South Carolina State Bulldogs football

2016 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

First season

1907

Head coach

Oliver Pough
15th year, 115–54 (.680)

Stadium

Oliver C. Dawson Stadium

Seating capacity

22,000

Field surface

Fieldturf

Location

Orangeburg, South Carolina

Conference

MEAC

Conference titles

Colors

Garnet and Blue^[1]

Marching band

The Marching 101

Website

scsuathletics.com

The South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represents South Carolina State University in college football. The Bulldogs play in NCAA Division I Football Championship as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). The Bulldogs lead the MEAC in conference championships.

History

Classifications

1946–1972: NCAA College Division
1967–1969: NAIA
1970–1978: NAIA Division I
1973–1977: NCAA Division II
1978–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS

Conference memberships

1907–1938: Independent
1939–1970: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1971–present: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

South Carolina State vs. In-State NCAA Division I schools

School	Record	Percentage	Streak	First Meeting	Last Meeting
Charleston Southern	7-0	1.000	Won 7	1991	1999
Clemson	0-4	.000	Lost 4	2008	2016
Coastal Carolina	0-5	.000	Lost 5	2005	2015
Furman	5-12	.294	Lost 1	1982	2015
Presbyterian	2-0	1.000	Won 2	1989	1990
South Carolina	0-2	.000	Lost 2	2007	2009
The Citadel	0-4	.000	Lost 4	1989	2001
Wofford	2-6	.250	Lost 5	1974	2006
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Conference Championships

1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1994, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014^[2]

Division I-AA/FCS Playoffs results

The Bulldogs have appeared in the I-AA/FCS playoffs six times with a record of 2–6.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1981	Quarterfinals Semifinals	Tennessee State Idaho State	W 26–25 ^OT L 12–41
1982	First Round Quarterfinals	Furman Louisiana Tech	W 17–0 L 3-38
2008	First Round	Appalachian State	L 21–37
2009	First Round	Appalachian State	L 13–20
2010	First Round	Georgia Southern	L 16–41
2013	First Round	Furman	L 20–30

College Football Hall of Fame members

Alumni in the NFL

Over 40 South Carolina State alumni have played in the NFL,^[3] including:

References

↑ South Carolina State University Style Manual (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-13.
↑ "All-Time Football Champions". MEACSports.com.
↑ "South Carolina St. Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

External links

College Football Database Warehouse: South Carolina State Historical Data

South Carolina State Bulldogs football

Venues	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium (1955–present)

Bowls & rivalries	North Carolina A&T

Culture & lore	Marching 101

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football

Teams	Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Delaware State Hornets Florida A&M Rattlers Hampton Pirates Howard Bison Morgan State Bears Norfolk State Spartans North Carolina A&T Aggies North Carolina Central Eagles South Carolina State Bulldogs Savannah State Tigers

Championships & awards	All-time standings

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