Kentucky at South Carolina

Thursday, October 9, 2003

South Carolina beat Kentucky 27–⁠21. It was their 15th meeting; after it, South Carolina led the series 8–⁠6–⁠1 as played.

AwayKentucky4–⁠8 in 2003
21
HomeSouth Carolina5–⁠7 in 2003
27

Final at Williams-Brice Stadium, ColumbiaHigh 80°F, low 64°FAttendance 78,592

At kickoff
72°F, partly cloudy, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Columbia Owens Airport (KCUB), 3 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Kentucky0701421
South Carolina01314027

Efficiency

KentuckySouth Carolina
0.27First-down EPA−0.18
−0.30Second-down EPA0.14
0.05Third-down EPA0.26

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)

South Carolina 63% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, South Carolina leads 22–⁠14–⁠1; as played, 22–⁠15–⁠1 in 38 meetings, counting the 23 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

Around this game

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