2025 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

2025 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–8 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Shula (1st season; first 9 games)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorClayton White (5th season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumWilliams–Brice Stadium
Uniform
2025 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Alabama y^   7 1     11 4  
No. 6 Georgia y$^   7 1     12 2  
No. 3 Ole Miss ^   7 1     13 2  
No. 8 Texas A&M ^   7 1     11 2  
No. 12 Texas   6 2     10 3  
No. 13 Oklahoma ^   6 2     10 3  
No. 15 Vanderbilt   6 2     10 3  
Tennessee   4 4     8 5  
Missouri   4 4     8 5  
LSU   3 5     7 6  
Kentucky   2 6     5 7  
Florida   2 6     4 8  
South Carolina   1 7     4 8  
Auburn   1 7     5 7  
Mississippi State   1 7     5 8  
Arkansas   0 8     2 10  
Championship: Georgia 28, Alabama 7
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gamecocks played their home games at Williams–Brice Stadium located in Columbia, South Carolina, and were led by Shane Beamer, who was in his fifth year as their head coach. The Gamecocks received their first preseason ranking since the 2014 football season. After defeating Virginia Tech in their season opener, South Carolina rose to the top 10 of the AP poll for the first time since 2014. However, after starting 2–0, the team would lose seven of its next eight games, falling out of the top 25 and guaranteeing a losing season.

The South Carolina Gamecocks drew an average home attendance of 79,334, the 14th-highest of all college football teams.