South Carolina–Texas A&M football rivalry
| First meeting | August 28, 2014 Texas A&M 52, South Carolina 28 |
|---|---|
| Latest meeting | November 16, 2019 Texas A&M 30, South Carolina 6 |
| Next meeting | October 24, 2020 |
| Trophy | Bonham Trophy |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 6 |
| All-time series | Texas A&M leads, 6–0 |
| Largest victory | Texas A&M, 52–28 (2014) |
| Longest win streak | Texas A&M, 6 (2014–present) |
| Current win streak | Texas A&M, 6 (2014–present) |
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| Locations of South Carolina and Texas A&M |
The South Carolina–Texas A&M football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the South Carolina Gamecocks and Texas A&M Aggies.[1][2] The game is also known as the Battle for the Bonham Trophy.[3] The series started in 2014 and many fans did not know there was a rotating trophy.[4][5] There have been six meetings between the two teams.
History[edit]
This is a protected permanent cross-divisional rivalry game in the SEC. This rivalry game was started because of the expansion of the conference in 2012, which added the Missouri Tigers and Texas A&M Aggies. For the first two years Texas A&M played Missouri as their cross-divisional rival since both came from the Big 12 Conference, but in 2014 it was announced that Arkansas would become Missouri's new permanent rival and Texas A&M would then play South Carolina.[6]
Bonham Trophy[edit]
The trophy is named after James Butler Bonham, who was a South Carolina native and graduate of South Carolina College which is the prior name to the University of South Carolina. Bonham fought and died in the Battle of the Alamo which is why he became the missing link between the two schools. The trophy has been housed in the Alamo since its creation due to the fact that the Aggies have not yet lost a game.[7]
Game results[edit]
| South Carolina victories | Texas A&M victories |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 28, 2014 | Columbia, SC | #21 Texas A&M | 52–28 | ||||
| 2 | October 31, 2015 | College Station, TX | Texas A&M | 35–28 | ||||
| 3 | October 1, 2016 | Columbia, SC | #9 Texas A&M | 24–13 | ||||
| 4 | September 30, 2017 | College Station, TX | Texas A&M | 24–17 | ||||
| 5 | October 13, 2018 | Columbia, SC | #22 Texas A&M | 26–23 | ||||
| 6 | November 16, 2019 | College Station, TX | Texas A&M | 30–6 | ||||
| Series: Texas A&M leads 6–0 | ||||||||
Notable games[edit]
2014: first meeting[edit]
There were many firsts for this first meeting. Firstly, it was the first meeting between the new cross-division rivals. Secondly, it was the first game of the season where both teams had lost key players to the prior draft. For South Carolina they lost their star defensive end Jadeveon Clowney and several others and Texas A&M lost their Heisman quarterback Johnny Manziel.[8] The 2014 game, was also the first live programming for the SEC Network.[9] Kenny Hill set the school record at Texas A&M, with 511 passing yards in a single game and led the No. 21 Aggies to a 52–28 upset win against No. 9 South Carolina.[10] The loss of the Gamecocks was their first home loss since 2011.[11]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Even Will Muschamp didn't know South Carolina-Texas A&M is a trophy game". Saturday Down South. October 10, 2018.
Did you know South Carolina and Texas A&M’s cross-division rivalry game has a trophy on the line every year?
- ↑ Miller, Alex (June 11, 2019). "Hidden at the Alamo: Why trophy meant for winner of Texas A&M-South Carolina is hardly ever seen". ExpressNews.com.
Dr. Bruce Winders, Alamo Historian and Curator, displays the Bonham Trophy on June 5, 2019 which will be exchanged between the governors of Texas and South Carolina as winners are determined in the Texas A&M versus University of South Carolina football rivalry.
- ↑ Brent Zwerneman. "Aggies Extra Points: Texas A&M 26, South Carolina 23". houstonchronicle.com. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
It's a testament to Fisher's offense built on tight ends and fullbacks and bruising play – and one helping keep A&M's budding defense off the field and fresh. A handful of observations from the Aggies' fifth consecutive victory over South Carolina in the unheralded Battle for the Bonham Trophy
- ↑ "Texas A&M and South Carolina are playing for a trophy neither side knew existed -- until now". October 11, 2018.
The Bonham Trophy is awarded to the winner of the Texas A&M-South Carolina football game and is exchanged between the states' governors. The trophy, normally housed at the Alamo, this week is residing in Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's office in Austin.
- ↑ "Aggies Mailbag: Throw out the records when the 'Bonham' rears its head". The Houston Chronicle. October 12, 2018.
The Bonham Trophy is the best kept secret in sports awards. Primarily because few on either side of Texas A&M and South Carolina have heard of it.
- ↑ "Texas A&M vs. South Carolina: A historic rivalry in the works". September 30, 2016.
The new rivalry of Texas A&M vs. South Carolina, which began with the first meeting in 2014, was one of the byproducts of conference expansion.
- ↑ "Bonham Trophy has been hanging out at the Alamo". The Eagle. October 13, 2018.
In the fall of 2013, Peterson said he approached Perry's camp to pitch the idea for a trophy commemorating the rivalry, and the process quickly took shape.
- ↑ Kevin Trahan (August 28, 2014). "3 things we learned from A&M's win over Carolina". SB Nation.
- ↑ "SEC Network Guide: Channel numbers, USC features, and more". The State.com. 2014-08-13. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
- ↑ "No Johnny? No problem: Texas A&M throttles South Carolina in opener". Sports Illustrated. 2014-08-29. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
- ↑ "Kenny Hill breaks Manziel passing mark in ending S. Carolina streak". ESPN. 2014-08-29. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
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