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Will a program ever go winless in the SEC ever again?
Posted on 5/26/26 at 9:44 pm
Posted on 5/26/26 at 9:44 pm
Not since the 1999 South Carolina Gamecocks has a college football team with the SEC emblem on its chest gone winless in collegiate play. It was Lou Holtz's first season in Columbia and the Gamecocks were riding a 10-game losing streak. What followed was 11 more instances of hopeless futility:
@ #24 NC State (L) 0-10
@ #12 Georgia (L) 9-24
vs. East Carolina (L) 3-21
@ #23 Mississippi State (L) 0-17
vs. Ole Miss (L) 10-36
vs. Kentucky (L) 10-30
@ Arkansas (L) 14-48
vs. Vanderbilt (L) 10-11 [Homecoming]
@ #4 Tennessee (L) 7-30
@ #4 Florida (L) 3-20
vs. Clemson (L) 21-31
While the story featured a happy ending for South Carolina (they went 8-4 in 2000 and 9-3 in 2001), the 1999 edition of the South Carolina Gamecocks may have featured the last time a team in the Southeastern Conference ever finishes winless.
@ #24 NC State (L) 0-10
@ #12 Georgia (L) 9-24
vs. East Carolina (L) 3-21
@ #23 Mississippi State (L) 0-17
vs. Ole Miss (L) 10-36
vs. Kentucky (L) 10-30
@ Arkansas (L) 14-48
vs. Vanderbilt (L) 10-11 [Homecoming]
@ #4 Tennessee (L) 7-30
@ #4 Florida (L) 3-20
vs. Clemson (L) 21-31
While the story featured a happy ending for South Carolina (they went 8-4 in 2000 and 9-3 in 2001), the 1999 edition of the South Carolina Gamecocks may have featured the last time a team in the Southeastern Conference ever finishes winless.
This post was edited on 5/26/26 at 9:45 pm
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Posted on 5/26/26 at 9:49 pm to RollTide1987
Doesn’t Arkansas go winless in the SEC almost every year?
Posted on 5/26/26 at 10:01 pm to RollTide1987
2012 barn went 0-8 in the sec.
Posted on 5/26/26 at 10:03 pm to RollTide1987
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winless in the SEC
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winless in collegiate play
These are two totally different things
Posted on 5/27/26 at 4:45 am to RollTide1987
Never say never.
Bad football is easier to produce than good football.
Bad football is easier to produce than good football.
Posted on 5/27/26 at 6:02 am to RollTide1987
Arkansas
Posted on 5/27/26 at 6:16 am to RollTide1987
In today’s mercenary football, after watching fsu literally disband before an orange bowl, I could def see a team having a terrible start like 0-4 or 0-5 and everyone quit. I mean why not they’ve already been paid. Tjen proceed to go lose every game with walk ons.
Posted on 5/27/26 at 6:34 am to RollTide1987
1988 Rocky Felker led Bulldogs went 1-10. We had to come from behind in the 4th to beat LA Tech. Fans wore bags to games. But Tony Shell threw for a lot of yards in the run and shoot, so there's that I guess.
Posted on 5/27/26 at 6:38 am to RollTide1987
I mean it was pretty much flat out impossible with 4 non con games especially given the SECs proclivity for FCS games 
Now that we have had to go back to 3 non conference games it's possible but very unlikely.
Just look at Arkansas 2026 schedule even if you assume they go 0-9 in the SEC their non-conference slate has home games vs North Alabama and Tulsa.
It's possible Tulsa could upset them though not likely but what the frick is North Alabama? I have never heard of the school couldn't tell you their mascot or color scheme so until the SEC shuts down the FCS gravy train you are unlikely to see 0-12 ever. At least the 1999 Gamecocks played a legitimate non-con schedule with Clemson, NC State, & East Carolina
Now that we have had to go back to 3 non conference games it's possible but very unlikely.
Just look at Arkansas 2026 schedule even if you assume they go 0-9 in the SEC their non-conference slate has home games vs North Alabama and Tulsa.
It's possible Tulsa could upset them though not likely but what the frick is North Alabama? I have never heard of the school couldn't tell you their mascot or color scheme so until the SEC shuts down the FCS gravy train you are unlikely to see 0-12 ever. At least the 1999 Gamecocks played a legitimate non-con schedule with Clemson, NC State, & East Carolina
Posted on 5/27/26 at 8:48 am to TinGym
I know he was a former player for state, but that’s what y’all get. Spurrier wanted the miss st job pretty badly but you guys turned him down for rocky and he ended up heading to Duke.
Posted on 5/27/26 at 9:49 am to Pimphand
I was about to call you an idiot for never heard of north Alabama but I have no clue what their colors or mascot is either. I want to say it’s jaguars or something like that.
Posted on 5/27/26 at 9:50 am to justaniceguy
I was wrong
Posted on 5/27/26 at 10:09 am to justaniceguy
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I was about to call you an idiot for never heard of north Alabama but I have no clue what their colors or mascot is either. I want to say it’s jaguars or something like that.
I have heard of North Alabama in terms of a geography but not as a school that played football but I'm also horrible at paying attention to smaller schools through no fault of their own.
They are the Lions
Oh hell they are Division II not even FCS
SEC teams should not be allowed to play Division II teams *EVER*
Posted on 5/27/26 at 10:56 am to Pimphand
The North Alabama Lions football program represents the University of North Alabama (UNA) in college football as the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level as a member of the United Athletic Conference (UAC).
Posted on 5/27/26 at 10:57 am to RollTide1987
Arkansas can and will.
That program is pure shite.
That program is pure shite.
Posted on 5/27/26 at 11:04 am to Maytheporkbewithyou
I stand corrected they were Div II but got upgraded sorry all of their heroics were from the mid 90s when they were Div II
Posted on 5/27/26 at 11:08 am to Pimphand
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I stand corrected
Not really. I had no idea, but didn't think we'd schedule lower than FCS. I didn't even know they were on our schedule.
Posted on 5/27/26 at 1:13 pm to Meltologist
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2012 barn went 0-8 in the sec.
That team was terrible at the end of the year. The only team that could give them a run for their money was the 2003 Fran team at A&M that got smoked 77-0, so all I could do was empathize with the Auburn fans there.
Posted on 5/27/26 at 1:22 pm to RollTide1987
How Vandy score 11? A 2pt conversion after a TD and a FG?
Seems like an odd score
Seems like an odd score
Posted on 5/27/26 at 1:40 pm to Gatorbait2008
99 vandy was basically a bad mid major. So my guess is usce was up 10-3 vandy scored late and went for the win. As bad as usce was that year I believe they were favored over vandy.
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