2013 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

The 2013 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 12th 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. They finished the season 9–4, 7–1 in MEAC play to win a share of the MEAC championship with Bethune-Cookman. Due to their loss to Bethune-Cookman, they did not receive the conference's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs. However, they did receive an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to Furman.

2013 South Carolina State Bulldogs football
MEAC co-champion
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 25
2013 record9–4 (7–1 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoseph Blackwell (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Adams (6th season)
Home stadiumOliver C. Dawson Stadium
(Capacity: 22,000)
2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 16 Bethune-Cookman +^  7 1     10 3  
No. 25 South Carolina State +^  7 1     9 4  
Morgan State  5 3     5 7  
Delaware State  5 3     5 6  
North Carolina A&T  4 4     7 4  
Howard  4 4     6 6  
Hampton  4 4     4 8  
North Carolina Central  3 5     5 7  
Norfolk State  3 5     3 9  
Florida A&M  2 6     3 9  
Savannah State  0 8     1 11  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • Savannah State ineligible for FCS playoffs due to Academic Progress Rate sanctions
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 pmNo. 25 Coastal Carolina*L 20–2710,048
September 712:30 pmat No. 4 (FBS) Clemson*ACCRSNL 13–5281,428
September 146:00 pmAlabama A&M*
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
W 32–011,146
September 214:00 pmvs. Benedict College*
W 59–615,037
September 282:00 pmHampton
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
ESPN3W 30–617,139
October 54:00 pmvs. North Carolina A&TESPN3W 29–2435,412
October 107:30 pmat North Carolina CentralESPNUW 44–38,103
October 264:00 pmat No. 14 Bethune-CookmanL 3–1410,421
November 21:00 pmat Savannah StateW 45–92,630
November 91:30 pmFlorida A&M
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
W 25–2120,022
November 147:30 pmMorgan State
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
ESPNUW 38–38,053
November 237:30 pmat Norfolk StateW 17–35,639
November 301:00 pmFurman*No. 25
ESPN3L 20–304,871

References

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