Presbyterian vs. South Carolina
Presbyterian and South Carolina have 15 meetings on file, the first in 1915; South Carolina leads the series 12–3 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s South Carolina 9–1, and South Carolina has won the last 8. Share
- Presbyterian wins
- 3
- South Carolina wins
- 12
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1915
- Longest streak
- 8 South Carolina
- Current streak
- 8 South Carolina
- Last 10 meetings
- South Carolina 9–1
- Most recent
- 1945
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 2–1 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 1–7 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 0–3 |
- Average margin
- 24.5 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At South Carolina
- 12–3 South Carolina’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 11
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Presbyterian’s biggest win1919: Presbyterian 6, South Carolina 0by 6 points
- South Carolina’s biggest win1937: South Carolina 64, Presbyterian 0by 64 points
- Upset1923: Presbyterian 7, South Carolina 3Presbyterian had a 14% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1919: Presbyterian 6, South Carolina 0Presbyterian had a 19% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | Presbyterian | Series | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920–1924 | Walter Johnson | 1–4 | Sol Metzger |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Presbyterian’s side (Johnson 1–4 against Metzger). 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

1944 · The Wilmington morning star, Wilmington, N.C., Nov 13, 1944
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
| Sep 29, 1945 | South Carolina 40, Presbyterian 0 | at South Carolina | ||
| Nov 11, 1944 | South Carolina 28, Presbyterian 7 | at South Carolina | ||
| Oct 9, 1943 | South Carolina 20, Presbyterian 7 | at South Carolina | ||
| Nov 20, 1937 | South Carolina 64, Presbyterian 0 | at South Carolina | ||
| Oct 18, 1929 | South Carolina 41, Presbyterian 0 | at South Carolina | ||
| Oct 19, 1928 | South Carolina 13, Presbyterian 0 | at South Carolina | ||
| Nov 20, 1925 | South Carolina 21, Presbyterian 0 | at South Carolina | ||
| Oct 17, 1924 | South Carolina 29, Presbyterian 0 | at South Carolina | ||
| Oct 6, 1923 | Presbyterian 7, South Carolina 3 | at South Carolina | ||
| Oct 7, 1922 | South Carolina 6, Presbyterian 0 | at South Carolina | ||
| Oct 22, 1921 | South Carolina 48, Presbyterian 0 | at South Carolina | ||
| Oct 21, 1920 | South Carolina 14, Presbyterian 0 | at South Carolina | ||
| Sep 27, 1919 | Presbyterian 6, South Carolina 0 | at South Carolina | ||
| Nov 24, 1917 | Presbyterian 20, South Carolina 14 | at South Carolina | ||
| Oct 9, 1915 | South Carolina 41, Presbyterian 0 | at South Carolina |
Every game is listed as played on the field.