American college football season
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 Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 3 2:30 p.m. at Southern * ESPN2 L 8–1410,006 September 9 [a] 2:30 p.m. No. 16 Charleston Southern * Cancelled September 16 2:00 p.m. Johnson C. Smith * Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC W 41–012,000 September 21 7:30 p.m. at North Carolina Central ESPNU L 28–339,012 September 30 6:00 p.m. No. 17 North Carolina A&T Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC (rivalry ) FloFootball L 7–2114,789 October 6 7:30 p.m. Morgan State Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC ESPNU W 35–149,038 October 14 4:00 p.m. at Bethune–Cookman CENCatEye Network L 9–126,191 October 21 2:00 p.m. at Delaware State WDSU-TV L 14–171,270 October 28 1:30 p.m. Howard Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC FloFootball L 20–2815,089 November 11 1:30 p.m. Hampton Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC FloFootball W 33–158,491 November 18 1:00 p.m. at Savannah State L 10–343,015 *Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
^[a] Hurricane Irma , but on September 7, both schools agreed to postpone the game later in the season, but was ultimately cancelled.[ 1] [ 2]
Game summaries
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
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
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
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