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. The team played its home games at Williams–Brice Stadium.

1978 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–5–1
Head coach	Jim Carlen (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Richard Bell (4th season)
Home stadium	Williams–Brice Stadium
Seasons ← 1977 1979 →

1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		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
Tennessee 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

The Gamecocks had a second consecutive non-winning season,^[1] highlighted by an upset over No. 19 Georgia.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	Furman	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	W 45–10	50,239	[3]
September 16	No. 17 Kentucky	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	T 14–14	56,385	[4]
September 23	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	L 12–16	33,895	[5]
September 30	No. 19 Georgia	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	W 27–10	56,514	[6]
October 7	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 3–6	36,129	[7]
October 14	Ohio	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	W 24–7	50,188	[8]
October 21	Ole Miss	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	W 18–17	50,226	[9]
October 28	North Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	L 22–24	55,104	[10]
November 4	at NC State	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 13–22	34,400	[11]
November 18	Wake Forest	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	W 37–14	42,762	[12]
November 25	at No. 10 Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	L 23–41	63,050–63,479	[13][14]
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. # Name Class RB 38 George Rogers So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 22 Mark Dantonio Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Jim Carlen Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt