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Today's Date In Gamecock History
October 5th
1991 - It wasn't much of a game, but still noteworthy as freshman running back Brandon Bennett broke the school rushing record in a 55-7 blowout of East Tennessee State. The freshman from Greer had already crossed the 100 yard mark by the end of the first quarter, thanks to touchdown runs of 12 and 89 yards. Bennett's first score was set up by an interception by linebacker Eric Brown while a fumble recovery by Brown on the next possession set up a score by senior Albert Haynes on a 25-yard run. Haynes would add another TD in the second after a pick by CB Erik Anderson. Another interception, this one by LB Mike Landry, led to a TD pass from senior QB Bobby Fuller to David Pitchko to make it 34-0 at the break. Backups started joining the fun in the second half, as second string QB Wright Mitchell rushed for a touchdown for USC's only score in the third. Bennett added one more TD in the fourth, finishing his day with 278 rushing yards on 31 carries. Safety Tony Watkins accounted for the game's final points with a 54-yard interception return for a touchdown.

Birthdays
SportAthletePositionHometownBeginEndNote
BB Jerry Shepherd Outfield Lizella, GA 1991 1992 All-Metro in 1991, All-SEC in 1992. Hit .365 with 31 HR and 104 RBI in his two seasons

Games Played on October 5th
Football
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1912-10-05 South Carolina 10 , Wake Forest 3
1929-10-05 Virginia 6 , South Carolina 0
1935-10-05 N.C. State 14 , South Carolina 0
1940-10-05 Georgia 33 , South Carolina 2
1946-10-05 Alabama 14 , South Carolina 6
1957-10-05 South Carolina 27 , Texas 21
1963-10-05 Georgia 27 , South Carolina 7
1968-10-05 Georgia 21 , South Carolina 20
1974-10-05 Houston 24 , South Carolina 14
1985-10-05 Pittsburgh 42 , South Carolina 7
1991-10-05 South Carolina 55 , East Tennessee State 7
1996-10-05 Auburn 28 , South Carolina 24
2002-10-05 South Carolina 34 , Mississippi State 10
2013-10-05 South Carolina 35 , Kentucky 28 Shaw, Davis, OL run to 21-0 lead, hang on through UK comeback
Men's Basketball
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Baseball
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Men's Soccer
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1983-10-05 South Carolina 5 , Mercer 0
1986-10-05 South Carolina 2 , N.C. State 1
1988-10-05 South Carolina 3 , College of Charleston 0
1997-10-05 South Carolina 8 , Nevada-Las Vegas 2
2003-10-05 Clemson 1 , South Carolina 0
2019-10-05 Old Dominion 2 , South Carolina 1
Volleyball
DateScore
1979-10-05 Georgia 2 , South Carolina 1
1979-10-05 Kentucky 2 , South Carolina 0
1979-10-05 East Carolina 2 , South Carolina 1
1979-10-05 N.C. State 2 , South Carolina 0
2007-10-05 South Carolina 3 , Tennessee 1
2008-10-05 South Carolina 3 , Alabama 0
2012-10-05 Texas A&M 3 , South Carolina 0
2014-10-05 South Carolina 3 , Auburn 2
2018-10-05 Missouri 3 , South Carolina 0
Women's Soccer
DateScore
2001-10-05 Kentucky 1 , South Carolina 0
2003-10-05 South Carolina 2 , Alabama 0
2012-10-05 Tennessee 1 , South Carolina 0
2014-10-05 South Carolina 1 , LSU 0
2017-10-05 South Carolina 3 , Mississippi State 2
Women's Basketball
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Softball
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