South Carolinas Georgia Showdown Just Got A Bigger Stage

Get ready for an epic SEC showdown as South Carolina hosts Georgia in a primetime clash at Williams-Brice Stadium, broadcast live on ABC.

South Carolina’s final home game of the 2026 season will be played in prime time.

The Gamecocks will host Georgia on Nov. 20 at Williams-Brice Stadium, with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. and the game airing on ABC, the SEC announced Monday.

It’s another marquee chapter in a lopsided series. Georgia owns a 55-19-2 edge all-time and has won the last four meetings, including a 24-14 victory in 2023. South Carolina’s most recent win over the Bulldogs came in 2019, and the Gamecocks have not beaten Georgia at home since 2014.

The matchup comes with both teams carrying strong national standing. Georgia was No. 2 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings before moving to No. 1 in the Associated Press and Coaches Polls on Sunday. South Carolina checked in at No. 21 in the playoff rankings.

Before that showdown in Columbia, both teams still have work to do this week.

South Carolina heads to Arkansas for a 7:45 p.m. kickoff 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 schedule now has just two games left after the Georgia matchup: a Nov. 28 trip to Clemson, with time and TV still to be determined.

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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