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1979 South Carolina

8–⁠4, coached by Jim Carlen.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 1979, game by game: lost at North Carolina 0–28; won vs. Western Michigan 24–7; won vs. Duke 35–0; won at Georgia 27–20; won vs. Oklahoma State 23–16; won vs. Ole Miss 21–14; lost at No. 14 Notre Dame 17–18; won vs. NC State 30–28; lost at No. 7 Florida State 7–27; won vs. No. 17 Wake Forest 35–14; won vs. No. 13 Clemson 13–9; lost vs. Missouri 14–24+35−28Lost 0–28 at North Carolina-28North CarolinaWon 24–7 vs. Western Michigan+17Western MichiganWon 35–0 vs. Duke+35DukeWon 27–20 at Georgia+7GeorgiaWon 23–16 vs. Oklahoma State+7Oklahoma StateWon 21–14 vs. Ole Miss+7Ole MissLost 17–18 at No. 14 Notre Dame-1No. 14 Notre DameWon 30–28 vs. NC State+2NC StateLost 7–27 at No. 7 Florida State-20No. 7 Florida StateWon 35–14 vs. No. 17 Wake Forest+21No. 17 Wake ForestWon 13–9 vs. No. 13 Clemson+4No. 13 ClemsonLost 14–24 vs. Missouri-10Missouri
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8atNorth CarolinaL 0–⁠2840%
Sep 15vsWestern MichiganW 24–⁠757%
Sep 22vsDukeW 35–⁠059%
Sep 29atGeorgiaW 27–⁠2039%
Oct 6vsOklahoma StateW 23–⁠1664%
Oct 20vsOle MissW 21–⁠1475%
Oct 27at14Notre DameL 17–⁠1830%
Nov 3vsNC StateW 30–⁠2852%
Nov 10at7Florida StateL 7–⁠2723%
Nov 17vs17Wake ForestW 35–⁠1466%
Nov 24vs13ClemsonW 13–⁠941%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsMissouriHall of Fame ClassicL 14–⁠2453%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Missouri 24–⁠14 in the Hall of Fame Classic; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 10: 19
  2. Wk 12: 19
  3. Wk 13: 17
  4. Wk 14: 16

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 1979.

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 16
Points
246–⁠205
Coach
Jim Carlen
Elo
1581 +85 this season
SP+ rating
16.0 No. 23 of 135; offense No. 39, defense No. 25
SRS
11.3 No. 32 of 140 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Richard Bell