1973 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

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1973 South Carolina State Bulldogs football
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record7–3–1 (4–1–1 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadium State College Stadium
Seasons
←  1972
1974  →
1973 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
North Carolina Central $ 5 –1 –07 –4 –0
South Carolina State 4 –1 –17 –3 –1
Howard 4 –2 –08 –2 –0
Morgan State 4 –2 –06 –3 –0
Maryland Eastern Shore 2 –4 –04 –5 –0
North Carolina A&T 1 –4 –14 –6 –1
Delaware State 0 –6 –00 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1973 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State College (now known as South Carolina State University) as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Willie Jeffries, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 7–3–1, with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, and finished second in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Bethune–Cookman *
L 7–136,800–7,000 [1]
September 15 North Carolina A&T
T 14–148,500–8,600 [2] [3]
September 22 Howard
  • State College Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
L 7–214,000–7,200 [4] [5]
September 29at Virginia Union *
W 12–04,000 [6]
October 13 Morgan State
  • State College Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
W 20–04,800 [7]
October 20at Kentucky State *
W 17–86,500 [8]
October 27at North Carolina Central
W 24–310,000–14,000 [9]
November 3at Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD W 30–71,800 [10]
November 10 Alabama A&M *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • State College Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
W 35–2413,750 [11]
November 17 Delaware State
  • State College Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
W 27–04,000 [12]
December 8vs. Florida A&M *
L 12–2318,996 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

[14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bethune–Cookman nips S.C. State in opener". The Orlando Sentinel Star. September 9, 1973. Retrieved August 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "S.C. State in 14–14 tie". The Greenville News. September 16, 1973. Retrieved August 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Carolina A&T)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Howard waltzes by S.C. State". The Times and Democrat. September 23, 1973. Retrieved August 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Howard)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  6. ↑ "8 VUU turnovers lead to 12–0 defeat". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 30, 1973. Retrieved August 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "S.C. State stops Morgan State 20–0". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. October 14, 1973. Retrieved August 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "South Carolina spoils K-State's homecoming". The State Journal. October 21, 1973. Retrieved August 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Upstart Bulldogs maul Central". Durham Morning Herald. October 28, 1973. Retrieved August 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Mistake-probe UMES falls to South Carolina State". The Sunday Times. November 4, 1973. Retrieved August 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "State 'Dogs down A&M". Anderson Independent-Mail. November 11, 1973. Retrieved August 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Hornets lose 11th in season sans win". The Morning News. November 19, 1973. Retrieved August 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "FAMU subdues S.C. State, 23–12". The Miami Herald. December 9, 1973. Retrieved August 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (South Carolina State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved August 18, 2024.
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