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South Carolina vs. North Carolina State
Notes:
Since 2006, South Carolina is 14-5 against FBS teams from the Carolinas and has won those games by an average margin of victory of 16 points per game. All five losses have come to the Clemson Tigers in that span.
South Carolina defeated North Carolina twice in that span (34-0 in 2008 & 7-3 in 2009) outscoring the Wolfpack by a 41-3 margin or 19 points per game.
North Carolina State ended the 2016 season with 7-6 overall record and won six games (Old Dominion, Wake Forest, Notre Dame, Syracuse, North Carolina and Vanderbilt) against FBS opponents with a combined overall record of 39-37 overall or .513%.
North Carolina State’s six losses (East Carolina, Clemson, Louisville, Boston College, Florida State and Miami) came to opponents with a combined overall record of 52-27 overall or .658%.
North Carolina lost four straight games last year to Clemson, Louisville, Boston College and Florida State who were a combined 40-14 in 2016 or .740%.
Against Clemson, Boston College and Florida State the Wolfpack was outscored by a 69-51 margin or 6 points per game.
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