1998 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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1998 South Carolina Gamecocks football
South Carolina Gamecocks logo.svg
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 (c. 80,250, grass)
Seasons
←  1997
1999  →
1998 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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
Mississippi State xy  6 –2   8 –5  
No. 16 Arkansas x  6 –2   9 –3  
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 in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Gamecocks were led by head coach Brad Scott, in his fifth and final season, and played their home games in Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

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In 1998, South Carolina went 1–10, the worst record in program history until then. [1] [2] The loss to No. 13 Georgia began a 21-game losing streak for the Gamecocks, which would not be snapped until 2000. [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

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