1983 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

1983 South Carolina State Bulldogs football
MEAC champion
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	7–3 (4–0 MEAC)
Head coach	Bill Davis (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Oliver Pough (3rd season)
Home stadium	State College Stadium

1983 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 18 South Carolina State $	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Delaware State	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Bethune–Cookman	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
North Carolina A&T	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
Howard	1	–	3	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Florida A&M	0	–	0	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Florida A&M games did not count as conference games Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 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 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Bill Davis, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 7–3, with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, and finished as MEAC champion.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Furman*		State College Stadium Orangeburg, SC	W 13–3	14,823	[1]
September 10	Delaware State		State College Stadium Orangeburg, SC	W 24–17	9,250	[2]
September 17	North Carolina A&T		State College Stadium Orangeburg, SC (rivalry)	W 45–7	10,195	[3]
September 24	at Howard	No. 1	Howard Stadium Washington, D.C.	W 28–7	10,000	[4]
October 1	at Alcorn State*	No. T–1	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	L 13–18	7,103	[5]
October 8	Johnson C. Smith*	No. 7	State College Stadium Orangeburg, SC	W 23–14	17,587	[6]
October 15	at Davidson*	No. 6	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 19–7	4,600	[7]
October 22	at Florida A&M*	No. 5	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 14–17		[8]
November 5	Bethune–Cookman	No. T–7	State College Stadium Orangeburg, SC	W 28–7		[9]
November 12	at No. 13 Grambling State*	No. 7	Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA	L 3–14	10,316	[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "S.C. State rallies to defeat Furman, 13–3". The Times and Democrat. September 4, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "State outlasts Delaware State". The Greenville News. September 11, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "South Carolina State crushes N.C. A&T 45–7". Greensboro News & Record. September 18, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Cobb, Darby pace Bulldogs in 28–7 victory over Howard". The Times and Democrat. September 25, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "S.C. State falls, 18–13". The Greenville News. October 2, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "S.C. State marches by Johnson C. Smith". The Charlotte Observer. October 9, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "SCSC Bulldogs tame stubborn Davidson Wildcats, 19–7". The Times and Democrat. October 16, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Florida A&M upsets S. Carolina State". The Orlando Sentinel. October 23, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "S.C. State clinches crown". Sun-News. November 6, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Injuries play decisive role in S.C. State loss to Grambling". The Times and Democrat. November 13, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.