East Carolina vs. South Carolina

East Carolina and South Carolina have 20 meetings on file, the first in 1977; South Carolina leads the series 15–⁠5 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s South Carolina 7–⁠3, and South Carolina has won the last 5.

Scheduled 2030 at South Carolina. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

East Carolina wins
5
South Carolina wins
15
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1977
Longest streak
8 South Carolina
Current streak
5 South Carolina
Last 10 meetings
South Carolina 7–⁠3
Most recent
2021

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s0–⁠1
1980s0–⁠6
1990s5–⁠3
2010s0–⁠4
2020s0–⁠1
Average margin
19.5 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At East Carolina
1–⁠3 East Carolina’s record at home
At South Carolina
11–⁠4 South Carolina’s record at home
Neutral sites
0–⁠1 East Carolina first
Shutouts
2

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. East Carolina’s biggest win1999: East Carolina 21, South Carolina 3by 18 points
  2. South Carolina’s biggest win1985: South Carolina 52, East Carolina 10by 42 points
  3. Upset1994: East Carolina 56, South Carolina 42East Carolina had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1997: South Carolina 26, East Carolina 0South Carolina had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsEast CarolinaSeriesSouth Carolina
1985–⁠1988Art Baker0–⁠4Joe Morrison
1989–⁠1991Bill Lewis1–⁠2Sparky Woods
1994–⁠1997Steve Logan2–⁠1Brad Scott
2011–⁠2014Ruffin McNeill0–⁠3Steve Spurrier

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from East Carolina’s side (Baker 0–⁠4 against Morrison). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of East Carolina and South Carolina, 1977 on13001500170019801990200020102020

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.

Every game

Sep 11, 2021South Carolina 20, East Carolina 17at East Carolina
Sep 17, 2016South Carolina 20, East Carolina 15at South Carolina
Sep 6, 201421South Carolina 33, East Carolina 23at South Carolina
Sep 8, 20129South Carolina 48, East Carolina 10at South Carolina
Sep 3, 201112South Carolina 56, East Carolina 37Neutral site
Sep 18, 1999East Carolina 21, South Carolina 3at South Carolina
Sep 20, 1997South Carolina 26, East Carolina 0at East Carolina
Sep 21, 1996East Carolina 23, South Carolina 7at South Carolina
Oct 8, 1994East Carolina 56, South Carolina 42at South Carolina
Oct 9, 1993South Carolina 27, East Carolina 3at South Carolina
Sep 19, 1992East Carolina 20, South Carolina 18at South Carolina
Sep 28, 1991East Carolina 31, South Carolina 20at East Carolina
Oct 13, 1990South Carolina 37, East Carolina 7at South Carolina
Oct 7, 1989South Carolina 47, East Carolina 14at South Carolina
Sep 17, 198814South Carolina 17, East Carolina 0at South Carolina
Oct 24, 1987South Carolina 34, East Carolina 12at South Carolina
Oct 25, 1986South Carolina 38, East Carolina 3at South Carolina
Oct 19, 1985South Carolina 52, East Carolina 10at East Carolina
Oct 27, 19849South Carolina 42, East Carolina 20at South Carolina
Oct 1, 1977South Carolina 19, East Carolina 16at South Carolina

Every game is listed as played on the field.