1979 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1979 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Hall of Fame Classic, L 14–24 vs. Missouri
Conference	Independent
1979 record	8–4
Head coach	Jim Carlen (5th year)
Home stadium	Williams-Brice Stadium (Capacity: 54,564)

1979 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#6 Florida State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
#7 Pittsburgh		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
UNLV		–		–				9	–	1	–	2
#17 Temple		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
Tulane		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				7	–	3	–	1
#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		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Miami		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
North Texas		–		–				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
Connecticut		–		–				3	–	6	–	2
William & Mary		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Northwestern State		–		–				3	–	6	–	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 team in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Gamecocks would finish the season 8–4 overall and be invited to the Hall of Fame Classic. The Gamecocks would lose the Classic to Missouri, 14–24.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	ESPN	L 0–28	49,500
September 15	Western Michigan		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 24-7	50,137
September 22	Duke		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 35-0	33,895
September 26	at Georgia		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Rivalry)		W 27-20	60,100
October 6	Oklahoma State		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 23-16	56,405
October 20	Ole Miss		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 21-14	56,407
October 27	at #14 Notre Dame		Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN		L 17-18	59,075
November 3	NC State		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 30-28	56,409
November 10	at #7 Florida State	#19	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		L 7-27	49,490
November 17	#17 Wake Forest		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 35-14	56,407
November 24	#13 Clemson	#19	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	ESPN	W 13-9	56,887
December 29	vs. Missouri	#16	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Hall of Fame Classic)	Mizlou	L 14-24	62,785
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.