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2005 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	2005
team	South Carolina Gamecocks
image	South Carolina Gamecocks logo.svg
image_size	125
conference	Southeastern Conference
division	Eastern Division
short_conf	SEC
record	7–5
conf_record	5–3
head_coach	Steve Spurrier
hc_year	1st
off_scheme	Fun and gun
def_coach	Tyrone Nix
dc_year	1st
codef_coach1	John Thompson
codc1_year	1st
def_scheme	[4–3](4-3-defense)
stadium	Williams-Brice Stadium
bowl	[Independence Bowl](2005-independence-bowl)
bowl_result	L 31–38 vs. [Missouri](2005-missouri-tigers-football-team)

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. For leading the Gamecocks to a 5–3 conference record during his first year at South Carolina, Steve Spurrier was named SEC Coach of the Year.

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.

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References

(2005-12-06). "South Carolina’s Steve Spurrier named SEC coach of the year".
"ESPN holding grudge against Gamecocks {{!".
"Cumulative Season Statistics". University of South Carolina.
Low, Chris. (June 16, 2009). "What does vacating wins really mean?". ESPN.com.

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