1905 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1905 South Carolina Gamecocks football
1905 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Independent
1905 record	4–2–1
Head coach	Christie Benet (2nd season);
Captain	Douglas McKay
	Seasons ← 1904 1907 →

The 1905 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina during the 1905 college football season. The team was led by Christie Benet.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 13	Welsh Neck High School	Columbia, SC	W 14–0	^[1]
October 20	Bingham School	Columbia, SC	W 19–6	^[2]
October 26	North Carolina A&M	Columbia, SC	L 0–29	^[3]
November 4	vs. Davidson	Charlotte, NC	W 6–4	^[4]
November 11	at Bingham School	Riverside Park Asheville, NC	T 5–5	^[5]
November 18	vs. VPI	Fairgrounds Roanoke, VA	L 0–34	^[6]
November 30	at The Citadel	Hampton Park Charleston, SC	W 47–0	^[7]

^ "Welsh Neck team proves a surprise". The State. October 14, 1905. Retrieved January 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bingham defeated by South Carolina". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 21, 1905. Retrieved January 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "By sheer strength the Tarheels won". The State. October 27, 1905. Retrieved January 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Six to four at Charlotte". The News and Observer. November 4, 1905. Retrieved January 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bingham and South Carolina play tie game at Riverside". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 12, 1905. Retrieved January 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "V.P.I. victorious". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 19, 1905. p. 1. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
^ "Too fast and too good for The Citadel boys". The State. December 1, 1905. Retrieved January 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
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1905 Southern college football independents records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Tusculum		–		1	–	0	–	0
Stetson		–		4	–	0	–	1
VPI		–		9	–	1	–	0
Navy		–		10	–	1	–	1
Grant		–		6	–	1	–	0
Kentucky University		–		7	–	0	–	3
Oklahoma		–		7	–	2	–	0
Washington and Lee		–		7	–	2	–	0
Marshall		–		6	–	2	–	0
North Carolina A&M		–		4	–	1	–	1
West Virginia		–		6	–	3	–	0
Kentucky State College		–		6	–	3	–	1
South Carolina		–		4	–	2	–	1
Maryland		–		6	–	4	–	0
Central State Normal		–		4	–	3	–	1
North Carolina		–		4	–	3	–	1
Virginia		–		5	–	4	–	0
Catholic University		–		0	–	0	–	1
TCU		–		4	–	4	–	0
Delaware		–		3	–	4	–	1
The Citadel		–		2	–	3	–	1
Richmond		–		3	–	5	–	2
George Washington		–		3	–	4	–	2
Howard (AL)		–		1	–	2	–	1
VMI		–		2	–	5	–	1
Davidson		–		2	–	5	–	0
Oklahoma A&M		–		1	–	4	–	2
Arkansas		–		2	–	6	–	0
Kendall		–		1	–	3	–	0
Georgetown		–		2	–	7	–	0
Goldey College		–		1	–	4	–	0
Baylor		–		1	–	6	–	0
Louisiana Industrial		–		0	–	1	–	0