Record: 8-4, .667 W-L% (31st of 140)
Conference: Ind
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Jim Carlen (8-4)
PS/G: 20.5 (66th of 140) ▪ PA/G: 17.1 (47th of 140)
SRS: 11.59 (27th of 140) ▪ SOS: 8.59 (14th of 140)
Bowl Game: Lost Hall of Fame Classic 24-14 versus Missouri
| Pre | 9/10 | 9/17 | 9/24 | 10/1 | 10/8 | 10/15 | 10/22 | 10/29 | 11/5 | 11/12 | 11/19 | 11/26 | 12/3 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 8, 1979 | Sat | South Carolina | @ | North Carolina | ACC | L | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 2 | Sep 15, 1979 | Sat | South Carolina | Western Michigan | MAC | W | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 3 | Sep 22, 1979 | Sat | South Carolina | Duke | ACC | W | 35 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 4 | Sep 29, 1979 | Sat | South Carolina | @ | Georgia | SEC | W | 27 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 5 | Oct 6, 1979 | Sat | South Carolina | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | W | 23 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 6 | Oct 20, 1979 | Sat | South Carolina | Mississippi | SEC | W | 21 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 7 | Oct 27, 1979 | Sat | South Carolina | @ | (14) Notre Dame | Ind | L | 17 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 8 | Nov 3, 1979 | Sat | South Carolina | North Carolina State | ACC | W | 30 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 9 | Nov 10, 1979 | Sat | (19) South Carolina | @ | (7) Florida State | Ind | L | 7 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 10 | Nov 17, 1979 | Sat | South Carolina | (17) Wake Forest | ACC | W | 35 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 11 | Nov 24, 1979 | Sat | (19) South Carolina | (13) Clemson | ACC | W | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 12 | Dec 29, 1979 | Sat | (16) South Carolina | N | Missouri | Big 8 | L | 14 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 0 | L 1 | Hall of Fame Classic (Birmingham, AL) |