2014 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

2014 South Carolina State Bulldogs football

MEAC co-champion
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2014 record	8–4 (6–2 MEAC)
Head coach	Oliver Pough (13th year)
Offensive coordinator	Joseph Blackwell (6th year)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Adams (7th year)
Home stadium	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium (Capacity: 22,000)

2014 MEAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#23 Bethune-Cookman +		6	–	2		9	–	3
North Carolina A&T +		6	–	2		9	–	3
South Carolina State +		6	–	2		8	–	4
North Carolina Central +		6	–	2		7	–	5
Morgan State +^		6	–	2		7	–	6
Norfolk State		4	–	4		4	–	8
Howard		3	–	5		5	–	7
Florida A&M*		3	–	5		3	–	9
Hampton		2	–	6		3	–	9
Delaware State		2	–	6		2	–	10
Savannah State*		0	–	8		0	–	12

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Florida A&M and Savannah State ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to APR violation Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2014 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 13th-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. They finished the season 8–4, 6–2 in MEAC play to finish in a five-way tie for the MEAC championship. However, they did not earn the conference's automatic bid to the FCS playoffs and did not receive an at-large bid.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	5:00 PM	vs. Benedict*	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Palmetto Capital City Classic)		W 63–0	10,532
September 6	12:30 PM	at No. 23 (FBS) Clemson*	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	ACCN	L 7–73	81,672
September 13	6:00 PM	at No. 5 Coastal Carolina*	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC		L 3–30	10,124
September 20	6:00 PM	No. 21 Furman*	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC		W 17–7	9,613
September 27	2:00 PM	at Hampton	Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA		W 17–10	6,000
October 4	3:30 PM	vs. North Carolina A&T	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Atlanta Football Classic)	ESPN3	W 13–0	24,441
October 11	2:00 PM	North Carolina Central	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC		L 35–48	15,481
October 25	1:30 PM	No. 14 Bethune-Cookman	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC		W 20–14	11,043
November 1	1:30 PM	Savannah State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC		W 59–7	10,013
November 8	3:00 PM	at Florida A&M	Bragg Memorial Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 34–17	7,675
November 15	1:00 PM	at Morgan State	Hughes Stadium • Baltimore, MD		L 21–24	3,014
November 22	1:30 PM	Norfolk State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC		W 30–20	7,339
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

South Carolina State Bulldogs football

Venues	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium (1955–present)

Bowls & rivalries	North Carolina A&T

Culture & lore	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 1944 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

National championship seasons in bold

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