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. Share
- 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
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1–3 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 4–1 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 5–2 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 6–4 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 1–1 |
- 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
- Maryland’s biggest win1949: Maryland 44, South Carolina 7by 37 points
- South Carolina’s biggest win1967: South Carolina 31, Maryland 0by 31 points
- Upset1970: Maryland 21, South Carolina 15Maryland had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1947: Maryland 19, South Carolina 13Maryland had a 35% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | Maryland | Series | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947–1955 | Jim Tatum | 6–0 | Rex Enright |
| 1956–1958 | Tommy Mont | 2–1 | Warren Giese |
| 1961–1965 | Thomas Nugent | 3–2 | Marvin Bass |
| 1969–1971 | Roy Lester | 1–2 | Paul 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
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

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

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

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

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

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
Every game is listed as played on the field.