2009 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team
American college football season
The 2009 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Oliver Pough, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 10–2 and a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the MEAC title. South Carolina State earned an automatic bid NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, the Bulldogs lost to Appalachian State in the first round. At the conclusion of the season, South Carolina State was recognized as a black college national champion.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 | vs. No. T–25 Grambling State* | No. 16 | | W 34–31 | 21,367 | [1] |
September 12 | at Bethune–Cookman | No. 15 | | W 24–3 | | [2] |
September 26 | Winston-Salem State* | No. 14 | | W 27–10 | 15,903 | [3] |
October 3 | at South Carolina* | No. 15 | | L 14–38 | 77,066 | [4] |
October 10 | at Norfolk State | No. 17 | | W 37–10 | 6,532 | [5] |
October 17 | No. 22 Florida A&M | No. 11 | - Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
- Orangeburg, SC
| W 35–20 | 24,496 | [6] |
October 24 | at Hampton | No. 10 | | W 21–9 | 5,492 | [7] |
October 31 | Delaware State | No. 10 | - Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
- Orangeburg, SC
| W 52–10 | | [8] |
November 7 | at Howard | No. 10 | | W 43–13 | | [9] |
November 14 | Morgan State | No. 9 | - Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
- Orangeburg, SC
| W 37–13 | | [10] |
November 21 | North Carolina A&T | No. 7 | - Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
- Orangeburg, SC
| W 28–10 | | [11] |
November 28 | at No. 5 Appalachian State* | No. 7 | | L 13–20 | 12,216 | [12] |
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References
- ^ "Moody nabs win for S.C. State". The Orlando Sentinel. September 7, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.C. State tops Bethune–Cookman". The Greenville News. September 13, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Error-prone Rams lose to Bulldogs 27–10". Winston-Salem Journal. September 27, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "South Carolina offense starts slow, finishes hot". The Charlotte Observer. October 4, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs run down Spartans". Daily Press. October 11, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "FAMU's MEAC hopes bitten by Bulldogs". Tallahassee Democrat. October 18, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs pull ahead in MEAC". Daily Press. October 25, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Little goes right for DSU in blowout". The News Journal. November 1, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs continue MEAC march". The Times and Democrat. November 8, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Morgan routed by S.C. State". The Baltimore Sun. November 15, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Bulldogs bite". The Times and Democrat. November 22, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mountaineers benefit from S.C. State error to break tie". The Charlotte Observer. November 29, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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- North Carolina A&T†, North Carolina Central, & Bethune–Cookman (2015)
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- North Carolina A&T† & South Carolina State (2019)
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- South Carolina State (2021)
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