2021 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

American college football season

2021 South Carolina State Bulldogs football

Black college national champion
MEAC champion
Celebration Bowl champion

Celebration Bowl, W 31–10 vs. Jackson State

Conference| Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record| 7–5 (5–0 MEAC)
Head coach|

* Oliver Pough (20th season)

Offensive coordinator| Bennett Swygert (5th season)
Defensive coordinator| Jonathan Saxon (3rd as DC, 7th overall season)
Home stadium| Oliver C. Dawson Stadium

Seasons

<- 2020

2022 ->

2021 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

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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  |

* $ - 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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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 4 |  6:00 p.m. |  at Alabama A&M* |

* Louis Crews Stadium
* Normal, AL

|  YouTube | L 41–42|  11,500
September 11 |  5:00 p.m. |  at No. 6 (FBS) Clemson* |

* Memorial Stadium
* Clemson, SC

| ACCN| L 3–49|  78,609
September 18 |  8:00 p.m. |  at New Mexico State* |

* Aggie Memorial Stadium
* Las Cruces, NM

|  | L 35–43|  11,823
October 2 |  1:30 p.m. |  Bethune–Cookman* |

* Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
* Orangeburg, SC

|  ESPN+ | W 42–35|  6,153
October 9 |  6:00 p.m. |  at Florida A&M* |

* Bragg Memorial Stadium
* Tallahassee, FL

|  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 |

* Alumni Stadium
* Dover, DE

|  ESPN3 | W 13–7|  3,227
October 30 |  2:00 p.m. |  at North Carolina Central |

* O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
* Durham, NC

|  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 |

* William "Dick" Price Stadium
* Norfolk, VA

|  ESPN3 | W 31–21|  3,021
December 18|  12:00 p.m. | vs. No. 15 Jackson State |

* Mercedes-Benz Stadium
* Atlanta, GA (Celebration Bowl)

|  ABC | W 31–10|  48,653

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

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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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South Carolina State Bulldogs football

Venues|

* Oliver C. Dawson Stadium (1955–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* North Carolina A&T
* 2021 Celebration Bowl

Culture & lore|

* The Marching 101

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

Seasons|

* 1907
* 1908
* 1909
* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919
* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943–1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

National championship seasons in bold

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Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football champions

* Morgan State (1971)
* North Carolina Central (1972)
* North Carolina Central (1973)
* South Carolina State (1974)
* South Carolina State (1975)
* Morgan State & South Carolina State (1976)
* South Carolina State (1977)
* South Carolina State (1978)
* Morgan State (1979)
* South Carolina State (1980)
* South Carolina State (1981)
* South Carolina State (1982)
* South Carolina State (1983)
* Bethune–Cookman (1984)
* Delaware State (1985)
* North Carolina A&T (1986)
* Delaware State (1987)
* Bethune–Cookman, Delaware State, & Florida A&M (1988)
* Delaware State (1989)
* Florida A&M (1990)
* Delaware State & North Carolina A&T (1991)
* North Carolina A&T (1992)
* Howard (1993)
* South Carolina State (1994)
* Florida A&M (1995)
* Florida A&M (1996)
* Hampton (1997)
* Hampton & Florida A&M (1998)
* North Carolina A&T (1999)
* Florida A&M (2000)
* Florida A&M (2001)
* Bethune–Cookman (2002)
* North Carolina A&T (2003)
* Hampton & South Carolina State (2004)
* Hampton (2005)
* Hampton (2006)
* Delaware State (2007)
* South Carolina State (2008)
* South Carolina State (2009)
* Bethune–Cookman†, Florida A&M, & South Carolina State (2010)
* Norfolk State (vacated) (2011)
* Bethune–Cookman (2012)
* Bethune–Cookman†, South Carolina State (2013)
* Bethune–Cookman, Morgan State†, North Carolina Central, North Carolina A&T, & South Carolina State (2014)
* North Carolina A&T†, North Carolina Central, & Bethune–Cookman (2015)
* North Carolina Central (2016)
* North Carolina A&T (2017)
* North Carolina A&T (2018)
* North Carolina A&T† & South Carolina State (2019)
* No champion (2020)
* South Carolina State (2021)
* Howard & North Carolina Central† (2022)
* Howard (2023)

National championships in bold
† Denotes postseason representative via conference tiebreaker

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Black college football national champions

1920s|

* 1920: Howard / Talladega
* 1921: Talladega / Wiley
* 1922: Hampton
* 1923: Howard / Lincoln (PA) / Virginia Union
* 1924: Lincoln (PA) / Paul Quinn / Tuskegee
* 1925: Howard / Tuskegee
* 1926: Howard / Tuskegee
* 1927: Bluefield / Tuskegee
* 1928: Bluefield / Wiley
* 1929: Tuskegee

1920s|

* 1930: Tuskegee
* 1931: Wilberforce
* 1932: Wiley
* 1933: Morgan
* 1934: Kentucky State
* 1935: Kentucky State / Texas College
* 1936: Virginia State / West Virginia State
* 1937: Morgan
* 1938: Florida A&M
* 1939: Langston

1940s|

* 1940: Morris Brown
* 1941: Langston / Morris Brown
* 1942: Florida A&M
* 1943: Morgan State
* 1944: Morgan State
* 1945: Wiley
* 1946: Morgan State / Tennessee A&I
* 1947: Shaw / Tennessee A&I
* 1948: Wilberforce State / Southern
* 1949: Morgan State / Southern

1950s|

* 1950: Florida A&M / Southern
* 1951: Morris Brown / North Carolina A&T
* 1952: Florida A&M
* 1953: Florida A&M / Prairie View A&M / Tennessee A&I
* 1954: Florida A&M / North Carolina College / Prairie View A&M / Southern / Tennessee A&I
* 1955: Grambling
* 1956: Tennessee A&I
* 1957: Florida A&M
* 1958: Prairie View A&M
* 1959: Florida A&M

1960s|

* 1960: Southern
* 1961: Florida A&M
* 1962: Florida A&M / Jackson State
* 1963: Prairie View A&M
* 1964: Prairie View A&M
* 1965: Tennessee A&I
* 1966: Tennessee A&I
* 1967: Grambling / Morgan State
* 1968: Alcorn A&M / North Carolina A&T
* 1969: Alcorn A&M

1970s|

* 1970: Tennessee State
* 1971: Tennessee State
* 1972: Grambling
* 1973: Tennessee State
* 1974: Alcorn State / Grambling State
* 1975: Grambling State
* 1976: South Carolina State
* 1977: Florida A&M / Grambling State / South Carolina State
* 1978: Florida A&M
* 1979: Tennessee State

1980s|

* 1980: Grambling State
* 1981: South Carolina State / Virginia Union
* 1982: South Carolina State / Tennessee State
* 1983: Central State / Grambling State / Tennessee State
* 1984: Alcorn State / Tennessee State
* 1985: Hampton / Jackson State
* 1986: Central State
* 1987: Central State / Howard
* 1988: Central State
* 1989: Central State

1990s|

* 1990: Central State / North Carolina A&T
* 1991: Alabama State
* 1992: Central State / Grambling State
* 1993: Howard / Southern
* 1994: Hampton / South Carolina State
* 1995: Southern
* 1996: Howard / Jackson State
* 1997: Hampton / Southern
* 1998: Florida A&M / Southern
* 1999: North Carolina A&T

2000s|

* 2000: Grambling State / Tuskegee
* 2001: Florida A&M / Grambling State / Tuskegee
* 2002: Bethune–Cookman / Fayetteville State / Grambling State
* 2003: Albany State / Southern
* 2004: Albany State / Hampton
* 2005: Grambling State / Hampton / North Carolina Central
* 2006: Hampton / North Carolina Central
* 2007: Delaware State / Tuskegee
* 2008: Grambling State
* 2009: South Carolina State

2010s|

* 2010: Bethune–Cookman
* 2011: Norfolk State / Winston-Salem State
* 2012: Arkansas–Pine Bluff / Winston-Salem State
* 2013: Bethune–Cookman / Tennessee State
* 2014: Alcorn State
* 2015: North Carolina A&T
* 2016: Grambling State
* 2017: North Carolina A&T
* 2018: North Carolina A&T
* 2019: North Carolina A&T

2020s|

* 2020: Alabama A&M
* 2021: Bowie State / Florida A&M / South Carolina State
* 2022: North Carolina Central
* 2023: Florida A&M

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