South Carolina adds another future series with traditionally strong ACC program
The South Carolina football program announced Wednesday the Gamecocks will have a future series with the Virginia Tech Hokies in 2034 and 2035.
The Gamecocks will host the Hokies in the first game on Sept. 16 and go to Blacksburg for the second on Sept. 15.
”By adding Virginia Tech to our future football schedules, it gives us a quality opponent with a regional matchup,” athletics director Ray Tanner said in a statement. “Coach Muschamp and I are looking to fill our non-conference schedule with teams that would be appealing for our fans and supplement our already-tough Southeastern Conference slate with opponents that our squad will be excited to play. I hope we can make more of these announcements in the near future.”
This will be the 21st and 22nd times the teams face off. USC leads the series 11-7-2 dating back to 1905. USC is on a 4-0-2 run, which took place from 1986 to 1991.
“We’re excited to add South Carolina to our schedule, renewing a series that has its roots in the Southern Conference,” VT AD Whit Babcock said. “Columbia, S.C. is also another drivable trip for our fans to a venue where the Hokies haven’t played since the early 1990s. With eight future games against SEC opponents on our schedules, we feel very confident about the strength of our scheduling going forward, as well as its appeal to our fans across the region.”
Last week, USC announced a series with the Miami Hurricanes.
Future USC non-conference opponents (plus rotating SEC opponent)
2020
Sept. 5 Coastal Carolina
Sept. 12 East Carolina
Nov. 21 Wofford
Nov. 28 at Clemson
(At LSU)
2021
Sept. 4 Eastern Illinois
Sept. 11 East Carolina
Oct. 2 Troy
Nov. 27 Clemson
(Auburn)
2022
Sept. 3 - Georgia State
Sept. 24 Charlotte
Nov. 9 - Wofford
Nov. 26 - at Clemson
(At Arkansas)
2023
Sept. 2 vs North Carolina (in Charlotte, NC)
Sept. 9 Furman
Nov. 4 Liberty
Nov. 25 Clemson
(Mississippi State)
2024
Sept. 21 Akron
Nov. 30 at Clemson
(At Alabama)
2025
Sept. 20 at Appalachian State
Nov. 29 Clemson
(Ole Miss)
2026
Sept. 5 Miami
Nov. 28 at Clemson
2027
Sept. 11 at Miami
Nov. 27 at Clemson
TBA - App. State
2034
Sept 16. Virginia Tech
2035
Sept 15. At Virginia Tech
This story was originally published December 11, 2019 at 9:26 AM.
