2018 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

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2018 South Carolina State Bulldogs football
South Carolina State University Wordmark.jpeg
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (4–3 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDaniel Lewis (2nd season)
Home stadium Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
Seasons
  2017
2019  
2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 12 North Carolina A&T $  6 1   9 2  
Bethune–Cookman  5 2   7 5  
Florida A&M  5 2   6 5  
South Carolina State  4 3   5 6  
Howard  4 3   4 6  
North Carolina Central  3 4   5 6  
Morgan State  3 4   4 7  
Norfolk State  2 5   4 7  
Delaware State  2 5   3 8  
Savannah State  1 6   2 8  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 17th-year head coach Oliver Pough and played their home games at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 5–6, 4–3 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place.

Contents

Preseason

MEAC preseason poll

In a vote of the MEAC head coaches and sports information directors, the Bulldogs were picked to finish in seventh place. [1]

Predicted finishTeam
1North Carolina A&T
2Howard
3North Carolina Central
4Bethune–Cookman
5Florida A&M
6Norfolk State
7South Carolina State
8Savannah State
9Morgan State
10Delaware State

Preseason All-MEAC Teams

The Tigers had four players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.at Georgia Southern * ESPN+ L 6–3715,260
September 86:00 p.m.at No. 19 (FBS) UCF * ESPN3 L 0–3843,269
September 226:00 p.m. Norfolk State *ESPN3L 7–177,820
September 277:00 p.m.at No. 12 North Carolina A&T ESPNU L 16–3111,530
October 61:00 p.m.at Morgan State ESPN3W 21–188,103
October 132:00 p.m. Bethune–Cookman
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
L 26–2812,213
October 201:30 p.m. Delaware State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
W 30–1914,477
October 271:00 p.m.at Howard W 27–217,501
November 104:00 p.m.at Florida A&M *W 44–2112,608
November 171:30 p.m. Savannah State
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
W 21–177,365
November 24 [a] 12:30 p.m. North Carolina Central
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
L 17–213,996
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Despite also being members of the MEAC, games against Florida A&M and Norfolk State will be considered non-conference games and will not have an effect on the MEAC standings. [3]

  1. This game was originally scheduled for September 15, but was moved in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

Game summaries

At Georgia Southern

1234Total
Bulldogs00606
Eagles13371437

At UCF

1234Total
Bulldogs00000
Knights141014038

Norfolk State

1234Total
Spartans770317
Bulldogs00707

At North Carolina A&T

1234Total
Bulldogs790016
No. 12 Aggies3771431

At Morgan State

1234Total
Bulldogs770721
Bears1100718

Bethune–Cookman

1234Total
Wildcats10150328
Bulldogs0137626

Delaware State

1234Total
Hornets0071219
Bulldogs07131030

At Howard

1234Total
Bulldogs7130727
Bison0701421

At Florida A&M

1234Total
Bulldogs101461444
Rattlers0147021

Savannah State

1234Total
Tigers3140017
Bulldogs077721

North Carolina Central

1234Total
Eagles0071421
Bulldogs0100717

References

  1. "North Carolina A&T State Picked To Win 2018 MEAC Championship". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. July 27, 2018.
  2. "NCAT's Raynard, NCCU's Reynolds Headline 2018 All-MEAC Preseason Football Team". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. July 25, 2018.
  3. "SC State Releases 2018 Football Schedule". www.scsuathletics.com. South Carolina State University Athletics. March 3, 2018.