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South Carolina

University of South Carolina · 2026 · SEC

Efficiency
+7.1
39th FBS
Record
2-0
Conf. record
Conf. finish
14th
proj. of 16
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South Carolina is 2-0 and ranked 39th in overall efficiency. Their 55th-ranked defense carries them, with a 70th-ranked offense. They pass the ball on 51% of offensive plays with a 53rd-ranked passing attack and run the ball on the remaining 49% of plays with a 3rd-ranked rushing attack.

Quadrant record

By opponent strength, adjusted for where the game was played.

Q1
0-0
+7 left
Q2
0-0
Q3
0-0
+2 left
Q4
2-0
+1 left

Projected wins

Per-game win probabilities combined across the full schedule.

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Expected: 5.8 wins
Strength of Record
49th
+0.0 wins above a 25th-ranked team's expectation
Strength of Schedule
to date
135th
full season
12th
AP poll
Unranked
Conf. sched. difficulty
9th
a 25th-ranked team would win ~4.1 conference games on this schedule

The resume

Every game on the schedule. Click a row for the game breakdown (played) or the matchup projection (upcoming).

WkOpponentConfOpp rankResultExp. marginWin probGameScoreQuad
1vs Kent StateMid-American#131W 570+28.3100%25.9Q4
2vs TowsonCoastal AthleticW 459+36.9100%-17.7Q4
3vs Mississippi StateSEC#18Preview-5.437%Q1
4@ AlabamaSEC#6Preview-18.314%Q1
5vs KentuckySEC#55Preview+5.162%Q3
6@ FloridaSEC#12Preview-13.521%Q1
8vs TennesseeSEC#14Preview-7.633%Q1
9@ OklahomaSEC#15Preview-12.623%Q1
10vs Texas A&MSEC#4Preview-13.322%Q1
11@ ArkansasSEC#94Preview+10.573%Q4
12vs GeorgiaSEC#9Preview-9.329%Q1
13@ ClemsonACC#67Preview+5.663%Q3

2 played · 2-0. Expected margin and gamescore use the latest ratings — a completed game shows what the model would say now, not that week.

The season

The model’s read on South Carolina, recomputed after every week. Toggle between overall, offensive, and defensive efficiency (each with a dot for that week’s game) or the FanBoardHQ CFP rank.

-14.2+4.1+22.426-18Week 0Week 2
Line = the model's read each week; dots = that week's game (green above the line, red below).

Passing & rushing

Opponent-adjusted, FBS-only. The bar is the blended Eff rank — EPA/play (scoring value), success rate (staying on schedule), and yards/play (explosiveness), each standardized against the FBS field. The three ranks below each bar are those components, so you can see what's driving it.

Offense
PassingEff 53rd
SR 66thYPP 59thEPA 50th
RushingEff 3rd
SR 28thYPP 2ndEPA 6th
Defense
Pass defenseEff 53rd
SR 71stYPP 17thEPA 58th
Rush defenseEff 9th
SR 12thYPP 12thEPA 9th
Dropback rate 51%Tempo -5.7 snaps/game vs. averageFaced pass defenses ranked 130th on average
Success rate by down

Their offense vs. what their defense allows.

1st · Offense: 59%1st · Defense allowed: 28%1st2nd · Offense: 55%2nd · Defense allowed: 24%2nd3rd/4th · Offense: 64%3rd/4th · Defense allowed: 29%3rd/4th
OffenseDefense allowed
Points by quarter

Scored vs. allowed, all regular-season games.

Q1 · Scored: 7.0Q1 · Allowed: 0.0Q1Q2 · Scored: 31.0Q2 · Allowed: 3.0Q2Q3 · Scored: 21.0Q3 · Allowed: 7.0Q3Q4 · Scored: 28.0Q4 · Allowed: 0.0Q4
ScoredAllowed

What kind of team is this?

Every team by offensive and defensive efficiency (points/game vs. an average team, higher is better on both). Click a dot for that team.

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South Carolina Offense vs Defense, 2026
Offensive EffRanked 70th
-0.5
Field position: -2.6Finishing drives: +2.1
Field position -2.6Finishing drives +2.1= -0.5
Offensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 135th · Finishing 51st

Defensive EffRanked 55th
+1.9
Field position: +1.3Finishing drives: +0.6
Field position +1.3Finishing drives +0.6= +1.9
Defensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 26th · Finishing 65th

4.00 points per drive on offense, 0.38 allowed — starting, on average, at their own 28.

Play-calling & efficiency

What the offense did, by quarter and by down — raw, not opponent-adjusted.

By quarter
Quarter (att.)Pass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(39)46% / 54%46%6.8
Q2(30)60% / 40%63%10.6
Q3(41)46% / 54%59%8.7
Q4(25)20% / 80%72%6.6
how play-calling and results shifted through games — (n) = plays, season total
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(26)10.550%8.9
2nd(19)7.247%4.7
3rd(14)7.050%8.3
4th(1)3.00%0.0
All (60)48%7.3
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(40)9.765%8.6
2nd(25)6.260%7.8
3rd(8)3.988%15.8
4th(2)1.0100%2.5
All (75)67%8.9

South Carolina, all games.