South Carolina·SEC

2021 — The 2021 Season

South Carolina's 2021 season (7-6) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 7-6
Final result Bowl season Won the Duke's Mayo Bowl
AP final — post-bowls
SP+ +4.5 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
W vs East Ill 46-0 W @ East Car 20-17 L @ Georgia 13-40 L vs Kentucky 10-16 W vs Troy 23-14 L @ Tennes 20-45 W vs Vander 21-20 L @ Texas A&M 14-44 W vs Florida 40-17 L @ Missouri 28-31 W vs Auburn 21-17 L vs Clemson 0-30 W vs UNC 38-21 Bowl

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2021.

Defining moments
The statement

The 2021 season's largest margin: South Carolina 46, Eastern Illinois 0. A 46-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: South Carolina 14, Texas A&M 44. A 30-point margin the season is remembered by.

The postseason

The season's last act: South Carolina beat North Carolina 38-21 in the postseason.

"Spurs up"
— South Carolina fanbase voice · 2021· synthesized
What it meant

2021 is a middle chapter for South Carolina — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.