2021 Duke's Mayo Bowl

2021 Duke's Mayo Bowl
20th Duke's Mayo Bowl
Both teams warming up on the field before the game
North Carolina Tar Heels South Carolina Gamecocks (6–6) (6–6) ACC SEC 21 38 Head coach:  Mack Brown Head coach:  Shane Beamer
1 2 3 4 Total North Carolina 0 13 8 0 21 South Carolina 18 7 7 6 38
Date	December 30, 2021
Season	2021
Stadium	Bank of America Stadium
Location	Charlotte, North Carolina
MVP	Dakereon Joyner (WR, South Carolina)
Favorite	North Carolina by 7[1]
Referee	Reggie Smith (Big Ten) [2]
Attendance	45,520[3]
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst), and Taylor McGregor (sideline)
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The 2021 Duke's Mayo Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2021, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. The 20th edition of the Duke's Mayo Bowl, and the second under its current name, the contest featured the North Carolina Tar Heels of the Atlantic Coast Conference and the South Carolina Gamecocks of the Southeastern Conference. The game began at 11:30 a.m. EST and was televised on ESPN. It was one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season. Duke's Mayonnaise served as the game's title sponsor.

South Carolina defeated North Carolina with a final score of 38–21, winning its first bowl game since 2017. South Carolina kicker Parker White became the program’s all-time leader in points.^[4]