American college football season
The 1982 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 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Bill Davis, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 9–3 and a mark of 4–1 in conference play, and finished as MEAC champion. At the conclusion of the season, the Bulldogs were also recognized as black college national champion.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 4 | Eastern Kentucky* | | | L 19–20 | | [1] |
September 11 | at Delaware State | | | L 7–17 | | [2] |
September 18 | at North Carolina A&T | | | W 27–6 | 11,500 | [3] |
September 25 | Howard | | - State College Stadium
- Orangeburg, SC
| W 50–0 | | [4] |
October 2 | Alcorn State* | | - State College Stadium
- Orangeburg, SC
| W 20–0 | | [5] |
October 9 | Johnson C. Smith* | | - State College Stadium
- Orangeburg, SC
| W 21–6 | 14,000 | [6] |
October 16 | Davidson* | | - State College Stadium
- Orangeburg, SC
| W 24–7 | | [7] |
October 23 | Florida A&M | No. 14 | - State College Stadium
- Orangeburg, SC
| W 21–19 | 11,654 | [8] |
October 30 | at Morris Brown* | No. 9 | | W 45–19 | 6,000 | [9] |
November 6 | vs. Bethune–Cookman* | No. 8 | | W 27–6 | 30,023 | [10] |
November 27 | at No. 6 Furman* | No. 7 | | W 17–0 | 13,865 | [11] |
December 4 | at No. 2 Louisiana Tech* | No. 7 | | L 3–38 | 13,000 | [12] |
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- ^ "Lovett's shot from rough gives Eastern 20–19 win". The Courier-Journal. September 5, 1982. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "DelState surprises S.C. State". The Morning News. September 12, 1982. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.C. State rambles past A&T". The Charlotte Observer. September 19, 1982. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Graves, opportunistic defense pace Bulldogs 50–0". The State. September 26, 1982. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.C. State rolls over Alcorn State 20–0". The State. October 3, 1982. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Smith gets some satisfaction despite loss to S.C. State". The Charlotte Observer. October 10, 1982. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State gives Davidson a MEAC lesson". The Times and Democrat. October 17, 1982. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Failure on fourth down sends Rattlers tumbling". The Tampa Tribune. October 24, 1982. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wolverines bow 45–19 to S.C. State". The Atlanta Constitution. October 31, 1982. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.C. State stops Bethune 27–6 to lock up title". Tallahassee Democrat. November 7, 1982. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.C. State's stout defense manhandles Furman 17–0". The State. November 28, 1982. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SCSC falls to determined La. Tech". The Times and Democrat. December 5, 1982. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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National championship seasons in bold |
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- Morgan State (1971)
- North Carolina Central (1972)
- North Carolina Central (1973)
- South Carolina State (1974)
- South Carolina State & North Carolina A&T (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)
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