2021 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team
American college football season
The 2021 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Bulldogs, led by 20th-year head coach Oliver Pough , played their home games at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium .
On November 13, the Bulldogs clinched a berth in the Celebration Bowl ;[1] the team completed their season with a 7–5 record and a 5–0 record in conference play. The Bulldogs upset the SWAC champions No. 15 Jackson State 31–10 in the Celebration Bowl, their first postseason win since the December 1994 Heritage Bowl .
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 4 6:00 p.m. at Alabama A&M * YouTube L 41–42 11,500
September 11 5:00 p.m. at No. 6 (FBS) Clemson * ACCN L 3–49 78,609
September 18 8:00 p.m. at New Mexico State * L 35–43 11,823
October 2 1:30 p.m. Bethune–Cookman * ESPN+ W 42–35 6,153
October 9 6:00 p.m. at Florida A&M * Facebook L 7–30 14,892
October 16 1:30 p.m. Morgan State Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC ESPN3 W 37–14 11,000
October 23 2:00 p.m. at Delaware State ESPN3 W 13–7 3,227
October 30 2:00 p.m. at North Carolina Central ESPN+ W 27–24 6,828
November 6 2:00 p.m. Howard Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC ESPN+ W 15–12 6,500
November 13 1:30 p.m. North Carolina A&T * Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC (Rivalry ) ESPN+ L 17–27 9,169
November 20 2:00 p.m. at Norfolk State ESPN3 W 31–21 3,021
December 18 12:00 p.m. vs. No. 15 Jackson State ABC W 31–10 48,653
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References
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
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)
Florida A&M (2000)
Florida A&M (2001)
Bethune–Cookman (2002)
North Carolina A&T (2003)
Hampton & South Carolina State (2004)
Hampton (2005)
Hampton (2006)
Delaware State (2007)
South Carolina State (2008)
South Carolina State (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)
Howard & North Carolina Central † (2022)
Howard (2023)
National championships in bold † Denotes postseason representative via conference tiebreaker
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