South Carolina — 2026 Schedule
2026 Season 4-32-3 SEC
Season at a Glance Opponent strength
EasierTougher
2026 Schedule
WK 1 Sep 5 vs KENT STATE
W 57–0 ▾
WK 2 Sep 12 vs Towson
W 45–9 ▾
WK 3 Sep 19 vs Mississippi State SEC
L 34–41 ▾
WK 4 Sep 26 @ ALABAMA SEC
L 18–49 ▾
WK 5 Oct 3 vs KENTUCKY SEC
L 34–35 ▾
WK 6 Oct 10 @ FLORIDA SEC
W 38–19 ▾
WK 8 Oct 24 vs Tennessee SEC
W 27–24 ▾
WK 9 Oct 31 @ OKLAHOMA SEC
Upcoming ▾
WK 10 Nov 7 vs Texas A&M SEC
Upcoming ▾
WK 11 Nov 14 @ ARKANSAS SEC
Upcoming ▾
WK 12 Nov 21 vs GEORGIA SEC
Upcoming ▾
WK 13 Nov 28 @ CLEMSON
Upcoming ▾
Edge Rubric — head-to-head, all 10 live. Each cell answers "did we beat our opponent in this metric, this game?" — both teams computed from real CFBD play-by-play (works for every opponent). Explosive = pass 20+ / run 10+. Striped cells are unplayed games only.
THE EDGE RUBRIC Head-to-Head — did we beat our opponent this game?
57%
Season Score · SEC #7
Head-to-Head — Filled = our team beat the opponent in this metric in this game. Gray = opponent was better (or tied). Striped = game not yet played.
METRIC
KS
W
TOW
W
MSU
L
AL
L
UK
L
FLA
W
TN
W
OU
—
TAMU
—
ARK
—
UGA
—
CLE
—
TOTAL
EPA / PLAY
4/7
POINTS / PLAY
5/7
FEWER TURNOVERS
2/7
RUNS GAINING 5+ YDS
4/7
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY
4/7
EXPLOSIVE PLAY RATE
5/7
R.A. SCORING EFF.
2/7
R.A. TOUCHDOWN RATE
3/7
NEGATIVE PLAY RATE
5/7
4TH QTR POINTS
6/7
GAME TOTAL 10/107/102/101/108/108/104/10—————
57%
SEC #7
Legend:
Achieved
Not Achieved
Pending / Not Played
Kiffin & Edge metrics computed live from real charted play_types & games data · 7 games with charted data
Kiffin Rubric — all 10 metrics live. Every metric is now computed from real data — PENALTIES (1 IN 30) uses accurate CFBD team box-score penalties (≤ 1 per 30 game snaps), and WIN 4TH QUARTER uses real CFBD per-play Q4 scores. No pending cells.
THE KIFFIN RUBRIC Offensive Performance Benchmarks — 2026 Season
39%
Season Score · SEC #8
Methodology — Each metric is a binary, per-game achievement computed from real charted data. Filled = achieved, gray = not achieved.
METRIC
KS
W
TOW
W
MSU
L
AL
L
UK
L
FLA
W
TN
W
OU
—
TAMU
—
ARK
—
UGA
—
CLE
—
TOTAL
WIN
4/7
SCORE 40+ POINTS
2/7
ZERO TURNOVERS
2/7
5.0 YDS PER RUSH
3/7
3RD DOWN EFF. (50%)
4/7
12 EXPLOSIVE PLAYS
0/7
R.A. SCORING (100%)
1/7
R.A. TOUCHDOWNS (70%)
2/7
PENALTIES (1 IN 30)
3/7
WIN 4TH QUARTER
6/7
GAME TOTAL 9/106/101/101/103/105/102/10—————
39%
SEC #8
Legend:
Achieved
Not Achieved
Pending / Not Played
Kiffin & Edge metrics computed live from real charted play_types & games data · 7 games with charted data

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