2014 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

2014 South Carolina State Bulldogs football
MEAC Co–Champions
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2014 record 8–4 (6–2 MEAC)
Head coach Oliver Pough (13th year)
Offensive coordinator Joseph Blackwell (6th year)
Defensive coordinator Mike Adams (7th year)
Home stadium Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
(Capacity: 22,000)
2014 MEAC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#22 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

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.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 5:00 PM vs. Benedict* Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Palmetto Capital City Classic) W 63–0   10,532
September 6 12:30 PM at #23 (FBS) Clemson* Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC ACCN L 7–73   81,672
September 13 6:00 PM at #5 Coastal Carolina* Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 3–30   10,124
September 20 6:00 PM #21 Furman* Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC W 17–7   9,613
September 27 2:00 PM at Hampton Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA W 17–10   6,000
October 4 3:30 PM vs. North Carolina A&T Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Atlanta Football Classic) ESPN3 W 13–0   24,441
October 11 2:00 PM North Carolina Central Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC L 35–48   15,481
October 25 1:30 PM #14 Bethune-Cookman Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC W 20–14   11,043
November 1 1:30 PM Savannah Statedagger Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC W 59–7   10,013
November 8 3:00 PM at Florida A&M Bragg Memorial Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 34–17   7,675
November 15 1:00 PM at Morgan State Hughes Stadium • Baltimore, MD L 21–24   3,014
November 22 1:30 PM Norfolk State Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC W 30–20   7,339
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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