1998 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

1998 South Carolina State Bulldogs football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumOliver C. Dawson Stadium
1998 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Florida A&M +^   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 11 Hampton +^   7 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 18 Bethune–Cookman   6 – 2     8 – 3  
North Carolina A&T   5 – 3     8 – 3  
Howard   5 – 3     7 – 4  
  3 – 5     5 – 6  
Norfolk State   2 – 6     2 – 9  
Morgan State   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Delaware State   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1998 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Willie Jeffries, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Charleston Southern*
W 17–75,750[1]
September 12at Furman*
L 19–2710,094[2]
September 26Johnson C. Smith*
W 14–010,232[3]
October 3Morgan State
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
W 21–0[4]
October 10at Norfolk State
W 43–26[5]
October 17Bethune–Cookman
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
L 17–28[6]
October 24No. 2 Hampton
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
L 7–2015,519[7]
October 31at Delaware State
W 31–14[8]
November 7Howard
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
L 31–326,225[9]
November 14at No. 5 Florida A&M
L 14–37[10]
November 21vs. North Carolina A&T
L 6–1431,230[11]

References

  1. ^ "South Carolina State rolls". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 6, 1998. Retrieved August 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Furman hands S.C. State 27–19 setback". The Times and Democrat. September 13, 1998. Retrieved August 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Shutout for State". The State. September 27, 1998. Retrieved August 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Eaddy keys S.C. State win". The Item. October 4, 1998. Retrieved August 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "SCSU cruises past Norfolk St., 43–26". The Times and Democrat. October 11, 1997. Retrieved August 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Troutman leads B–CC to victory". The Tampa Tribune-Times. October 18, 1998. Retrieved August 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "S.C. State falls to No. 2 Hampton". The State. October 25, 1998. Retrieved August 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "O'Neal leads SCSU". The Herald. November 1, 1998. Retrieved August 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "SCSU yields to Bison". The Times and Democrat. November 8, 1998. Retrieved August 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "S.C. State loses big to Florida A&M". The State. November 15, 1998. Retrieved August 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "A&T is a Classic winner". The Charlotte Observer. November 22, 1998. Retrieved August 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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