1978 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

1978 South Carolina State Bulldogs football
MEAC champion
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	8–2–1 (5–0–1 MEAC)
Head coach	Willie Jeffries (6th season)
Home stadium	State College Stadium
Seasons ←  1977 1979  →

1978 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 South Carolina State $	5	–	0	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
North Carolina A&T	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Delaware State	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Morgan State	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Howard	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Maryland Eastern Shore	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
North Carolina Central	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-AA and Division II programs. Morgan State, Maryland-Eastern Shore, and North Carolina Central were classified as NCAA Division II. All the other teams were Division I-AA. [1] [2] [3] Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1978 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 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Willie Jeffries, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 8–2–1, with a mark of 5–0–1 in conference play, and finished as MEAC champion.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	Virginia State *		State College Stadium Orangeburg, SC	W 47–0		[4]
September 9	at Delaware State		Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 34–0	2,000	[5]
September 16	at North Carolina A&T		World War Memorial Stadium Greensboro, NC (rivalry)	W 34–7	20,000	[6]
September 23	vs. Howard	No. T–1	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	W 27–0	17,139	[7]
September 30	Alcorn State *	No. 2	State College Stadium Orangeburg, SC	W 16–0		[8]
October 7	Johnson C. Smith *	No. 1	State College Stadium Orangeburg, SC	W 34–10		[9]
October 14	at Morgan State	No. 1	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	T 7–7	3,500	[10]
October 21	Newberry *	No. 6	State College Stadium Orangeburg, SC	L 0–14		[11]
October 28	North Carolina Central	No. 7	State College Stadium Orangeburg, SC	W 17–15		[12]
November 4	vs. Maryland Eastern Shore	No. T–4	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 54–0	13,000	[13]
November 11	at Grambling State *	No. 4	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	L 15–19		[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Ncaa 1978".
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4. "Virginia St. is buried by 47 to 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 3, 1978. Retrieved March 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Slow-starting Bulldogs pound Delaware 34–0". The State. September 10, 1978. Retrieved March 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Reed sparks S.C. State past North Carolina A&T". The Times and Democrat. September 17, 1978. Retrieved March 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "South Carolina State wins". The Record. September 24, 1978. Retrieved March 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Bulldogs top Alcorn". The Greenville News. October 1, 1978. Retrieved March 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Reid paces S.C. State past J.C. Smith, 34–10". The Times and Democrat. October 8, 1978. Retrieved March 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Morgan, S. Carolina State play to 7-to-7 deadlock". The Baltimore Sun. October 15, 1978. Retrieved March 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Newberry shuts out South Carolina State". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 22, 1978. Retrieved March 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Eagles bow to Bulldogs". Durham Sunday Herald. October 29, 1978. Retrieved March 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Rivers leads Bulldogs rout". The Greenville News. November 5, 1978. Retrieved March 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
14. "Unbeaten G-Men hold off S.C. State". The Shreveport Times. November 12, 1978. Retrieved March 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.