1987 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

1987 South Carolina State Bulldogs football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	7–4 (4–1 MEAC)
Head coach	Dennis Thomas (2nd season)
Home stadium	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
Seasons ←  1986 1988  →

1987 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 20 Delaware State $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
No. 18 Howard	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
South Carolina State	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Bethune–Cookman	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
North Carolina A&T	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Morgan State	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Florida A&M	0	–	0	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
$ – Conference champion Florida A&M games did not count as conference games in 1987; records adjusted for Howard and Arkansas Pine–Bluff forfeits to Delaware State Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 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 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Dennis Thomas, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, and finished second in the MEAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	No. 13 Furman *	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	L 7–25	11,803	[1]
September 19	North Carolina A&T	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC (rivalry)	W 12–0		[2]
September 26	at Howard	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, DC	W 22–31 (forfeit win)		[3] [4]
October 3	at Elizabeth City State *	Roebuck Stadium Elizabeth City, NC	W 39–6		[5]
October 10	at Morgan State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 41–14	12,000	[6]
October 17	Bethune–Cookman	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	W 41–20	18,507	[7]
October 24	Florida A&M	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	W 20–10	9,242	[8]
October 31	No. 11 Delaware State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	L 7–28	6,143	[9]
November 7	at Virginia Union *	Hovey Field Richmond, VA	L 22–24	2,438	[10]
November 12	at Grambling State *	Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA	W 15–13		[11]
November 21	No. 6 Georgia Southern *	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	L 13–30	10,048	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Furman grabs win". The Herald. September 6, 1987. Retrieved September 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. Northington, Tom (September 20, 1987). "S.C. State rips Aggies 12–0". Greensboro News & Record. p. B1. Retrieved September 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Howard turns SCSC mistakes into 31–22 win". The Times and Democrat. September 27, 1987. Retrieved September 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. Greenberger, Neil H. (September 26, 1989). "Howard forfeits 1987 football title". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
5. "Salter leads S.C. State to 39–6 victory". The Greenville News. October 4, 1987. Retrieved September 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "S.C. State grabs grid win". The Herald. October 11, 1987. Retrieved September 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "South Carolina State tops Bethune–Cookman". The Index-Journal. October 18, 1987. Retrieved September 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "S.C. State wins 20–10". The Item. October 25, 1987. Retrieved September 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Delaware State trips South Carolina State". The Index-Journal. November 1, 1987. Retrieved September 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Virginia Union rebounds to stifle S.C. State 24–22". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 8, 1987. Retrieved September 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "SCSC tops Tigers". The Times and Democrat. November 13, 1987. Retrieved September 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Gross, Foley lead Georgia Southern over S.C. State". Florence Morning News. November 22, 1987. Retrieved September 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.