1998 Clemson Tigers football team
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1998 Clemson Tigers football | |
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 3–8 (1–7 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Steve Ensminger (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Les Herrin (2nd season) |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Florida State $+ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Georgia Tech + | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Virginia | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1998 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Tommy West in his fifth and final season ad head coach, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, tying for eighth place in the ACC. Clemson played home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.
West was fired shortly after the conclusion of the season.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | 1:00 p.m. | Furman* | W 33–0 | 70,855 | [1] | ||
September 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Virginia Tech* |
| L 0–37 | 66,431 | ||
September 19 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 10 Virginia | ABC | L 18–20 | 42,000 | ||
September 26 | 12:00 p.m. | Wake Forest |
| ABC | L 19–29 | 61,632 | |
October 3 | 3:30 p.m. | at North Carolina | ABC | L 14–21 | 56,650 | ||
October 10 | 12:00 p.m. | Maryland |
| JPS | W 23–0 | 69,215 | |
October 17 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 6 Florida State | ESPN2 | L 0–48 | 80,310 | ||
October 24 | 1:30 p.m. | at Duke | L 23–28 | 30,630 | |||
October 31 | 12:00 p.m. | NC State |
| JPS | L 39–46 | 63,624 | |
November 12 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 22 Georgia Tech |
| ESPN | L 21–24 | 62,012 | |
November 21 | 6:30 p.m. | South Carolina* |
| ESPN2 | W 28–19 | 84,423 | |
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References
- ^ "New Clemson stars dominate Furman". The Atlanta Constitution. September 6, 1998. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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