October 17, 2020 Week 7 · Regular Season Belt changed hands

South Carolina takes the belt, 30–22, at home over Auburn.

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South Carolina 30

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AuburnAP No. 14 22

AP poll, week 7: Auburn No. 14 at South Carolina unranked · No. 1 that week: Georgia. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

South Carolina took the belt here, ending Auburn’s run of 7 days and 0 defenses (reign #311) and starting reign #312. It lasted 7 days and 0 defenses, until LSU took it on October 24, 2020.

For South Carolina this was its 14th shot at the belt; it had held the belt 3 times before — and it took it back here.

It was the 2nd of 2 belt games between the two; going in, Auburn led the belt series 1–0; all-time it is 1–1.

AI-Written

Recap

Auburn struck first in the opening quarter with a field goal and a touchdown pass from Bo Nix to Eli Stove, but two second-quarter interceptions by Jaycee Horn and Jaylin Dickerson proved costly as South Carolina capitalized to take a 14-13 halftime lead. The Gamecocks pulled away in the second half, with Kevin Harris punching in two rushing touchdowns and Collin Hill finding Shi Smith for a score to build a commanding advantage. Auburn's offense managed 481 total yards and a late field goal by Anders Carlson, but couldn't overcome three turnovers and South Carolina's stout red-zone defense, which held them to field goals when the drives mattered most.

Jaycee Horn's first-quarter interception leading to Kevin Harris's 3-yard rushing TD gave South Carolina early momentum
Bo Nix's third interception in Q3 to Jaycee Horn (34-yard return) set up Kevin Harris's second rushing touchdown
Collin Hill's 1-yard rushing TD late in Q2 gave South Carolina a lead they wouldn't relinquish
Auburn's three turnovers versus South Carolina's one proved decisive in the belt transfer

Written by Claude from the box score and play-by-play on this page — a plain-English recap of the numbers below, not a substitute for them.

Full Box Score

Team stats

CFBD box score

South CarolinaAuburn

Total yards297481

Rushing yards153209

Passing yards144272

First downs2027

3rd down conv.7/137/16

Turnovers13

Penalties–yards5–399–89

Time of possession31:1728:43

Full team box score from CFBD’s /games/teams data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have team-level stats that far back.

Play By Play

Key plays

CFBD play-by-play

When	Team	Yards	Play
Q1 13:29	Auburn	+22 yd	Bo Nix pass complete to D.J. Williams for 22 yds to the Aub 43 for a 1ST down
Q1 8:32	Auburn	+35 yd	Anders Carlson 35 yd FG GOOD
Q1 4:33	Auburn	+11 yd	Bo Nix pass complete to Eli Stove for 11 yds for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed )
Q1 0:34	Auburn	+22 yd	Bo Nix pass complete to Anthony Schwartz for 22 yds to the Aub 25 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:00	Auburn	+0 yd	Bo Nix pass intercepted Jaycee Horn return for no gain to the Aub 29
Q2 12:49	South Carolina	+3 yd	Kevin Harris run for 3 yds for a TD, (Parker White KICK)
Q2 12:49	Auburn	+44 yd	Bo Nix pass complete to Seth Williams for 44 yds to the SCaro 15 for a 1ST down
Q2 10:24	Auburn	+4 yd	Tank Bigsby run for 4 yds for a TD, (Anders Carlson KICK) SOUTH CAROLINA Penalty, Defensive offside ( Yards) declined
Q2 10:24	South Carolina	+20 yd	Collin Hill pass complete to Nick Muse for 20 yds to the SCaro 45 for a 1ST down
Q2 8:44	Auburn	+0 yd	Bo Nix pass intercepted Jaylin Dickerson return for no gain to the Aub 49
Q2 0:35	South Carolina	+1 yd	Collin Hill run for 1 yd for a TD, (Parker White KICK)
Q3 10:22	Auburn	+38 yd	Anders Carlson 38 yd FG GOOD
Q3 6:31	South Carolina	+10 yd	Collin Hill pass complete to Shi Smith for 10 yds for a TD AUBURN Penalty, Defensive offside ( Yards) declined, (Two-Point Conversion failed )
Q3 6:31	South Carolina	+23 yd	Mitch Jeter kickoff for 57 yds , Tank Bigsby return for 23 yds to the Aub 31
Q3 5:17	South Carolina	+1 yd	Collin Hill pass intercepted Owen Pappoe return for 1 yd to the Aub 18
Q3 2:24	Auburn	+34 yd	Bo Nix pass intercepted Jaycee Horn return for 34 yds to the Aub 8
Q3 0:54	South Carolina	+8 yd	Kevin Harris run for 8 yds for a TD, (Parker White KICK)
Q4 13:41	South Carolina	-5 yd	TEAM run for a loss of 5 yards to the SCaro 16 TEAM fumbled, recovered by SCaro Collin Hill
Q4 13:41	South Carolina	+32 yd	Collin Hill pass complete to Shi Smith for 32 yds to the Aub 44 for a 1ST down
Q4 9:13	South Carolina	+39 yd	Parker White 39 yd FG GOOD
Q4 9:13	Auburn	+30 yd	Tank Bigsby run for 30 yds to the SCaro 45 for a 1ST down
Q4 6:39	Auburn	+22 yd	Anders Carlson 22 yd FG GOOD

Scoring plays, turnovers, and gains of 20+ yards, pulled from CFBD’s play-by-play. This section only appears for belt games with play-by-play on file (2003 onward).

Box Score

Player stats

CFBD player stats

Passing

South Carolina

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Collin Hill	15/24	144	6.0	1	1

Auburn

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Bo Nix	24/47	272	5.8	1	3

Rushing

South Carolina

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Kevin Harris	25	83	3.3	2	19
Deshaun Fenwick	12	68	5.7	0	19
Dakereon Joyner	1	14	14.0	0	14
Team	1	-5	-5.0	0	0
Collin Hill	4	-7	-1.8	1	1

Auburn

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Tank Bigsby	16	111	6.9	1	30
Bo Nix	15	69	4.6	0	18
D.J. Williams	4	17	4.3	0	10
Eli Stove	1	12	12.0	0	12

Receiving

South Carolina

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Shi Smith	8	76	9.5	1	32
Nick Muse	2	29	14.5	0	20
Kevin Harris	2	21	10.5	0	12
Josh Vann	1	11	11.0	0	11
Adam Prentice	1	10	10.0	0	10
Dakereon Joyner	1	-3	-3.0	0	0

Auburn

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Seth Williams	4	74	18.5	0	44
Eli Stove	7	60	8.6	1	16
Anthony Schwartz	6	59	9.8	0	22
Ze'Vian Capers	3	40	13.3	0	19
D.J. Williams	2	26	13.0	0	22
Shedrick Jackson	1	9	9.0	0	9
Luke Deal	1	4	4.0	0	4

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Defense

South Carolina

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Shilo Sanders	10	9	0	0	0	0
Keir Thomas	8	8	2	2	0	0
Jammie Robinson	7	6	0	0	0	0
Ernest Jones	7	5	0	0	0	2
Damani Staley	6	4	0	0	0	0
R.J. Roderick	5	5	0	0	0	0
Jaycee Horn	3	2	0	0	4	0
John Dixon	3	2	0	0	0	0
Brad Johnson	3	1	0	0	0	0
Kingsley Enagbare	2	2	1	1	0	2
Jordan Burch	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jaylin Dickerson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jabari Ellis	1	0	0	0	0	0
Zacch Pickens	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tonka Hemingway	0	0	0	0	1	1

Auburn

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Zakoby McClain	13	9	1	1	0	0
Owen Pappoe	10	5	0	0	1	0
Colby Wooden	6	2	0	2	0	1
Roger McCreary	5	5	0	1	0	0
Jamien Sherwood	5	4	0	0	0	0
Smoke Monday	4	3	0	0	1	0
Tyrone Truesdell	4	2	0	0	0	0
Nehemiah Pritchett	4	2	0	0	0	0
Christian Tutt	3	2	0	0	0	0
Big Kat Bryant	3	1	0	0	0	1
Derick Hall	2	2	0	0	0	0
Jordyn Peters	1	1	0	0	0	0
Daquan Newkirk	1	1	0	0	0	0
Caleb Johnson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ladarius Tennison	1	1	0	0	0	0
Bo Nix	1	1	0	0	0	0
Zion Puckett	1	1	0	1	0	0
Eli Stove	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dre Butler	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

South Carolina

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Team	1	0	0

Auburn

No recorded stats in this category.

Interceptions

South Carolina

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Jaycee Horn	2	34	0
Jaylin Dickerson	1	0	0

Auburn

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Owen Pappoe	1	1	0

Kick Returns

South Carolina

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Shi Smith	1	16	16.0	16	0

Auburn

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Tank Bigsby	1	23	23.0	23	0

Kicking

South Carolina

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Parker White	1/1	100.0	39	3/3	6

Auburn

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Anders Carlson	3/3	100.0	38	1/1	10

Punt Returns

South Carolina

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jammie Robinson	1	3	3.0	3	0

Auburn

No recorded stats in this category.

Punting

South Carolina

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Kai Kroeger	5	242	48.4	1	3	53

Auburn

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Aidan Marshall	2	91	45.5	0	0	49

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data, split out by team. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back. Linked player names go to that player’s stat line in every other belt game they’ve appeared in.

Sources Box score at ESPN · Game record: College Football Data (id 401237109) · This game in the downloadable dataset

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