2017 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

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2017 South Carolina State Bulldogs football
South Carolina State University Wordmark.jpeg
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2017 record3–7 (2–6 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDaniel Lewis (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTommy Restivo (1st season)
Home stadiumOliver C. Dawson Stadium
(Capacity: 22,000)
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 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 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[]

TimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 32:30 p.m.at Southern*
ESPN2L 8–1410,006
  • *Non-conference game
^[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. ^ "S.C. State, Charleston Southern cancel Saturday's game". Charleston Southern University Athletics. September 6, 2017. Archived from the original on September 8, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
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