Florida State vs. South Carolina

Florida State and South Carolina have 19 meetings on file, the first in 1966; Florida State leads the series 16–⁠3 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Florida State 9–⁠1, and Florida State has won the last 7.

Florida State wins
16
South Carolina wins
3
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1966
Longest streak
7 Florida State
Current streak
7 Florida State
Last 10 meetings
Florida State 9–⁠1
Most recent
2010

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s4–⁠0
1970s3–⁠2
1980s6–⁠1
1990s2–⁠0
2010s1–⁠0
Both ranked
4 meetings: Florida State 3, South Carolina 1
Average margin
23.2 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Florida State
8–⁠1 Florida State’s record at home
At South Carolina
2–⁠7 South Carolina’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠0 Florida State first
Shutouts
2

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Florida State’s biggest win1988: Florida State 59, South Carolina 0by 59 points
  2. South Carolina’s biggest win1973: South Carolina 52, Florida State 12by 40 points
  3. Ranked showdown1984: South Carolina 38, Florida State 26No. 11 Florida State at No. 5 South Carolina
  4. Ranked showdown1988: Florida State 59, South Carolina 0No. 5 Florida State at No. 15 South Carolina
  5. Ranked showdown1979: Florida State 27, South Carolina 7No. 19 South Carolina at No. 7 Florida State
  6. Ranked showdown2010: Florida State 26, South Carolina 17No. 19 South Carolina at No. 23 Florida State

Coach against coach

YearsFlorida StateSeriesSouth Carolina
1966–⁠1970Bill Peterson5–⁠0Paul Dietzel
1971–⁠1973Larry Jones1–⁠2Paul Dietzel
1983–⁠1988Bobby Bowden4–⁠1Joe Morrison
1989–⁠1991Bobby Bowden3–⁠0Sparky Woods

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Florida State’s side (Peterson 5–⁠0 against Dietzel). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Florida State and South Carolina, 1966 on130015001700197019801990200020102020

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

Dec 31, 201023Florida State 26, 19South Carolina 17Georgia DomeChick-fil-A Bowl
Nov 9, 19911Florida State 38, South Carolina 10at Florida State
Nov 3, 199012Florida State 41, South Carolina 10at South Carolina
Nov 4, 19896Florida State 35, South Carolina 10at Florida State
Nov 5, 19885Florida State 59, 15South Carolina 0at South Carolina
Nov 8, 1986Florida State 45, South Carolina 28at South Carolina
Nov 9, 198516Florida State 56, South Carolina 14at Florida State
Nov 10, 19845South Carolina 38, 11Florida State 26at South Carolina
Nov 5, 1983Florida State 45, South Carolina 30at Florida State
Nov 6, 198212Florida State 56, South Carolina 26at South Carolina
Nov 10, 19797Florida State 27, 19South Carolina 7at Florida State
Nov 17, 1973South Carolina 52, Florida State 12at Florida State
Nov 18, 1972South Carolina 24, Florida State 21at South Carolina
Oct 23, 1971Florida State 49, South Carolina 18at Florida State
Oct 24, 1970Florida State 21, South Carolina 13at South Carolina
Nov 1, 1969Florida State 34, South Carolina 9at Florida State
Oct 26, 196820Florida State 35, South Carolina 28at South Carolina
Oct 14, 1967Florida State 17, South Carolina 0at Florida State
Nov 5, 1966Florida State 32, South Carolina 10at South Carolina

Every game is listed as played on the field.