Auburn vs. South Carolina
Auburn and South Carolina have 14 meetings on file, the first in 1930; Auburn leads the series 10–3–1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Auburn 8–2, and South Carolina has won the last 2. Share
- Auburn wins
- 10
- South Carolina wins
- 3
- Ties
- 1
- Earliest on file
- 1930
- Longest streak
- 8 Auburn
- Current streak
- 2 South Carolina
- Last 10 meetings
- Auburn 8–2
- Most recent
- 2021
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 2–1–1 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 4–0 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 0–2 |
- Both ranked
- 2 meetings: Auburn 2, South Carolina 0
- Average margin
- 11.8 points; 9 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Auburn
- 6–1 Auburn’s record at home
- At South Carolina
- 2–3–1 South Carolina’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 1–0 Auburn first
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Auburn’s biggest win2005: Auburn 48, South Carolina 7by 41 points
- South Carolina’s biggest win2020: South Carolina 30, Auburn 22by 8 points
- Upset1930: Auburn 25, South Carolina 7Auburn had a 35% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown2010: Auburn 56, South Carolina 17No. 2 Auburn at No. 18 South Carolina
- Ranked showdown2010: Auburn 35, South Carolina 27No. 12 South Carolina at No. 17 Auburn
Coach against coach
| Years | Auburn | Series | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930–1933 | Chet Wynne | 2–1–1 | Billy Laval |
| 2010–2011 | Gene Chizik | 3–0 | Steve Spurrier |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Auburn’s side (Wynne 2–1–1 against Laval). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
Stars of the series
Biggest days
| Cam Newton Auburn | 17 of 28, 335 yards, 4 TD | 2010 Passing | |
| Darvin Adams Auburn | 7 catches, 217 yards, 2 TD | 2010 Receiving | |
| Alshon Jeffery South Carolina | 8 catches, 192 yards, 2 TD | 2010 Receiving |
Named most valuable
| Cam Newton Auburn | 2010 |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
From the newspapers

1932 · The Bismarck tribune. (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, North Dakota, Dec 5, 1932

1933 · Evening star, Dec 3, 1933
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
Every game
| Nov 20, 2021 | South Carolina 21, Auburn 17 | at South Carolina | ||
| Oct 17, 2020 | South Carolina 30, 14Auburn 22 | at South Carolina | ||
| Oct 25, 2014 | 5Auburn 42, South Carolina 35 | at Auburn | ||
| Oct 1, 2011 | Auburn 16, 10South Carolina 13 | at South Carolina | ||
| Dec 4, 2010 | 2Auburn 56, 18South Carolina 17 | Georgia Dome | SEC Championship Game | |
| Sep 25, 2010 | 17Auburn 35, 12South Carolina 27 | at Auburn | ||
| Sep 28, 2006 | 2Auburn 24, South Carolina 17 | at South Carolina | ||
| Oct 1, 2005 | Auburn 48, South Carolina 7 | at Auburn | ||
| Oct 4, 1997 | 8Auburn 23, South Carolina 6 | at South Carolina | ||
| Oct 5, 1996 | 20Auburn 28, South Carolina 24 | at Auburn | ||
| Dec 2, 1933 | South Carolina 16, Auburn 14 | at Auburn | ||
| Dec 3, 1932 | South Carolina 20, Auburn 20 | at South Carolina | ||
| Nov 26, 1931 | Auburn 13, South Carolina 6 | at Auburn | ||
| Nov 27, 1930 | Auburn 25, South Carolina 7 | at Auburn |
Every game is listed as played on the field.