South Carolina has won 16 in a row over Vanderbilt; let's take a look at the Gamecocks' streak

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South Carolina and Vanderbilt will meet on the gridiron this weekend. Both teams are 2-0 on the 2025 season, but the Gamecocks are shooting for 17-0. Carolina has not lost to Vandy since 2008, a span of 16 victories in a row.

Let's take a look at each game of that streak.

Following back-to-back losses in 2007 and 2008, South Carolina bounced back with a victory in 2009. Steve Spurrier's team would win throughout the rest of his tenure. Then, in 2015, interim head coach Shawn Elliott beat the Commodores before Will Muschamp won in all five tries. Shane Beamer is 4-0 against Vandy.

Seven of South Carolina's 16 wins during this stretch came by 10 points or fewer. The Gamecocks have surrendered more than 20 points just four times, a number they've reached in all but four tries.

2009: 14-10

2010: 21-7

2011: 21-3

2012: 17-13

2013: 35-25

2014: 48-34

2015: 19-10

2016: 13-10

2017: 34-27

2018: 37-14

2019: 24-7

2020: 41-7

2021: 21-20

2022: 38-27

2023: 47-6

2024: 24-7

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2009: Running back Kenny Miles logged 102 yards rushing, and wide receiver Alshon Jeffery posted 161 receiving yards and a score. Shaq Wilson led the way with 12 tackles on defense.

2010: Marcus Lattimore missed the game with an injury, but Brian Maddox picked up the slack with 146 yards and a touchdown. Tori Gurley tied a program record with 14 catches, also adding 112 yards and a score. Devin Taylor had two sacks.

2011: Carolina overcame four Stephen Garcia interceptions and six team fumbles (they somehow lost none of them!) to win. The defense held Vandy to 77 yards of overall offense for the game.

2012: USC running back Marcus Lattimore and quarterback Connor Shaw combined for over 200 yards rushing. Both Jadeveon Clowney and Kelcy Quarles had two tackles for loss and a sack.

2013: Despite playing injured for part of the game, Connor Shaw had 368 yards of total offense with three touchdowns and no turnovers.

2014: The versatile Pharoh Cooper had nearly 200 yards from scrimmage, and Dylan Thompson scored four total touchdowns to help South Carolina overcome two kick return touchdowns by Vanderbilt's Darrius Sims.

2015: Elliott Fry made four field goals and a PAT, accounting for 13 points in a 19-10 victory.

2016: Wide receiver Bryan Edwards had 101 yards receiving in his freshman debut. The Gamecock defense kept running back Ralph Webb out of the end zone after he guaranteed victory.

2017: Running back AJ Turner rushed for 121 yards, and he and quarterback Jake Bentley combined for three scores on the ground.

2018: Running back Rico Dowdle and receiver Shi Smith totaled 240 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns. Defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw was utterly dominant, registering two sacks and three tackles for loss while knocking away a pass at the line and forcing a pair of fumbles.

2019: Running back Deshaun Fenwick managed 102 yards rushing, while the defense limited Vanderbilt to fewer than 200 yards of offense.

2020: Kevin Harris posted a 200-yard performance (171 rushing, 29 receiving), and Ernest Jones was everywhere with 13 tackles, three tackles for loss, and a sack.

2021: Jaheim Bell had a great game with 136 yards receiving, and the right side of the defensive line (Zacch Pickens and Kingsley "JJ" Enagbare) combined for 14 tackles and two sacks.

2022: Spencer Rattler threw three TDs, and Dakereon Joyner added one, as well. The leading receivers from 2021 (Josh Vann), 2022 (Juice Wells), and 2023 (Xavier Legette) all scored.

2023: Xavier Legette went off for 120 yards receiving, while Mario Anderson rushed for over 100. LaNorris Sellers scored his first rushing touchdown. Both Bam Martin-Scott and Debo Williams logged more than 10 tackles. Tonka Hemingway jumped up and knocked down three passes at the line of scrimmage.

2024: Rocket Sanders had 178 yards from scrimmage and three touchdowns. Josh Simon caught one of his record-setting seven touchdowns, helping him set a new standard for single-season tight end scores.

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2009: On 3rd-and-19 in the fourth quarter, Alshon Jeffery caught a 43-yard touchdown pass to put the Gamecocks ahead for good.

2010: Brian Maddox and Tori Gurley earned all but two yards on a 12-play, 93-yard drive to put South Carolina up in the third quarter.

2011: Jadeveon Clowney sacked Vanderbilt QB Larry Smith, knocking the ball loose. Antonio Allen picked the ball up, returned it most of the way to the end zone before fumbling, and Melvin Ingram hopped on the loose ball for the score.

2012: With Carolina trailing in the fourth quarter, tight end Justice Cunningham snagged a 20-yard pass from Connor Shaw while getting blasted. Despite losing his helmet, Cunningham held on, preserving what would become the game-winning drive.

2013: Connor Shaw left the game with an injury but returned after Dylan Thompson threw an interception.

2014: With the score tied in the final five minutes of the game, Pharoh Cooper took a wildcat quarterback carry 70 yards to then set up a short Thompson touchdown run.

2015: South Carolina picked off quarterback McCrary three times in the second half, including interceptions from linebackers Bryson Allen-Williams and Skai Moore.

2016: Elliott Fry drilled a career-long 55-yard field goal to go ahead in the final minute.

2017: The USC defense forced Vanderbilt into a failed fourth-down try with just over a minute remaining, preserving the win.

2018: South Carolina dominated this one almost the whole way, but a Parker White field goal at the end of the first half helped ensure the Gamecocks didn't lose momentum after a couple of Vandy scores in the second quarter.

2019: A Bryan Edwards touchdown reception from Ryan Hilinski, immediately followed by a TJ Brunson interception, sealed the deal.

2020: Kevin Harris ran for an 88-yard touchdown to put the exclamation point on a beatdown.

2021: Graduate assistant-turned-quarterback Zeb Noland came off the bench for the game's final drive. He led the Gamecocks down the field and found Xavier Legette in the end zone for the game-winning score.

2022: Dakereon Joyner tossed a 68-yard touchdown to Juice Wells after shifting from being lined up at quarterback to setting up as the running back (Juju McDowell was the other back in the equation). The score put South Carolina up 14-7 as part of a 31-point half for the Gamecocks.

2023: Defensive tackle Boogie Huntley caught a touchdown pass from Spencer Rattler to open the scoring.

2024: LaNorris Sellers evaded a sack in front of Carolina's goal line before completing a 51-yard pass to Jared Brown.

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This Saturday's affair is expected to be a competitive contest, but Shane Beamer's team is a slight favorite. Following 2-0 starts for both teams, South Carolina is a 3.5-point favorite at the time of this writing.

Kickoff is slated for 7:45 p.m. at Williams-Brice Stadium on Saturday. SEC Network will broadcast the contest, while the ESPN app makes it available via streaming.