Missouri vs. South Carolina
Missouri and South Carolina have 16 meetings on file, the first in 1979; officially, Missouri leads 9–6; as played, 10–6 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Missouri 6–4. The winner takes home the Mayor’s Cup. Missouri holds it. The NCAA vacated Missouri’s win (2015); it doesn’t count officially. This page counts every game as it was played. Share
- Official series
- Missouri leads 9–6
- Missouri wins on file
- 10
- South Carolina wins on file
- 6
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1979
- Longest streak
- 5 Missouri
- Current streak
- 1 Missouri
- Last 10 meetings
- Missouri 6–4
- Most recent
- 2025
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 3–5 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 5–1 |
- Both ranked
- 2 meetings: Missouri 0, South Carolina 2
- Average margin
- 10.3 points; 7 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Missouri
- 5–2 Missouri’s record at home
- At South Carolina
- 4–3 South Carolina’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 2–0 Missouri first
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Mayor’s Cup
- Played for since
- —
- Held by
- Missouri
Who holds it comes from the games on file: the winner of the latest regular-season meeting (bowl rematches aren’t played for it); a tie leaves it with the holder (the usual rule; the article doesn’t say). From Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games and the rivalry’s article (CC BY-SA). More on the Mayor’s Cup.
Games that tell the story
- Missouri’s biggest win2023: Missouri 34, South Carolina 12by 22 points
- South Carolina’s biggest win2012: South Carolina 31, Missouri 10by 21 points
- Upset2022: Missouri 23, South Carolina 10Missouri had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown2013: South Carolina 27, Missouri 24No. 20 South Carolina at No. 5 Missouri
- Ranked showdown2024: South Carolina 34, Missouri 30No. 24 Missouri at No. 23 South Carolina
Coach against coach
| Years | Missouri | Series | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–2015 | Gary Pinkel | 3–2 | Steve Spurrier |
| 2016–2019 | Barry Odom | 1–3 | Will Muschamp |
| 2021–2025 | Eli Drinkwitz | 4–1 | Shane Beamer |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Missouri’s side (Pinkel 3–2 against Spurrier). 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
| Lanorris Sellers South Carolina | 21 of 30, 353 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT | 2024 Passing |
Named most valuable
| Marcus King Missouri | 2005 |
| Phil Bradley Missouri | 1979 |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
On television
ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from this game once: 2014.
| 2025 | ESPN | 1.9 million viewers |
College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of its locations (CC BY-SA). Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Every game
| Sep 20, 2025 | 23Missouri 29, South Carolina 20 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 16, 2024 | 23South Carolina 34, 24Missouri 30 | at South Carolina | ||
| Oct 21, 2023 | 20Missouri 34, South Carolina 12 | at Missouri | ||
| Oct 29, 2022 | Missouri 23, 25South Carolina 10 | at South Carolina | ||
| Nov 13, 2021 | Missouri 31, South Carolina 28 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 21, 2020 | Missouri 17, South Carolina 10 | at South Carolina | ||
| Sep 21, 2019 | Missouri 34, South Carolina 14 | at Missouri | ||
| Oct 6, 2018 | South Carolina 37, Missouri 35 | at South Carolina | ||
| Sep 9, 2017 | South Carolina 31, Missouri 13 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 5, 2016 | South Carolina 31, Missouri 21 | at South Carolina | ||
| Oct 3, 2015 | Missouri 24, South Carolina 10vacated | at Missouri | ||
| Sep 27, 2014 | Missouri 21, 13South Carolina 20 | at South Carolina | ||
| Oct 26, 2013 | 20South Carolina 27, 5Missouri 24 | at Missouri | ||
| Sep 22, 2012 | 7South Carolina 31, Missouri 10 | at South Carolina | ||
| Dec 30, 2005 | Missouri 38, South Carolina 31 | Neutral site | Independence Bowl | |
| Dec 29, 1979 | Missouri 24, 16South Carolina 14 | Neutral site | Hall of Fame Classic |
Every game is listed as played on the field; a win the NCAA later vacated is marked “vacated”; the official series above counts them the NCAA’s way.