1904 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

American college football season

1904 South Carolina Gamecocks football

Conference| Independent
Record| 4–3–1
Head coach|

* Christie Benet (1st season)

Captain| Gene Oliver

Seasons

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1905 ->

1904 Southern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Georgetown |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0
Southwest Texas State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 0  | - | 1
Davidson |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 1
Navy |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
North Carolina |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 2
Virginia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
North Carolina A&M |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 1  | - | 2
West Virginia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
VPI |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
George Washington |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 2
Arkansas |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0
Oklahoma |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1
South Carolina |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1
Stetson |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0
Central Oklahoma |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0
VMI |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
Kentucky University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0
Grant |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0
Florida State College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0
Maryland |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 2
East Florida Seminary |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0
Goldey College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0
Baylor |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 1
Louisiana Industrial |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0
TCU |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1
Delaware |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 1
Kendall |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 2  | - | 1
Rollins |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0
Tusculum |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 2  | - | 0
Birmingham |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 3  | - | 0
Florida at Lake City |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0
Oklahoma A&M |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0
Tennessee Docs |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 7  | - | 0

The 1904 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented South Carolina College—now known as the University of South Carolina–as an independent during the 1904 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Christie Benet, South Carolina compiled a record of 4–3–1. Captain Gene Oliver played against Georgia with a broken jaw.

## Schedule

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October 7| Welsh Neck High School| Columbia, SC| W 40–0| [1]
October 15| at North Carolina| Chapel Hill, NC| L 0–27| [2]
October 20| Guilford| Columbia, SC| W 21–4| [3]
October 26| Georgia| Columbia, SC| W 2–0| [4]
November 5| at North Carolina A&M| Raleigh, NC| T 0–0| [5]
November 12| Davidson| Columbia, SC| L 0–6| [6]
November 19| at Charleston A.C.| Charleston, SC| L 0–6| [7]
November 24| Washington and Lee| Sumter, SC| W 25–0| [8]

## References

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1. ^ "Welsh Neck boys put up game fight, but were outclassed by speed and skill of Carolina". The State. October 8, 1904. Retrieved January 22, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Tarheels win from Carolina". The Atlanta Constitution. October 16, 1904. Retrieved January 22, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Spectacular play saves a shutout". The State. October 21, 1904. Retrieved January 22, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Georgia beaten; offensive weak". The Atlanta Constitution. October 27, 1904. Retrieved January 22, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "A dead lock, A&M meets its match in S.C. University". The News and Observer. November 8, 1904. Retrieved January 22, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Davidson wins, 6 to 0". Charlotte Daily Observer. November 13, 1904. Retrieved January 22, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Charleston beat Carolina". The Greenville News. November 20, 1904. Retrieved January 22, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "A great triumph for old Carolina, defeated Washington and Lee without trouble". The State. November 25, 1904. Retrieved January 22, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.

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South Carolina Gamecocks football

Venues|

* Old State Fairgrounds (1894, 1896–1898)
* Shandon Park (1895)
* College Park/Davis Field (1899–1913, 1915–1925)
* League Park (1914)
* Melton Field (1926–1934)
* Williams–Brice Stadium (1934–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Clemson
* Georgia
* North Carolina
* Tennessee

Culture & lore|

* Spurrier
* Cocky
* "The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way"
* Mighty Sound of the Southeast
* "Sandstorm"
* The Brawl
* University of South Carolina steroid scandal

People|

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