1979_South_Carolina_Gamecocks_football_team

1979 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1979 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

American college football season


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.

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References

  1. "Tar Heels get their kicks in 28–0 win". The Charlotte Observer. September 9, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "South Carolina rallies to top Western Michigan". Winston-Salem Journal. September 16, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "USC routs Duke, 35–0". Florence Morning News. September 23, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Gamecocks rally to drop Georgia, 27–20". Anderson Independent/Daily Mail. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Gamecock ball control stalls Pokes". The Sunday Oklahoman. October 7, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "USC trims Ole Miss". The State. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Irish escape Gamecocks". The Indianapolis Star. October 21, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Rogers, USC outrun 'Pack". The Greenville News. November 4, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "FSU gives bowl scouts a 27–7 message". The Tampa Tribune. November 11, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Wake's mistakes boost Gamecocks". The Charlotte Observer. November 18, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  11. Abe Hardesty (November 25, 1979). "Gamecocks trip lunging Tigers". The Greenville News. p. 1C via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Missouri topples Gamecocks 24–14". The Kansas City Star. December 30, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "1979 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 29, 2017.



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