Kentucky at South Carolina

Saturday, October 6, 2001

No. 13 South Carolina beat Kentucky 42–⁠6. It was their 13th meeting; after it, the series stood even at 6–⁠6–⁠1 as played.

AwayKentucky2–⁠9 in 2001
6
Home13South Carolina9–⁠3 in 2001
42

Final at Williams-Brice Stadium, ColumbiaHigh 84°F, low 64°F, 0.05 in. of rainAttendance 80,250

At kickoff
79°F, mostly cloudy, wind 16 mph from the southwest, gusts to 22 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Columbia Metropolitan Airport (KCAE), 10 km from the stadium

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Kentucky00066
South Carolina21701442

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

South Carolina 83% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, South Carolina leads 22–⁠14–⁠1; as played, 22–⁠15–⁠1 in 38 meetings, counting the 25 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Kentucky 35, South Carolina 34
2025South Carolina 35, Kentucky 13
2024South Carolina 31, Kentucky 6
2023South Carolina 17, Kentucky 14
2022South Carolina 24, Kentucky 14
2021Kentucky 16, South Carolina 10

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