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The 1980 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season and they competed as a Division I-A Independent. The team was led by head coach Jim Carlen in his 6th year and played their home games at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia South Carolina. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4 overall) and with a loss in the Gator Bowl against Pittsburgh.
