1979 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team
American college football season
| 1979 South Carolina State Bulldogs football | |
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Gold Bowl, W 39–7 vs. Norfolk State | |
| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 8–3 (4–1 MEAC) |
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| Home stadium | State College Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina Central | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 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 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Bill Davis, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 8–3, with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, and finished second in the MEAC.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | at Virginia State* |
| W 28–0 | 5,000 | [1] |
| September 8 | Delaware State | W 52–6 | [2] | ||
| September 15 | North Carolina A&T |
| W 23–3 | [3] | |
| September 22 | Howard |
| W 55–17 | 6,041 | [4] |
| September 29 | at Alcorn State* |
| L 9–20 | [5] | |
| October 6 | at Johnson C. Smith* | W 23–6 | 4,437 | [6] | |
| October 13 | No. 8 (D-II) Morgan State |
| L 16–27 | 6,200 | [7] |
| October 27 | vs. North Carolina Central |
| W 26–6 | [8] | |
| November 3 | Morris Brown* |
| W 41–14 | 12,855 | [9] |
| November 10 | No. 1 Grambling State* |
| L 15–22 | 13,097 | [10] |
| December 1 | vs. Norfolk State* |
| W 39–7 | 8,000 | [11] |
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References
- ^ "VSU loses opener to Bulldogs 28–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 2, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs romp past Hornets". The Greenville News. September 9, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SC State wins, 23–3". Florence Morning News. September 16, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ragland keys Bulldogs' rout of Howard". The Times and Democrat. September 23, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn knocks SCSC from unbeaten ranks". The Times and Democrat. September 30, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mean defense can't rescue Smith from 5th straight loss". The Charlotte Observer. October 7, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bears whip State in MEAC showdown". The Times and Democrat. October 14, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.C. State ends drought win 26–6 win". The Greenville News. October 28, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ragland runs S.C. State to victory". Anderson Independent. November 4, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling unleashes rally, beats Bulldogs 22–15". The Charlotte Observer. November 11, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gold-en day for Bulldogs". Richmond Times-Dispatch. December 2, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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