South Carolina at Tennessee

Saturday, September 27, 2003

No. 8 Tennessee beat South Carolina 23–⁠20 in overtime. It was their 22nd meeting; after it, Tennessee led the series 18–⁠2–⁠2 as played.

AwaySouth Carolina5–⁠7 in 2003
20
Home8Tennessee10–⁠3 in 2003
23

Final, overtime at Neyland Stadium, KnoxvilleHigh 83°F, low 60°F, 0.04 in. of rainAttendance 107,881

At kickoff
66°F, rain, wind 7 mph from the westWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Mc Ghee Tyson Airport (KTYS), 16 km from the stadium, eight minutes after kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTFinal
South Carolina7730320
Tennessee14300623

Efficiency

South CarolinaTennessee
0.00First-down EPA−0.30
−0.04Second-down EPA0.10
0.34Third-down EPA0.08

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Tennessee 73% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Tennessee leads 27–⁠11–⁠2; as played, 29–⁠11–⁠2 in 42 meetings, counting the 20 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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