The 2021 Duke's Mayo Bowl was a

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played on December 30, 2021, at

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. The 20th edition of the

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, and the second under its current name, the contest featured the

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of the

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and the

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of the

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. The game began at 11:30 a.m. EST and was televised on

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. It was one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season.

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served as the game's title sponsor.

Teams

This was the 20th edition of the game, though only the second under its current name; the bowl had previously gone by three other names since its inauguration in

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. Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game featured the

from the

(ACC) and the

from the

(SEC). This was the 59th meeting between North Carolina and South Carolina, who spent 1953 to 1970 in the ACC together; entering the game, the Tar Heels led the all-time series, 35–19–4. The teams' last met in a pair of season-opening contests in

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, won by South Carolina, and

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, won by North Carolina; both games were also played at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. Additionally, the teams are scheduled to meet again in Charlotte in 2023 and have scheduled a home-and-home series for 2028 and 2029. This was North Carolina's 36th overall bowl game appearance and their fifth in this particular game, having competed in

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and

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. South Carolina made their 24th overall bowl game appearance and their second in this particular game, with their lone previous appearance coming in

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North Carolina Tar Heels

North Carolina finished their regular season with an overall 6–6 record, 3–5 in ACC games. After starting with two wins in their first three games, the team alternated losses and wins for the rest of the season. The Tar Heels played four ranked teams, losing to Notre Dame,

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, and

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while defeating Wake Forest.

South Carolina Gamecocks

South Carolina also finished their regular season with an overall 6–6 record, 3–5 in SEC games. After starting with two wins followed by two losses, the team alternated wins and losses for the rest of the season. The Gamecocks played three ranked teams, losing to

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, and Clemson.

Game summary

Statistics

Team statistics

Individual statistics

References

External links

Game statistics
at statbroadcast.com {{South Carolina Gamecocks bowl game navbox

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