The South Carolina Gamecocks were 5-5-1 in 1978.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 238 | 3,654 | 736 | 5.0 | 2,690 | 573 | 4.7 | 964 | 163 | 5.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 63rd | 66th | 113th | 38th | 24th | 63rd | 11th | 119th | 116th | 101st | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 181 | 3,378 | 4.5 | 2,250 | 573 | 3.9 | 1,128 | 181 | 6.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 38th | 47th | 56th | 88th | 86th | 82nd | 17th | 22nd | 52nd | ||||||||||
Net | +57 | +276 | +736 | +0.5 | +440 | 0 | +0.8 | -164 | -18 | -0.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 47th | 57th | 113th | 46th | 52nd | 72nd | 42nd | 86th | 71st | 83rd |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |