South Carolina Football Team History
South Carolina Gamecocks
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
Founded: 1801 Stadium: Williams-Brice Stadium Capacity: 80,250 Colors: Garnet & Black Coach: Jim Carlen Conference: Independent-
1979 Season Highlights
Jim Carlen enters his 5th season as Head Coach at South Carolina.
1979 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 8 @
North Carolina
0
28
L
Sat., Sep. 15 vs.
Western Michigan
24
7
W
Sat., Sep. 22 vs.
Duke
35
0
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Georgia
27
20
W
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Oklahoma State
23
16
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Mississippi
21
14
W
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Notre Dame
17
18
L
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
North Carolina State
30
28
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Florida State
7
27
L
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Wake Forest
35
14
W
Sat., Nov. 24 vs.
Clemson
13
9
W
Sat., Dec. 29
Missouri
14
24
L
@ Birmingham, AL
All-American Bowl
1979 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 246
Scoring Average 20.5
Points Allowed 205
Defense Average 17.1
Opponents Record 81-54
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 7-0
Away Record 1-3
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1979 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1979 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).