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American college football season
The 1981 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University) as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Bill Davis, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 10–3 and a mark of 5–0 in conference play, and finished as MEAC champions.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | at Eastern Kentucky* | | | L 0–26 | 11,400 | [1] |
September 12 | Delaware State | | | W 29–0 | 8,227 | [2] |
September 19 | North Carolina A&T | | - State College Stadium
- Orangeburg, SC
| W 31–6 | 12,038 | [3] |
September 26 | at Howard | | | W 34–6 | 8,500 | [4] |
October 3 | at Alcorn State* | No. T–10 | | L 20–24 | | [5] |
October 10 | at Johnson C. Smith* | | | W 82–0 | 5,524 | [6] |
October 17 | Morgan State | | - State College Stadium
- Orangeburg, SC
| W 41–3 | 18,000 | [7] |
October 24 | vs. Florida A&M | No. 8 | | W 16–15 | 21,614 | [8] |
October 31 | Morris Brown* | No. 6 | - State College Stadium
- Orangeburg, SC
| W 40–6 | | [9] |
November 7 | Bethune–Cookman | No. 4 | - State College Stadium
- Orangeburg, SC
| W 10–6 | | [10] |
November 14 | No. T–10 Grambling State* | No. 3 | - State College Stadium
- Orangeburg, SC
| W 30–14 | | [11] |
December 5 | No. 6 Tennessee State* | No. 3 | | W 26–25 OT | 12,000 | [12] |
December 12 | at No. 2 Idaho State* | No. 3 | | L 12–41 | 12,300 | [13] |
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1981 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Class
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30
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Al Gardner
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So
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
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- ^ "Defense leads way for Eastern in 26–0 win". The Courier-Journal. September 6, 1981. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.C. State blanks DelState 29–0". The Morning News. September 13, 1981. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.C. State tames Aggies". The Charlotte Observer. September 20, 1981. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gaston powers Bulldogs to 34–6 walk over Howard". The Greenville News. September 27, 1981. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lady luck gives Alcorn initial win". The Clarion-Ledger. October 4, 1981. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.C. State embarrasses J.C. Smith 82–0". The Charlotte Observer. October 11, 1981. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.C. State's 'back' attack gives Bulldogs 41–3 victory". The State. October 18, 1981. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rattlers drop Classic". Fort Lauderdale News. October 25, 1981. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.C. State 40–6 victors". Anderson Independent-Mail. November 1, 1981. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs clinch MEAC with 10–6 win over Wildcats". The Times and Democrat. November 8, 1981. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State has no mercy on a Legend, 30–14". The Greenville News. November 15, 1981. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TSU loses 26–25 in overtime". The Tennessean. December 6, 1981. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bengals bury South Carolina State 41–12". The Idaho Statesman. December 13, 1981. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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- Morgan State (1971)
- North Carolina Central (1972)
- North Carolina Central (1973)
- South Carolina State (1974)
- South Carolina State (1975)
- Morgan State & South Carolina State (1976)
- South Carolina State (1977)
- South Carolina State (1978)
- Morgan State (1979)
- South Carolina State (1980)
- South Carolina State (1981)
- South Carolina State (1982)
- South Carolina State (1983)
- Bethune–Cookman (1984)
- Delaware State (1985)
- North Carolina A&T (1986)
- Delaware State (1987)
- Bethune–Cookman, Delaware State, & Florida A&M (1988)
- Delaware State (1989)
- Florida A&M (1990)
- Delaware State & North Carolina A&T (1991)
- North Carolina A&T (1992)
- Howard (1993)
- South Carolina State (1994)
- Florida A&M (1995)
- Florida A&M (1996)
- Hampton (1997)
- Hampton & Florida A&M (1998)
- North Carolina A&T (1999)
- Florida A&M (2000)
- Florida A&M (2001)
- Bethune–Cookman (2002)
- North Carolina A&T (2003)
- Hampton & South Carolina State (2004)
- Hampton (2005)
- Hampton (2006)
- Delaware State (2007)
- South Carolina State (2008)
- South Carolina State (2009)
- Bethune–Cookman†, Florida A&M, & South Carolina State (2010)
- Norfolk State (vacated) (2011)
- Bethune–Cookman (2012)
- Bethune–Cookman†, South Carolina State (2013)
- Bethune–Cookman, Morgan State†, North Carolina Central, North Carolina A&T, & South Carolina State (2014)
- North Carolina A&T†, North Carolina Central, & Bethune–Cookman (2015)
- North Carolina Central (2016)
- North Carolina A&T (2017)
- North Carolina A&T (2018)
- North Carolina A&T† & South Carolina State (2019)
- No champion (2020)
- South Carolina State (2021)
- Howard & North Carolina Central† (2022)
- Howard (2023)
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National championships in bold † Denotes postseason representative via conference tiebreaker |
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Champion – Idaho State Bengals |