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Gamecock Fanatics Official Game Thread
GAME DATE AND TIME: Saturday, Nov. 13th 4:00 P.M.
LOCATION: Memorial Stadium / Faurot Field, Columbia, MO.
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AUDIO BROADCAST: 107.5 The Game
LIVE STATS: Statbroadcast
Columbia, MO. - The South Carolina Gamecocks Football team heads out on the road to the "other" Columbia in Missouri, to take on the Missouri Tigers in an afternoon showdown for two teams looking for a bowl bid opportunity. The game also will be for the right to hold the Mayor's Cup for the next year until the teams face each other again. The game kicks off at 4:00 p.m. (EST) and will be broadcast by the SEC Network.
The Gamecocks (5-4, 2-4) are looking to continue the positive momentum that comes from soundly beating the Florida Gators 40-17 last week in Williams-Brice: one more win on the season would secure bowl eligibility for first-year Shane Beamer and his staff and team. The Tigers (4-5, 1-4) are looking to rebound at home in front of friendly crowds after losing to Georgia 43-6 in Athens, GA. Missouri will be the 2nd opponent in a row that the Gamecocks will be facing that will be coming off of a bitter defeat at the hands of the Bulldogs.
SEC Network has the television broadcast with Dave Neal and Deuce McCallister in the booth and Andraya Carter on the sidelines.Dave Neal and Deuce McCallister in the booth and Andraya Carter on the sidelines. Todd Elis and Tommy Suggs handle the call for the Gamecock Radio Network with Jamar Nesbit on the sidelines.
WHAT'S AT STAKE: It's the annual battle for the Mayor's Cup, as the two SEC schools that call Columbia home are set to play for the silver trophy, given to the winning team.
CAROLINA VS. MIZZOU: Missouri has won the last two meetings to take a slim 6-5 advantage in the all-time series with South Carolina. The teams have split four games evenly at Memorial Stadium/Faurot Field in Columbia, Mo., while the Gamecocks hold a 3-2 lead at Williams-Brice Stadium. Mizzou owns a pair of neutral site bowl game wins versus Carolina.
IT JUST MEANS MORE: Since Mizzou joined the SEC, the Gamecocks hold a 5-4 series advantage. South Carolina won the first two SEC Eastern Division battles between the two schools, posting a 31-10 win in the Palmetto State in 2012, then pulling out an improbable 27-24 double-overtime victory in Missouri in 2013. In 2014, the Tigers overcame a 13-point deficit in the final seven minutes to squeeze out a 21-20 victory at Williams-Brice Stadium, then won by a 24-10 count at Memorial Stadium in 2015. The Gamecocks then won three-straight games from 2016-18 by scores of 31-21, 31-13 and 37-35, respectively. The Tigers have rebounded with back-to-back wins by scores of 34-14 and 17-10.
THE LAST TIME THEY MET: After a tumultuous week for South Carolina Football which saw them lose their head coach and four defensive players opt out, the Gamecocks dropped a hard-fought 17-10 decision to the Missouri Tigers at Williams-Brice Stadium on Nov. 21, 2020. Mizzou opened up a 17-0 halftime lead, but the Gamecocks rallied back under interim head coach Mike Bobo to make it a one score game and had the ball with a chance to tie or take the lead in the final minutes, before a late interception ended the comeback attempt. Quarterback Luke Doty came off the bench and gave the Carolina offense a spark. He completed 14-of-23 passes for 130 yards and also rushed 11 times for 59 yards.
THE LAST TIME THEY MET HERE: The Missouri defense scored twice en route to a 34-14 win in Columbia, Mo. on Sept. 21, 2019. Linebacker Cale Garrett recovered a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown and safety Ronell Perkins returned an interception 100 yards for another score. Mizzou outgained the Gamecocks, 421-271 on the day and held the ball for 37:50. Ryan Hilinski was just 13-for-30 for 166 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Carolina was able to muster just 16 rushing yards on 24 carries in the loss.
THE LAST CAROLINA WIN: In what has become known in South Carolina as the "Michael Scarnecchia Game," the Gamecocks' backup quarterback threw for three touchdowns in his only collegiate start and Parker White hit the game-winning 33-yard field goal with two seconds left to lift Carolina to a 37-35 victory over Missouri on Oct. 6, 2018 in Columbia, S.C. The Tigers had gone ahead 35-34 on Tucker McCann's career-long 57-yard field goal with 1:18 remaining, but Scarnecchia and the Gamecocks drove to the Missouri 16 where White nailed his third field goal of the game. The Gamecocks rallied from 23-14 at halftime in a game that lasted more than five hours due to rain and lightning delays. Scarnecchia completed 20-of-35 passes for 249 yards. Missouri's Drew Lock, the SEC's passing leader, was held to 204 yards.
BLACKJACK FOR THE WIN: The Gamecocks are 5-1 against the Tigers when scoring 21 or more points. They are winless in five games when scoring 20 or fewer, including each of the last two contests.
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