1905 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1905 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–2–1
Head coach	Christie Benet (2nd season)
Captain	Douglas McKay

1905 Southern college football independents records

v t e	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
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
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

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	Latta Park Baseball Field 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]

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.