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
ConfOverall
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 [lower-alpha 1] 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

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Bulldogs00000
Knights141014038

Norfolk State

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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

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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.
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