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2021 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

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2021 South Carolina State Bulldogs football
Black college national champion
MEAC champion
Celebration Bowl champion
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record7–5 (5–0 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBennett Swygert (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorJonathan Saxon (3rd as DC, 7th overall season)
Home stadiumOliver C. Dawson Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion

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.

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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
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*
ACCNL 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*
Facebook L 7–30 14,892
October 16 1:30 p.m. Morgan State
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
 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
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
 ESPN+ W 15–12 6,500
November 13 1:30 p.m. North Carolina A&T*
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC (Rivalry)
 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

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  1. ^ "Celebration Bowl ticket punched for SC State". HBCU Gameday. November 13, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 South Carolina State Bulldogs Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 15, 2021.[permanent dead link‍]


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