Florida vs. South Carolina
Florida and South Carolina first met in 1911 and have played 45 times; Florida leads the series 31–11–3. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Florida 7–3. Share
2027 at South Carolina; 2028 at Florida; 2029 at South Carolina. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- Florida wins
- 31
- South Carolina wins
- 11
- Ties
- 3
- First meeting
- 1911
- Longest streak
- 14 Florida
- Current streak
- 1 South Carolina
- Last 10 meetings
- Florida 7–3
- Most recent
- 2026
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 3–1–1 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 1–0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 1–2–1 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 8–0 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 9–1 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 5–5 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 3–2 |
- Both ranked
- 5 meetings: Florida 4, South Carolina 1; 1 both in the top 10
- Average margin
- 16.1 points; 14 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Florida
- 18–3 Florida’s record at home
- At South Carolina
- 8–13–3 South Carolina’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 6
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Florida’s biggest win1995: Florida 63, South Carolina 7by 56 points
- South Carolina’s biggest win2021: South Carolina 40, Florida 17by 23 points
- Upset2010: South Carolina 36, Florida 14South Carolina had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2026: South Carolina 38, Florida 19South Carolina had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2021: South Carolina 40, Florida 17South Carolina had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown2012: Florida 44, South Carolina 11No. 9 South Carolina at No. 3 Florida
- Ranked showdown2001: Florida 54, South Carolina 17No. 4 Florida at No. 14 South Carolina
- Ranked showdown2000: Florida 41, South Carolina 21No. 21 South Carolina at No. 5 Florida
Coach against coach
| Years | Florida | Series | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994–1998 | Steve Spurrier | 5–0 | Brad Scott |
| 1999–2001 | Steve Spurrier | 3–0 | Lou Holtz |
| 2002–2004 | Ron Zook | 3–0 | Lou Holtz |
| 2005–2010 | Urban Meyer | 4–2 | Steve Spurrier |
| 2011–2014 | Will Muschamp | 1–3 | Steve Spurrier |
| 2018–2020 | Dan Mullen | 3–0 | Will Muschamp |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Florida’s side (Spurrier 5–0 against Scott). 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
| Graham Mertz Florida | 30 of 48, 423 yards, 3 TD | 2023 Passing | |
| Marcus Lattimore South Carolina | 40 carries, 212 yards, 3 TD | 2010 Rushing | |
| T.J. Brunson South Carolina | 16 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 for loss | 2018 Defense | |
| Percy Harvin Florida | 8 carries, 167 yards, 2 TD | 2008 Rushing |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
From the newspapers
1912 · The times dispatch, Richmond, Va., Oct 20, 1912
1913 · The Ocala evening star, Ocala, Fla., Nov 10, 1913
1917 · The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, Oct 14, 1917
1919 · New-York tribune, Nov 23, 1919
1921 · The Pensacola journal, Pensacola, Fla., Nov 6, 1921
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.
On television
ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from this game once: 2012.
College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of its locations (CC BY-SA).
Every game
Every game is listed as played on the field.