Tennessee at South Carolina

Saturday, November 2, 2002

No. 25 Tennessee beat South Carolina 18–⁠10. It was their 21st meeting; after it, Tennessee led the series 17–⁠2–⁠2 as played.

Away25Tennessee8–⁠5 in 2002
18
HomeSouth Carolina5–⁠7 in 2002
10

Final at Williams-Brice Stadium, ColumbiaHigh 67°F, low 40°FAttendance 83,918

At kickoff
59°F, clear, wind 6 mph from the westWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Columbia Owens Airport (KCUB), 3 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Tennessee633618
South Carolina300710

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

South Carolina 53% to win. Tennessee won as Elo’s underdog.

Officially, Tennessee leads 27–⁠11–⁠2; as played, 29–⁠11–⁠2 in 42 meetings, counting the 21 since this game.

Recent meetings
2023Tennessee 41, South Carolina 20
2022South Carolina 63, Tennessee 38
2021Tennessee 45, South Carolina 20
2020Tennessee 31, South Carolina 27
2019Tennessee 41, South Carolina 21
2018South Carolina 27, Tennessee 24

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