2014 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

American college football season

2014 South Carolina State Bulldogs football
MEAC co-champion
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record8–4 (6–2 MEAC)
Head coach
  • Oliver Pough (13th season)
Offensive coordinatorJoseph Blackwell (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Adams (7th season)
Home stadiumOliver C. Dawson Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 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 violations
Rankings from The Sports Network 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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 305:00 pmvs. Benedict*
W 63–010,532
September 612:30 pmat No. 23 (FBS) Clemson*ACCNL 7–7381,672
September 136:00 pmat No. 5 Coastal Carolina*L 3–3010,124
September 206:00 pmNo. 21 Furman*W 17–79,613
September 272:00 pmat HamptonW 17–106,000
October 43:30 pmvs. North Carolina A&TESPN3W 13–024,441
October 112:00 pmNorth Carolina Central
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
L 35–4815,481
October 251:30 pmNo. 14 Bethune-Cookman
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
W 20–1411,043
November 11:30 pmSavannah Statedagger
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
W 59–710,013
November 83:00 pmat Florida A&MW 34–177,675
November 151:00 pmat Morgan State
L 21–243,014
November 221:30 pmNorfolk State
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
W 30–207,339
  • Source: Schedule

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