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The 1981 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season .
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Rank Site Result September 5 at Eastern Kentucky * L 0��26
September 12 Delaware State W 29–0
September 19 North Carolina A&T Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC W 31–6
September 26 at Howard Washington, DC W 34–6
October 3 at Alcorn State * No. T–10 L 20–24
October 10 at Johnson C. Smith * W 82–0
October 17 Morgan State Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC W 41–3
October 24 at Florida A&M No. 8 W 16–15
October 31 Morris Brown * No. 6 Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC W 40–6
November 7 Bethune–Cookman No. 4 Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC W 10–6
November 14 No. T–10 Grambling State * No. 3 Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC W 30–14
December 5 No. 6 Tennessee State * No. 3 Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal ) W 26–25
December 12 at No. 2 Idaho State * No. 3 L 12–41
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game
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Roster [ ]
1981 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
30
Al Gardner
So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
References [ ]
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People National championship seasons in bold
1920 : Howard , Talladega
1921 : Talladega , Wiley
1922 : Hampton
1923 : Howard , Lincoln (PA) , Virginia Union
1924 : Lincoln (PA) , Paul Quinn , Tuskegee
1925 : Howard , Tuskegee
1926 : Howard , Tuskegee
1927 : Bluefield , Tuskegee
1928 : Bluefield , Wiley
1929 : Tuskegee
1930 : Tuskegee
1931 : Wilberforce
1932 : Wiley
1933 : Morgan
1934 : Kentucky State
1935 : Kentucky State , Texas College
1936 : Virginia State , West Virginia State
1937 : Morgan
1938 : Florida A&M
1939 : Langston
1940 : Morris Brown
1941 : Langston , Morris Brown
1942 : Florida A&M
1943 : Morgan State
1944 : Morgan State
1945 : Wiley
1946 : Morgan State , Tennessee A&I
1947 : Shaw , Tennessee A&I
1948 : Wilberforce State , Southern
1949 : Morgan State , Southern
1950 : Florida A&M , Southern
1951 : Morris Brown , North Carolina A&T
1952 : Florida A&M
1953 : Florida A&M , Prairie View A&M , Tennessee A&I
1954 : Florida A&M , North Carolina College , Prairie View A&M , Southern , Tennessee A&I
1955 : Grambling
1956 : Tennessee A&I
1957 : Florida A&M
1958 : Prairie View A&M
1959 : Florida A&M
1960 : Southern
1961 : Florida A&M
1962 : Florida A&M , Jackson State
1963 : Prairie View A&M
1964 : Prairie View A&M
1965 : Tennessee A&I
1966 : Tennessee A&I
1967 : Grambling , Morgan State
1968 : Alcorn A&M , North Carolina A&T
1969 : Alcorn A&M
1970 : Tennessee State
1971 : Tennessee State
1972 : Grambling
1973 : Tennessee State
1974 : Alcorn State , Grambling State
1975 : Grambling State
1976 : South Carolina State
1977 : , Grambling State ,
1978 : Florida A&M
1979 : Tennessee State
1980 : Grambling State
1981 : South Carolina State ,
1982 : ,
1983 : , ,
1984 : ,
1985 : ,
1986 :
1987 : ,
1988 :
1989 :
1990 : , North Carolina A&T
1991 :
1992 : ,
1993 : ,
1994 : ,
1995 :
1996 : ,
1997 : ,
1998 : ,
1999 : North Carolina A&T
2000 : Grambling State
2001 : , ,
2002 : Bethune–Cookman , ,
2003 : ,
2004 : ,
2005 : , ,
2006 : Hampton ,
2007 : Delaware State ,
2013 : Bethune–Cookman , Tennessee State
2014 : Alcorn State
2015 : North Carolina A&T
2016 : Grambling State
2017 : North Carolina A&T
2018 : North Carolina A&T
2019 : North Carolina A&T
2020 : Alabama A&M
2021 : Florida A&M , South Carolina State
Morgan State (1971)
North Carolina Central (1972)
North Carolina Central (1973)
South Carolina State (1974)
South Carolina State (1975)
Morgan State & South Carolina State (1976)
South Carolina State (1977)
South Carolina State (1978)
Morgan State (1979)
South Carolina State (1980)
South Carolina State (1981)
South Carolina State (1982)
South Carolina State (1983)
Bethune-Cookman (1984)
Delaware State (1985)
North Carolina A&T (1986)
Delaware State (1987)
Bethune-Cookman, Delaware State, & Florida A&M (1988)
Delaware State (1989)
Florida A&M (1990)
Delaware State & North Carolina A&T (1991)
North Carolina A&T (1992)
Howard (1993)
South Carolina State (1994)
Florida A&M (1995)
Florida A&M (1996)
Hampton (1997)
Hampton & Florida A&M (1998)
North Carolina A&T (1999)
(2000)
(2001)
Bethune–Cookman (2002)
(2003)
& (2004)
(2005)
Hampton (2006)
Delaware State (2007)
(2008)
(2009)
Bethune–Cookman †, Florida A&M , & South Carolina State (2010)
Norfolk State (vacated) (2011)
Bethune–Cookman (2012)
Bethune–Cookman †, South Carolina State (2013)
Bethune–Cookman , Morgan State †, North Carolina Central , North Carolina A&T , & South Carolina State (2014)
North Carolina A&T †, North Carolina Central , & Bethune–Cookman (2015)
North Carolina Central (2016)
North Carolina A&T (2017)
North Carolina A&T (2018)
North Carolina A&T & South Carolina State (2019)
No champion (2020)
South Carolina State (2021)
National championships in bold † Denotes postseason representative via conference tiebreaker
Champion – Idaho State Bengals
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