The South Carolina Gamecocks were 8-3 in 1979. They fell to the Missouri Tigers, 24 to 14, in the Hall of Fame Classic.
| 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 | 232 | 3,652 | 774 | 4.7 | 2,844 | 645 | 4.4 | 808 | 129 | 6.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 61st | 64th | 65th | 59th | 16th | 13th | 27th | 136th | 136th | 80th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 181 | 3,499 | 4.8 | 1,652 | 459 | 3.6 | 1,847 | 271 | 6.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 47th | 60th | 83rd | 29th | 18th | 56th | 117th | 113th | 92nd | ||||||||||
Net | +51 | +153 | +774 | -0.1 | +1,192 | +186 | +0.8 | -1,039 | -142 | -0.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 51st | 59th | 65th | 73rd | 15th | 8th | 38th | 135th | 137th | 90th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 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 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| 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 |