1983 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

1983 South Carolina State Bulldogs football
MEAC champion
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	7–3 (4–0 MEAC)
Head coach	Bill Davis (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Oliver Pough (3rd season)
Home stadium	State College Stadium
Seasons ←  1982 1984  →

1983 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 18 South Carolina State $	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Delaware State	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Bethune–Cookman	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
North Carolina A&T	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
Howard	1	–	3	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Florida A&M	0	–	0	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Florida A&M games did not count as conference games Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 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 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Bill Davis, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 7–3, with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, and finished as MEAC champion.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Furman *		State College Stadium Orangeburg, SC	W 13–3	14,823	[1]
September 10	Delaware State		State College Stadium Orangeburg, SC	W 24–17	9,250	[2]
September 17	North Carolina A&T		State College Stadium Orangeburg, SC (rivalry)	W 45–7	10,195	[3]
September 24	at Howard	No. 1	Howard Stadium Washington, D.C.	W 28–7	10,000	[4]
October 1	at Alcorn State *	No. T–1	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	L 13–18	7,103	[5]
October 8	Johnson C. Smith *	No. 7	State College Stadium Orangeburg, SC	W 23–14	17,587	[6]
October 15	at Davidson *	No. 6	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 19–7	4,600	[7]
October 22	at Florida A&M *	No. 5	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 14–17		[8]
November 5	Bethune–Cookman	No. T–7	State College Stadium Orangeburg, SC	W 28–7		[9]
November 12	at No. 13 Grambling State *	No. 7	Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA	L 3–14	10,316	[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "S.C. State rallies to defeat Furman, 13–3". The Times and Democrat. September 4, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "State outlasts Delaware State". The Greenville News. September 11, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "South Carolina State crushes N.C. A&T 45–7". Greensboro News & Record. September 18, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Cobb, Darby pace Bulldogs in 28–7 victory over Howard". The Times and Democrat. September 25, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "S.C. State falls, 18–13". The Greenville News. October 2, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "S.C. State marches by Johnson C. Smith". The Charlotte Observer. October 9, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "SCSC Bulldogs tame stubborn Davidson Wildcats, 19–7". The Times and Democrat. October 16, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Florida A&M upsets S. Carolina State". The Orlando Sentinel. October 23, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "S.C. State clinches crown". Sun-News. November 6, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Injuries play decisive role in S.C. State loss to Grambling". The Times and Democrat. November 13, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.