★★★★ | No. 225 |
| Adedamola Ajidahun OT | ★★★★ | No. 256 |
| Brian Rowe Jr. WR | ★★★★ | No. 337 |
| Kendall Daniels Jr. S | ★★★★ | No. 344 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2025 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 3.0 | 0.879 |
| Receivers | 7 | 3.7 | 0.908 |
| Offensive line | 2 | 4.0 | 0.902 |
| Defensive line | 7 | 3.4 | 0.894 |
| Linebackers | 2 | 3.0 | 0.871 |
| Defensive backs | 3 | 3.3 | 0.882 |
| Athletes and specialists | 3 | 3.3 | 0.840 |
| Whole class | 25 | 3.5 | 0.888 |
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 2026
The 2026 draft| Rd 2 | Brandon Cisse CB | Green Bay Packers |
| Rd 5 | Nick Barrett DT | Los Angeles Chargers |
| Rd 5 | Jalon Kilgore S | Buffalo Bills |
Roster 114
The 2025 roster114 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 64 have a stat line. See the roster
Transfers in 17
The 2025 portal Brandon Cisse CB | ★★★★ | from  NC State |
| Jaylen Brown DE | ★★★★ | from  Missouri |
 Rahsul Faison RB | ★★★★ | from  Utah State |
 Rodney Newsom OL | ★★★★ | from  Western Kentucky |
| Gabriel Brownlow-Dindy DL | ★★★ | from  Texas A&M |
 Boaz Stanley OL | ★★★ | from  Troy |
| Justin Okoronkwo LB | ★★★ | from  Alabama |
 Myles Norwood CB | ★★★ | from  Ball State |
 Davonte Miles DL | ★★★ | from  Bowling Green |
 Demon Clowney DE | ★★★ | from  Louisville |
 George Wilson DE | ★★★ | from  Campbell |
| Jordan Dingle TE | ★★★ | from  Kentucky |
And 5 more, lower-rated or unrated.
Transfers out 23
And 11 more, lower-rated or unrated.
All-SEC
2 second teamSecond team
Dylan StewartDLCoaches-2- Jalon KilgoreDBCoaches-2
From Wikipedia’s 2025 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
2025 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ole Miss | 7–1 | 13–2 | 3 |
 Georgia | 7–1 | 12–2 | 6 |
| Texas A&M | 7–1 | 11–2 | 8 |
| Alabama | 7–1 | 11–4 | 9 |
 Texas | 6–2 | 10–3 | 12 |
| Oklahoma | 6–2 | 10–3 | 13 |
| Vanderbilt | 6–2 | 10–3 | 15 |
| Missouri | 4–4 | 8–5 | |
 Tennessee | 4–4 | 8–5 | |
| LSU | 3–5 | 7–6 | |
| Kentucky | 2–6 | 5–7 | |
 Florida | 2–6 | 4–8 | |
 Auburn | 1–7 | 5–7 | |
 Mississippi State | 1–7 | 5–8 | |
| South Carolina | 1–7 | 4–8 | |
 Arkansas | 0–8 | 2–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.