2019 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team
The 2019 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 18th-year head coach Oliver Pough who became the program’s all-time winningest coach during the season, surpassing former Head Coach Willie Jeffries.[1] The Bulldogs played their home games at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium. They are a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).
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MEAC co-champion | |
| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| 2019 record | 8–3 (6–2 MEAC) |
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| Home stadium | Oliver C. Dawson Stadium (Capacity: 22,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Florida A&M * | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 North Carolina A&T + | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State + | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethune–Cookman | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norfolk State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina Central | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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S.C. State was awarded the MEAC Co-Championship together with the North Carolina A&T Aggies.[2]
Both teams finished with 8–3 overall records and 6-2 within the MEAC, however due to Florida A&M being ineligible for postseason play, and by virtue of North Carolina A&T’s victory over South Carolina State, the Aggies received the MEAC’s bid to the Celebration Bowl. As a “bubble team” in consideration for the 2019 FCS Playoffs S.C. State was not chosen, thus ending their season.[3]
Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2018 season 5–6, 4–3 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place.
Preseason
MEAC poll
In the MEAC preseason poll released on July 26, 2019, the Bulldogs were predicted to finish in sixth place.[4]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | North Carolina A&T | 304 (12) |
| 2 | Bethune–Cookman | 237 (1) |
| 3 | Florida A&M | 204 (2) |
| 4 | Howard | 166 |
| 5 | North Carolina Central | 161 (1) |
| 6 | South Carolina State | 152 |
| 7 | Norfolk State | 119 (1) |
| 8 | Morgan State | 87 (1) |
| 9 | Delaware State | 46 |
Preseason All–MEAC teams
The Bulldogs had two players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.[5]
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First Team Offense Alex Taylor – OL Second Team Offense Mike Terry – C Third Team Offense Tyrece Nick – QB |
Second Team Defense Tyrell Goodwin – DL Paul Mckeiver – DL Third Team Defense Bruce Johnson – DL Decobe Durant – DB |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 9 Wofford* | ESPN3 | W 28–13 | 8,187 | |||
| September 7 | 4:00 p.m. | Lane* |
| MEAC All Access | W 34–0 | 6,237 | ||
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at South Florida* | ESPN3 | L 16–55 | 31,368 | |||
| October 5 | 7:00 p.m. | at Delaware State | ESPN3 | W 38–24 | 985 | |||
| October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | Florida A&M |
| ESPN3 | L 38–42 | 15,792 | ||
| October 19 | 1:30 p.m. | Morgan State |
| ESPN3 | W 24–10 | 12,121 | ||
| October 26 | 4:00 p.m. | at Bethune–Cookman | ESPN3 | W 27–19 | 12,204 | |||
| November 2 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 16 North Carolina A&T |
| ESPN3 | L 20–22 | 11,183 | ||
| November 9 | 1:30 p.m. | Howard |
| ESPN3 | W 62–21 | 8,515 [6] | ||
| November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at North Carolina Central | ESPN3 | W 24–0 | 3,043 [7] | |||
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at Norfolk State | ESPN3 | W 20–17 OT | 1,453 [8] | |||
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Game summaries
No. 9 Wofford
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 9 Terriers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Lane
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Dragons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 34 |
at South Florida
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| Bulls | 7 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 55 |
at Delaware State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 10 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| Hornets | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
Florida A&M
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Rattlers | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 3 | 21 | 38 |
Morgan State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Bethune–Cookman
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
North Carolina A&T
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 17 Aggies | 0 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 22 |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
Howard
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bison | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Bulldogs | 20 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 62 |
at North Carolina Central
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Norfolk State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| Spartans | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
References
- https://thetandd.com/news/local/buddy-and-his-bulldogs-s-c-state-celebrates-coaching-milestone/collection_842b5150-1831-5ec3-8d85-92bdeb555c11.html
- https://thetandd.com/sports/bulldogzone/football/s-c-state-football-bulldogs-win-in-ot-claim-share/article_c2ad2784-a548-5a2f-9913-99645f3f16c8.html
- https://www.postandcourier.com/sports/furman-is-in-s-c-state-is-out-and-wofford/article_e1e2e9da-0eea-11ea-a2cc-4ffdb6ce493e.html
- "MEAC Announces 2019 Football Predicted Order of Finish". meacsports.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- "MEAC Announces 2019 Preseason Football All-MEAC Awards". meacsports.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
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- https://meacsports.com/boxscore.aspx?id=7Gx48kkB20iPlOppZhxXHy%2f5Zy4VtNXkGzuHdKHXRgnBVjBKxcgjlZqY6UsrREKam8U%2fmewzE6xT9GuY2D1HcQ19WOjNWx7mvMPiRPIcRu8gFp3mrvmveRWe8FxjiELTOcP5vG2wemMdrAPk8ndgXQ%3d%3d&path=football
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- "2019 Football Schedule". South Carolina State University Athletics. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- "2019 SC State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 27, 2019.