2013 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

The 2013 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 12th year head coach Oliver Pough and played their home games at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 7–1 in MEAC play to win a share of the MEAC championship with Bethune-Cookman. Due to their loss to Bethune-Cookman, they did not receive the conference's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs. However, they did receive an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to Furman.

2013 South Carolina State Bulldogs football
MEAC co-champion
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 20–30 vs. Furman
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 25
Record	9–4 (7–1 MEAC)
Head coach	Oliver Pough (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	Joseph Blackwell (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Adams (6th season)
Home stadium	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 16 Bethune–Cookman +^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 25 South Carolina State +^		7	–	1					9	–	4
Morgan State		5	–	3					5	–	7
Delaware State		5	–	3					5	–	6
North Carolina A&T		4	–	4					7	–	4
Howard		4	–	4					6	–	6
Hampton		4	–	4					4	–	8
North Carolina Central		3	–	5					5	–	7
Norfolk State		3	–	5					3	–	9
Florida A&M		2	–	6					3	–	9
Savannah State		0	–	8					1	–	11
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Savannah State ineligible for FCS playoffs due to Academic Progress Rate sanctions Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 pm	No. 25 Coastal Carolina*		Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC		L 20–27	10,048
September 7	12:30 pm	at No. 4 (FBS) Clemson*		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ACCRSN	L 13–52	81,428
September 14	6:00 pm	Alabama A&M*		Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC		W 32–0	11,146
September 21	4:00 pm	vs. Benedict College*		Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (Palmetto Capital City Classic)		W 59–6	15,037
September 28	2:00 pm	Hampton		Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	ESPN3	W 30–6	17,139
October 5	4:00 pm	vs. North Carolina A&T		Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (Atlanta Football Classic)	ESPN3	W 29–24	35,412
October 10	7:30 pm	at North Carolina Central		O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	ESPNU	W 44–3	8,103
October 26	4:00 pm	at No. 14 Bethune-Cookman		Municipal Stadium Daytona Beach, FL		L 3–14	10,421
November 2	1:00 pm	at Savannah State		Ted Wright Stadium Savannah, GA		W 45–9	2,630
November 9	1:30 pm	Florida A&M		Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC		W 25–21	20,022
November 14	7:30 pm	Morgan State		Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	ESPNU	W 38–3	8,053
November 23	7:30 pm	at Norfolk State		William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA		W 17–3	5,639
November 30	1:00 pm	Furman*	No. 25	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	L 20–30	4,871
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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