Maryland vs. South Carolina

Maryland and South Carolina have 28 meetings on file, the first in 1926; Maryland leads the series 17–⁠11 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Maryland 6–⁠4.

Maryland wins
17
South Carolina wins
11
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1926
Longest streak
6 Maryland
Current streak
1 South Carolina
Last 10 meetings
Maryland 6–⁠4
Most recent
1971

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1920s1–⁠3
1940s4–⁠1
1950s5–⁠2
1960s6–⁠4
1970s1–⁠1
Average margin
14.4 points; 9 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Maryland
11–⁠2 Maryland’s record at home
At South Carolina
9–⁠6 South Carolina’s record at home
Shutouts
8

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Maryland’s biggest win1949: Maryland 44, South Carolina 7by 37 points
  2. South Carolina’s biggest win1967: South Carolina 31, Maryland 0by 31 points
  3. Upset1970: Maryland 21, South Carolina 15Maryland had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1947: Maryland 19, South Carolina 13Maryland had a 35% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsMarylandSeriesSouth Carolina
1947–⁠1955Jim Tatum6–⁠0Rex Enright
1956–⁠1958Tommy Mont2–⁠1Warren Giese
1961–⁠1965Thomas Nugent3–⁠2Marvin Bass
1969–⁠1971Roy Lester1–⁠2Paul Dietzel

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Maryland’s side (Tatum 6–⁠0 against Enright). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Maryland and South Carolina, 1926 on13001500170019401960198020002020

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.

From the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story of the 1927 game: Maryland Ros South Carolina 26toQ While Georgetown Has ako HILLTOPPERS USE GAME FOR PRACTICE PURPOSES Coach Little Sends II Men Into Engagcmcni-Frsi Team Scores Three Touchdowns in Opening 10 Mnutes--Losers Attack Weak

    1927 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 2, 1927

  • The Evening star's story of the 1928 game: Catholic e. Maryland George Washington Caaudet and american OLD LINERS SLIPS BRING III DEFEAT. Misp|ays in Final Quarter Enable South Carolina to Score Twice.

    1928 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Oct 14, 1928

  • The Evening star's story of the 1929 game: FOOT BALL SCORES

    1929 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 13, 1929

  • The Evening star's story of the 1953 game: Monday Morning Quarterback 9 Straight Romps at Home Hurt 7erps

    1953 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Nov 2, 1953

  • The Evening star's story of the 1955 game: |HaIiWeII Out, |JuTgensen on Doubtful LIST

    1955 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Nov 1, 1955

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

Oct 16, 1971South Carolina 35, Maryland 6at South Carolina
Oct 17, 1970Maryland 21, South Carolina 15at Maryland
Oct 25, 1969South Carolina 17, Maryland 0at South Carolina
Oct 19, 1968Maryland 21, South Carolina 19at Maryland
Oct 28, 1967South Carolina 31, Maryland 0at South Carolina
Oct 29, 1966Maryland 14, South Carolina 2at Maryland
Oct 30, 1965Maryland 27, South Carolina 14at South Carolina
Sep 26, 1964Maryland 24, South Carolina 6at Maryland
Sep 28, 1963South Carolina 21, Maryland 13at South Carolina
Oct 27, 1962Maryland 13, South Carolina 11at Maryland
Oct 28, 1961South Carolina 20, Maryland 10at South Carolina
Oct 29, 1960Maryland 15, South Carolina 0at Maryland
Oct 31, 1959South Carolina 22, Maryland 6at South Carolina
Nov 1, 1958Maryland 10, South Carolina 6at Maryland
Nov 2, 1957Maryland 10, South Carolina 6at South Carolina
Nov 17, 1956South Carolina 13, Maryland 0at South Carolina
Oct 29, 1955Maryland 27, South Carolina 0at Maryland
Oct 30, 1954Maryland 20, South Carolina 0at South Carolina
Oct 31, 19532Maryland 24, South Carolina 6at Maryland
Oct 29, 1949Maryland 44, South Carolina 7at Maryland
Nov 6, 1948Maryland 19, South Carolina 7at South Carolina
Sep 27, 1947Maryland 19, South Carolina 13at South Carolina
Nov 9, 1946South Carolina 21, Maryland 17at Maryland
Dec 1, 1945Maryland 19, South Carolina 13at South Carolina
Oct 12, 1929South Carolina 26, Maryland 6at Maryland
Oct 13, 1928South Carolina 21, Maryland 7at South Carolina
Oct 1, 1927Maryland 26, South Carolina 0at Maryland
Oct 2, 1926South Carolina 12, Maryland 0at South Carolina

Every game is listed as played on the field.