1999 South Carolina

0–⁠11 (0–⁠8 Southeastern Conference), coached by Lou Holtz.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 1999, game by game: lost at No. 24 NC State 0–10; lost at No. 12 Georgia 9–24; lost vs. East Carolina 3–21; lost at No. 23 Mississippi State 0–17; lost vs. Ole Miss 10–36; lost vs. Kentucky 10–30; lost at Arkansas 14–48; lost vs. Vanderbilt 10–11; lost at No. 4 Tennessee 7–30; lost vs. No. 4 Florida 3–20; lost vs. Clemson 21–31+7−34Lost 0–10 at No. 24 NC State-10No. 24 NC StateLost 9–24 at No. 12 Georgia-15No. 12 GeorgiaLost 3–21 vs. East Carolina-18East CarolinaLost 0–17 at No. 23 Mississippi State-17No. 23 Mississippi Sta…Lost 10–36 vs. Ole Miss-26Ole MissLost 10–30 vs. Kentucky-20KentuckyLost 14–48 at Arkansas-34ArkansasLost 10–11 vs. Vanderbilt-1VanderbiltLost 7–30 at No. 4 Tennessee-23No. 4 TennesseeLost 3–20 vs. No. 4 Florida-17No. 4 FloridaLost 21–31 vs. Clemson-10Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Clemson 31–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The worst 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 1999.

Record
0–⁠11
Conference
0–⁠8 12th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
87–⁠278
Coach
Lou Holtz
Elo
1291 −121 this season
SP+ rating
-13.0 No. 96 of 114; offense No. 113, defense No. 33
SRS
−8.7 No. 88 of 114 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Skip Holtz
Defensive coordinator
Charlie Strong
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 2000

The 2000 draft
Rd 1John Abraham LBNew York Jets
Rd 5Arturo Freeman DBMiami Dolphins

All-SEC

1 second team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1999 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1999 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama7–⁠110–⁠38
Florida7–⁠19–⁠412
Mississippi State6–⁠210–⁠213
Tennessee6–⁠29–⁠39
Georgia5–⁠38–⁠416
Ole Miss4–⁠48–⁠422
Arkansas4–⁠48–⁠417
Kentucky4–⁠46–⁠6
Auburn2–⁠65–⁠6
Vanderbilt2–⁠65–⁠6
LSU1–⁠73–⁠8
South Carolina0–⁠80–⁠11

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