2019 Week 1- South Carolina vs. North Carolina Charlotte, NC

COLUMBIA, SC - SEPTEMBER 01: Deebo Samuel #1 of the South Carolina Gamecocks catches the ball for a eight-yard touchdown against Mallory Claybourne #7 of the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at Williams-Brice Stadium on September 1, 2018 in Columbia, South Carolina. SC won 49-15. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)

South Carolina (7-6) vs. North Carolina (2-9) 

 

-South Carolina won 7 games in 2018 against 6 FBS opponents (Coastal Carolina, Vanderbilt, Missouri, Tennessee, Ole Miss and Akron) who had a combined overall record of 33-41 or .445%. 

-The Gamecocks won those six games by a total score of 226-135 or 15.1 ppg. 

-South Carolina also defeated FCS opponent Chattanooga by a score of 49-9. 

-The Gamecocks lost 6 games in 2018 against FBS opponents (Georgia, Kentucky, Texas A&M, Florida, Clemson and Virginia) who had a combined overall record of 63-18 or .777%. 

-South Carolina lost those six games by a total score of 210-116 or 15.6 ppg. 

 

-North Carolina hired former Tar Heel and Texas Longhorns head coach, Mack Brown, for the 2019 season. 

-North Carolina won two games in 2018. The Tar Heels defeated Pittsburgh (7-7 overall) as their lone FBS win by a score of 38-35. 

-The Tar Heels also defeated FCS opponent Western Carolina by a score of 49-26. 

-North Carolina lost 9 games in 2018 against FBS opponents (CAL, ECU, Miami, Va. Tech, Syracuse, Virginia, GTech, Duke and NC State) who had a combined overall record of 65-51 or .560%. 

-The Tar Heels lost those nine games by a total score of 319-214 or 11.6 ppg. 

 

 

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