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1998 Clemson Tigers football team

1998 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record3–8 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Ensminger (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorLes Herrin (2nd season)
Captains
  • Donald Broomfield
  • Holland Postell
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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 as 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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 51:00 p.m.Furman*
W 33–070,855[1]
September 121:00 p.m.Virginia Tech*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
L 0–3766,431[2]
September 193:30 p.m.at No. 10 Virginia
ABCL 18–2042,000[3]
September 2612:00 p.m.Wake Forest
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
ABCL 19–2961,632[4]
October 33:30 p.m.at North Carolina
ABCL 14–2156,650[5]
October 1012:00 p.m.Maryland
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
JPSW 23–069,215[6]
October 176:00 p.m.at No. 6 Florida State
ESPN2L 0–4880,310[7]
October 241:30 p.m.at Duke
L 23–2830,630[8]
October 3112:00 p.m.NC State
JPSL 39–4663,624[9]
November 128:00 p.m.No. 22 Georgia Tech
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC (rivalry)
ESPNL 21–2462,012[10]
November 216:30 p.m.South Carolina*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC (rivalry)
ESPN2W 28–1984,423[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

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  1. ^ "New Clemson stars dominate Furman". The Atlanta Constitution. September 6, 1998. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tech blanks Clemson". Daily Press. September 13, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Flagged down; Controversial penalty kills Tigers' upset bid". The State. September 20, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Clemson bounced again". The Greenville News. September 27, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tigers' sad slide sinks deeper as UNC prevails". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 4, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Clemson puts pieces together, shuts out Maryland". Florence Morning News. October 11, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tigers tripped in Tallahassee". The Herald. October 18, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Depleted Devils dig deep; Duke tops Clemson". The News and Observer. October 25, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Holt, N.C. State give Clemson slip, 46–39". The Baltimore Sun. November 1, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tigers lose another late heartbreaker". The Greenville News. November 13, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "West-side story comes to end". The Index-Journal. November 22, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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