1978 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1978 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Independent
1978 record	5–5–1
Head coach	Jim Carlen (4th year)
Home stadium	Williams-Brice Stadium (Capacity: 54,564)

1978 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4 Penn State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
North Texas		–		–				9	–	2	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
#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		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
William & Mary		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Northwestern State		–		–				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

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 9	Furman (SC)		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 45–10	50,239
September 16	#17 Kentucky		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		T 14-14	56,385
September 23	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC		L 12-16	33,895
September 30	#19 Georgia		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Rivalry)		W 27-10	56,514
October 7	at Georgia Tech		Grant Stadium • Atlanta, GA		L 3-6	36,128
October 14	Ohio		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 24-7	50,188
October 21	Ole Miss		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 18-17	50,226
October 28	North Carolina		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		L 22-24	55,104
November 4	at NC State		Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC		L 13-22	34,400
November 18	Wake Forest		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 37-14	42,762
November 25	at #10 Clemson		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)		L 23-41	63,050
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.