Wk 13 · 2026
South Carolina Gamecocks at Clemson Tigers — Sat, Nov 28
Sat, Nov 28 ·
Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC), Clemson, SC
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 47 days away and has no kickoff time yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
SEC · 3-3
at
TBDET
CLEM -3 · total 53.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential SC by 5.6
ACC · 3-2
What is at stake
Palmetto Bowl. One state, two schools, no neutral parties — and since 2015 the winner has taken home a trophy that is literally half garnet and half orange. They play for the Palmetto Bowl trophy. A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
South Carolina form
W 38-19at FLAL 34-35vs UKL 18-49at ALAL 34-41vs MSSTW 45-9vs TOW
2026 season
Clemson form
L 13-41vs MIAW 24-10at CALW 28-20vs UNCW 22-7vs GASOL 10-51at LSU
2026 season
South Carolina this season
Straight up3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Against the spread2-4 · 33% (6 games)
Over / under4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Clemson this season
Straight up3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Against the spread2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 0
These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Clemson leads 11–8 · Clemson won the last one
19 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
7.0 points toward Clemson
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-11-29 | Clemson 28 — 14 South Carolina | at SC | Clemson |
| 2024 | 2024-11-30 | South Carolina 17 — 14 Clemson | at CLEM | South Carolina |
| 2023 | 2023-11-25 | Clemson 16 — 7 South Carolina | at SC | Clemson |
| 2022 | 2022-11-26 | South Carolina 31 — 30 Clemson | at CLEM | South Carolina |
| 2021 | 2021-11-27 | Clemson 30 — 0 South Carolina | at SC | Clemson |
| 2019 | 2019-11-30 | Clemson 38 — 3 South Carolina | at SC | Clemson |
| 2018 | 2018-11-24 | South Carolina 35 — 56 Clemson | at CLEM | Clemson |
| 2017 | 2017-11-25 | Clemson 34 — 10 South Carolina | at SC | Clemson |
| 2016 | 2016-11-26 | South Carolina 7 — 56 Clemson | at CLEM | Clemson |
| 2015 | 2015-11-28 | Clemson 37 — 32 South Carolina | at SC | Clemson |
| 2014 | 2014-11-29 | South Carolina 17 — 35 Clemson | at CLEM | Clemson |
| 2013 | 2013-11-30 | Clemson 17 — 31 South Carolina | at SC | South Carolina |
| 2012 | 2012-11-24 | South Carolina 27 — 17 Clemson | at CLEM | South Carolina |
| 2011 | 2011-11-26 | Clemson 13 — 34 South Carolina | at SC | South Carolina |
| 2010 | 2010-11-27 | South Carolina 29 — 7 Clemson | at CLEM | South Carolina |
| 2009 | 2009-11-28 | Clemson 17 — 34 South Carolina | at SC | South Carolina |
| 2008 | 2008-11-29 | South Carolina 14 — 31 Clemson | at CLEM | Clemson |
| 2007 | 2007-11-24 | Clemson 23 — 21 South Carolina | at SC | Clemson |
| 2006 | 2006-11-25 | South Carolina 31 — 28 Clemson | at CLEM | South Carolina |
South Carolina leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | LaNorris Sellers QB #16 | 92/152, 1059 YDS, 8 TD, 4 INT |
| Cutter Woods QB #12 | 9/14, 92 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | Matt Fuller RB #28 | 71 CAR, 433 YDS, 5 TD |
| LaNorris Sellers QB #16 | 53 CAR, 391 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Jabree Coleman RB #21 | 20 CAR, 173 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Receiving | Mazeo Bennett Jr. WR #3 | 18 REC, 201 YDS, 1 TD |
| Nyck Harbor WR #8 | 13 REC, 195 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Donovan Murph WR #6 | 7 REC, 159 YDS, 2 TD | |
| DJ Black WR #83 | 8 REC, 156 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Justin Okoronkwo LB #17 | 38 |
| Fred Johnson LB #0 | 29 | |
| Peyton Williams DB #31 | 25 | |
| Sacks | Anthony Addison DE #40 | 3 |
| Tomiwa Durojaiye DL #13 | 2 | |
| Kelby Collins DL #97 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Peyton Williams DB #31 | 1 |
| Kosci Barnes DB #28 | 1 |
Clemson leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Tait Reynolds QB #2 | 83/128, 816 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INT |
| Christopher Vizzina QB #17 | 14/23, 102 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT | |
| Rushing | Gideon Davidson RB #8 | 66 CAR, 371 YDS, 4 TD |
| Chris Johnson Jr. RB #16 | 22 CAR, 101 YDS | |
| Jarvis Green RB #21 | 21 CAR, 88 YDS | |
| Receiving | Bryant Wesco Jr. WR #12 | 25 REC, 315 YDS |
| T.J. Moore WR #1 | 25 REC, 235 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Tyler Brown WR #6 | 21 REC, 188 YDS | |
| Olsen Patt-Henry TE #11 | 7 REC, 62 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Corey Myrick S #22 | 43 |
| Sammy Brown LB #47 | 40 | |
| Jeremiah Alexander LB #7 | 35 | |
| Sacks | Will Heldt DE #13 | 4 |
| Jahiem Lawson DE #15 | 1 | |
| Ronan Hanafin S #5 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Elliot Washington II CB #3 | 3 |
| Ashton Hampton CB #2 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.