2022 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

2022 South Carolina State Bulldogs football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	3–8 (1–4 MEAC)
Head coach	Oliver Pough (21st season)
Offensive coordinator	Bennett Swygert (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Jonathan Saxon (4th as DC, 8th overall season)
Home stadium	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Carolina Central +		4	–	1					10	–	2
Howard +		4	–	1					5	–	6
Delaware State		2	–	3					5	–	6
Morgan State		2	–	3					4	–	7
Norfolk State		2	–	3					2	–	9
South Carolina State		1	–	4					3	–	8
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs, led by 21st-year head coach Oliver Pough, played their home games at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	at UCF*	FBC Mortgage Stadium Orlando, FL	ESPN+	L 10–56	43,810
September 10	4:00 p.m.	at Bethune–Cookman*	Daytona Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	ESPN+	W 33–9	6,071
September 24	7:00 p.m.	at North Carolina A&T*	Truist Stadium Greensboro, NC (Rivalry)		L 27–41	14,116
September 29 [a]	7:00 p.m.	at South Carolina*	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	SECN	L 10–50	61,551
October 8	2:00 p.m.	Florida A&M*	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	ESPN+	L 14–20	13,595
October 15	1:30 p.m.	Virginia–Lynchburg*	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC		W 36–0	15,349
October 22	1:30 p.m.	North Carolina Central	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	ESPN3	W 26–24	9,479
October 29	12:00 p.m.	at Morgan State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD		L 14–41	4,676
November 5	1:30 p.m.	Delaware State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	ESPN3	L 24–27	6,200
November 12	1:00 p.m.	at Howard	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, D.C.		L 14–28	4,787
November 19	1:30 p.m.	Norfolk State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	ESPN+	L 38–42	5,500
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

At UCF

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	3	7	0	10
Knights	21	7	14	14	56

At Bethune–Cookman

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	3	10	13	33
Wildcats	0	0	3	6	9

At North Carolina A&T

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	6	14	0	27
Aggies	7	10	21	3	41

At South Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	7	3	10
Gamecocks	8	14	14	14	50

Florida A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rattlers	7	10	3	0	20
Bulldogs	0	0	0	14	14

Virginia–Lynchburg

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dragons	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs	21	0	8	7	36

North Carolina Central

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	7	10	0	24
Bulldogs	0	20	0	6	26

At Morgan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	14	0	0	14
Bears	7	10	0	24	41

Delaware State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Hornets	7	10	7	0	3	27
Bulldogs	0	7	7	10	0	24

At Howard

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	0	0	7	14
Bison	7	14	7	0	28

Norfolk State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	14	14	0	14	42
Bulldogs	14	14	7	3	38

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