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1988 South Carolina

8–⁠4, coached by Joe Morrison.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 1988, game by game: won vs. North Carolina 31–10; won vs. Western Carolina 38–0; won vs. East Carolina 17–0; won vs. No. 6 Georgia 23–10; won vs. App State 35–9; won at Virginia Tech 26–24; lost at Georgia Tech 0–34; won at NC State 23–7; lost vs. No. 5 Florida State 0–59; won vs. Navy 19–8; lost at No. 15 Clemson 10–29; lost vs. Indiana 10–34+38−59Won 31–10 vs. North Carolina+21North CarolinaWon 38–0 vs. Western Carolina+38Western CarolinaWon 17–0 vs. East Carolina+17East CarolinaWon 23–10 vs. No. 6 Georgia+13No. 6 GeorgiaWon 35–9 vs. App State+26App StateWon 26–24 at Virginia Tech+2Virginia TechLost 0–34 at Georgia Tech-34Georgia TechWon 23–7 at NC State+16NC StateLost 0–59 vs. No. 5 Florida State-59No. 5 Florida StateWon 19–8 vs. Navy+11NavyLost 10–29 at No. 15 Clemson-19No. 15 ClemsonLost 10–34 vs. Indiana-24Indiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsNorth CarolinaW 31–⁠1068%
Sep 10vsWestern CarolinaW 38–⁠090%
Sep 17vsEast CarolinaW 17–⁠078%
Sep 24vs6GeorgiaW 23–⁠1051%
Oct 1vsApp StateW 35–⁠991%
Oct 8atVirginia TechW 26–⁠2475%
Oct 15atGeorgia TechL 0–⁠3478%
Oct 29atNC StateW 23–⁠745%
Nov 5vs5Florida StateL 0–⁠5941%
Nov 12vsNavyW 19–⁠884%
Nov 19at15ClemsonL 10–⁠2929%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsIndianaLiberty BowlL 10–⁠3447%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Indiana 34–⁠10 in the Liberty Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 19
  2. Wk 2: 19
  3. Wk 3: 16
  4. Wk 4: 14
  5. Wk 5: 14
  6. Wk 6: 8
  7. Wk 7: 8
  8. Wk 8: 8
  9. Wk 9: 18
  10. Wk 10: 17
  11. Wk 11: 15
Record
8–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 8
Points
232–⁠224
Coach
Joe Morrison
Elo
1548 −29 this season
SP+ rating
3.5 No. 49 of 102; offense No. 75, defense No. 25
SRS
3.1 No. 45 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Al Groh
Defensive coordinator
Joe Lee Dunn
Offense
Pro-style

Drafted in 1989

The 1989 draft
Rd 6Derrick Little LBTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 7Kevin Hendrix LBWashington Redskins