| 2021 South Carolina State Bulldogs football | |
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| Black college national champion MEAC champion Celebration Bowl champion | |
| Celebration Bowl, W 31–10 vs. Jackson State | |
| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–5 (5–0 MEAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Bennett Swygert (5th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Jonathan Saxon (3rd as DC, 7th overall season) |
| Home stadium | Oliver C. Dawson Stadium |
| Seasons← 20202022 → | |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State $ | 5 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina Central | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 2 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norfolk State | 2 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs, led by 20th-year head coach Oliver Pough, played their home games at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium.
On November 13, the Bulldogs clinched a berth in the Celebration Bowl; the team completed their season with a 7–5 record and a 5–0 record in conference play. The Bulldogs upset the SWAC champions No. 15 Jackson State 31–10 in the Celebration Bowl, their first postseason win since the December 1994 Heritage Bowl.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 4 | 6:00 p.m. | at Alabama A&M* | YouTube | L 41–42 | 11,500 | |||
| September 11 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 6 (FBS) Clemson* | ACCN | L 3–49 | 78,609 | |||
| September 18 | 8:00 p.m. | at New Mexico State* | L 35–43 | 11,823 | ||||
| October 2 | 1:30 p.m. | Bethune–Cookman* | ESPN+ | W 42–35 | 6,153 | |||
| October 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at Florida A&M* | L 7–30 | 14,892 | ||||
| October 16 | 1:30 p.m. | Morgan State |
| ESPN3 | W 37–14 | 11,000 | ||
| October 23 | 2:00 p.m. | at Delaware State | ESPN3 | W 13–7 | 3,227 | |||
| October 30 | 2:00 p.m. | at North Carolina Central | ESPN+ | W 27–24 | 6,828 | |||
| November 6 | 2:00 p.m. | Howard |
| ESPN+ | W 15–12 | 6,500 | ||
| November 13 | 1:30 p.m. | North Carolina A&T* |
| ESPN+ | L 17–27 | 9,169 | ||
| November 20 | 2:00 p.m. | at Norfolk State | ESPN3 | W 31–21 | 3,021 | |||
| December 18 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. No. 15 Jackson State | ABC | W 31–10 | 48,653 | |||
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References
- "Celebration Bowl ticket punched for SC State". HBCU Gameday. November 13, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- "2021 South Carolina State Bulldogs Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
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