The University of South Carolina has seen at least fourteen head football coaches since it fielded its very first football team on Christmas Eve of 1892. Before 1928 is a bit shrouded in mystery. The team had no coach in some years, and in others they were coached by the Board of Trustees itself. Here, we examine the top three South Carolina football coaches of the school’s 123 years of gridiron. These coaches are not based on wins alone, but how they brought tradition to a team that lacked it for over half a century.
Bronze Medal: Lou Holtz
Coach Brad Scott lead the Gamecocks to a win on the road versus LSU and their first bowl win in school history, all in the same 1994 season.