Coaches
Shane Beamer
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Shane Beamer*+
Head coach, South Carolina · Played at Virginia Tech 1995-1999
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Georgia Tech | GA | GA | George O'Leary |
| 2001-2003 | Tennessee | GA | GA | Phillip Fulmer |
| 2004-2005 | Mississippi State | Position | CB/RC | Sylvester Croom |
| 2006 | Mississippi State | Position | RB/RC | Sylvester Croom |
| 2007 | South Carolina | ST coord. | OLB/co-ST | Steve Spurrier |
| 2008 | South Carolina | Position | CB | Steve Spurrier |
| 2009-2010 | South Carolina | ST coord. | S/ST/RC | Steve Spurrier |
| 2011-2015 | Virginia Tech | Position | AHC/RB | Frank Beamer |
| 2016-2017 | Georgia | ST coord. | TE/ST | Kirby Smart*+ |
| 2018-2020 | Oklahoma | Position | AHC/TE | Lincoln Riley*+ |
| 2021- | South Carolina | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | South Carolina | 7-6 | - → - | 91 | 41 | 3.9 | 20% wins | 130 |
| 2022 | South Carolina | 8-5 | - → 23 | 54 | 87 | 12.7 | 54% wins | 131 |
| 2023 | South Carolina | 5-7 | - → - | 53 | 79 | 4.3 | 62% wins | 133 |
| 2024 | South Carolina | 9-4 | - → 19 | 51 | 16 | 16.9 | 42% wins | 134 |
| 2025 | South Carolina | 4-8 | 13 → - | 102 | 29 | 5.9 | 69% wins | 136 |
| 2026 | South Carolina | 6-3 | - → - | 34 | 83 | 13.7 | 33% wins | 138 |
Worked under
- George O'Leary · Georgia Tech 2000 (GA)
- Phillip Fulmer · Tennessee 2001-2003 (GA)
- Sylvester Croom · Mississippi State 2004-2006 (Other, Position)
- Steve Spurrier · South Carolina 2007-2010 (Other, Position, ST coord.)
- Frank Beamer · Virginia Tech 2011-2015 (Other, Position)
- Kirby Smart*+ · Georgia 2016-2017 (Position, ST coord.)
- Lincoln Riley*+ · Oklahoma 2018-2020 (Other, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 13
- Clayton White · South Carolina 2021-2026 (DC, Position)
- Greg Adkins · South Carolina 2021-2026 (Analyst, Position)
- Marcus Satterfield · South Carolina 2021-2022 (OC, Position)
- Pete Lembo* · South Carolina 2021-2023 (Other, ST coord.)
- Freddie Kitchens · South Carolina 2022 (Analyst)
- Jody Wright · South Carolina 2022-2023 (Position)
- Dowell Loggains* · South Carolina 2023-2024 (OC, Position)
- Marquel Blackwell · South Carolina 2024-2025 (Position)
- Mike Shula · South Carolina 2024-2025 (Analyst, OC, Position)
- Shawn Elliott · South Carolina 2024-2026 (Other, Position)
- Geoff Collins · South Carolina 2025-2026 (Other)
- Kendal Briles · South Carolina 2026 (OC, Position)
- Stan Drayton · South Carolina 2026 (Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 8
- Dave Patenaude · Buffalo 2024-2025 (OC, Position) · under Pete Lembo
- Joe Bowen · Buffalo 2024-2025 (DC) · under Pete Lembo
- D. J. Smith · App State 2025-2026 (DC) · under Dowell Loggains
- Joe Dailey · App State 2025 (Position) · under Dowell Loggains
- Brian Dougherty · Buffalo 2026 (DC) · under Pete Lembo
- Mike Anthony · App State 2026 (OC) · under Dowell Loggains
- Ryan Pugh · App State 2026 (Position) · under Dowell Loggains
- Tony Tokarz · Buffalo 2026 (OC) · under Pete Lembo
Coached together
- Bill O'Brien* · Georgia Tech 2000 · him GA, them Position
- Geoff Collins · Georgia Tech 2000 · him GA, them GA
- George O'Leary · Georgia Tech 2000 · him GA, them Head coach
- John Donovan · Georgia Tech 2000 · him GA, them GA
- Ralph Friedgen · Georgia Tech 2000 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Doug Marrone · Tennessee 2001 · him GA, them Position
- John Chavis · Tennessee 2001-2003 · him GA, them DC, Position
- Phillip Fulmer · Tennessee 2001-2003 · him GA, them Head coach
- Randy Sanders · Tennessee 2001-2003 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Shawn Quinn · Tennessee 2001 · him GA, them GA
- Marcus Satterfield · Tennessee 2002-2003 · him GA, them GA
- Greg Adkins · Tennessee 2003 · him GA, them Other, Position
- Ellis Johnson · Mississippi State 2004-2006 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Freddie Kitchens · Mississippi State 2004-2005 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Reed Stringer · Mississippi State 2004-2006 · him Other, Position, them GA, Position
- Stan Drayton · Mississippi State 2004 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Sylvester Croom · Mississippi State 2004-2006 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Jody Wright · Mississippi State 2005 · him Other, Position, them Other
- Wes Goodwin · Mississippi State 2005-2006 · him Other, Position, them Other
- Woody McCorvey · Mississippi State 2005-2006 · him Other, Position, them OC
- Chad Staggs · South Carolina 2007 · him Position, ST coord., them GA
- Ron Cooper · South Carolina 2007-2008 · him Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Steve Spurrier · South Carolina 2007-2010 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Steve Spurrier Jr. · South Carolina 2007-2010 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Tyrone Nix · South Carolina 2007 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Ellis Johnson · South Carolina 2008-2010 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them DC, Other, Position
- G. A. Mangus · South Carolina 2009-2010 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Lorenzo Ward · South Carolina 2009-2010 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Shawn Elliott · South Carolina 2010-2026 · him Head coach, Other, Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Bryan Stinespring · Virginia Tech 2011-2015 · him Other, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Bud Foster · Virginia Tech 2011-2015 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Frank Beamer · Virginia Tech 2011-2015 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Jeff Grimes · Virginia Tech 2013 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Ryan Pugh · Virginia Tech 2013 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Scot Loeffler · Virginia Tech 2013-2015 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Brian VanGorder · Georgia 2016 · him Position, ST coord., them Analyst
- Dell McGee* · Georgia 2016-2017 · him Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Glenn Schumann · Georgia 2016-2017 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- James Coley · Georgia 2016-2017 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Jim Chaney · Georgia 2016-2017 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Kevin Sherrer · Georgia 2016-2017 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Kirby Smart*+ · Georgia 2016-2017 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Mel Tucker · Georgia 2016-2017 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Sam Pittman · Georgia 2016-2017 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Will Windham · Georgia 2016-2017 · him Position, ST coord., them Analyst
- Jay Johnson · Georgia 2017 · him Position, ST coord., them Analyst
- Bill Bedenbaugh · Oklahoma 2018-2020 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Bob Diaco · Oklahoma 2018 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Cale Gundy · Oklahoma 2018-2020 · him Other, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Kerry Cooks · Oklahoma 2018 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Lincoln Riley*+ · Oklahoma 2018-2020 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Mike Stoops · Oklahoma 2018 · him Other, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Ruffin McNeill · Oklahoma 2018-2019 · him Other, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Tim Kish · Oklahoma 2018 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Ty Darlington · Oklahoma 2018-2019 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Alex Grinch · Oklahoma 2019-2020 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Brian Odom · Oklahoma 2019-2020 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Conner McQueen · Oklahoma 2020 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Jamar Cain · Oklahoma 2020 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Clayton White · South Carolina 2021-2026 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Greg Adkins · South Carolina 2021-2026 · him Head coach, them Analyst, Position
- Marcus Satterfield · South Carolina 2021-2022 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Pete Lembo* · South Carolina 2021-2023 · him Head coach, them Other, ST coord.
- Freddie Kitchens · South Carolina 2022 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Jody Wright · South Carolina 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them Position
- Dowell Loggains* · South Carolina 2023-2024 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Marquel Blackwell · South Carolina 2024-2025 · him Head coach, them Position
- Mike Shula · South Carolina 2024-2025 · him Head coach, them Analyst, OC, Position
- Geoff Collins · South Carolina 2025-2026 · him Head coach, them Other
- Kendal Briles · South Carolina 2026 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Stan Drayton · South Carolina 2026 · him Head coach, them Position
Played together
- J.C. Price · Virginia Tech 1995
- Michael Vick · Virginia Tech 1998-1999