1978 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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1978 South Carolina Gamecocks football
South Carolina Gamecocks logo.svg
ConferenceIndependent
1978 record5–5–1
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRichard Bell (4th season)
Home stadiumWilliams-Brice Stadium
(Capacity: 54,564)
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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 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
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 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.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Furman
W 45–1050,239[1]
September 16No. 17 Kentucky
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
T 14–1456,385[2]
September 23at Duke
L 12–1633,895
September 30No. 19 Georgia
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
W 27–1056,514
October 7at Georgia Tech
L 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 State
L 13–2234,400
November 18Wake Forest
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 37–1442,762
November 25at No. 10 Clemson
L 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. # Name Class
RB 38 George Rogers So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 22 Mark Dantonio Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
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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