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

1979 Team Picture