South Carolina’s final home game of the 2026 season now has a spotlight attached to it.
The Gamecocks will host Georgia on Saturday, Nov. 21 at Williams-Brice Stadium, with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. and the game slated for ABC, the SEC announced Monday. It’s a night stage for Shane Beamer’s team, and it comes against one of the toughest names on the schedule.
Georgia has owned this series for a long time. The Bulldogs lead the all-time matchup 55-19-2 and are riding a four-game winning streak against South Carolina.
Georgia took the most recent meeting 24-14 in 2023. South Carolina’s last victory over the Bulldogs came in 2019, and the Gamecocks have not beaten Georgia at home since 2014.
The rankings only add more weight to the matchup. Georgia was No. 2 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings, while South Carolina checked in at No.
- On Sunday, the Bulldogs moved up to No. 1 in both the Associated Press and Coaches Poll.
Before that November showdown in Columbia, both teams still have business to handle this week.
South Carolina heads to Arkansas for a Friday night game set for 7:45 p.m. on SEC Network. The Gamecocks are 6-3 overall and 4-3 in the SEC after beating Texas A&M. Arkansas enters at 3-6 and 1-5 in league play after a narrow loss to Auburn.
Georgia, meanwhile, is 8-1 and 6-1 in the SEC after a dominant win over Ole Miss. The Bulldogs play Missouri this week.
South Carolina’s 2026 slate has already produced plenty of results, with the Gamecocks opening the year by beating Kent State 57-0 and Towson 45-9 before falling to Mississippi State, Alabama and Kentucky. They responded with wins over Florida, Tennessee, Oklahoma and Texas A&M, and now have Arkansas, Georgia and Clemson left on the schedule.
South Carolina football 2026 schedule
Sept. 5: South Carolina 57, Kent State 0
Sept. 12: South Carolina 45, Towson 9
Sept. 19: Mississippi State 41, South Carolina 34
Sept. 26: No. 8 Alabama 49, South Carolina 18
Oct. 3: No. 24 Kentucky 35, South Carolina 34 (OT)
Oct. 10: South Carolina 38, No. 16 Florida 19
Oct. 17 - BYE WEEK
Oct. 24: South Carolina 27, No. 11 Tennessee 24
Oct. 31: South Carolina 42, Oklahoma 25
Nov. 7: No. 21 South Carolina 17, Texas A&M 9
Nov. 14 at Arkansas (7:45 p.m., SEC Network)
Nov. 21 vs. Georgia (7:30 p.m., ABC)
Nov. 28 at Clemson (TIME, TV TBD)
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