SEC

South Carolina Gamecocks

Columbia, South Carolina

Season

South Carolina

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 188 134

Points / Game 37.6 26.8

Total Offense

Total Yards 2,455 1,658

Plays 365 307

Yards / Play 6.73 5.40

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 196 155

Rushing Yards 1,280 502

Yards / Attempt 6.53 3.24

Rushing Touchdowns 12 3

Passing

Pass Completions 103 100

Pass Attempts 169 152

Completion % 60.9% 65.8%

Net Passing Yards 1,175 1,156

Yards / Attempt 6.95 7.61

Passing Touchdowns 9 13

Interceptions Thrown 4 2

First Downs

First Downs 121 86

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 31 22

3rd Down Attempts 70 65

3rd Down % 44.3% 33.8%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 8 4

4th Down Attempts 13 4

4th Down % 61.5% 100.0%

Turnovers

Turnovers 8 2

Fumbles Lost 4 0

Interceptions Thrown 4 2

Fumbles Recovered 0 4

Defense

Sacks 13 7

Tackles for Loss 28 19

Interceptions 2 4

Interception Return Yards 0 35

Interception Return Touchdowns 0 1

Penalties

Penalties 32 37

Penalty Yards 298 290

Possession

Possession Time 151:21 148:39

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 8 7

Kick Return Yards 169 115

Yards / Return 21.12 16.43

Kick Return Touchdowns 0 0

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 13 3

Punt Return Yards 198 12

Yards / Return 15.23 4.00

Punt Return Touchdowns 2 0

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 4.33

Success Rate 48.0%

PPA 0.198

Explosiveness 1.193

Opportunities 33

Drives 60

Plays 373

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 13.3%

Power Success 75.0%

Line Yards 3.67

Second-Level Yards 1.30

Open-Field Yards 2.37

Line Yards Total 691

Second-Level Yards Total 245

Open-Field Yards Total 446

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 52.1%

PPA 0.242

Explosiveness 1.001

Play Rate 50.4%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 43.4%

PPA 0.200

Explosiveness 1.476

Play Rate 46.4%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 54.1%

Standard Downs PPA 0.115

Standard Downs Explosiveness 0.967

Standard Downs Rate 72.4%

Passing Downs Success Rate 32.0%

Passing Downs PPA 0.416

Passing Downs Explosiveness 2.192

Passing Downs Rate 27.6%

Field Position

Average Start 73.5

Average Predicted Points 1.120

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 13.1%

Front Seven Havoc 7.5%

Defensive Back Havoc 5.6%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive 2.189

Adjusted Success Rate 9.3%

Adjusted PPA 0.170

Adjusted Explosiveness 0.002

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 1.680

Adjusted Stuff Rate 9.2%

Adjusted Power Success 20.4%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed 7.9%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 4.52

Success Rate Allowed 39.6%

PPA Allowed 0.161

Explosiveness Allowed 1.368

Opportunities Faced 25

Drives Faced 62

Plays Faced 313

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 22.0%

Power Success Allowed 66.7%

Line Yards Allowed 2.51

Second-Level Yards Allowed 0.77

Open-Field Yards Allowed 0.93

Line Yards Total Allowed 354

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 108

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 39.0%

PPA Allowed -0.017

Explosiveness Allowed 0.834

Play Rate Faced 45.0%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 41.7%

PPA Allowed 0.411

Explosiveness Allowed 1.774

Play Rate Faced 52.1%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 44.6%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed 0.024

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 0.999

Standard Downs Rate Faced 65.2%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 30.3%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed 0.418

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 2.385

Passing Downs Rate Faced 34.8%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 71.5

Average Predicted Points -1.282

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 13.7%

Front Seven Havoc 8.9%

Defensive Back Havoc 4.8%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive 1.776

Adjusted Success Rate 10.6%

Adjusted PPA 0.170

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.115

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 1.037

Adjusted Stuff Rate 8.3%

Adjusted Power Success -6.4%

Adjusted Havoc -0.8%