Live scores, highlights and updates from the Clemson vs. South Carolina football game
By Scout Staff
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The South Carolina Gameco*cks will square off against the Clemson Tigers at noon ET on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. After both teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one of them is set up to suffer a discouraging change of fortune.
USC made easy work of the Tennessee Volunteers last week and carried off a 63-38 win. QB Spencer Rattler had a dynamite game for the Gameco*cks; he passed for six TDs and 438 yards on 37 attempts. Near the top of the highlight reel was Rattler's 60-yard TD bomb to WR Josh Vann in the first quarter.
Meanwhile, Clemson ran circles around the Miami (FL) Hurricanes last week, and the extra yardage (447 yards vs. 98 yards) paid off. Everything went Clemson's way against Miami (FL) as they made off with a 40-10 victory. With Clemson ahead 24 to nothing at the half, the matchup was all but over already. It was another big night for their QB D.J. Uiagalelei, who passed for two TDs and 227 yards on 34 attempts in addition to rushing for one TD and 89 yards.
The Gameco*cks have to know they'll be fighting an uphill battle given the 14.5-point spread they are up against. However, those who like betting on the underdog should be happy to hear that they are 3-1 against the spread when expected to lose.
Their wins bumped USC to 7-4 and the Tigers to 10-1. With both USC and Clemson swaggering in after impressive performances, it will be interesting to see which team steps up to teach the other some humility.
Clemson's 73 wins against South Carolina is more than any other program has, and Carolina's 43 wins against Clemson is third behind Georgia's 44 wins and Georgia Tech's 51 wins. Every year, each school engages in a ritual involving the other team's mascot.
Clemson has three national championships in football, the most recent coming in 2018 with a victory over Alabama 44–16 in the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship.
Clemson and USC boast one of the nation's longest-running rivalries. In fact, before the SEC opted for a conference-only schedule in 2020, blocking the teams from playing that year, they'd played 111 seasons in a row from 1909-2019, the second-longest active streak behind Minnesota-Wisconsin (1907-present).
Clemson has beaten South Carolina 73 times dating back to 1896. Clemson won seven consecutive games against the Gameco*cks, from 1934 – 1940 and then from 2014 – 2021 (not including the 2020 season when the teams did not meet due to the COVID-19 pandemic).
ATLANTA — Coach Dabo Swinney will always have his two national championships. Clemson will forever be indebted to him for breathing life back into the program and delivering the school's first title since 1981.
Another 10-8 victory over a top 10 North Carolina team in Chapel Hill in November was a key to Clemson completing an undefeated regular season. A victory over Nebraska in the Orange Bowl gave Clemson a 12-0 season, the only undefeated Division I team in 1981, and the school's first national championship in any sport.
Clemson improved to 73-43-4 all-time against South Carolina. Clemson's 73 all-time wins against South Carolina are the program's most against any opponent.
Georgia and Clemson have faced off five times since 2000, all in season openers. Clemson's only win came in 2013. The last time these two historic programs matched up, both defenses shined. Georgia's Christopher Smith provided the only touchdown of the season opener with a 74-yard pick-six.
Clemson leads the all-time series 185-143–2 and has historically thrived at home, with a 65% win rate at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. South Carolina is also at its best on home turf, though its winning percentage is lower at 54%.
Clemson defeats #3 North Carolina in Chapel Hill 80-76. Clemson's highest ranked win on opponents home court since Jan 21, 1976 a 82-77 at second Maryland .
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