The 2018 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 17th-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 (MEAC). They finished the season 5–6, 4–3 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place.
Preseason
MEAC preseason poll In a vote of the MEAC head coaches and sports information directors, the Bulldogs were picked to finish in seventh place.
Preseason All-MEAC Teams The Tigers had four players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.
Defense
2nd team
Damu Ford – LB
3rd team
Kendrick Gathers – DB
Alex Brown – DB
Special teams
3rd team
Clifford Benjamin, Jr. – P
Schedule
Source: Schedule
Despite also being members of the MEAC, games against Florida A&M and Norfolk State will be considered non-conference games and will not have an effect on the MEAC standings.
Game summaries
At Georgia Southern
At UCF
Norfolk State
At North Carolina A&T
At Morgan State
Bethune–Cookman
Delaware State
At Howard
At Florida A&M
Savannah State
North Carolina Central
References