2013 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

2013 South Carolina State Bulldogs football

Mid–Eastern Athletic Conference Co–Champions
FCS Playoffs First Round vs Furman, L 20–30
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 25
2013 record	9–4 (7–1 MEAC)
Head coach	Oliver Pough (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	Joseph Blackwell (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Adams (6th season)
Home stadium	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium (Capacity: 22,000)

2013 MEAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#16 Bethune-Cookman +^		7	–	1		10	–	3
#25 South Carolina State +^		7	–	1		9	–	4
Morgan State		5	–	3		5	–	7
Delaware State		5	–	3		5	–	6
North Carolina A&T		4	–	4		7	–	4
Howard		4	–	4		6	–	6
Hampton		4	–	4		4	–	8
North Carolina Central		3	–	5		5	–	7
Norfolk State		3	–	5		3	–	9
Florida A&M		2	–	6		3	–	9
Savannah State		0	–	8		1	–	11

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Savannah State ineligible for FCS playoffs due to Academic Progress Rate sanctions Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2013 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 12th 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 9–4, 7–1 in MEAC play to win a share of the MEAC championship with Bethune-Cookman. Due to their loss to Bethune-Cookman, they did not receive the conference's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs. However, they did receive an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to Furman.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 PM	No. 25 Coastal Carolina*		Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC		L 20–27	10,048
September 7	12:30 PM	at No. 4 (FBS) Clemson*		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	ACCRSN	L 13–52	81,428
September 14	6:00 PM	Alabama A&M*		Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC		W 32–0	11,146
September 21	4:00 PM	vs. Benedict College*		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Palmetto Capital City Classic)		W 59–6	15,037
September 28	2:00 PM	Hampton		Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC	ESPN3	W 30–6	17,139
October 5	4:00 PM	vs. North Carolina A&T		Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Atlanta Football Classic)	ESPN3	W 29–24	35,412
October 10	7:30 PM	at North Carolina Central		O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPNU	W 44–3	8,103
October 26	4:00 PM	at No. 14 Bethune-Cookman		Municipal Stadium • Daytona Beach, FL		L 3–14	10,421
November 2	1:00 PM	at Savannah State		Ted Wright Stadium • Savannah, GA		W 45–9	2,630
November 9	1:30 PM	Florida A&M		Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC		W 25–21	20,022
November 14	7:30 PM	Morgan State		Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC	ESPNU	W 38–3	8,053
November 23	7:30 PM	at Norfolk State		William "Dick" Price Stadium • Norfolk, VA		W 17–3	5,639
November 30	1:00 PM	Furman*	No. 25	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	L 20–30	4,871
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: Schedule

References

South Carolina State Bulldogs football
Venues	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium (1955–present)
Bowls & rivalries	North Carolina A&T
Culture & lore	Marching 101
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
National championship seasons in bold

2013 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants
Bethune-Cookman Butler Coastal Carolina Eastern Illinois Eastern Washington Fordham Furman Jacksonville State Lafayette Maine McNeese State Montana New Hampshire North Dakota State Northern Arizona Sacred Heart Sam Houston State Samford South Carolina State South Dakota State Southeastern Louisiana Southern Utah Tennessee State Towson
Champion – North Dakota State

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