1988 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1988 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent team in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. They finished with eight wins and four losses (8–4) and with a loss against Indiana in the 1988 Liberty Bowl. The Gamecocks were led by head coach Joe Morrison in his final season as head coach prior to his dying of a heart attack in February 1989.

Roster
Todd Ellis - QB; Mike Dingle - RB; Harold Green - RB; Robert Brooks - WR; Eddie Miller - WR; Patrick Hinton - LB; Ron Rabune - Safety; Robert Robinson - CB; Kevin Hendrix - DE; Collin Mackie - Kicker;

Coaching staff
Joe Morrison - Heach Coach; Al Groh - Offensive Coordinator; Joe Lee Dunn - Defensive Coordinator; Charlie Weiss - Assistant Coach; Fred Jackson - QB/WR Coach;