2005 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

2005 South Carolina Gamecocks football

Independence Bowl vs. Missouri, L 31–38
Conference	Southeastern Conference Eastern Division
2005 record	7–5 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach	Steve Spurrier
Defensive coordinator	Tyrone Nix
Home stadium	Williams-Brice Stadium (c. 80,250, grass)

2005 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#10 Georgia x$		6	–	2		10	–	3
South Carolina		5	–	3		7	–	5
#12 Florida		5	–	3		9	–	3
Vanderbilt		3	–	5		5	–	6
Tennessee		3	–	5		5	–	6
Kentucky		2	–	6		3	–	8
Western Division
#5 LSU xy		7	–	1		11	–	2
#14 Auburn x		7	–	1		9	–	3
#8 Alabama		6	–	2		10	–	2
Arkansas		2	–	6		4	–	7
Mississippi State		1	–	7		3	–	8
Ole Miss		1	–	7		3	–	8
Championship: Georgia 34, LSU 14
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Alabama had all victories vacated by the NCAA in 2010. As such, the official record for Alabama is 0–2 (0–2). Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Gamecocks were led by Steve Spurrier in his first season as USC head coach and played their home games in Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

Schedule

The September 1 game versus UCF played host to ESPN's College Gameday, the second year in a row that South Carolina had hosted the program. During the show, ESPN personality Lee Corso made disparaging remarks about the viability of the South Carolina football program which were met with derision by the Columbia crowd. In the 2005 season, the Gamecocks defeated Tennessee and Florida, two of the three teams Corso stated they could never beat.

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:30 pm	UCF*		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	ESPN	W 24–15	82,753^[1]
September 10	5:30 pm	at #9 Georgia		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	ESPN	L 15–17	92,476^[1]
September 17	3:30 pm	Alabama		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	CBS	L 14–37	82,968^[1]
September 24	7:00 pm	Troy*		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	PPV	W 45–20	79,125^[1]
October 1	7:00 pm	at Auburn		Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	ESPN2	L 7–48	87,451^[1]
October 8	1:00 pm	Kentucky		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	PPV	W 44–16	71,009^[1]
October 22	3:30 pm	Vanderbilt		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	PPV	W 35–28	76,427^[1]
October 29	8:00 pm	at #23 Tennessee		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	ESPN2	W 16–15	107,716^[1]
November 5	12:30 pm	at Arkansas		Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	JPS	W 14–10	65,837^[1]
November 12	12:30 pm	#12 Florida		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	JPS	W 30–22	83,421^[1]
November 19	7:00 pm	Clemson*	#19	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	ESPN2	L 9–13	83,368^[1]
December 30	3:30 pm	vs. Missouri*		Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ESPN	L 31–38	41,332^[1]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Cumulative Season Statistics". University of South Carolina.

South Carolina Gamecocks football

Venues	Williams-Brice Stadium (1934–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Clemson Georgia North Carolina

Culture & lore	Cocky "The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way" Mighty Sound of the Southeast Sandstorm Clemson–South Carolina football brawl

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees

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