Shane Beamer
American football coach and former player (born 1977) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shane Beamer (born March 31, 1977) is an American football coach and former player who is currently the head coach at the University of South Carolina. He is the son of former Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer.
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Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | South Carolina |
Conference | SEC |
Record | 20-18 |
Biographical details | |
Born | (1977-03-31) March 31, 1977 (age 47) Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. |
Alma mater | Virginia Tech, University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
Playing career | |
1995–1999 | Virginia Tech |
Position(s) | Wide receiver, long snapper |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2000 | Georgia Tech (GA) |
2001–2003 | Tennessee (GA) |
2004–2005 | Mississippi State (CB/RC) |
2006 | Mississippi State (RB/RC) |
2007 | South Carolina (OLB/co-ST) |
2008 | South Carolina (CB) |
2009–2010 | South Carolina (S/ST/RC) |
2011–2015 | Virginia Tech (AHC/RB) |
2016–2017 | Georgia (TE/ST) |
2018–2020 | Oklahoma (AHC/TE) |
2021–present | South Carolina |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 20–18 |
Bowls | 1–1 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
FWAA First-Year Coach of the Year (2021) | |
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Beamer is the highest-paid coach in school history.[1] He is the first South Carolina coach to win back-to-back games against top 10 teams[2] and the first FBS coach since 1978 to win twice by 20+ points as a 20+ point underdog.[3]