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American college football season
The 2018 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by 17th-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 5–6, 4–3 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place.
Preseason [ edit ] MEAC preseason poll [ edit ] In a vote of the MEAC head coaches and sports information directors, the Bulldogs were picked to finish in seventh place.[1]
Predicted finish
Team
1
North Carolina A&T
2
Howard
3
North Carolina Central
4
Bethune–Cookman
5
Florida A&M
6
Norfolk State
7
South Carolina State
8
Savannah State
9
Morgan State
10
Delaware State
Preseason All-MEAC Teams [ edit ] The Tigers had four players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.[2]
Defense
2nd team
Damu Ford – LB
3rd team
Kendrick Gathers – DB
Alex Brown – DB
Special teams
3rd team
Clifford Benjamin, Jr. – P
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 6:00 p.m. at Georgia Southern * ESPN+ L 6–3715,260 September 8 6:00 p.m. at No. 19 (FBS ) UCF * ESPN3 L 0–3843,269 September 22 6:00 p.m. Norfolk State * ESPN3 L 7–177,820 7:00 p.m. at No. 12 North Carolina A&T ESPNU L 16–3111,530 October 6 1:00 p.m. at Morgan State ESPN3 W 21–188,103 October 13 2:00 p.m. Bethune–Cookman Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC L 26–2812,213 October 20 1:30 p.m. Delaware State Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC W 30–1914,477 October 27 1:00 p.m. at Howard W 27–217,501 November 10 4:00 p.m. at Florida A&M * W 44–2112,608 November 17 1:30 p.m. Savannah State Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC W 21–177,365 November 24[a] 12:30 p.m. North Carolina Central Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC L 17–213,996 *Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Despite also being members of the MEAC, games against Florida A&M and Norfolk State will be considered non-conference games and will not have an effect on the MEAC standings.[3]
^ This game was originally scheduled for September 15, but was moved in anticipation of Hurricane Florence .
Game summaries [ edit ] At Georgia Southern [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
0
0
6
0
6
Eagles
13
3
7
14
37
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
0
0
0
0
0
Knights
14
10
14
0
38
Norfolk State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Spartans
7
7
0
3
17
Bulldogs
0
0
7
0
7
At North Carolina A&T [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
7
9
0
0
16
No. 12 Aggies
3
7
7
14
31
At Morgan State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
7
7
0
7
21
Bears
11
0
0
7
18
Bethune–Cookman [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Wildcats
10
15
0
3
28
Bulldogs
0
13
7
6
26
Delaware State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Hornets
0
0
7
12
19
Bulldogs
0
7
13
10
30
At Howard [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
7
13
0
7
27
Bison
0
7
0
14
21
At Florida A&M [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
10
14
6
14
44
Rattlers
0
14
7
0
21
Savannah State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
3
14
0
0
17
Bulldogs
0
7
7
7
21
North Carolina Central [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
0
0
7
14
21
Bulldogs
0
10
0
7
17
References [ edit ]
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