2023 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

American college football season

2023 South Carolina State Bulldogs football

Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	5–6 (3–2 MEAC)
Head coach	Oliver Pough (22nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Magouirk (1st, 6th overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Thomas Howard (1st season)
Home stadium	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
Seasons← 2022 2024 →

2023 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Howard +	4	–	1	6	–	6
No. 20 North Carolina Central +^	4	–	1	9	–	3
South Carolina State	3	–	2	5	–	6
Morgan State	3	–	2	4	–	6
Norfolk State	1	–	4	3	–	8
Delaware State	0	–	5	1	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by head coach Oliver Pough in his 22nd and final season and played their home games at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The South Carolina State Bulldogs football team drew an average home attendance of 10,661 in 2023.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 26	7:30 p.m.	vs. Jackson State*	Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA (MEAC/SWAC Challenge)	ABC	L 7–37	24,238
September 2	6:00 p.m.	at Charlotte*	Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC	ESPN+	L 3–24	15,622
September 9	1:00 p.m.	at Georgia Tech*	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ACCNX/ESPN+	L 13–48	31,452
September 23	6:00 p.m.	The Citadel*	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	ESPN+	W 31–10	9,012
October 7	2:00 p.m.	Virginia–Lynchburg*	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	ESPN+	W 56–6	11,484
October 14	1:30 p.m.	Tennessee Tech*	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	ESPN+	L 7–28	5,969
October 21	12:00 p.m.	at Delaware State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	W 35–7	6,300
October 26	7:30 p.m.	No. 13 North Carolina Central	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	ESPNU	L 28–62	7,889
November 4	3:30 p.m.	Howard	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	ESPN+	W 27–24	22,269
November 11	12:00 p.m.	Morgan State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	ESPN+	L 17–20	4,569
November 18	2:00 p.m.	at Norfolk State	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	W 44–17	3,087
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	10	17	3	37
Bulldogs	0	0	0	7	7

Watson, Sam (August 24, 2023). "SC State's head football coach Buddy Pough to retire after 2023 season" (Press release). South Carolina State Bulldogs. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
"2023 SC State Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
"2023 Football Schedule". SCSU Athletics. Retrieved March 14, 2023.

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Venues	State College Stadium Oliver C. Dawson Stadium (1955–present)
Bowls & rivalries	North Carolina A&T 2021 Celebration Bowl 2024 Celebration Bowl
Culture & lore	The Marching 101
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold