Mayor's Cup (Missouri–South Carolina)

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Mayor's Cup
Sport Football
First meetingDecember 29, 1979
Missouri 24, South Carolina 14
Latest meetingOctober 21, 2023
Missouri 34, South Carolina 12
Next meeting2024
Stadiums Williams–Brice Stadium
Faurot Field
Independence Stadium (bowl game)
Legion Field (bowl game)
TrophyMayor's Cup (2017–present) [1]
Statistics
Meetings total14
All-time seriesMissouri leads 8–5
Largest victoryMissouri, 34-12 (2023)
Longest win streakMissouri, 5 (2019–present)
Current win streakMissouri, 5 (2019–present)

The Mayor's Cup is the football rivalry between the Missouri Tigers and the South Carolina Gamecocks. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

The two schools are 714 miles apart, [5] however both school campuses are located in cities named Columbia. Missouri leads the series 8–5. [6]

The cup itself is a trophy awarded by the mayors of Columbia, South Carolina and Columbia, Missouri. [1] [7] [8]

Pre-SEC

The first meeting between Missouri and South Carolina occurred in the 1979 Hall of Fame Classic bowl game in Birmingham, Alabama and the game MVP was Missouri quarterback Phil Bradley. The second meeting happened in the 2005 Independence Bowl, which took place in Shreveport, Louisiana. South Carolina got out to an early lead scoring 21 points in the first quarter, but was out scored in the remaining three quarters losing 38–31.

SEC

On November 6, 2011, Missouri left the Big 12 and joined the Southeastern Conference during the 2010–2013 Big 12 Conference realignment. They joined the SEC Eastern division, the same division as South Carolina, and the two teams now face each other every year.

In 2012, the first year both teams were SEC members, South Carolina was ranked seventh in the country and won 31–10.

In 2013, both teams were ranked in the top 25 for the first time in the matchup. Missouri scored the game's first 17 points and South Carolina scored the next 17 in the fourth quarter to tie the game and head into overtime. Both teams scored a touchdown in the first overtime, South Carolina started the second overtime with a quick three and out leading to a field goal. Missouri got the ball next and also went three and out and lead to a Andrew Baggett field goal attempt. The ball was hiked from the long snapper to the holder and has the ball with the laces facing the kicker, Baggett kicks the ball ricocheting off the left goal post resulting in a South Carolina win in double OT 27–24. Both teams would finish the season ranked in the AP Top 5 (South Carolina at No. 4 and Missouri at No. 5). [9]

In 2014, ESPN's College Gameday broadcast from the University of South Carolina campus ahead of the matchup. [10] In 2017, the rivalry was the featured game of the week as SEC Network's SEC Nation show broadcast from Francis Quadrangle at MU. [11]

In 2019, Missouri wide receiver Richaud Floyd declared the game a "grown man" rivalry due to the physicality of the games. [12]

The rivalry has been defined by streaks, with the teams trading off back-to-back wins then three wins in a row for South Carolina and currently five wins in a row for Missouri.

Game results

Missouri victoriesSouth Carolina victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinning teamLosing team
1 December 29, 1979 Birmingham, AL Missouri 24#16 South Carolina 14
2 December 30, 2005 Shreveport, LA Missouri 38 South Carolina 31
3 September 22, 2012 Columbia, SC #7 South Carolina 31 Missouri 10
4 October 26, 2013 Columbia, MO #20 South Carolina 27#5 Missouri 24 2OT
5 September 27, 2014 Columbia, SC Missouri 21#13 South Carolina 20
6 October 3, 2015 Columbia, MO Missouri* 24 South Carolina 10
7 November 5, 2016 Columbia, SC South Carolina 31 Missouri 21
8 September 9, 2017 Columbia, MO South Carolina 31 Missouri 13
9 October 6, 2018 Columbia, SC South Carolina 37 Missouri 35
10 September 21, 2019 Columbia, MO Missouri 34 South Carolina 14
11 November 21, 2020 Columbia, SC Missouri 17 South Carolina 10
12 November 13, 2021 Columbia, MO Missouri 31 South Carolina 28
13 October 29, 2022 Columbia, SC Missouri 23#25 South Carolina 10
14 October 21, 2023 Columbia, MO#20 Missouri 34 South Carolina 12
Series: Missouri leads 8–5
* Missouri vacated all wins from the 2015 and 2016 seasons due to NCAA action. [13]

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