The 2009 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Oliver Pough, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 10–2 and a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the MEAC title. South Carolina State earned an automatic bid NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, the Bulldogs lost to Appalachian State in the first round. At the conclusion of the season, South Carolina State was recognized as a black college national champion.
| 2009 South Carolina State Bulldogs football | |
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Black college national champion MEAC champion | |
NCAA Division I First Round, L 13–20 vs. Appalachian State | |
| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 8 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 8 |
| Record | 10–2 (8–0 MEAC) |
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| Home stadium | Oliver C. Dawson Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 South Carolina State $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Florida A&M | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norfolk State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethune–Cookman | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hampton | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | vs. No. T–25 Grambling State* | No. 16 | W 34–31 | 21,367 | [1] | |
| September 12 | at Bethune–Cookman | No. 15 | W 24–3 | [2] | ||
| September 26 | Winston-Salem State* | No. 14 | W 27–10 | 15,903 | [3] | |
| October 3 | at South Carolina* | No. 15 | L 14–38 | 77,066 | [4] | |
| October 10 | at Norfolk State | No. 17 | W 37–10 | 6,532 | [5] | |
| October 17 | No. 22 Florida A&M | No. 11 |
| W 35–20 | 24,496 | [6] |
| October 24 | at Hampton | No. 10 | W 21–9 | 5,492 | [7] | |
| October 31 | Delaware State | No. 10 |
| W 52–10 | [8] | |
| November 7 | at Howard | No. 10 | W 43–13 | [9] | ||
| November 14 | Morgan State | No. 9 |
| W 37–13 | [10] | |
| November 21 | North Carolina A&T | No. 7 |
| W 28–10 | [11] | |
| November 28 | at No. 5 Appalachian State* | No. 7 | L 13–20 | 12,216 | [12] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Moody nabs win for S.C. State". The Orlando Sentinel. September 7, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.C. State tops Bethune–Cookman". The Greenville News. September 13, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Error-prone Rams lose to Bulldogs 27–10". Winston-Salem Journal. September 27, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "South Carolina offense starts slow, finishes hot". The Charlotte Observer. October 4, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs run down Spartans". Daily Press. October 11, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "FAMU's MEAC hopes bitten by Bulldogs". Tallahassee Democrat. October 18, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs pull ahead in MEAC". Daily Press. October 25, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Little goes right for DSU in blowout". The News Journal. November 1, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs continue MEAC march". The Times and Democrat. November 8, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Morgan routed by S.C. State". The Baltimore Sun. November 15, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Bulldogs bite". The Times and Democrat. November 22, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mountaineers benefit from S.C. State error to break tie". The Charlotte Observer. November 29, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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