1998 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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1998 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record1–10 (0–8 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Chuck Reedy (1st season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinatorWally Burnham (5th season)
Home stadium Williams–Brice Stadium
Seasons
←  1997
1999  →
1998 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 1 Tennessee x$#  8 –0   13 –0  
No. 5 Florida  %  7 –1   10 –2  
No. 14 Georgia  6 –2   9 –3  
Kentucky  4 –4   7 –5  
Vanderbilt  1 –7   2 –9  
South Carolina  0 –8   1 –10  
Western Division
No. 16 Arkansas x  6 –2   9 –3  
Mississippi State xy  6 –2   8 –5  
Alabama  4 –4   7 –5  
Ole Miss  3 –5   7 –5  
LSU  2 –6   4 –7  
Auburn  1 –7   3 –8  
Championship: Tennessee 24, Mississippi State 14
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Brad Scott in his and final season as head coach, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the SEC's Eastern Division. The team played home games at Williams–Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

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South Carolina's record of 1–10 in 1928 was worst season record in program history to that point. [1] [2] The loss to No. 13 Georgia in the second week of the season began a 21-game losing streak for the Gamecocks, which was not snapped until the 2000 season. [3] Scott was fired following the end of the season, but was quickly hired as an assistant coach by Clemson. [4] Lou Holtz was subsequently hired as South Carolina's new head coach, having been an assistant for the Gamecocks in the 1960s. [5]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 57:00 pm Ball State *
W 38–2078,830 [6]
September 126:00 pmNo. 13 Georgia
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
 ESPN2 L 3–1783,411 [7]
September 197:00 pm Marshall *
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
 PPV L 21–2478,717 [8]
September 2612:30 pm Mississippi State
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
 JPS L 0–3870,052 [9]
October 32:00 pmat Ole Miss
L 28–3042,884 [10]
October 107:00 pmat Kentucky
L 28–3357,739 [11]
October 171:00 pmNo. 16 Arkansas Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
 PPV L 28–4167,930 [12]
October 247:00 pmat Vanderbilt
L 14–1729,721 [13]
October 3112:30 pmNo. 3 Tennessee
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
JPSL 14–4969,523 [14]
November 1412:30 pmat No. 4 Florida
JPSL 14–3385,528 [15]
November 216:30 pmat Clemson *
ESPN2L 19–2884,423 [16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff

References

  1. ↑ "South Carolina Gamecocks College Football History, Stats, Records". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Brad Scott". Saturday Down South. August 19, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Gamecocks End Loss Streak at 21". Washington Post. January 11, 2024. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  4. ↑ Gillespie, Bob (August 7, 2017). "How the Gamecocks firing Brad Scott turned out so well for Clemson and his son Jeff". The Greenville News. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  5. ↑ staff, CBSNews com staff CBSNews com (December 3, 1998). "Holtz Takes Over South Carolina - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Early So. Carolina blitz proves too much for Ball State". The Indianapolis Star. September 6, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Bulldogs' bite as bad as bark". The Index-Journal. September 13, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Wright throws costly interceptions". The Herald. September 20, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Gamecocks dazed by defeat". The Charlotte Observer. September 27, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Once again, Rebels rally at end, trip S. Carolina". The Commercial Appeal. October 4, 1998. Retrieved July 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Balanced attack lifts Kentucky over South Carolina". The Charlotte Observer. October 11, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Carolina falls apart in third quarter of 41–28 loss to Hogs". The Item. October 18, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Vandy shocks Gamecocks, ends streak". The State. October 25, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Vols Tee-off on USC". The Times and Democrat. November 1, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Gators ride McGriff past Gamecocks". The Bradenton Herald. November 15, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ "West-side story comes to end". The Index-Journal. November 22, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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