2014 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

The 2014 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 13th-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 8–4, 6–2 in MEAC play to finish in a five-way tie for the MEAC championship. However, they did not earn the conference's automatic bid to the FCS playoffs and did not receive an at-large bid.

2014 South Carolina State Bulldogs football
MEAC co-champion
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2014 record8–4 (6–2 MEAC)
Head coachOliver Pough (13th season)
Offensive coordinatorJoseph Blackwell (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Adams (7th season)
Home stadiumOliver C. Dawson Stadium
(Capacity: 22,000)
2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 23 Bethune-Cookman +  6 2     9 3  
North Carolina A&T +  6 2     9 3  
South Carolina State +  6 2     8 4  
North Carolina Central +  6 2     7 5  
Morgan State +^  6 2     7 6  
Norfolk State  4 4     4 8  
Howard  3 5     5 7  
Florida A&M *  3 5     3 9  
Hampton  2 6     3 9  
Delaware State  2 6     2 10  
Savannah State *  0 8     0 12  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • * Florida A&M and Savannah State ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to APR violations
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 305:00 PMvs. Benedict*
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (Palmetto Capital City Classic)
W 63–010,532
September 612:30 PMat No. 23 (FBS) Clemson*
ACCNL 7–7381,672
September 136:00 PMat No. 5 Coastal Carolina*L 3–3010,124
September 206:00 PMNo. 21 Furman*W 17–79,613
September 272:00 PMat HamptonW 17–106,000
October 43:30 PMvs. North Carolina A&TESPN3W 13–024,441
October 112:00 PMNorth Carolina Central
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
L 35–4815,481
October 251:30 PMNo. 14 Bethune-Cookman
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
W 20–1411,043
November 11:30 PMSavannah State
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
W 59–710,013
November 83:00 PMat Florida A&MW 34–177,675
November 151:00 PMat Morgan StateL 21–243,014
November 221:30 PMNorfolk State
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
W 30–207,339

References

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