Program · last held it 2020
South Carolina
4Reigns
63Days held
4Defenses
South Carolina last held the belt October 24, 2020. Download a poster of this history ↓ Embed the South Carolina belt badge →
Belt-game record8–15
4–4 defending it · 4–11 challenging for it · 23 belt games since 1944
Took the belt4
times · 4 reigns in all · first belt game November 18, 1944
All-time rank of 106 programs66th
in days held (63) · 25th in reigns · 57th in defenses (4) · records
No path yet
Nothing on South Carolina’s schedule runs through UCF or anyone who could take the belt from them first. Bowl pairings can change that.
Season outlook
under 1% to hold the belt when the season’s games run out, per the season outlook.
October 17, 2020 – October 24, 2020
7 days
November 13, 2010 – December 4, 2010
21 days
October 9, 2010 – October 16, 2010
7 days
September 30, 1989 – October 28, 1989
28 days
Every belt game 23 games, newest first
October 23, 2021 · South Carolina at Texas A&M 14–44 as challengerlostOctober 24, 2020 · South Carolina at LSU 24–52 as holderlost the beltOctober 17, 2020 · South Carolina vs. Auburn 30–22 as challengertook the beltOctober 1, 2016 · South Carolina vs. Texas A&M 13–24 as challengerlostDecember 4, 2010 · South Carolina vs. Auburn 17–56 as holderlost the beltNovember 27, 2010 · South Carolina at Clemson 29–7 as holderdefendedNovember 20, 2010 · South Carolina vs. Troy 69–24 as holderdefendedNovember 13, 2010 · South Carolina at Florida 36–14 as challengertook the beltOctober 16, 2010 · South Carolina at Kentucky 28–31 as holderlost the beltOctober 9, 2010 · South Carolina vs. Alabama 35–21 as challengertook the beltNovember 14, 2009 · South Carolina vs. Florida 14–24 as challengerlostSeptember 4, 1999 · South Carolina at NC State 0–10 as challengerlostOctober 28, 1989 · South Carolina vs. NC State 10–20 as holderlost the beltOctober 21, 1989 · South Carolina vs. Western Carolina 24–3 as holderdefendedOctober 7, 1989 · South Carolina vs. East Carolina 47–14 as holderdefendedSeptember 30, 1989 · South Carolina at Georgia 24–20 as challengertook the beltNovember 5, 1988 · South Carolina vs. Florida State 0–59 as challengerlostSeptember 20, 1980 · South Carolina at USC 13–23 as challengerlostOctober 30, 1971 · South Carolina vs. Georgia 0–24 as challengerlostOctober 7, 1967 · South Carolina at Georgia 0–21 as challengerlostSeptember 17, 1966 · South Carolina at LSU 12–28 as challengerlostSeptember 22, 1945 · South Carolina at Duke 0–60 as challengerlostNovember 18, 1944 · South Carolina vs. Duke 7–34 as challengerlost
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