2014 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

2014 South Carolina State Bulldogs football
MEAC co-champion
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	8–4 (6–2 MEAC)
Head coach	Oliver Pough (13th season)
Offensive coordinator	Joseph Blackwell (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Adams (7th season)
Home stadium	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium

2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 23 Bethune–Cookman +		6	–	2					9	–	3
North Carolina A&T +		6	–	2					9	–	3
South Carolina State +		6	–	2					8	–	4
North Carolina Central +		6	–	2					7	–	5
Morgan State +^		6	–	2					7	–	6
Norfolk State		4	–	4					4	–	8
Howard		3	–	5					5	–	7
Florida A&M *		3	–	5					3	–	9
Hampton		2	–	6					3	–	9
Delaware State		2	–	6					2	–	10
Savannah State *		0	–	8					0	–	12
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant * Florida A&M and Savannah State ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to APR violations Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2014 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 13th-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 8–4, 6–2 in MEAC play to finish in a five-way tie for the MEAC championship. However, they did not earn the conference's automatic bid to the FCS playoffs and did not receive an at-large bid.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	5:00 pm	vs. Benedict*	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (Palmetto Capital City Classic)		W 63–0	10,532
September 6	12:30 pm	at No. 23 (FBS) Clemson*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ACCN	L 7–73	81,672
September 13	6:00 pm	at No. 5 Coastal Carolina*	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC		L 3–30	10,124
September 20	6:00 pm	No. 21 Furman*	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC		W 17–7	9,613
September 27	2:00 pm	at Hampton	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA		W 17–10	6,000
October 4	3:30 pm	vs. North Carolina A&T	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (Atlanta Football Classic)	ESPN3	W 13–0	24,441
October 11	2:00 pm	North Carolina Central	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC		L 35–48	15,481
October 25	1:30 pm	No. 14 Bethune-Cookman	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC		W 20–14	11,043
November 1	1:30 pm	Savannah State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC		W 59–7	10,013
November 8	3:00 pm	at Florida A&M	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 34–17	7,675
November 15	1:00 pm	at Morgan State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD		L 21–24	3,014
November 22	1:30 pm	Norfolk State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC		W 30–20	7,339
*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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