2022 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

2022 South Carolina State Bulldogs football
2022 South Carolina State Bulldogs football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	3–8 (1–4 MEAC)
Head coach	Oliver Pough (21st season);
Offensive coordinator	Bennett Swygert (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Jonathan Saxon (4th as DC, 8th overall season)
Home stadium	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs, led by 21st-year head coach Oliver Pough, played their home games at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium.

2022 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
North Carolina Central	4	–	1	10	–	2
Howard	4	–	1	5	–	6
Delaware State	2	–	3	5	–	6
Morgan State	2	–	3	4	–	7
Norfolk State	2	–	3	2	–	9
South Carolina State	1	–	4	3	–	8

– Conference co-champions Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	at UCF*	FBC Mortgage Stadium Orlando, FL	ESPN	L 10–56	43,810
September 10	4:00 p.m.	at Bethune–Cookman*	Daytona Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	ESPN	W 33–9	6,071
September 24	7:00 p.m.	at North Carolina A&T*	Truist Stadium Greensboro, NC (Rivalry)		L 27–41	14,116
September 29 ^[a]	7:00 p.m.	at South Carolina*	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	SECN	L 10–50	61,551
October 8	2:00 p.m.	Florida A&M*	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	ESPN	L 14–20	13,595
October 15	1:30 p.m.	Virginia–Lynchburg*	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC		W 36–0	15,349
October 22	1:30 p.m.	North Carolina Central	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	ESPN3	W 26–24	9,479
October 29	12:00 p.m.	at Morgan State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD		L 14–41	4,676
November 5	1:30 p.m.	Delaware State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	ESPN3	L 24–27	6,200
November 12	1:00 p.m.	at Howard	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, D.C.		L 14–28	4,787
November 19	1:30 p.m.	Norfolk State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	ESPN	L 38–42	5,500
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	3	7	0	10
Knights	21	7	14	14	56

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	3	10	13	33
Wildcats	0	0	3	6	9

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	6	14	0	27
Aggies	7	10	21	3	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	7	3	10
Gamecocks	8	14	14	14	50

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rattlers	7	10	3	0	20
Bulldogs	0	0	0	14	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dragons	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs	21	0	8	7	36

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	7	10	0	24
Bulldogs	0	20	0	6	26

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	14	0	0	14
Bears	7	10	0	24	41

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Hornets	7	10	7	0	3	27
Bulldogs	0	7	7	10	0	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	0	0	7	14
Bison	7	14	7	0	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	14	14	0	14	42
Bulldogs	14	14	7	3	38

^ Scarborough, Alex (September 27, 2022). "South Carolina football moves up game to Thursday because of threat of Hurricane Ian". ESPN (Press release). Retrieved September 27, 2022.
^ "2022 South Carolina State Bulldogs Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 30, 2022.{