1905 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1905 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–2–1
Head coach
CaptainDouglas McKay
1905 Southern college football independents records
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
Texas A&M   –   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
  –   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
Davidson   –   3 – 4 – 0
Howard (AL)   –   1 – 2 – 1
VMI   –   2 – 5 – 1
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

The 1905 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent during the 1905 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Christie Benet, South Carolina compiled a record of 4–2–1.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 13Welsh Neck High SchoolColumbia, SCW 14–0[1]
October 20Bingham SchoolColumbia, SCW 19–6[2]
October 26North Carolina A&MColumbia, SCL 0–29[3]
November 4vs. DavidsonW 6–4[4]
November 11at Bingham School
T 5–5[5]
November 18vs. VPI
L 0–34[6]
November 30at The CitadelW 47–0[7]

References

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