1982 South Carolina State Bulldogs football | |
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Black college national champion MEAC champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 3–38 vs. Louisiana Tech | |
Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
Record | 9–3 (4–1 MEAC) |
Head coach |
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Defensive coordinator | Oliver Pough (2nd season) |
Home stadium | State College Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 South Carolina State $^ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida A&M | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bethune–Cookman | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina A&T | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1982 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 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Bill Davis, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 9–3 and a mark of 4–1 in conference play, and finished as MEAC champion. At the conclusion of the season, the Bulldogs were also recognized as black college national champion.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 4 | Eastern Kentucky * | L 19–20 | 11,008 | [1] | ||
September 11 | at Delaware State | L 7–17 | 5,000 | [2] | ||
September 18 | at North Carolina A&T | W 27–6 | 11,500 | [3] | ||
September 25 | Howard |
| W 50–0 | 9,841 | [4] | |
October 2 | Alcorn State * |
| W 20–0 | 8,320 | [5] | |
October 9 | Johnson C. Smith * |
| W 21–6 | 14,000 | [6] | |
October 16 | Davidson * |
| W 24–7 | 6,027 | [7] | |
October 23 | Florida A&M | No. 14 |
| W 21–19 | 11,654 | [8] |
October 30 | at Morris Brown * | No. 9 | W 45–19 | 6,000 | [9] | |
November 6 | vs. Bethune–Cookman * | No. 8 | W 27–6 | 30,023 | [10] | |
November 27 | at No. 6 Furman * | No. 7 | W 17–0 | 13,865 | [11] | |
December 4 | at No. 2 Louisiana Tech * | No. 7 |
| L 3–38 | 13,000 | [12] |
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