2021 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

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2021 South Carolina State Bulldogs football
SC State Univ Logo.svg
Black college national champion
MEAC champion
Celebration Bowl champion
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record7–5 (5–0 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBennett Swygert (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorJonathan Saxon (3rd as DC, 7th overall season)
Home stadium Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
Seasons
  2020
2022  
2021 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
South Carolina State $  5 0   7 5  
North Carolina Central  4 1   6 5  
Delaware State  2 3   5 6  
Norfolk State  2 3   6 5  
Howard  1 4   3 8  
Morgan State  1 4   2 9  
  • $ Conference champion

The 2021 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs, led by 20th-year head coach Oliver Pough, played their home games at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium.

On November 13, the Bulldogs clinched a berth in the Celebration Bowl; [1] the team completed their season with a 7–5 record and a 5–0 record in conference play. The Bulldogs upset the SWAC champions No. 15 Jackson State 31–10 in the Celebration Bowl, their first postseason win since the December 1994 Heritage Bowl.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 4 6:00 p.m. at Alabama A&M * YouTube L 41–42 11,500
September 11 5:00 p.m. at No. 6 (FBS) Clemson * ACCN L 3–49 78,609
September 18 8:00 p.m. at New Mexico State *L 35–43 11,823
October 2 1:30 p.m. Bethune–Cookman * ESPN+ W 42–35 6,153
October 9 6:00 p.m. at Florida A&M * Facebook L 7–30 14,892
October 16 1:30 p.m. Morgan State
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
ESPN3 W 37–14 11,000
October 23 2:00 p.m. at Delaware State ESPN3 W 13–7 3,227
October 30 2:00 p.m. at North Carolina Central ESPN+ W 27–24 6,828
November 6 2:00 p.m. Howard
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
ESPN+ W 15–12 6,500
November 13 1:30 p.m. North Carolina A&T *
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC (Rivalry)
ESPN+ L 17–27 9,169
November 20 2:00 p.m. at Norfolk State ESPN3 W 31–21 3,021
December 18 12:00 p.m. vs. No. 15 Jackson State ABC W 31–10 48,653

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References

  1. "Celebration Bowl ticket punched for SC State". HBCU Gameday. November 13, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  2. "2021 South Carolina State Bulldogs Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 15, 2021.[ permanent dead link ]