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These two meet once again in what’s become a yearly rivalry for the two over the last 10 years (though neither will claim it’s a bigger one than Clemson or Kansas).
South Carolina won last year’s matchup in a thrilling fashion, answering Missouri’s 37-yard TD pass with just over a minute left in the game with a drive down the field that ended with a 15 yard TD pass with 15 seconds left in the game.
Missouri leads the overall rivalry 9-6, though if you remove the two games that pre-date SEC membership, it’s been a 7-6 Missouri series record since 2012 onward.
It’s a bit of a streaky series. Prior to last year’s South Carolina win, Missouri had won the last 5 matchups (with 3 of those games being decided by 3 points or less). Prior to that South Carolina was on a 3-game winning streak in this series.
Of course, the biggest matchup in this series is still the 2013 game, when #20 South Carolina ended #5 Missouri’s undefeated season 24-21 in double overtime as Missouri’s 24-yard FG attempt donked off the upright in Columbia, ending the game. (Although Missouri would still win the East Division that year over South Carolina, edging the latter out by 1 conference win).
While Missouri’s offense has played well in its opening games against Central Arkansas, Kansas, and Louisiana, adjusting well to the new RBs and new QB under center, Penn State-transfer Beau Pribula, South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellers is back from concussion protocol after leaving last weekend’s loss against Vanderbilt in the second quarter. Last year, Sellers had 353 yard and 5 TDs against the Tigers defense (plus another 45 yards rushing).
The winner gets the Mayor’s Cup:
South Carolina won last year’s matchup in a thrilling fashion, answering Missouri’s 37-yard TD pass with just over a minute left in the game with a drive down the field that ended with a 15 yard TD pass with 15 seconds left in the game.
Missouri leads the overall rivalry 9-6, though if you remove the two games that pre-date SEC membership, it’s been a 7-6 Missouri series record since 2012 onward.
It’s a bit of a streaky series. Prior to last year’s South Carolina win, Missouri had won the last 5 matchups (with 3 of those games being decided by 3 points or less). Prior to that South Carolina was on a 3-game winning streak in this series.
Of course, the biggest matchup in this series is still the 2013 game, when #20 South Carolina ended #5 Missouri’s undefeated season 24-21 in double overtime as Missouri’s 24-yard FG attempt donked off the upright in Columbia, ending the game. (Although Missouri would still win the East Division that year over South Carolina, edging the latter out by 1 conference win).
While Missouri’s offense has played well in its opening games against Central Arkansas, Kansas, and Louisiana, adjusting well to the new RBs and new QB under center, Penn State-transfer Beau Pribula, South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellers is back from concussion protocol after leaving last weekend’s loss against Vanderbilt in the second quarter. Last year, Sellers had 353 yard and 5 TDs against the Tigers defense (plus another 45 yards rushing).
The winner gets the Mayor’s Cup:
