The 1978 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jim Carlen, the Gamecocks compiled a record of 5âÂÂ5âÂÂ1. The team played its home games at WilliamsâÂÂBrice Stadium.
The Gamecocks had a second consecutive non-winning season, highlighted by an upset over No. 19 Georgia.