2010 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

The 2010 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by Oliver Pough in his ninth year as head coach and played its home games at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium. It finished the regular season with a 92 record overall and a 71 record in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, making them conference co-champions alongside BethuneCookman. The team qualified for the playoffs, in which it was eliminated in the first round by Georgia Southern.[1]

2010 South Carolina State Bulldogs football
MEAC co-champion
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 1641 vs. Georgia Southern
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 16
FCS CoachesNo. 17
Record93 (7–1 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumOliver C. Dawson Stadium
Seasons
 2009
2011 
2010 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 15 Bethune–Cookman +^ 71  102 
No. 16 South Carolina State +^ 71  93 
Florida A&M + 71  83 
Hampton 53  65 
Norfolk State 44  65 
Morgan State 35  47 
Delaware State 26  38 
North Carolina A&T 17  110 
Howard 08  110 
North Carolina Central * 00  38 
Savannah State * 00  110 
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • * Not eligible for conference championship
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 41:00 pmat No. 16 (FBS) Georgia Tech*No. 11ESPN3L 10–4151,668[2]
September 116:00 pmMississippi Valley State*No. 15W 44–012,224[3]
September 182:00 pmat Benedict*No. 14W 61–201,334[4]
October 26:00 pmat Florida A&MNo. 9W 19–014,052[5]
October 92:00 pmNorfolk StateNo. 9
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
W 34–1321,971[6]
October 161:30 pmNo. 23 Bethune–CookmanNo. 10
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
L 0–1410,077[7]
October 231:30 pmHamptonNo. 18
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
ESPNUW 10–722,010[8]
October 301:00 pmat Delaware StateNo. 17W 38–212,130[9]
November 61:30 pmHowardNo. 16
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
W 54–148,007[10]
November 117:30 pmat Morgan StateNo. 15W 32–101,054[11]
November 201:30 pmat North Carolina A&TNo. 12W 48–310,348[12]
November 272:00 pmat No. 22 Georgia Southern*No. 11NCAA-AAL 16–4111,577[13]

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References

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  1. "South Carolina State Yearly Results: 2010-2014". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 17, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  2. "South Carolina State Bulldogs vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Box Score". ESPN. September 4, 2010. Archived from the original on September 7, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
  3. "S.C. State rolls to 44–0 rout of Mississippi Valley St., 44–0". The Times and Democrat. September 12, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Rushing game carries Bulldogs past Tigers". The State. September 19, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "FAMU falls to South Carolina State". Tallahassee Democrat. October 3, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Defense sparks SC State". The Island Packet. October 10, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Wildcats shock Bulldogs". The State. October 17, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "South Carolina State beats Hampton 10–7". Tallahassee Democrat. October 24, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Bulldogs find offense, top Delaware State". The Times and Democrat. October 31, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Bulldogs see Long success". The State. November 7, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Bulldogs run over Morgan State, 32–10". The Times and Democrat. November 12, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Bulldogs humble Aggies; earn share of MEAC crown". The State. November 21, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "S.C. State, Coastal fall in FCS playoffs". The Greenville News. November 28, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  14. "2010 Football Schedule". South Carolina State Bulldogs. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  15. "2010 MEAC Football Statistical Report". static.meacsports.com. Retrieved July 27, 2024.