1978 South Carolina Gamecocks men's soccer team

1978
Head coach	Mark Berson
Conference	NCAA Independent
Record	13-3-1
NCAA Tournament	Did Not Qualify
Leading Scorer(s)	Brian Winstead (18 goals)

The following contains the names of the members of the 1978 South Carolina Gamecocks men's soccer team and the results of each match. The Gamecocks' 1978 season marked the first year that the University ever fielded a varsity men's soccer team. This first squad was composed primarily of transfer athletes from small schools and junior colleges around the nation. Brian Winstead was the first of these players to sign a letter of intent to play with the Gamecocks.

The 1978 team set the bar very high in its first season, going 13-3-1 and outscoring their opponents with a margin of 57 goals to 12. Despite a stellar record, the team did not earn an NCAA bid in their first season. However, the bar was set for the program in 1978, showing a sign of things to come.

Roster

• Reynold Danesi
• Thomas Fouch
• Ed Fuchs
• Thom Heath
• Jim Heilich
• Wattie Langston
• Pat Layden
• Mike Mousaw
• Ed Muehlheausler
• John Nitardy
• Dan Potter
• Gregg Puffenberger
• Joel Schmiedeke
• Dave Swentor
• Paul Turin
• Raymond Vigliotti
• Boo Westin
• Brian Winstead
• Richard Wurdack

Results

Date	Opponent	Location	Result	Record
Regular Season
Sept. 18	Presbyterian	Columbia, SC	W 12-0	1-0-0
Sept. 20	College of Charleston	Columbia, SC	W 3-1	2-0-0
Sept. 26	Coastal Carolina	Columbia, SC	W 13-2	3-0-0
Oct. 3	Erskine College	Columbia, SC	W 1-0	4-0-0
Oct. 6	East Carolina	Columbia, SC	W 7-0	5-0-0
Oct. 8	at UNC Asheville	Asheville, NC	W 5-0	6-0-0
Oct. 11	at Presbyterian	Clinton, SC	W 9-0	7-0-0
Oct. 15	Clemson	Columbia, SC	L 1-2	7-1-0
Oct. 18	at Charleston Southern	North Charleston, SC	W 3-0	8-1-0
Oct. 21	at Georgia State University	Atlanta, GA	L 0-2	8-2-0
Oct. 22	at Emory	Atlanta, GA	L 0-3	8-3-0
Oct. 25	at Winthrop	Rock Hill, SC	W 4-1	9-3-0
Oct. 29	at Appalachian State	Boone, NC	T 0-0	9-3-1
Nov. 1	Furman	Columbia, SC	W 1-0	10-3-1
Nov. 4	at UNC Wilmington	Wilmington, NC	W 3-1	11-3-1
Nov. 7	Francis Marion University	Columbia, SC	W 4-0	12-3-1
Nov. 10	at Western Carolina	Cullowhee, NC	W 1-0 (OT)	13-3-1

 

See also

• South Carolina Gamecocks