Oct. 1, 2007

The South Carolina – North Carolina football game, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 13 in Chapel Hill, will kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET and will be part of the ACC/ABC television package, it was announced today.

The 11th-ranked Gamecocks are 4-1 on the season, 2-1 in the SEC, heading into Thursday night’s showdown with No. 8 Kentucky. The Tar Heels are 1-4 overall, 0-2 in the ACC, heading into Saturday’s home game against Miami.

The Gamecocks and Tar Heels have met 54 times previously on the gridiron, the fifth most-played matchup in South Carolina history, but the teams have not met since 1991. UNC leads the all-time series 34-16-4, including an 18-7-3 advantage in Chapel Hill.