PHOTOS: USC leads rivalry game wins against Clemson

In 2022, South Carolina took home its first ‘Palmetto Bowl’ trophy since 2013 after the 31-30 upset against Clemson at Memorial Stadium on Nov. 26, 2022. However, the Gamecock-Tiger rivalry goes beyond football. In the past year, South Carolina has defeated Clemson across six sports in the Palmetto Series, including both men’s and women’s basketball, football, baseball and men’s tennis. The Tigers, however, were able to beat the Gamecocks in men’s soccer, women’s tennis, volleyball and most recently, softball, while tying 2-2 in women’s soccer. The rivalry continued with a volleyball match between the two teams on April 2, 2023, and a second round of softball on April 11, 2023, both in Columbia.

Senior infielder Braylen Wimmer slides into home plate, scoring a run for South Carolina in the fifth inning against Clemson at Founders Park on March 5, 2023. The Gamecocks beat the Tigers 7-1, taking the series 2-1.

Sophomore winger Brody Smojice gets ready to face off against Clemson during Gamecock club hockey’s first rivalry game of the season at Flight Adventure Park in Irmo, South Carolina, on Nov. 11, 2022. The Gamecocks beat the Tigers 5-4.

South Carolina players cheer after winning the Palmetto Cup, beating Clemson 8-5 in the final game of the season on March 3, 2023, at Flight Adventure Park in Irmo, South Carolina. The Gamecocks ended up winning 3-0 in the Cup series overall. The team also beat the Tigers 5-4 on Nov. 11, 2022, in Irmo, South Carolina, and 7-1 in Greenville, South Carolina, on Jan. 28, 2023.

Redshirt junior quarterback Spencer Rattler (left) celebrates with (from left to right) redshirt junior tight end Traevon Kenion, junior running back Juju McDowell and junior tight end Jaheim Bell after he completes a pass to McDowell during the matchup between South Carolina and Clemson at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina, on Nov. 26, 2022. The Gamecocks upset the Tigers 31-30, marking the first time South Carolina has beaten Clemson since 2013.

Junior Connor Thomson serves the ball over to his Clemson opponent during a doubles tournament at the Carolina Indoor Tennis Facility on Feb. 3, 2022. The Gamecocks beat the Tigers 7-0, marking the third consecutive year South Carolina has claimed the matchup.

Freshman forward GG Jackson shouts in excitement after making a putback dunk in the match against Clemson at Colonial Life Arena on Nov. 11, 2023. The Gamecocks beat the Clemson Tigers 60-58.

Junior first baseman Gavin Casas points to the batter’s eye after hitting a home run to center field in the fourth inning against Clemson at Founders Park on March 5, 2023. The Gamecocks beat the Tigers 7-1, taking the series 2-1.

Flames quickly catch and spread throughout the 32.5-foot-tall tiger statue during the Tiger Burning ceremony at the Bluff Road intramural fields on Nov. 21, 2022. The annual event with the University of South Carolina engineering department marks the beginning of rivalry week in preparation for the South Carolina and Clemson football game.