Coaching Staff | Team Captains | Record
Head Coach: Art Baker
Assistant Coaches: Richard Diggs, Ralph Friedgen, Rick Gilstrap, Wilbur Grooms, Cal McCombs, Mike O’Cain, Tom Parks, Charlie Rizzo, King Simmons, Dan Utley, Billy Wingo
Captains: Mike Adams ’80 – Paul Gillis ’80 – David Kreber ’80 – Tim Russell ‘80
Record: Overall 6-5-0 / SoCon 4-2-0
Team Roster
| Name | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt | Class | Hometown |
| Mike Adams | 81 | DE | 5’-11 | 185 | Senior | Greenwood, SC |
| Bruce Alexander | 22 | DB | 5’-11 | 170 | Soph | Columbus, GA |
| Wilford Alston | 23 | RB | 5’-11 | 190 | Soph | Beaufort, SC |
| Paul Anderson | 70 | G | 6’-1 | 225 | Soph | Ware Shoals, SC |
| Marlin Athearn | 77 | C | 6’-4 | 220 | Senior | New Smyrna, GA |
| Dickey Best | 45 | DB | 5’-9 | 180 | Junior | Savannah, GA |
| David Bigos | 84 | TE | 6’-5 | 220 | Junior | Woodbridge, NJ |
| Gerry Bigos | 73 | DT | 6’-3 | 235 | Junior | Woodbridge, NJ |
| Bill Bloodworth | 74 | G | 5’-10 | 230 | Senior | Chamblee, GA |
| Sedrick Brown | 67 | DG | 6’-2 | 235 | Soph | Ft. Valley, GA |
| John Burke | 75 | T | 6’-2 | 230 | Senior | Albany, GA |
| Bernard Carter | 21 | DB | 5’-11 | 180 | Soph | Charleston, SC |
| Chris Carter | 20 | DB | 5’-10 | 160 | Fresh | Charleston, SC |
| Jay Cave | 11 | QB | 6’-0 | 185 | Fresh | Charlotte, NC |
| Emmer Chavez | 16 | K | 6’-1 | 180 | Soph | Columbia, SC |
| Mike Cunningham | 41 | DE | 6’-1 | 195 | Senior | Charleston, SC |
| Kelly Curry | 52 | LB | 6’-0 | 210 | Soph | Columbia, SC |
| Kevin Curry | 25 | DB | 5’-11 | 190 | Senior | Columbia, SC |
| Hillery Douglas | 42 | DB | 6’-2 | 175 | Soph | Charleston, SC |
| Jim Ettari | 64 | DG | 6’-2 | 230 | Fresh | Brentwood, NY |
| Richard Farrier | 79 | T | 6’-3 | 225 | Junior | Staunton, VA |
| Jeff Farrington | 26 | DB | 5’-10 | 170 | Soph | Greer, SC |
| Tom Fedrick | 50 | C | 6’-1 | 225 | Senior | Tucker, GA |
| Lonnie Ford | 5 | DB | 5’-11 | 180 | Junior | Warner Robins, GA |
| Paul Gillis | 46 | DB | 5’-11 | 190 | Senior | Ormond Beach, FL |
| Ronald Green | 56 | DE | 6’-0 | 195 | Soph | Charleston, SC |
| Bill Hopkins | 78 | DT | 6’-5 | 230 | Senior | Long Beach, NY |
| Mark Hunt | 88 | WR | 6’-2 | 205 | Junior | Greenville, SC |
| Jeff Jennings | 72 | DT | 6’-2 | 215 | Soph | Greenville, SC |
| David Kreber | 53 | G | 6’-2 | 220 | Senior | Springfield, VA |
| Pat McGroarty | 66 | G | 6’-3 | 220 | Soph | Hyattsville, MD |
| Dale McLarty | 83 | DE | 6’-2 | 205 | Junior | Callahan, FL |
| Danny Miller | 24 | RB | 5’-9 | 175 | Junior | Melbourne, FL |
| Stump Mitchell | 35 | RB | 5’-9 | 180 | Junior | St. Mary’s, GA |
| Claude Morehead | 76 | DT | 6’-4 | 225 | Junior | Westminister, SC |
| Andrew Oliver | 68 | DG | 6’-2 | 220 | Soph | Oxon, MD |
| John Palms | 34 | RB | 6’-2 | 210 | Junior | Atlanta, GA |
| Mel Pinckney | 38 | WR | 5’-9 | 170 | Senior | Charleston, SC |
| Bob Reese | 62 | DG | 6’-1 | 230 | Junior | Washington, DC |
| Glenn Rieth | 12 | WR | 5’-11 | 175 | Senior | Livingston, NJ |
| Bobby Robinson | 63 | G | 6’-2 | 220 | Fresh | Fayetteville, NC |
| Tim Russell | 14 | QB | 5’-11 | 165 | Senior | Greenwood, SC |
| Don Rust | 61 | T | 6’-1 | 235 | Junior | Decatur, GA |
| Orion Rust | 87 | TE | 6’-4 | 220 | Senior | Madison, NJ |
| Bill Salley | 58 | LB | 6’-2 | 220 | Junior | Orangeburg, SC |
| Sam Scadlock | 31 | RB | 6’-3 | 220 | Senior | Charleston, SC |
| Tracey Shrader | 10 | QB | 6’-2 | 170 | Soph | Woodbridge, VA |
| Mark Slawson | 85 | WR | 6’-3 | 190 | Junior | Summerville, SC |
| Rick Stowers | 57 | C | 6’-1 | 215 | Fresh | DeLand, FL |
| Chuck Strong | 60 | DT | 6’-0 | 230 | Junior | Savannah, GA |
| Gerald Toney | 15 | QB | 6’-3 | 205 | Fresh | Darlington, SC |
| Tony Turkett | 69 | DG | 6’-0 | 220 | Senior | Summerville, SC |
| Jeff Turner | 40 | RB | 6’-2 | 205 | Senior | East Point, GA |
| Mike Varner | 55 | LB | 6’-0 | 220 | Fresh | Moncks Corner, SC |
| Rod Vellonoweth | 32 | RB | 6’-1 | 180 | Junior | Wheeling, WV |
| Scott Wages | 65 | DG | 6’-0 | 230 | Senior | Tucker, GA |
| Bryon Walker | 86 | WR | 6’-4 | 190 | Soph | Warner Robbins, GA |
| Jeff Walter | 7 | WR | 6’-0 | 185 | Soph | Falls Church, VA |
| Chuck Waring | 71 | T | 6’-4 | 220 | Soph | Vero Beach, FL |
| David Wardlaw | 80 | DT | 6’-6 | 240 | Senior | Anderson, SC |
| Mark Weeks | 54 | LB | 6’-0 | 200 | Soph | Charleston, SC |
| Bill White | 82 | WR | 6’-2 | 215 | Soph | Baltimore, MD |
| Brian Woods | 49 | LB | 6’-2 | 210 | Junior | DeLand, FL |
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Site | ||
| 8-Sep | Presbyterian | L | 13 | 21 | Charleston, SC |
| 15-Sep | Navy | L | 7 | 26 | Annapolis, MD |
| 22-Sep | Vanderbilt | W | 27 | 14 | Nashville, TN |
| 29-Sep | Appalachian State * | W | 24 | 23 | Charleston, SC |
| 6-Oct | Western Carolina * | W | 21 | 3819 | Charleston, SC |
| 13-Oct | East Carolina | L | 7 | 49 | Greenville, NC |
| 20-Oct | VMI * | W | 17 | 6 | Lexington, VA |
| 27-Oct | Wofford | W | 49 | 30 | Charleston, SC |
| 3-Nov | Marshall * | W | 17 | 16 | Huntington, WV |
| 10-Nov | UT Chattanooga * | L | 7 | 28 | Chattanooga, TN |
| 17-Nov | Furman * | L | 44 | 45 | Charleston, SC |
| *Denotes Conference Game | |||||
1979 Team Picture
