1998 Clemson Tigers football team

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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 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[edit]

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
September 193:30 p.m.at No. 10 VirginiaABCL 18–2042,000
September 2612:00 p.m.Wake Forest
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
ABCL 19–2961,632
October 33:30 p.m.at North CarolinaABCL 14–2156,650
October 1012:00 p.m.Maryland
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
JPSW 23–069,215
October 176:00 p.m.at No. 6 Florida StateESPN2L 0–4880,310
October 241:30 p.m.at DukeL 23–2830,630
October 3112:00 p.m.NC State
JPSL 39–4663,624
November 128:00 p.m.No. 22 Georgia Tech
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC (rivalry)
ESPNL 21–2462,012
November 216:30 p.m.South Carolina*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC (rivalry)
ESPN2W 28–1984,423
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References[edit]

  1. ^ "New Clemson stars dominate Furman". The Atlanta Constitution. September 6, 1998. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.