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In just six days, Michigan will take on South Carolina in the Outback Bowl.

The meeting between the two schools will be only the fourth, and the first since the 2013 Outback Bowl.

Michigan is 1-2 in the three prior matchups, winning the middle game of the three.

Below we take a closer look at each of the three games.

The first meeting between the two programs was supposed to be an easy win for the Wolverines, who were playing at home — but that's not how things went for Bo Schembechler's squad.

Michigan took a 14-3 lead into halftime, but turnovers, a failed fake punt and a questionable decision to go for a go-ahead touchdown instead of tying the game late with a field goal doomed U-M. South Carolina running back George Rogers ran all over the Wolverines, totaling 142 yards on 36 carries. He would go on to win the Heisman Trophy that year.

The loss dropped Michigan to 1-2 on the season — and would be the team's final loss of the season.

This time, Michigan went on the road to face the Gamecocks. U-M, led by quarterback Jim Harbaugh, again took a 14-3 lead to the half. This time, Michigan didn't let up, scoring 20 points in the second half.

Harbaugh completed 12-of-22 passes for 164 yards, and ran for 45 yards and a touchdown.

Michigan rushed for 324 yards as a team. Running backs Thomas Wilcher had 104 yards on the ground while Jamie Morris tallied 95.

The three points allowed was the lowest total by South Carolina under coach Joe Morrison is a three-year span.

The win bumped U-M to 2-0, and the team would go on to finish 10-1-1 — ranked No. 2 in the country.

In the most recent meeting, it was South Carolina that came away with the close victory.

Perhaps the most famous part of this game was SC defensive end Jadeveon Clowney lighting up U-M running back Vincent Smith — if you don't remember, you've probably seen the video. (And will again on Monday)

But what you might not remember is that the game itself was actually very close and entertaining. Michigan quarterback Devin Gardner found receiver Jeremy Gallon for a go-ahead touchdown with just over three minutes remaining. The Wolverines failed their two-point conversion attempt, giving South Carolina the ball with three minutes on the clock in a 28-27 game.

With 11 seconds left, SC quarterback Dylan Thompson threw a touchdown pass to Bruce Ellington, giving the Gamecocks a 33-28 win.

South Carolina used two quarterbacks throughout the game, rotating Thompson and Connor Shaw.

Michigan got 100 yards rushing from Denard Robinson, while SC got three touchdowns from wide receiver Ace Sanders — one of which came via punt return.

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