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South Carolina

SEC · 1998 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
1–10
0.091 Win %
Conference
12th
0–8 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
119
1903–2026
All-Time Record
616–593–41
0.509 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
2012, 2013
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 12
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 27 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare South Carolina head-to-head · History & Eras

1998 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC1–10W 38–20
3Week 3 · Sep 15Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC9–3L 3–17
4Week 4 · Sep 22Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HMAC12–1L 21–24
5Week 5 · Sep 29Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC8–5L 0–38
6Week 6 · Oct 6Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC7–5L 28–30
7Week 7 · Oct 13Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC7–5L 28–33
8Week 8 · Oct 20Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HSEC9–3L 28–41
9Week 9 · Oct 27Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC2–9L 14–17
10Week 10 · Nov 3Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC13–0L 14–49
12Week 12 · Nov 17Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC10–2L 14–33
13Week 13 · Nov 24Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC3–8L 19–28

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
6.658
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-40
-41+1
  • Ball State +1
  • Tennessee 0
  • Marshall -1
  • Florida -2
  • Georgia -3
  • Arkansas -3
  • Mississippi State -5
  • Ole Miss -5
  • Kentucky -5
  • Clemson -8
  • Vanderbilt -9

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #104Better than 25%
Win % Place 108thBetter than 22%

0.091 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#105W14#105Regular Season Final#105Post-Season W2#105Post-Season W3#104Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+18
-14
-3
-38
-2
-5
-13
-3
-35
-19
-9

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#731993#391994#661995#421996#521997

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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