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2005 South Carolina

7–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Steve Spurrier.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 2005, game by game: won vs. UCF 24–15; lost at No. 9 Georgia 15–17; lost vs. Alabama 14–37; won vs. Troy 45–20; lost at Auburn 7–48; won vs. Kentucky 44–16; won vs. Vanderbilt 35–28; won at No. 23 Tennessee 16–15; won at Arkansas 14–10; won vs. No. 12 Florida 30–22; lost vs. Clemson 9–13; lost vs. Missouri 31–38+28−41Won 24–15 vs. UCF+9UCFLost 15–17 at No. 9 Georgia-2No. 9 GeorgiaLost 14–37 vs. Alabama-23AlabamaWon 45–20 vs. Troy+25TroyLost 7–48 at Auburn-41AuburnWon 44–16 vs. Kentucky+28KentuckyWon 35–28 vs. Vanderbilt+7VanderbiltWon 16–15 at No. 23 Tennessee+1No. 23 TennesseeWon 14–10 at Arkansas+4ArkansasWon 30–22 vs. No. 12 Florida+8No. 12 FloridaLost 9–13 vs. Clemson-4ClemsonLost 31–38 vs. Missouri-7Missouri
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsUCFW 24–⁠1579%
Sep 10at9GeorgiaL 15–⁠1722%
Sep 17vsAlabamaL 14–⁠3751%
Sep 24vsTroyW 45–⁠2062%
Oct 1atAuburnL 7–⁠4821%
Oct 8vsKentuckyW 44–⁠1674%
Oct 22vsVanderbiltW 35–⁠2868%
Oct 29at23TennesseeW 16–⁠1531%
Nov 5atArkansasW 14–⁠1047%
Nov 12vs12FloridaW 30–⁠2243%
Nov 19vsClemsonL 9–⁠1352%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsMissouriIndependence BowlL 31–⁠3856%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Missouri 38–⁠31 in the Independence Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 12: 19
Record
7–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 5th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 19
Points
284–⁠279
Coach
Steve Spurrier
Elo
1529 +23 this season
SP+ rating
6.3 No. 46 of 118; offense No. 66, defense No. 36
SRS
3.8 No. 47 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 18
Defensive coordinators
Tyrone Nix and John Thompson
Offense
Fun and gun
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense42nd of 119
  • Defense88th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0939%1.0442nd of 119
Defense0.1042%1.0688th of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.2own 293% allowed
Defense0.0own 332% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2005 class

O.J. Murdock WR★★★★No. 81
Carlos Thomas CB★★★★No. 86
Jonathan Hannah TE★★★★No. 122
Mike Davis RB★★★★No. 148
Cade Thompson PRO★★★No. 829

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2005 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.767
Running backs14.00.922
Receivers24.00.949
Defensive line13.00.800
Defensive backs23.00.856
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class93.10.848

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2006

The 2006 draft
Rd 1Johnathan Joseph DBCincinnati Bengals
Rd 4Ko Simpson DBBuffalo Bills

All-SEC

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2005 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2005 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU7–⁠111–⁠26
Auburn7–⁠19–⁠314
Alabama6–⁠210–⁠28
Georgia6–⁠210–⁠310
Florida5–⁠39–⁠312
South Carolina5–⁠37–⁠5
Vanderbilt3–⁠55–⁠6
Tennessee3–⁠55–⁠6
Arkansas2–⁠64–⁠7
Kentucky2–⁠63–⁠8
Mississippi State1–⁠73–⁠8
Ole Miss1–⁠73–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.