Steve Spurrier
American football player and coach
Follow Steve Spurrier on Notably News to receive short updates to your email — rarely!
| 2024 | Under Shane Beamer, the Gamecocks post nine wins, including four over ranked teams, which is a school record. Beamer breaks Spurrier's record for most wins in the first four seasons by a Gamecock head coach and wins SEC Coach of the Year. |
| 2023 | South Carolina football teams from 2010–2013 were honored during a halftime ceremony at a home football game, recognizing the achievements of Spurrier's coaching period |
| 2022 | South Carolina finishes the season ranked for the first time since Spurrier's resignation and defeats back-to-back top-ten opponents for the first time in program history. |
| 2021 | In a fan poll conducted by The State, Spurrier is ranked as the third greatest coach of any sport at the University of South Carolina. |
| 2020 | Will Muschamp is fired after a 28-30 record over five seasons, with Mike Bobo taking over as interim head coach. |
| 2020 | By this year, South Carolina had developed multiple high-value donors, a significant change from having only one $1 million donor before Spurrier's arrival, demonstrating the program's increased financial and strategic potential. |
| December 2020 | Shane Beamer is hired as head coach of South Carolina from Oklahoma's coaching staff. |
| 2019 | Became head coach of the Orlando Apollos in the Alliance of American Football, leading the team to a 7-1 record before the league dissolved. |
| April 2019 | The Alliance of American Football was suspended, with the Apollos finishing with the best record of 7-1, which Spurrier celebrated as being 'the champs'. |
| April 2019 | The AAF was suspended, with Spurrier's Apollos ending with the best record of 7-1, effectively concluding Spurrier's coaching career on a winning note. |
| February 2019 | The Apollos began their first and only season in the Alliance of American Football. |
| February 2019 | The Apollos began their first and only season in the AAF. |
| April 2018 | Spurrier was named the first head coach of the Orlando Apollos in the newly formed Alliance of American Football (AAF), marking a return to coaching. |
| 2017 | Muschamp leads the South Carolina team to a successful season with nine wins. |
| 2017 | Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach, becoming one of four members inducted as both a player and a coach. |
| 2016 | University of Florida officially renamed the Gators home field to 'Steve Spurrier-Florida Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium' in recognition of his contributions. |
| July 2016 | Spurrier returned to the University of Florida as an ambassador and consultant for the Gators' athletic department, expressing gratitude to South Carolina and reflecting on his coaching tenure from 2005 to 2015. |
| February 2016 | Steve Spurrier assumed a new role at the University of South Carolina as special assistant to the president and athletic director, utilizing a contract clause that allowed him to transition into this position. |
| 2015 | South Carolina's football team experiences its first losing season since 2003, finishing with a 3-9 record, which was also their worst record since 1999. |
| 2015 | Shawn Elliott becomes interim head coach after Steve Spurrier's resignation, winning his debut game against Vanderbilt but then losing the last five games of the season, resulting in a 3-9 record. |
| 2015 | The State publishes an article listing the top fifty Gamecock football players of all time, highlighting that twelve players from Spurrier's era are included, with three in the top four positions. |
| 2015 | Retired from coaching and became an ambassador and consultant for the University of Florida's athletic department. |
| December 2015 | Will Muschamp is hired as head coach of South Carolina after serving as Auburn's defensive coordinator. |
| 2014 | Finished regular season bowl-eligible with a 6-6 record and participated in the Independence Bowl against Miami. |
| 2014 | Lost to No. 21 Clemson, breaking their streak of consecutive victories in the rivalry. |
| 2014 | South Carolina began the season ranked No. 9 in the country with strong national championship odds. |
| 2014 | South Carolina's home winning streak of eighteen games was snapped in a home upset loss to No. 21 Texas A&M. |
| 2014 | Defeated Florida in overtime, which led to the firing of Florida's head coach Will Muschamp. |
| 2014 | Spurrier announced he would continue coaching for another two-to-three years, which caused concern among recruits and led to at least four de-commitments. |
| 2014 | South Carolina experienced their worst 3-3 start since 2005, dropping out of the top 25 for the first time since 2010. |
| 2014 | The team defeated No. 6 Georgia and climbed back to No. 13 in rankings after initial setbacks. |
| 2014 | Steve Spurrier received a contract extension until 2018, with an annual salary of $4 million and a clause for a special assistant role upon retirement. |
| 2013 | End of the period for teams that will be honored during a South Carolina home football game halftime in 2023 |
| 2013 | Spurrier leads the Gamecocks to become only the twelfth team in college football history to win eleven games in three straight seasons, achieving a significant milestone in the program's history. |
| 2010 | University of South Carolina's indoor football practice building named the 'Jerri and Steve Spurrier Indoor Practice Facility' |
| 2010 | Start of the period for teams that will be honored during a South Carolina home football game halftime in 2023 |
| 2010 | Steve Spurrier begins a four-year stretch that becomes the most successful era in South Carolina Gamecocks football program history, marked by multiple eleven-win seasons. |
| 2010 | Won the SEC Eastern Division championship with South Carolina for the first time in school history. |
This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles South Carolina Gamecocks football under Steve Spurrier & Steve Spurrier, which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.