2021 Duke's Mayo Bowl

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2021 Duke's Mayo Bowl
20th Duke's Mayo Bowl
2021 Duke's Mayo Bowl pregame.jpg
Both teams warming up on the field before the game
1234Total
North Carolina0138021
South Carolina1877638
DateDecember 30, 2021
Season 2021
Stadium Bank of America Stadium
Location Charlotte, North Carolina
MVPDakereon Joyner (WR, South Carolina)
Favorite North Carolina by 7 [1]
Referee Reggie Smith (Big Ten) [2]
Attendance45,520 [3]
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN
Announcers Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst), and Taylor McGregor (sideline)
Duke's Mayo Bowl
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The 2021 Duke's Mayo Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2021, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. The 20th edition of the Duke's Mayo Bowl, and the second under its current name, the contest featured the North Carolina Tar Heels of the Atlantic Coast Conference and the South Carolina Gamecocks of the Southeastern Conference. The game began at 11:30 a.m. EST and was televised on ESPN. It was one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season. Duke's Mayonnaise served as the game's title sponsor.

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Teams

This was the 20th edition of the game, though only the second under its current name; the bowl had previously gone by three other names since its inauguration in 2002. Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game featured the North Carolina Tar Heels from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the South Carolina Gamecocks from the Southeastern Conference (SEC). This was the 59th meeting between North Carolina and South Carolina, who spent 1953 to 1970 in the ACC together; entering the game, the Tar Heels led the all-time series, 35–19–4. [4] The teams' last met in a pair of season-opening contests in 2015, won by South Carolina, [5] and 2019, won by North Carolina; [6] both games were also played at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. Additionally, the teams are scheduled to meet again in Charlotte in 2023 and have scheduled a home-and-home series for 2028 and 2029. [7] This was North Carolina's 36th overall bowl game appearance and their fifth in this particular game, having competed in 2004, 2008, 2009 and 2013. [7] South Carolina made their 24th overall bowl game appearance and their second in this particular game, with their lone previous appearance coming in 2018. [8]

North Carolina Tar Heels

North Carolina finished their regular season with an overall 6–6 record, 3–5 in ACC games. After starting with two wins in their first three games, the team alternated losses and wins for the rest of the season. The Tar Heels played four ranked teams, losing to Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, and NC State while defeating Wake Forest.

South Carolina Gamecocks

South Carolina also finished their regular season with an overall 6–6 record, 3–5 in SEC games. After starting with two wins followed by two losses, the team alternated wins and losses for the rest of the season. The Gamecocks played three ranked teams, losing to Georgia, Texas A&M, and Clemson.

Game summary

2021 Duke's Mayo Bowl
1234Total
North Carolina0138021
South Carolina1877638

at Bank of America StadiumCharlotte, North Carolina

  • Date: Thursday, December 30, 2021
  • Game time: 11:30 a.m. EST
  • Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: SW 7 mph
  • Referee: Reggie Smith
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst), and Taylor McGregor (sideline)
  • Box score
Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP North CarolinaSouth Carolina
110:153931:46South CarolinaJaheim Bell 69-yard touchdown reception from Dakereon Joyner, Parker White kick good07
17:453781:24South CarolinaJaheim Bell 66-yard touchdown reception from Zeb Noland, 2-point pass good015
10:279545:14South Carolina30-yard field goal by Parker White018
213:116752:16North CarolinaBritish Brooks 63-yard touchdown run, Grayson Atkins kick good718
25:448503:30North Carolina40-yard field goal by Grayson Atkins1018
22:276753:17South CarolinaJuju McDowell 35-yard touchdown run, Parker White kick good1025
20:448561:43North Carolina36-yard field goal by Grayson Atkins1325
39:539755:07South Carolina Kevin Harris 1-yard touchdown run, Parker White kick good1332
37:246752:29North CarolinaGarrett Walston 37-yard touchdown reception from Sam Howell, 2-point run good2132
47:4411776:20South Carolina22-yard field goal by Parker White2135
40:5010615:02South Carolina33-yard field goal by Parker White2138
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.2138

Statistics

Team statistics

Team statistical comparison
StatisticNorth CarolinaSouth Carolina
First downs1427
First downs rushing517
First downs passing99
First downs penalty01
Third down efficiency1–106–11
Fourth down efficiency1–10–0
Total plays–net yards50–33366–543
Rushing attempts–net yards29–12851–301
Yards per rush4.45.9
Yards passing205242
Pass completions–attempts12–2112–15
Interceptions thrown00
Punt returns–total yards0–01–(−7)
Kickoff returns–total yards1–160–0
Punts–average yardage5–46.62–41.5
Fumbles–lost1–01–0
Penalties–yards4–374–20
Time of possession20:5839:02

Individual statistics

North Carolina statistics
Tar Heels passing
C–AYdsTD–INT
Sam Howell 12–202051–0
Drake Maye 0–100–0
Tar Heels rushing
CarYdsTD
British Brooks5721
Ty Chandler 9290
Drake Maye2240
Sam Howell1330
Tar Heels receiving
RecYdsTD
Antoine Green4730
Josh Downs 3620
Garrett Walston1371
Bryson Nesbit2290
Stephen Gosnell130
Ty Chandler110
South Carolina statistics
Gamecocks passing
C–AYdsTD–INT
Dakereon Joyner9–91601–0
Zeb Noland 3–6821–0
Gamecocks rushing
CarYdsTD
Kevin Harris 311821
Dakereon Joyner10640
Juju McDowell5521
Jaheim Bell3210
Zeb Noland1−90
O'Mega Blake1−90
Gamecocks receiving
RecYdsTD
Jaheim Bell51592
Ahmarean Brown4610
Juju McDowell180
E.J. Jenkins170
Xavier Legette170

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