1998 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1998 South Carolina Gamecocks football

Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
1998 record	1–10 (0–8 SEC)
Head coach	Brad Scott (5th year)
Home stadium	Williams-Brice Stadium (c. 80,250, grass)

1998 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#1 Tennessee x$#		8	–	0		13	–	0
#5 Florida %		7	–	1		10	–	2
#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
#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 and played their home games in Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina. Scott was fired following the end of the season, but was quickly hired as an assistant coach by Clemson. Lou Holtz was subsequently hired as South Carolina's new head coach.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 PM	Ball State*	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 38–20	78,830
September 12	6:00 PM	No. 13 Georgia	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	ESPN2	L 3–17	83,411
September 19	7:00 PM	Marshall*	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		L 21–24	78,717
September 26	12:30 PM	Mississippi State	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	JPS	L 0–38	70,052
October 3	2:00 PM	at Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS		L 28–30	42,884
October 10	7:00 PM	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY		L 28–33	57,739
October 17	1:00 PM	No. 16 Arkansas	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	PPV	L 28–41	67,930
October 24	7:00 PM	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN		L 14–17	29,721
October 31	12:30 PM	No. 3 Tennessee	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	JPS	L 14–49	69,523
November 14	12:30 PM	at No. 4 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	JPS	L 14–33	85,528
November 21	6:30 PM	at Clemson*	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	ESPN2	L 19–28	84,423
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

South Carolina Gamecocks football

Venues	Williams-Brice Stadium (1934–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Clemson Georgia North Carolina

Culture & lore	Cocky "The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way" Mighty Sound of the Southeast Sandstorm Clemson–South Carolina football brawl

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees

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