American college football season
The 2018 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 17th-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 5–6, 4–3 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place.
Preseason
MEAC preseason poll
In a vote of the MEAC head coaches and sports information directors, the Bulldogs were picked to finish in seventh place.[1]
Predicted finish | Team |
1 | North Carolina A&T |
2 | Howard |
3 | North Carolina Central |
4 | Bethune–Cookman |
5 | Florida A&M |
6 | Norfolk State |
7 | South Carolina State |
8 | Savannah State |
9 | Morgan State |
10 | Delaware State |
Preseason All-MEAC Teams
The Tigers had four players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.[2]
Defense 2nd team Damu Ford – LB 3rd team Kendrick Gathers – DB Alex Brown – DB | Special teams 3rd team Clifford Benjamin, Jr. – P |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at Georgia Southern* | | ESPN+ | L 6–37 | 15,260 |
September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 19 (FBS) UCF* | | ESPN3 | L 0–38 | 43,269 |
September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | Norfolk State* | | ESPN3 | L 7–17 | 7,820 |
September 27 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 12 North Carolina A&T | | ESPNU | L 16–31 | 11,530 |
October 6 | 1:00 p.m. | at Morgan State | | ESPN3 | W 21–18 | 8,103 |
October 13 | 2:00 p.m. | Bethune–Cookman | - Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
- Orangeburg, SC
| | L 26–28 | 12,213 |
October 20 | 1:30 p.m. | Delaware State![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
- Orangeburg, SC
| | W 30–19 | 14,477 |
October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | at Howard | | | W 27–21 | 7,501 |
November 10 | 4:00 p.m. | at Florida A&M* | | | W 44–21 | 12,608 |
November 17 | 1:30 p.m. | Savannah State | - Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
- Orangeburg, SC
| | W 21–17 | 7,365 |
November 24[a] | 12:30 p.m. | North Carolina Central | - Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
- Orangeburg, SC
| | L 17–21 | 3,996 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Despite also being members of the MEAC, games against Florida A&M and Norfolk State will be considered non-conference games and will not have an effect on the MEAC standings.[3]
- ^ This game was originally scheduled for September 15, but was moved in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.
Game summaries
At Georgia Southern
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Eagles | 13 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 37 |
At UCF
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Knights | 14 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
Norfolk State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Spartans | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
At North Carolina A&T
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
No. 12 Aggies | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
At Morgan State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Bears | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 |
Bethune–Cookman
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Wildcats | 10 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 28 |
Bulldogs | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
Delaware State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hornets | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 30 |
At Howard
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 7 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
Bison | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
At Florida A&M
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 10 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 44 |
Rattlers | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Savannah State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tigers | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
North Carolina Central
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Eagles | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
Bulldogs | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
References
- ^ "North Carolina A&T State Picked To Win 2018 MEAC Championship". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. July 27, 2018.
- ^ "NCAT's Raynard, NCCU's Reynolds Headline 2018 All-MEAC Preseason Football Team". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. July 25, 2018.
- ^ "SC State Releases 2018 Football Schedule". www.scsuathletics.com. South Carolina State University Athletics. March 3, 2018.
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