Game notes: South Carolina at Oklahoma
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The matchup
- South Carolina (3–3, 1–3 in conference) at Oklahoma (3–3, 1–2 in conference), Saturday, October 31, kickoff time not yet set, Memorial Stadium (Norman, OK).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their third meeting; the series is even at 1–1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, October 18, 2025: Oklahoma 26, South Carolina 7.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- Last two meetings: 2025: Oklahoma 26–7 (at South Carolina); 2024: South Carolina 35–9 (at Oklahoma).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
South Carolina
- South Carolina is 3–3 (1–3 in conference games), 1–2 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 57–0 vs. Kent State; W 45–9 vs. Towson; L 34–41 vs. Mississippi State; L 18–49 at No. 8 Alabama; L 34–35 vs. No. 24 Kentucky; W 38–19 at No. 16 Florida.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- South Carolina is No. 60 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Shane Beamer is 36–33 in his sixth season at South Carolina.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Shane Beamer is 1–1 against Oklahoma.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Lanorris Sellers (QB): 1,338 passing yards, 12 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Matthew Fuller (RB): 485 rushing yards, 5 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Justin Okoronkwo (LB): 43 tackles, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Lanorris Sellers needs 364 yards to pass Steve Taneyhill (8,164, 1992–95) for third on South Carolina’s career total offense list. He has 7,801 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Lanorris Sellers needs 3 touchdown passes to pass Stephen Garcia (47, 2008–10) for fifth on South Carolina’s career touchdown passes list. He has 45 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 1998, South Carolina lost to No. 3 Tennessee 49–14.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Oklahoma
- Oklahoma is 3–3 (1–2 in conference games), 1–2 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 51–0 vs. UTEP; L 10–17 at Michigan; W 14–6 vs. New Mexico; L 13–41 at No. 2 Georgia; W 27–24 vs. No. 1 Texas; L 13–21 vs. No. 15 Kentucky.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Oklahoma is No. 36 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Brent Venables is 35–23 in his fifth season at Oklahoma.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Brent Venables is 1–1 against South Carolina.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- John Mateer (QB): 1,308 passing yards, 9 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Isaiah Sategna (WR): 33 catches, 414 yards, 2 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Owen Heinecke (LB): 45 tackles, 2 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, Oklahoma beat Texas Tech 62–28.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Brent Venables is 1–1 against Shane Beamer’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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