South Carolina beats Auburn 30–22 and takes the College Football Belt
The 4th reign for the program; it ends Auburn’s 7-day reign.
South Carolina took the lineal College Football Belt on October 17, 2020, beating Auburn 30–22 at home in week 7. It is reign 312 in the belt’s history, which starts with Rutgers over Princeton in 1869, and the 4th for South Carolina.
Auburn had held it since October 10, 2020: 7 days and 0 defenses.
South Carolina last held the belt in 2010, 3,605 days before this one; that reign lasted 21 days with 2 defenses.
The reign lasted 7 days and 0 defenses, ending October 24, 2020 against LSU.
The game
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…