South Carolina vs. Virginia Tech

South Carolina and Virginia Tech have 21 meetings on file, the first in 1905; South Carolina leads the series 12–⁠7–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s South Carolina 6–⁠2, and South Carolina has won the last 3.

South Carolina wins
12
Virginia Tech wins
7
Ties
2
Earliest on file
1905
Longest streak
3 South Carolina
Current streak
3 South Carolina
Last 10 meetings
South Carolina 6–⁠2
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s0–⁠1
1920s1–⁠2
1930s3–⁠1
1960s1–⁠1
1970s2–⁠2
1980s2–⁠0–⁠2
1990s2–⁠0
2020s1–⁠0
Average margin
14.3 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At South Carolina
5–⁠2–⁠1 South Carolina’s record at home
At Virginia Tech
5–⁠6–⁠1 Virginia Tech’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠0 South Carolina first
Shutouts
8

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

Games that tell the story

  1. South Carolina’s biggest win1987: South Carolina 40, Virginia Tech 10by 30 points
  2. Virginia Tech’s biggest win1927: Virginia Tech 35, South Carolina 0by 35 points
  3. Upset1933: South Carolina 12, Virginia Tech 0South Carolina had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1974: Virginia Tech 31, South Carolina 17Virginia Tech had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsSouth CarolinaSeriesVirginia Tech
1968–⁠1970Paul Dietzel2–⁠1Jerry Claiborne
1989–⁠1991Sparky Woods2–⁠0–⁠1Frank Beamer

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from South Carolina’s side (Dietzel 2–⁠1 against Claiborne). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of South Carolina and Virginia Tech, 1905 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

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.

On television

2025ESPN5.4 million viewers

Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.

Every game

Aug 31, 202513South Carolina 24, Virginia Tech 11Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Sep 21, 1991South Carolina 28, Virginia Tech 21at South Carolina
Sep 22, 1990South Carolina 35, Virginia Tech 24at Virginia Tech
Sep 9, 1989South Carolina 17, Virginia Tech 17at South Carolina
Oct 8, 19888South Carolina 26, Virginia Tech 24at Virginia Tech
Oct 10, 1987South Carolina 40, Virginia Tech 10at South Carolina
Oct 11, 1986Virginia Tech 27, South Carolina 27at Virginia Tech
Oct 12, 1974Virginia Tech 31, South Carolina 17at South Carolina
Oct 6, 1973South Carolina 27, Virginia Tech 24at Virginia Tech
Nov 11, 1972Virginia Tech 45, South Carolina 20at Virginia Tech
Oct 3, 1970South Carolina 24, Virginia Tech 7at South Carolina
Oct 18, 1969South Carolina 17, Virginia Tech 16at Virginia Tech
Nov 16, 1968Virginia Tech 17, South Carolina 6at South Carolina
Oct 17, 1936South Carolina 14, Virginia Tech 0at South Carolina
Nov 2, 1935Virginia Tech 27, South Carolina 0at Virginia Tech
Nov 3, 1934South Carolina 20, Virginia Tech 0at South Carolina
Oct 28, 1933South Carolina 12, Virginia Tech 0at Virginia Tech
Nov 5, 1927Virginia Tech 35, South Carolina 0at Virginia Tech
Nov 6, 1926South Carolina 19, Virginia Tech 0at Virginia Tech
Oct 31, 1925Virginia Tech 6, South Carolina 0at Virginia Tech
Nov 18, 1905Virginia Tech 34, South Carolina 0at Virginia Tech

Every game is listed as played on the field.