1987 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

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1987 South Carolina State Bulldogs football
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record7–4 (4–1 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
Seasons
←  1986
1988  →
1987 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 20 Delaware State $ 5 –0 –09 –1 –0
No. 18 Howard 4 –1 –08 –2 –0
South Carolina State 3 –2 –06 –5 –0
Bethune–Cookman 2 –3 –04 –7 –0
North Carolina A&T 1 –4 –03 –8 –0
Morgan State 0 –5 –01 –9 –0
Florida A&M 0 –0 –05 –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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5No. 13 Furman *
L 7–2511,803 [1]
September 19 North Carolina A&T
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC (rivalry)
W 12–0 [2]
September 26at Howard
W 22–31 (forfeit win) [3] [4]
October 3at Elizabeth City State *
W 39–6 [5]
October 10at Morgan State
W 41–1412,000 [6]
October 17 Bethune–Cookman
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
W 41–2018,507 [7]
October 24 Florida A&M
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
W 20–109,242 [8]
October 31No. 11 Delaware State
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
L 7–286,143 [9]
November 7at Virginia Union *
L 22–242,438 [10]
November 12at Grambling State *
W 15–13 [11]
November 21No. 6 Georgia Southern *
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
L 13–3010,048 [12]

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.
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