2017 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

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2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 7 North Carolina A&T $		8	–	0					12	–	0
Howard		6	–	2					7	–	4
Bethune–Cookman		6	–	2					7	–	4
North Carolina Central		5	–	3					7	–	4
Hampton		5	–	3					6	–	5
Norfolk State		4	–	4					4	–	7
Savannah State *		3	–	5					3	–	8
South Carolina State		2	–	6					3	–	7
Florida A&M *		2	–	6					3	–	8
Delaware State		2	–	6					2	–	9
Morgan State *		1	–	7					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion * Florida A&M, Morgan State and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 16th-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 3–7, 2–6 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place.

Schedule

September 32:30 p.m.at Southern*

• Ace W. Mumford Stadium
• Baton Rouge, LA (MEAC/SWAC Challenge)

ESPN2L 8–1410,006

|-bgcolor="#F2F2F2" | September 9^[a] | — | No. 16 Charleston Southern* | — | Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC | — | Cancelled^[a] | — |-≈

September 162:00 p.m.Johnson C. Smith*

• Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
• Orangeburg, SC

W 41–012,000 September 217:30 p.m.at North Carolina Central

• O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
• Durham, NC

ESPNUL 28–339,012 September 306:00 p.m.No. 17 North Carolina A&T

• Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
• Orangeburg, SC (Rivalry)

FloFootballL 7–2114,789 October 67:30 p.m.Morgan State

• Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
• Orangeburg, SC

ESPNUW 35–149,038 October 144:00 p.m.at Bethune–Cookman

• Municipal Stadium
• Daytona Beach, FL

CENL 9–126,191 October 212:00 p.m.at Delaware State

• Alumni Stadium
• Dover, DE

WDSU-TVL 14–171,270 October 281:30 p.m.Howard

• Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
• Orangeburg, SC

FloFootballL 20–28 15,089 November 111:30 p.m.Hampton

• Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
• Orangeburg, SC

FloFootballW 33–15 8,491 November 181:00 p.m.at Savannah State

• Ted Wright Stadium
• Savannah, GA

L 10–34 3,015

^{^[a]} The game between Charleston Southern and South Carolina, recently had been rescheduled in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Irma, but on September 7, both schools agreed to postpone the game later in the season, but was ultimately cancelled.

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

at Southern (MEAC/SWAC Challenge)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	3	3	2	0	8
Jaguars	7	7	0	0	14

See also: 2017 Southern Jaguars football team and MEAC/SWAC Challenge

Johnson C. Smith

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bulls	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs	16	3	10	12	41

See also: Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls football

at North Carolina Central

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	14	7	0	28
Eagles	7	7	6	13	33

See also: 2017 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

North Carolina A&T

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Aggies	0	12	6	3	21
Bulldogs	0	0	0	7	7

See also: 2017 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

Morgan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	3	4	0	14
Bulldogs	7	0	7	21	35

See also: 2017 Morgan State Bears football team

at Bethune–Cookman

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	3	6	0	3	12
Bulldogs	0	9	0	0	9

See also: 2017 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

at Delaware State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	0	7	14
Hornets	14	0	0	3	17

See also: 2017 Delaware State Hornets football team

Howard

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison					0
Bulldogs					0

See also: 2017 Howard Bison football team

Hampton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates					0
Bulldogs					0

See also: 2017 Hampton Pirates football team

at Savannah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs					0
Tigers					0

See also: 2017 Savannah State Tigers football team