1980 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

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1980 South Carolina State Bulldogs football
MEAC champion
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record10–1 (5–0 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadium State College Stadium
Seasons
←  1979
1981  →
1980 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. T–3 South Carolina State $ 5 –0 –010 –1 –0
North Carolina A&T 3 –2 –09 –3 –0
Howard 2 –2 –16 –2 –2
Bethune–Cookman 2 –2 –15 –4 –1
Florida A&M 2 –3 –05 –6 –0
Delaware State 0 –5 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1980 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 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Bill Davis, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 10–1, with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, and finished as MEAC champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6 Virginia State *
W 35–711,348 [1]
September 13at Delaware State
W 21–20 [2]
September 20vs. North Carolina A&T
W 24–910,049 [3]
September 27 Howard No. T–3
  • State College Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
W 30–179,000 [4]
October 4 Alcorn State *No. 3
  • State College Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
W 33–0 [5]
October 11 Johnson C. Smith *No. T–1
  • State College Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
W 34–815,002 [6]
October 18vs. Morgan State *No. T–1
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
W 49–1314,472 [7]
October 25 Florida A&M No. 2
  • State College Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
W 21–1911,023 [8]
November 1at Morris Brown *No. T–1
W 59–714,500 [9]
November 8at Bethune–Cookman No. 1
W 21–05,400 [10]
November 15at No. T–5 Grambling State *No. 1
L 3–26 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "Trojans fall 35–7 to Brown, Bulldogs". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 7, 1980. Retrieved March 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Bussey in goat-to-hero role as S.C. State nips Hornets". Sunday News Journal. September 14, 1980. Retrieved March 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Determined SCSC overcomes A&T Aggies". The Times and Democrat. September 21, 1980. Retrieved March 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Ragland, Wilson key Bulldogs past Howard". The State. September 28, 1980. Retrieved March 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "SC State blasts Alcorn". Florence Morning News. October 5, 1980. Retrieved March 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "S.C. State routs Smith". The Charlotte Observer. October 12, 1980. Retrieved March 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Third-stringer runs wild; S.C. State romps, 49–13". The Record. October 19, 1980. Retrieved March 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Rattlers' last-grasp effort sails just wide, 21–19". The Tampa Tribune-Times. October 26, 1980. Retrieved March 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "S.C. State crushes Wolverines". The State. November 2, 1980. Retrieved March 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "S.C. State zaps B–CC in 21–0 rout". The Orlando Sentinel Star. November 9, 1980. Retrieved March 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "'Gambling' Grambling crunches Bulldogs". The State. November 16, 1980. Retrieved March 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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