1987 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

1987 South Carolina State Bulldogs football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record7–4 (4–1 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumOliver C. Dawson Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 20 Delaware State $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 18 Howard 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
South Carolina State 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Bethune–Cookman 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
North Carolina A&T 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Morgan State 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Florida A&M 0 – 0 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Florida A&M games did not count as conference games in 1987; records adjusted for Howard and Arkansas Pine–Bluff forfeits to Delaware State
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State College (now known as South Carolina State University) as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Dennis Thomas, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, and finished second in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5No. 13 Furman*
L 7–2511,803[1]
September 19North Carolina A&T
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC (rivalry)
W 12–0[2]
September 26at Howard
W 22–31 (forfeit win)[3][4]
October 3at Elizabeth City State*
W 39–6[5]
October 10at Morgan State
W 41–1412,000[6]
October 17Bethune–Cookman
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
W 41–2018,507[7]
October 24Florida A&M
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
W 20–109,242[8]
October 31No. 11 Delaware State
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
L 7–286,143[9]
November 7at Virginia Union*
L 22–242,438[10]
November 12at Grambling State*
W 15–13[11]
November 21No. 6 Georgia Southern*
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
L 13–3010,048[12]

References

  1. ^ "Furman grabs win". The Herald. September 6, 1987. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Northington, Tom (September 20, 1987). "S.C. State rips Aggies 12–0". Greensboro News & Record. p. B1. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Howard turns SCSC mistakes into 31–22 win". The Times and Democrat. September 27, 1987. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Greenberger, Neil H. (September 26, 1989). "Howard forfeits 1987 football title". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  5. ^ "Salter leads S.C. State to 39–6 victory". The Greenville News. October 4, 1987. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "S.C. State grabs grid win". The Herald. October 11, 1987. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "South Carolina State tops Bethune–Cookman". The Index-Journal. October 18, 1987. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "S.C. State wins 20–10". The Item. October 25, 1987. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Delaware State trips South Carolina State". The Index-Journal. November 1, 1987. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Virginia Union rebounds to stifle S.C. State 24–22". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 8, 1987. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "SCSC tops Tigers". The Times and Democrat. November 13, 1987. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Gross, Foley lead Georgia Southern over S.C. State". Florence Morning News. November 22, 1987. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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