#21 Tennessee dominates Rattler & South Carolina, 41-20 in Vols’s 2023 Dark Mode game

Date: September 30, 2023

Tennessee attains revenge against the South Carolina team that eliminated them from CFP contention in 2022. The Vols advance to 4-1 thus far in Josh Heupel’s third year at the helm while Shane Beamer’s Gamecocks fall to 2-3.

The game featured big games from Jaylen Wright, Squirrel White, and the Tennessee defense.

James Pearce had two sacks for the Vols, and Kamal Hadden picked off Spencer Rattler for a defensive touchdown.

Unfortunately, fan-favorite Bru McCoy was carted off the field with a potentially season-ending injury.

From a history standpoint, 10/19 of this year will mark 120 years since UT’s first FB game against SC. The Vols now have a 3-game home winning streak against them.

Heupel moves to 2-1 in his coaching career against South Carolina.

The Vols record against South Carolina improves to 29-11-2 all-time.