| Sport | Football |
|---|---|
| First meeting | December 29, 1979 Missouri 24, South Carolina 14 |
| Latest meeting | October 21, 2023 Missouri 34, South Carolina 12 |
| Next meeting | 2024 |
| Stadiums | Williams–Brice Stadium Faurot Field Independence Stadium (bowl game) Legion Field (bowl game) |
| Trophy | Mayor's Cup (2017–present)[1] |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 14 |
| All-time series | Missouri leads 8–5 |
| Largest victory | Missouri, 34-12 (2023) |
| Longest win streak | Missouri, 5 (2019–present) |
| Current win streak | Missouri, 5 (2019–present) |
The Mayor's Cup is an American college rivalry trophy contested between the Missouri Tigers and the South Carolina Gamecocks.[2][3]
Both school campuses are located in cities named Columbia. Missouri leads the series 8–5.[4]
The cup itself is a trophy awarded by the mayors of Columbia, South Carolina and Columbia, Missouri.[1][5][6]
Pre-SEC
editThe first meeting between Missouri and South Carolina occurred in the 1979 Hall of Fame Classic bowl game in Birmingham, Alabama and the game MVP was Missouri 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.
SEC
editOn November 6, 2011, Missouri left the Big 12 and joined the Southeastern Conference during the 2010–2013 Big 12 Conference realignment. They joined the SEC Eastern division, the same division as South Carolina, and the two teams now face each other every year.
In 2012, the first year both teams were SEC members, South Carolina was ranked seventh in the country and won 31–10.
In 2013, both teams were ranked in the top 25 for the first time in the matchup. Missouri scored the game's 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 in double OT 27–24. Both teams would finish the season ranked in the AP Top 5 (South Carolina at No. 4 and Missouri at No. 5).[7]
In 2014, ESPN's College Gameday broadcast from the University of South Carolina campus ahead of the matchup.[8] In 2017, the rivalry was the featured game of the week as SEC Network's SEC Nation show broadcast from Francis Quadrangle at MU.[9]
In 2019, Missouri wide receiver Richaud Floyd declared the game a "grown man" rivalry due to the physicality of the games.[10]
The rivalry has been defined by streaks, with the teams trading off back-to-back wins then three wins in a row for South Carolina and currently five wins in a row for Missouri.
Game results
edit| Missouri victories | South Carolina victories | Tie games |
| No. | Date | Location | Winning team | Losing team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | December 29, 1979 | Birmingham, AL | Missouri | 24 | #16 South Carolina | 14 | ||
| 2 | December 30, 2005 | Shreveport, LA | Missouri | 38 | South Carolina | 31 | ||
| 3 | September 22, 2012 | Columbia, SC | #7 South Carolina | 31 | Missouri | 10 | ||
| 4 | October 26, 2013 | Columbia, MO | #20 South Carolina | 27 | #5 Missouri | 24 2OT | ||
| 5 | September 27, 2014 | Columbia, SC | Missouri | 21 | #13 South Carolina | 20 | ||
| 6 | October 3, 2015 | Columbia, MO | Missouri* | 24 | South Carolina | 10 | ||
| 7 | November 5, 2016 | Columbia, SC | South Carolina | 31 | Missouri | 21 | ||
| 8 | September 9, 2017 | Columbia, MO | South Carolina | 31 | Missouri | 13 | ||
| 9 | October 6, 2018 | Columbia, SC | South Carolina | 37 | Missouri | 35 | ||
| 10 | September 21, 2019 | Columbia, MO | Missouri | 34 | South Carolina | 14 | ||
| 11 | November 21, 2020 | Columbia, SC | Missouri | 17 | South Carolina | 10 | ||
| 12 | November 13, 2021 | Columbia, MO | Missouri | 31 | South Carolina | 28 | ||
| 13 | October 29, 2022 | Columbia, SC | Missouri | 23 | #25 South Carolina | 10 | ||
| 14 | October 21, 2023 | Columbia, MO | #20 Missouri | 34 | South Carolina | 12 | ||
| Series: Missouri leads 8–5 | ||||||||
| * Missouri vacated all wins from the 2015 and 2016 seasons due to NCAA action.[11] | ||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Mayor's Cup (Trophy). 2022. Archived from the original on December 1, 2023.
Columbia, SC vs. Columbia, MO
{{cite sign}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Baugh, Peter; Kendall, Josh (September 19, 2019). "Hashing out South Carolina at Missouri: Rivalry or nah? Which coach needs it more?". The Athletic. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
They play for the Mayor's Cup, a trophy politicians thought was a good idea because both towns are named Columbia. South Carolina head coach Will Muschamp swears he knows where the trophy actually is, but it's not exactly Floyd of Rosedale.
- ^ Locabelli, Pete (October 29, 2022). Written at Columbia, SC. "Mizzou takes rivalry trophy from No. 25 Gamecocks". Whole Hog Sports. Arkansas. Associated Press. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
Missouri won the Mayor's Cup that's contested between the two SEC East teams whose campuses are located in Columbia of their respective states. Missouri gets to keep the Cup for a fourth straight year. 'It's a trophy game,' cornerback Ennis Rakestraw Jr. said. 'We wanted to take something with us.'
- ^ "Football History vs University of Missouri". University of South Carolina Athletics. Archived from the original on 2021-11-27. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
- ^ Cloninger, David (September 6, 2017). Written at Columbia, SC. "USC battles Missouri for the Mayor's Cup and much more". The Post and Courier. Charleston, SC. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
The winner also gets the cup, the 'Mayor's Cup' that was created in 2012, the year Missouri joined the SEC. Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin thought it was a neat idea to battle for something, since the two colleges are each located in Columbia.
- ^ "Buffaloe Wants Mayor's Cup to Stay in Missouri". 28 October 2022.
- ^ "South Carolina vs. Missouri - Game Recap - October 26, 2013 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
- ^ "ESPN College GameDay Headed to Columbia, S.C., for South Carolina vs. Missouri". Bleacher Report.
- ^ "SEC Nation is coming to Columbia (The west one) for Saturday's Mizzou-South Carolina game". 4 September 2017.
- ^ "Missouri players declare South Carolina game a 'grown man' rivalry". 17 September 2019.
- ^ "2023 Football Quick Facts". University of Missouri Athletics. Retrieved 2023-11-02.