1977 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1977 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–7
Head coach	Jim Carlen (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Richard Bell (3rd season)
Home stadium	Williams–Brice Stadium

1977 NCAA Division I independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Penn State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
Colgate		–		–				10	–	1	–	0
North Texas State *		–		–				10	–	1	–	0
No. 16 San Diego State		–		–				10	–	1	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–				8	–	1	–	1
No. 14 Florida State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Pittsburgh		–		–				9	–	2	–	1
East Carolina		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
Army		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Louisville		–		–				7	–	4	–	1
Boston College		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				5	–	4	–	2
Georgia Tech		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Northwestern State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Hawaii		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Navy		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				5	–	7	–	0
Utah State		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Villanova		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Virginia Tech		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Miami (FL)		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Tulane		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Air Force		–		–				2	–	8	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–				2	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Led by third-year head coach Jim Carlen, the Gamecocks compiled a record of 5–7.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Appalachian State	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		W 32–17	50,114
September 10	Georgia Tech	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		W 17–0	55,934
September 17	Miami (OH)	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		W 42–19	46,234
September 24	Georgia	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)		L 13–15	56,784
October 1	East Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	ABC	W 19–16	52,813
October 8	Duke	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		L 21–25	49,385
October 15	at Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		L 10–17	30,100
October 22	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)		L 0–17	48,250
October 29	at NC State	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC		L 3–7	40,800
November 12	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		W 24–14	13,150
November 19	No. 15 Clemson	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	ABC	L 27–31	56,410
November 26	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI		L 7–24	30,146
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game