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.
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Celebration Bowl, W 31–10 vs. Jackson State | |
| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–5 (5–0 MEAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Bennett Swygert (5th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Jonathan Saxon (3rd as DC, 7th overall season) |
| Home stadium | Oliver C. Dawson Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State $ | 5 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina Central | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 2 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norfolk State | 2 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| 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* | L 7–30 | 14,892 | ||||
| October 16 | 1:30 p.m. | Morgan State |
| 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 |
| ESPN+ | W 15–12 | 6,500 | ||
| November 13 | 1:30 p.m. | North Carolina A&T* |
| 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
edit- ^ "Celebration Bowl ticket punched for SC State". HBCU Gameday. November 13, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ "2021 South Carolina State Bulldogs Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 15, 2021.[permanent dead link]
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