1978 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1978 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jim Carlen, the Gamecocks compiled a record of 5–5–1.

1978 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5–1
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRichard Bell (4th season)
Home stadiumWilliams–Brice Stadium
(capacity: 54,564)
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Penn State      11 1 0
North Texas State      9 2 0
East Carolina      9 3 0
Navy      9 3 0
No. 7 Notre Dame      9 3 0
Rutgers      9 3 0
Florida State      8 3 0
Temple      7 3 1
Pittsburgh      8 4 0
Holy Cross      7 4 0
Louisville      7 4 0
UNLV      7 4 0
Southern Miss      7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana      6 4 1
Georgia Tech      7 5 0
Hawaii      6 5 0
Miami (FL)      6 5 0
South Carolina      5 5 1
William & Mary      5 5 1
Cincinnati      5 6 0
Villanova      5 6 0
Army      4 6 1
Memphis State      4 7 0
Tulane      4 7 0
Virginia Tech      4 7 0
Air Force      3 8 0
Colgate      3 8 0
Richmond      3 8 0
Syracuse      3 8 0
Illinois State      2 9 0
West Virginia      2 9 0
Boston College      0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9FurmanW 45–1050,239[1]
September 16No. 17 Kentucky
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
T 14–1456,385[2]
September 23at DukeL 12–1633,895
September 30No. 19 Georgia
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
W 27–1056,514
October 7at Georgia TechL 3–636,128
October 14Ohio
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 24–750,188
October 21Ole Miss
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 18–1750,226
October 28North Carolina
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 22–2455,104
November 4at NC StateL 13–2234,400
November 18Wake Forest
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 37–1442,762
November 25at No. 10 ClemsonL 23–4163,050[3]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1978 South Carolina Gamecocks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 38 George Rogers So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 22 Mark Dantonio Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. "USC pulverizes Furman". The State. September 10, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Herman Helms (September 17, 1978). "Kentucky Rallies, Deadlocks USC". The State. pp. 1C, 2C via Newspapers.com.
  3. Kerry Capps (November 26, 1978). "Tigers defeat Gamecocks". The Greenville News. p. 1C via Newspapers.com.
  4. "1978 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 1, 2017.


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