Mayor's Cup (Missouri–South Carolina)

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Mayor's Cup

Missouri Tigers South Carolina Gamecocks
Sport	Football
First meeting	December 29, 1979 Missouri 24, South Carolina 14
Latest meeting	November 13, 2021 Missouri 31, South Carolina 28
Stadiums	Williams–Brice Stadium Faurot Field Independence Stadium (bowl game) Legion Field (bowl game)
Trophy	Mayor's Cup
Statistics
Meetings total	12
All-time series	Missouri leads , 7–5
Largest victory	South Carolina, 31–10 (2012)
Longest win streak	Missouri, 3 (2019–2021)
Longest unbeaten streak	South Carolina, 3 (2016–2018)
Current win streak	Missouri, 3 (2019–present)

The Mayor's Cup is the name of the rivalry between the Missouri Tigers and the South Carolina Gamecocks. The two schools are 714 miles apart,^[1] however both school campuses are located in a city named Columbia. The two teams have met twelve times, and Missouri leads the series 7–5.^[2]

Pre-SEC[]

The first meeting between Missouri and South Carolina occurred in the 1979 Hall of Fame Classic in Birmingham, Alabama and the game MVP was 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.

Post-SEC[]

On November 6, 2011, Missouri left the Big 12 and joined the SEC during the 2010–2013 Big 12 Conference realignment. They joined the SEC Eastern conference, the same conference as South Carolina, and the two would face each other every year. In 2012, the first year both teams were SEC members, South Carolina were ranked seventh in the country, reached the largest margin of victory during the series winning 31–10. The following year, both teams were ranked in the top 25 for the first time in the matchup. With Missouri scoring the games 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 27–24.^[3]

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