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1978 South Carolina

5–⁠5–⁠1, coached by Jim Carlen.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 1978, game by game: won vs. Furman 45–10; tied vs. No. 17 Kentucky 14–14; lost at Duke 12–16; won vs. No. 19 Georgia 27–10; lost at Georgia Tech 3–6; won vs. Ohio 24–7; won vs. Ole Miss 18–17; lost vs. North Carolina 22–24; lost at NC State 13–22; won vs. Wake Forest 37–14; lost at No. 10 Clemson 23–41+35−18Won 45–10 vs. Furman+35FurmanTied 14–14 vs. No. 17 Kentucky0No. 17 KentuckyLost 12–16 at Duke-4DukeWon 27–10 vs. No. 19 Georgia+17No. 19 GeorgiaLost 3–6 at Georgia Tech-3Georgia TechWon 24–7 vs. Ohio+17OhioWon 18–17 vs. Ole Miss+1Ole MissLost 22–24 vs. North Carolina-2North CarolinaLost 13–22 at NC State-9NC StateWon 37–14 vs. Wake Forest+23Wake ForestLost 23–41 at No. 10 Clemson-18No. 10 Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9vsFurmanW 45–⁠1063%
Sep 16vs17KentuckyT 14–⁠1435%
Sep 23atDukeL 12–⁠1639%
Sep 30vs19GeorgiaW 27–⁠1049%
Oct 7atGeorgia TechL 3–⁠643%
Oct 14vsOhioW 24–⁠780%
Oct 21vsOle MissW 18–⁠1765%
Oct 28vsNorth CarolinaL 22–⁠2456%
Nov 4atNC StateL 13–⁠2231%
Nov 18vsWake ForestW 37–⁠1481%
Nov 25at10ClemsonL 23–⁠4121%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Clemson 41–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The tied 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1978.

Record
5–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
238–⁠181
Coach
Jim Carlen
Elo
1495 +23 this season
SP+ rating
7.7 No. 48 of 133; offense No. 63, defense No. 39
SRS
7.2 No. 40 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Richard Bell

Drafted in 1979

The 1979 draft
Rd 1Rick Sanford DBNew England Patriots