1983 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team
| 1983 South Carolina State Bulldogs football | |
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MEAC champion | |
| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (4–0 MEAC) |
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| Home stadium | State College Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 South Carolina State $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethune–Cookman | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida A&M | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1983 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State College (now known as South Carolina State University) as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Bill Davis, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 7–3, with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, and finished as MEAC champion.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | Furman* | W 13–3 | 14,823 | [1] | ||
| September 10 | Delaware State |
| W 24–17 | 9,250 | [2] | |
| September 17 | North Carolina A&T |
| W 45–7 | 10,195 | [3] | |
| September 24 | at Howard | No. 1 | W 28–7 | 10,000 | [4] | |
| October 1 | at Alcorn State* | No. T–1 | L 13–18 | 7,103 | [5] | |
| October 8 | Johnson C. Smith* | No. 7 |
| W 23–14 | 17,587 | [6] |
| October 15 | at Davidson* | No. 6 | W 19–7 | 4,600 | [7] | |
| October 22 | at Florida A&M* | No. 5 | L 14–17 | [8] | ||
| November 5 | Bethune–Cookman | No. T–7 |
| W 28–7 | [9] | |
| November 12 | at No. 13 Grambling State* | No. 7 | L 3–14 | 10,316 | [10] | |
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References[edit]
- ^ "S.C. State rallies to defeat Furman, 13–3". The Times and Democrat. September 4, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State outlasts Delaware State". The Greenville News. September 11, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "South Carolina State crushes N.C. A&T 45–7". Greensboro News & Record. September 18, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cobb, Darby pace Bulldogs in 28–7 victory over Howard". The Times and Democrat. September 25, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.C. State falls, 18–13". The Greenville News. October 2, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.C. State marches by Johnson C. Smith". The Charlotte Observer. October 9, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SCSC Bulldogs tame stubborn Davidson Wildcats, 19–7". The Times and Democrat. October 16, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Florida A&M upsets S. Carolina State". The Orlando Sentinel. October 23, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.C. State clinches crown". Sun-News. November 6, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Injuries play decisive role in S.C. State loss to Grambling". The Times and Democrat. November 13, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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