1999 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

1999 South Carolina State Bulldogs football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record4–6 (2–5 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumOliver C. Dawson Stadium
1999 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 North Carolina A&T $^   8 0     11 2  
No. 4 Florida A&M ^   7 1     11 4  
Hampton   5 3     8 4  
Bethune–Cookman   4 4     7 4  
Howard   4 4     5 6  
Delaware State   4 4     4 7  
  2 5     4 6  
Norfolk State   1 7     2 9  
Morgan State   0 7     2 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Willie Jeffries, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 4–6, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished seventh in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4Charleston Southern*W 20–14[1]
September 11Benedict*
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
W 26–23[2]
September 18at Morgan StateCanceled[A 1] N/A[3]
September 25vs. No. 19 Florida A&M
L 17–7620,542[4]
October 2at The Citadel*L 14–2017,239[5]
October 9Norfolk State
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
W 27–23[6]
October 21at Bethune–CookmanL 27–30 OT3,814[7]
October 30at HamptonL 27–39[8]
November 6at HowardL 42–4918,756[9]
November 13Delaware State
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
W 34–1411,041[10]
November 20vs. No. 16 North Carolina A&TL 7–2726,862[11]

Notes

  1. ^ The game against Morgan State scheduled for September 18 was canceled due to the impacts of Hurricane Floyd.

References

  1. ^ "James, O'Neal lead Bulldogs past CSU". The Herald. September 5, 1999. Retrieved August 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "S.C. State sweeps by Benedict". The State. September 12, 1999. Retrieved August 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "SCSU cancels athletic events". The Times and Democrat. September 15, 1999. Retrieved August 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "FAMU hammers S.C. State, 76–17". The Times and Democrat. September 26, 1999. Retrieved August 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "S.C. State stumbles against The Citadel". The Times and Democrat. October 3, 1999. Retrieved August 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bulldogs hold off Norfolk State". Florence Morning News. October 10, 1999. Retrieved August 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "B–CC rallies to prevail in OT". The Orlando Sentinel. October 22, 1999. Retrieved August 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bulldogs fall to Hampton, 39–27". The Times and Democrat. October 31, 1999. Retrieved August 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "SCSU fails to hold lead, falls to Howard". The Times and Democrat. November 7, 1999. Retrieved August 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "SCSU snaps skid, 34–14". The Times and Democrat. November 14, 1999. Retrieved August 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "A&T wins Carolinas Classic". The State. November 21, 1999. Retrieved August 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.