Game notes: Georgia at South Carolina
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The matchup
- Georgia (6–1, 4–1 in conference) at South Carolina (3–3, 1–3 in conference), Saturday, November 21, kickoff time not yet set, Williams-Brice Stadium.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 74th meeting; Georgia leads the series 52–19–2.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, September 16, 2023: Georgia 24, South Carolina 14.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1903: South Carolina 17, Georgia 0.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- South Carolina is 10–22–2 at home against Georgia.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2023: Georgia 24–14 (at Georgia); 2022: Georgia 48–7 (at South Carolina); 2021: Georgia 40–13 (at Georgia); 2020: Georgia 45–16 (at South Carolina); 2019: South Carolina 20–17 (at Georgia).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Georgia
- Georgia is 6–1 (4–1 in conference games), 1–0 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 63–3 vs. Tennessee State; W 70–20 vs. Western Kentucky; W 45–17 at Arkansas; W 41–13 vs. Oklahoma; W 38–14 vs. Vanderbilt; W 20–17 at No. 6 Alabama; L 24–27 vs. Auburn.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Georgia is No. 4 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Georgia is one of three FBS teams that have scored first in every game this season, with Ohio State and Virginia Tech.resultsFBS teams that scored the first points of each game this season (four games or more), from the scoring plays.
- Kirby Smart is 123–22 in his 11th season at Georgia.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Kirby Smart is 7–1 against South Carolina.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Gunner Stockton (QB): 1,570 passing yards, 16 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Dwight Phillips Jr. (RB): 348 rushing yards, 2 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Raylen Wilson (LB): 43 tackles, 4 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Gunner Stockton needs 331 yards to pass Mike Bobo (6,054, 1994–97) for ninth on Georgia’s career total offense list. He has 5,724 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 1936, Georgia tied No. 3 Fordham 7–7.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.
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 0–3 against Georgia.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 1987, South Carolina beat No. 8 Clemson 20–7.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
- Shane Beamer is 0–3 against Kirby Smart’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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