2012 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

2012 South Carolina State Bulldogs football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 MEAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMike Adams
Home stadiumOliver C. Dawson Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 22 Bethune–Cookman $^   8 – 0     9 – 3  
Howard   6 – 2     7 – 4  
North Carolina A&T   5 – 3     7 – 4  
North Carolina Central   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Delaware State   5 – 3     6 – 5  
South Carolina State   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Florida A&M   4 – 4     4 – 7  
Hampton   3 – 5     3 – 7  
Norfolk State   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Morgan State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Savannah State   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2012 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 11th year head coach Oliver Pough and played their home games at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium. They are a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 4–4 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:30 pmat Georgia State*
W 33–618,921
September 86:00 pmBethune-Cookman
L 14–2715,491
September 1510:30 pmat No. 24 (FBS) Arizona*
P12NL 0–5643,919
September 227:00 pmat Texas A&M*
SECRNL 14–7086,775
September 292:00 pmNorfolk State
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
W 14–020,025
October 62:30 pmvs. North Carolina Central
L 10–4018,000
October 131:30 pmat Delaware State
L 17–313,794
October 206:00 pmat Florida A&M
W 27–20 OT11,106
October 271:30 pmHowarddagger
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
W 41–2319,187
November 101:30 pmat North Carolina A&T
L 7–1710,432
November 171:30 pmSavannah State
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
W 27–1310,011

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