2010 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

2010 South Carolina State Bulldogs football
MEAC co-champion
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 16–41 vs. Georgia Southern
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 16
FCS Coaches	No. 17
Record	9–3 (7–1 MEAC)
Head coach	Oliver Pough (9th season)
Home stadium	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
Seasons ←  2009 2011  →

2010 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 15 Bethune–Cookman +^		7	–	1					10	–	2
No. 16 South Carolina State +^		7	–	1					9	–	3
Florida A&M +		7	–	1					8	–	3
Hampton		5	–	3					6	–	5
Norfolk State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Morgan State		3	–	5					4	–	7
Delaware State		2	–	6					3	–	8
North Carolina A&T		1	–	7					1	–	10
Howard		0	–	8					1	–	10
North Carolina Central *		0	–	0					3	–	8
Savannah State *		0	–	0					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant * Not eligible for conference championship Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2010 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by Oliver Pough in his ninth year as head coach and played its home games at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium. It finished the regular season with a 9–2 record overall and a 7–1 record in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, making them conference co-champions alongside Bethune–Cookman. The team qualified for the playoffs, in which it was eliminated in the first round by Georgia Southern. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	1:00 pm	at No. 16 (FBS) Georgia Tech *	No. 11	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN3	L 10–41	51,668	[2]
September 11	6:00 pm	Mississippi Valley State *	No. 15	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC		W 44–0	12,224	[3]
September 18	2:00 pm	at Benedict *	No. 14	Charlie W. Johnson Stadium Columbia, SC		W 61–20	1,334	[4]
October 2	6:00 pm	at Florida A&M	No. 9	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 19–0	14,052	[5]
October 9	2:00 pm	Norfolk State	No. 9	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC		W 34–13	21,971	[6]
October 16	1:30 pm	No. 23 Bethune–Cookman	No. 10	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC		L 0–14	10,077	[7]
October 23	1:30 pm	Hampton	No. 18	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	ESPNU	W 10–7	22,010	[8]
October 30	1:00 pm	at Delaware State	No. 17	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE		W 38–21	2,130	[9]
November 6	1:30 pm	Howard	No. 16	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC		W 54–14	8,007	[10]
November 11	7:30 pm	at Morgan State	No. 15	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD		W 32–10	1,054	[11]
November 20	1:30 pm	at North Carolina A&T	No. 12	Aggie Stadium Greensboro, NC (rivalry)		W 48–3	10,348	[12]
November 27	2:00 pm	at No. 22 Georgia Southern *	No. 11	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I First Round)	NCAA-AA	L 16–41	11,577	[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

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2. "South Carolina State Bulldogs vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Box Score". ESPN . September 4, 2010. Archived from the original on September 7, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
3. "S.C. State rolls to 44–0 rout of Mississippi Valley St., 44–0". The Times and Democrat. September 12, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Rushing game carries Bulldogs past Tigers". The State. September 19, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "FAMU falls to South Carolina State". Tallahassee Democrat. October 3, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Defense sparks SC State". The Island Packet. October 10, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Wildcats shock Bulldogs". The State. October 17, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "South Carolina State beats Hampton 10–7". Tallahassee Democrat. October 24, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Bulldogs find offense, top Delaware State". The Times and Democrat. October 31, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Bulldogs see Long success". The State. November 7, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Bulldogs run over Morgan State, 32–10". The Times and Democrat. November 12, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Bulldogs humble Aggies; earn share of MEAC crown". The State. November 21, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
13. "S.C. State, Coastal fall in FCS playoffs". The Greenville News. November 28, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
14. "2010 Football Schedule". South Carolina State Bulldogs . Retrieved December 4, 2023.
15. "2010 MEAC Football Statistical Report". static.meacsports.com. Retrieved July 27, 2024.