South Carolina announced today that head football coach Will Muschamp has been fired. For his tenure at South Carolina, Muschamp was 28-30 overall. Below is the South Carolina production rank (total, offense, defense, and the average and worst teams) since 2008 using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com. This time period covers the last part of Steve Spurrier's tenure (2008-2015) and Will Muschamp (2016-2020*). Here are more details about the program under former head coach Steve Spurrier.
Here is a
look at the South Carolina Gamecocks football team since 2008 (the year
in which the data I use to model FBS production starts). As you will
notice, South Carolina has been below average (except for 2017 (barely)) during Muschamp's tenure.
Will Muschamp (2016-2020*) [original contract]
2016
South Carolina finished the regular season at 6-6 (and bowl eligible), and were defeated by #21 ranked South Florida by a score of (39-46) to finish at 6-7 overall. The Gamecocks played against an
“average” strength
of schedule (SOS), meaning the Gamecocks' SOS was plus or minus one standard deviation of the "league" SOS. South Carolina's best regular
season victory
was against #65 ranked Tennessee by a score of (24-21) and their
worst
loss was to #88 ranked Kentucky by a score of (10-17). South Carolina was the #91 ranked team overall, with the #93 ranked
offense and the #67 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
2017
South Carolina finished the regular season at 8-4, while
playing against an
“average” strength
of schedule, The Gamecocks' and were
bowl eligible where they defeated by #48
ranked Michigan by a score of (26-19). South Carolina's best
regular
season victory
was against #33 ranked Missouri by a score of (31-13) and their worst
loss was again to #99 ranked Kentucky by a score of (13-23). South Carolina was the #61 ranked team overall, with the #94 ranked
offense and the #15 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
2018
South Carolina finished the regular season at 7-5, and were bowl eligible, where they were defeated by #25 ranked Virginia (0-28). The Gamecocks' played against a
“tougher” strength
of schedule meaning the Gamecocks' SOS was between one
and two standard deviation's less than the "league" SOS. South Carolina's best regular
season victory
was again against #34 ranked Missouri by a score of (37-35) and their worst
loss was to #44 ranked Texas A&M by a score of (23-26). South Carolina was the #79 ranked team overall, with the #71 ranked
offense and the #89 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
2020
South Carolina is currently 2-5 with their best win of the season was against currently ranked #46 Auburn and their worst loss of the season was to currently ranked #106 Tennessee. The Gamecocks are currently the #111 ranked offense, the #51 ranked defense and
the #107 ranked team in the FBS.
2020 NCAA FBS Head Coaching Changes