1978 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1978 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent team in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Gamecocks would finish the season 5–5–1 overall.

1978 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceIndependent
1978 record5–5–1
Head coachJim Carlen (4th season)
Home stadiumWilliams-Brice Stadium
(Capacity: 54,564)
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W 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        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 9Furman (SC)
W 45–1050,239
September 16No. 17 Kentucky
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
T 14-1456,385
September 23at DukeL 12-1633,895
September 30No. 19 Georgia
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina (rivalry)
W 27-1056,514
October 7at Georgia Tech
L 3-636,128
October 14Ohio
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
W 24-750,188
October 21Ole Miss
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
W 18-1750,226
October 28North Carolina
L 22-2455,104
November 4at NC StateL 13-2234,400
November 18Wake Forest
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
W 37-1442,762
November 25at No. 10 ClemsonL 23-4163,050[1]

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References

  1. Kerry Capps (November 26, 1978). "Tigers defeat Gamecocks". The Greenville News. p. 1C via Newspapers.com.
  2. "1978 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 1, 2017.


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