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Brad Scott

Followed Sparky Woods. Brad Scott held South Carolina at National Program II for 5 seasons.

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1994–1998 · 1 stint
South Carolina
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Career arc

His real stature score, season by season, across every program he’s coached — so a stretch that stays in one tier the whole way can still climb or sink on the line, not just flatten out. Node color marks the tier reached. Which program a stretch belongs to is carried by the shaded lane behind it.

Stature score reached, by season of his head-coaching careerSOUTH CAROLINANational Programrespectable, streakyRegional Programthe building-block levelSouth Carolina, 1994: 7-5, National Program II1994South Carolina, 1995: 4-6, National Program II1995South Carolina, 1996: 6-5, National Program II1996South Carolina, 1997: 5-6, National Program II1997South Carolina, 1998: 1-10, National Program III1998-0.8One point per coached season, in career order; dashed segments are program changes — spacing is not proportional to calendar time

Reached National Program in his 1st career season — faster than 41% of the 675 FBS coaches who have ever reached National Program (rank #1 of 675 by seasons-to-arrival).

South Carolina, 5 seasons
−0.8
National Program II → National Program III.

The big-game ledger

How he does in the games that matter most — rivalry record, performance broken out by real opponent tier, one-score games, and his toughest historical matchup.

3–7 against his rivals. Just 1–4 against Jackie Sherrill.

Rivalry record
3–7
30.0% · 2 rivals
One-score games
6–8–1
40.0% · margin ≤8
vs. Blue Blood or better
0–4
0.0%
Rivalry ledger
Georgia1–420%
Clemson2–340%
The toughest matchupNemesis
vs. Jackie Sherrill1–4
5 meetings, 1994–1998
’94 L’95 W’96 L’97 L’98 L
Performance by opponent class
Blue Blood
0–4 0.0%
Power Program
4–14 22.2%
National Program
6–9 40.0%
Regional Program
13–4 76.5%

Coaching career

1994–1998
South Carolinacaretaker
National Program II → National Program II
Brad Scott held South Carolina at National Program II for 5 seasons.

11th-best South Carolina tenure of 19 by the numbers.

Followed Sparky Woods (1989–1993) · succeeded by Lou Holtz (1999–2004).

5 NFL Draft picks: Corey Louchiey (1994), Duce Staley (1997), Marcus Robinson (1997), Darren Hambrick (1998), Lee Wiggins (1998)

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