1979 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–4
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRichard Bell (5th season)
Home stadiumWilliams–Brice Stadium
1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Florida State      11 1 0
No. 7 Pittsburgh      11 1 0
UNLV      9 1 2
No. 17 Temple      10 2 0
Tulane      9 3 0
Rutgers      8 3 0
Tennessee State      8 3 0
East Carolina      7 3 1
No. 20 Penn State      8 4 0
South Carolina      8 4 0
Navy      7 4 0
Notre Dame      7 4 0
Southern Miss      6 4 1
Syracuse      7 5 0
Colgate      5 4 1
Boston College      5 6 0
Holy Cross      5 6 0
Memphis State      5 6 0
Miami (FL)      5 6 0
North Texas State      5 6 0
Villanova      5 6 0
Virginia Tech      5 6 0
West Virginia      5 6 0
Georgia Tech      4 6 1
Louisville      4 6 1
William & Mary      4 7 0
Illinois State      3 8 0
Northeast Louisiana      3 8 0
Army      2 8 1
Air Force      2 9 0
Cincinnati      2 9 0
Richmond      0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Jim Carlen, the Gamecocks compiled a record of 8–4. South Carolina was invited to the Hall of Fame Classic, where they lost to Missouri, 24–14.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 8at North CarolinaESPNL 0–2849,500
September 15Western MichiganW 24–750,137
September 22Duke
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 35–033,895
September 26at GeorgiaW 27–2060,100[1]
October 6Oklahoma State
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 23–1656,405
October 20Ole Miss
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 21–1456,407[2]
October 27at No. 14 Notre DameL 17–1859,075
November 3NC State
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 30–2856,409
November 10at No. 7 Florida StateNo. 19L 7–2749,490
November 17No. 17 Wake Forest
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 35–1456,407
November 24No. 13 ClemsonNo. 19
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
ESPNW 13–956,887[3]
December 29vs. MissouriNo. 16MizlouL 14–2462,785
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1979 South Carolina Gamecocks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G 63 Fred David Sr
C 61 Quay Farr Sr
QB 10 Garry Harper Jr
WR 41 Zion McKinney Sr
TE 47 Willie Scott Jr
RB 38 George Rogers Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 74 Chuck Allen Jr
DT 70 Steve Bernish Sr
DB 23 Lou Biondi Sr
DE 81 Brett Bond Sr
DE 82 Arthur Broussard Sr
DB 21 Andy Hastings Sr
DB 22 Tim Rhino Fr
LB 54 Tim Singleton Sr
LB 23 Scott Wade Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P Ray Feltz
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

References

  1. "Gamecocks rally to drop Georgia, 27–20". Anderson Independent/Daily Mail. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "USC trims Ole Miss". The State. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Abe Hardesty (November 25, 1979). "Gamecocks trip lunging Tigers". The Greenville News. p. 1C via Newspapers.com.
  4. "1979 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 29, 2017.


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