2002 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

2002 South Carolina State Bulldogs football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record7–5 (4–4 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumOliver C. Dawson Stadium
2002 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 15 Bethune–Cookman $^   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Florida A&M   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Hampton   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Morgan State   5 – 3     7 – 5  
South Carolina State   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Howard   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Norfolk State   2 – 6     5 – 6  
North Carolina A&T   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Delaware State   2 – 6     4 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2002 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Oliver Pough, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 7–5, with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31Tennessee State*
W 26–208,741[1]
September 7vs. Benedict*
W 52–746,304[2]
September 14Wofford*
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
L 6–74,745[3]
September 21at Savannah State*
W 50–127,556[4]
October 5at No. 10 Florida A&M
W 31–1316,520[5]
October 12at Norfolk StateNo. 25
W 35–95,053[6]
October 19No. 11 Bethune–CookmanNo. 18
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
L 6–2120,795[7]
October 26HamptonNo. 21
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
W 47–41 2OT5,507[8]
November 2at Delaware StateNo. 21
L 21–275,182[9]
November 9Howard
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
L 9–235,054[10]
November 16Morgan State
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
L 12–23[11]
November 23vs. North Carolina A&T
W 26–934,261[12]

References

  1. ^ "QB defense shine as Pough wins debut". The State. September 1, 2002. Retrieved August 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Classic Bulldogs". The Times and Democrat. September 8, 2002. Retrieved August 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wofford escapes S.C. State". The Greenville News. September 15, 2002. Retrieved August 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "S.C. State cruises past Savannah State". The Times and Democrat. September 22, 2002. Retrieved August 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bulldogs roll to one of their biggest wins ever". The State. October 6, 2002. Retrieved August 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Surging SCSU overpowers Norfolk St". The Times and Democrat. October 13, 2002. Retrieved August 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bethune-Cookman 21, South Carolina State 6: Suber-led Wildcats stay perfect". The Orlando Sentinel. October 20, 2002. p. C2. Retrieved August 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Big win for Bulldogs". The State. October 27, 2002. Retrieved August 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Unheralded Delaware State stuns Bulldogs". The State. November 3, 2002. Retrieved August 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bison run over Bulldogs". The Times and Democrat. November 10, 2002. Retrieved August 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "No joy in Orangeburg: Morgan State prevails". The State. November 17, 2002. Retrieved August 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bulldogs too much for Aggies". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. November 24, 2002. Retrieved August 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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