1978 Head coach Mark Berson Conference NCAA Independent Record 14-5 NCAA Tournament First Round Leading Scorer(s) Brian Winstead (15 goals)

The Gamecocks' 1979 season was the program's second ever, and is noted for the new program reaching the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament for the first time.

The Gamecocks finished with their second consecutive winning record, at 14-5. They faced the Clemson Tigers in their first match of the 1979 tournament, losing 1–0 to the more established (eighth tournament) Clemson squad.

This season was also the last at Carolina for senior Brian Winstead, who would leave the school as the leading goal-scorer in school history (a title he would hold for seven years); and Paul Turin, a star goalkeeper who would go on to play for the Tulsa Roughnecks in the NASL.

Roster David Burr Mike Devine Roy Dunshee David Goodchild Eric Hawkes Chris Heidelberger Thom Heath Jake Heilich Jim Heilich Wattie Langston Pat Layden Mike Mousaw Ed Muehlheausler John Murphy John Nitardy Dan Potter Tom Reilly Joel Schmiedeke Paul Stockwell John Tremeont Paul Turin Raymond Vigliotti Boo Westin David Whittington Brian Winstead Richard Wurdack

Results Date Opponent Location Result Record Sept. 11 Erskine Columbia, SC W 3-1 1-0-0 Sept. 14 UCONN Columbia, SC L 0-5 1-1-0 Sept. 26 UNC Wilmington Columbia, SC W 3-2 2-1-0 Sept. 19 Winthrop Columbia, SCW 4-0 3-1-0 Sept. 23 Georgia State University Columbia, SC W 4-1 4-1-0 Sept. 28 at East Carolina Greenville, NC W 2-1 5-1-0 Oct. 3 at College of Charleston Charleston, SC W 2-1 6-1-0 Oct. 8 Emory Columbia, SC W 4-1 7-1-0 Oct. 10 at Francis Marion Florence, SC W 6-0 8-1-0 Oct. 14 at Clemson Clemson, SC L 0-1 8-2-0 Oct. 19 Indiana# Wheaton, IL L 0-1 8-3-0 Oct. 20 at Wheaton# Wheaton, IL W 1-0 9-3-0 Oct. 22 at Furman Greenville, SC W 5-1 10-3-0 Oct. 28 Appalachian State Columbia, SC W 3-1 11-3-0 Oct. 31 Western Carolina Columbia, SC W 6-0 12-3-0 Nov. 3 at Rollins Winter Park, FL L 0-1 12-4-0 Nov. 5 at UCF Orlando, FL W 1-0 13-4-0 Nov. 8 Charleston Southern Columbia, SC W 3-0 14-4-0 Nov. 25 Clemson Clemson, SC L 0-1 14-5-0

# Wheat Classic

See also South Carolina Gamecocks

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