2017 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

2017 South Carolina State Bulldogs football
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2017 record 3–7 (2–6 MEAC)
Head coach Oliver Pough (16th season)
Offensive coordinator Daniel Lewis (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Tommy Restivo (1st season)
Home stadium Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
(Capacity: 22,000)
2017 MEAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 7 North Carolina A&T $  8 –0     12 –0  
Howard  6 –2     7 –4  
Bethune–Cookman  6 –2     7 –4  
North Carolina Central  5 –3     7 –4  
Hampton  5 –3     6 –5  
Norfolk State  4 –4     4 –7  
Savannah State*  3 –5     3 –8  
South Carolina State  2 –6     3 –7  
Florida A&M*  2 –6     3 –8  
Delaware State  2 –6     2 –9  
Morgan State*  1 –7     1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • *Florida A&M, Morgan State and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2017 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 16th-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 3–7, 2–6 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 2:30 p.m. at Southern* Ace W. Mumford Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (MEAC/SWAC Challenge) ESPN2 L 8–14   10,006
September 9[a] — No. 16 Charleston Southern*[1] — Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC — Cancelled[a] —
September 16 2:00 p.m. Johnson C. Smith* Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC W 41–0   12,000
September 21 7:30 p.m. at North Carolina Central O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC ESPNU L 28–33   9,012
September 30 6:00 p.m. No. 17 North Carolina A&T Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC (Rivalry) FloFootball L 7–21   14,789
October 6 7:30 p.m. Morgan State Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC ESPNU W 35–14   9,038
October 14 4:00 p.m. at Bethune–Cookman Municipal Stadium • Daytona Beach, FL CEN L 9–12   6,191
October 21 2:00 p.m. at Delaware State Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE WDSU-TV L 14–17   1,270
October 28 1:30 p.m. Howarddagger Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC FloFootball L 20–28   15,089
November 11 1:30 p.m. Hampton Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC FloFootball W 33–15   8,491
November 18 1:00 p.m. at Savannah State Ted Wright Stadium • Savannah, GA L 10–34   3,015
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
^[a] The game between Charleston Southern and South Carolina, recently had been rescheduled in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Irma, but on September 7, both schools agreed to postpone the game later in the season, but was ultimately cancelled.[1]

Game summaries

at Southern (MEAC/SWAC Challenge)

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 3 3 2 0 8
Jaguars 7 7 0 0 14

Johnson C. Smith

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Bulls 0 0 0 0 0
Bulldogs 16 3 10 12 41

at North Carolina Central

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 14 7 0 28
Eagles 7 7 6 13 33

North Carolina A&T

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 17 Aggies 0 12 6 3 21
Bulldogs 0 0 0 7 7

Morgan State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 3 4 0 14
Bulldogs 7 0 7 21 35

at Bethune–Cookman

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 3 6 0 3 12
Bulldogs 0 9 0 0 9

at Delaware State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 7 0 7 14
Hornets 14 0 0 3 17

Howard

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0
Bulldogs 0

Hampton

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0
Bulldogs 0

at Savannah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0
Tigers 0

References

  1. 1 2 "S.C. State, Charleston Southern cancel Saturday's game". Charleston Southern University Athletics. September 6, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
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