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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 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.

DivisionEastern Division
Record1–10 (0–8 SEC)
Headcoach
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1998 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record1–10 (0–8 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChuck Reedy (1st season)
Offensive schemePro set[1]
Defensive coordinatorWally Burnham (5th season)
Base defense4–3[1]
Home stadiumWilliams–Brice Stadium
Seasons
 1997
1999 
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1998 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 1 Tennessee x$# 80  130 
No. 5 Florida % 71  102 
No. 14 Georgia 62  93 
Kentucky 44  75 
Vanderbilt 17  29 
South Carolina 08  110 
Western Division
Mississippi State xy 62  85 
No. 16 Arkansas x 62  93 
Alabama 44  75 
Ole Miss 35  75 
LSU 26  47 
Auburn 17  38 
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
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South Carolina's record of 1–10 in 1928 was worst season record in program history to that point.[2][3] 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.[4] Scott was fired following the end of the season, but was quickly hired as an assistant coach by Clemson.[5] Lou Holtz was subsequently hired as South Carolina's new head coach, having been an assistant for the Gamecocks in the 1960s.[6]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 57:00 pmBall State*W 38–2078,830[7]
September 126:00 pmNo. 13 Georgia
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
ESPN2L 3–1783,411[8]
September 197:00 pmMarshall*
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
PPVL 21–2478,717[9]
September 2612:30 pmMississippi State
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
JPSL 0–3870,052[10]
October 32:00 pmat Ole MissL 28–3042,884[11]
October 107:00 pmat KentuckyL 28–3357,739[12]
October 171:00 pmNo. 16 Arkansasdagger
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
PPVL 28–4167,930[13]
October 247:00 pmat VanderbiltL 14–1729,721[14]
October 3112:30 pmNo. 3 Tennessee
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
JPSL 14–4969,523[15]
November 1412:30 pmat No. 4 FloridaJPSL 14–3385,528[16]
November 216:30 pmat Clemson*ESPN2L 19–2884,423[17]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
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