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1998 South Carolina

1–⁠10 (0–⁠8 Southeastern Conference), coached by Brad Scott.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 1998, game by game: won vs. Ball State 38–20; lost vs. No. 15 Georgia 3–17; lost vs. Marshall 21–24; lost vs. Mississippi State 0–38; lost at Ole Miss 28–30; lost at Kentucky 28–33; lost vs. No. 17 Arkansas 28–41; lost at Vanderbilt 14–17; lost vs. No. 3 Tennessee 14–49; lost at No. 4 Florida 14–33; lost at Clemson 19–28+18−38Won 38–20 vs. Ball State+18Ball StateLost 3–17 vs. No. 15 Georgia-14No. 15 GeorgiaLost 21–24 vs. Marshall-3MarshallLost 0–38 vs. Mississippi State-38Mississippi Sta…Lost 28–30 at Ole Miss-2Ole MissLost 28–33 at Kentucky-5KentuckyLost 28–41 vs. No. 17 Arkansas-13No. 17 ArkansasLost 14–17 at Vanderbilt-3VanderbiltLost 14–49 vs. No. 3 Tennessee-35No. 3 TennesseeLost 14–33 at No. 4 Florida-19No. 4 FloridaLost 19–28 at Clemson-9Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsBall StateW 38–⁠2060%
Sep 12vs15GeorgiaL 3–⁠1743%
Sep 19vsMarshallL 21–⁠2449%
Sep 26vsMississippi StateL 0–⁠3850%
Oct 3atOle MissL 28–⁠3028%
Oct 10atKentuckyL 28–⁠3334%
Oct 17vs17ArkansasL 28–⁠4139%
Oct 24atVanderbiltL 14–⁠1755%
Oct 31vs3TennesseeL 14–⁠4914%
Nov 14at4FloridaL 14–⁠337%
Nov 21atClemsonL 19–⁠2836%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Clemson 28–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 110th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1998.

Record
1–⁠10
Conference
0–⁠8 12th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
207–⁠330
Coach
Brad Scott
Elo
1368 −131 this season
SP+ rating
-6.7 No. 77 of 112; offense No. 77, defense No. 67
SRS
−7.2 No. 80 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Chuck Reedy
Defensive coordinator
Wally Burnham
Offense
Pro set
Defense
4–⁠3

1998 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tennessee8–⁠013–⁠01
Florida7–⁠110–⁠25
Georgia6–⁠29–⁠314
Arkansas6–⁠29–⁠316
Mississippi State6–⁠28–⁠5
Alabama4–⁠47–⁠5
Kentucky4–⁠47–⁠5
Ole Miss3–⁠57–⁠5
LSU2–⁠64–⁠7
Auburn1–⁠73–⁠8
Vanderbilt1–⁠72–⁠9
South Carolina0–⁠81–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.