Wk 5 · 2026
Kentucky Wildcats at South Carolina Gamecocks — Sat, Oct 3
Sat, Oct 3 ·
Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, SC
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 33 days away and has no kickoff time yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
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Ratings differential SC by 4.7
SEC · no games yet
What is at stake
A SEC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race. FLEX: 3:30 - 4:30pm OR 6 - 8pm ET start.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Kentucky form
No completed games on record.
South Carolina form
No completed games on record.
Kentucky this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
South Carolina this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 5
| Opponent | Kentucky | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama SEC | vs Wk 2 · scheduled preview | at Wk 4 · scheduled preview |
| Texas A&M SEC | at Wk 3 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
| Oklahoma SEC | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview | at Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
| Tennessee SEC | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
| Florida SEC | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, South Carolina leads 12–8 · South Carolina has won the last 4
20 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
5.7 points toward South Carolina
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-09-27 | Kentucky 13 — 35 South Carolina | at SC | South Carolina |
| 2024 | 2024-09-07 | South Carolina 31 — 6 Kentucky | at UK | South Carolina |
| 2023 | 2023-11-18 | Kentucky 14 — 17 South Carolina | at SC | South Carolina |
| 2022 | 2022-10-08 | South Carolina 24 — 14 Kentucky | at UK | South Carolina |
| 2021 | 2021-09-25 | Kentucky 16 — 10 South Carolina | at SC | Kentucky |
| 2020 | 2020-12-05 | South Carolina 18 — 41 Kentucky | at UK | Kentucky |
| 2019 | 2019-09-28 | Kentucky 7 — 24 South Carolina | at SC | South Carolina |
| 2018 | 2018-09-29 | South Carolina 10 — 24 Kentucky | at UK | Kentucky |
| 2017 | 2017-09-16 | Kentucky 23 — 13 South Carolina | at SC | Kentucky |
| 2016 | 2016-09-24 | South Carolina 10 — 17 Kentucky | at UK | Kentucky |
| 2015 | 2015-09-12 | Kentucky 26 — 22 South Carolina | at SC | Kentucky |
| 2014 | 2014-10-04 | South Carolina 38 — 45 Kentucky | at UK | Kentucky |
| 2013 | 2013-10-05 | Kentucky 28 — 35 South Carolina | at SC | South Carolina |
| 2012 | 2012-09-29 | South Carolina 38 — 17 Kentucky | at UK | South Carolina |
| 2011 | 2011-10-08 | Kentucky 3 — 54 South Carolina | at SC | South Carolina |
| 2010 | 2010-10-16 | South Carolina 28 — 31 Kentucky | at UK | Kentucky |
| 2009 | 2009-10-10 | Kentucky 26 — 28 South Carolina | at SC | South Carolina |
| 2008 | 2008-10-11 | South Carolina 24 — 17 Kentucky | at UK | South Carolina |
| 2007 | 2007-10-04 | Kentucky 23 — 38 South Carolina | at SC | South Carolina |
| 2006 | 2006-10-07 | South Carolina 24 — 17 Kentucky | at UK | South Carolina |
Kentucky leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Cutter Boley QB #8 | 198/301, 2160 YDS, 15 TD, 12 INT |
| Zach Calzada QB #5 | 28/58, 238 YDS, 2 INT | |
| Rushing | Seth McGowan RB #3 | 165 CAR, 725 YDS, 12 TD |
| Dante Dowdell RB #22 | 112 CAR, 560 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Jason Patterson RB #26 | 57 CAR, 225 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Kendrick Law WR #1 | 53 REC, 540 YDS, 3 TD |
| Hardley Gilmore IV WR #17 | 28 REC, 313 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Willie Rodriguez TE #81 | 23 REC, 310 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Josh Kattus TE #84 | 17 REC, 195 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Ty Bryant DB #14 | 76 |
| Daveren Rayner LB #7 | 69 | |
| Alex Afari Jr. LB #3 | 61 | |
| Sacks | Steven Soles Jr. DL #35 | 3.5 |
| Mi'Quise Humphrey-Grace DL #90 | 3.5 | |
| Alex Afari Jr. LB #3 | 2.5 | |
| Interceptions | Ty Bryant DB #14 | 4 |
| Daveren Rayner LB #7 | 2 | |
| Jordan Lovett DB #25 | 2 |
South Carolina leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | LaNorris Sellers QB #16 | 178/293, 2437 YDS, 13 TD, 8 INT |
| Luke Doty WR #9 | 19/30, 153 YDS, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Rahsul Faison RB #1 | 96 CAR, 470 YDS, 3 TD |
| LaNorris Sellers QB #16 | 149 CAR, 270 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Matt Fuller RB #28 | 72 CAR, 260 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Nyck Harbor WR #8 | 30 REC, 618 YDS, 6 TD |
| Vandrevius Jacobs WR #8 | 32 REC, 548 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Jayden Sellers WR #17 | 22 REC, 337 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Donovan Murph WR #6 | 14 REC, 197 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | DQ Smith S #1 | 64 |
| Justin Okoronkwo LB #17 | 63 | |
| Fred Johnson LB #0 | 61 | |
| Sacks | Bryan Thomas Jr. DE #46 | 7 |
| Dylan Stewart DE #6 | 4.5 | |
| Nick Barrett DT #93 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Peyton Williams DB #31 | 2 |
| Vicari Swain DB #4 | 2 | |
| Jalon Kilgore S #24 | 2 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.