The 1980 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State College (now known as South Carolina State University) as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Bill Davis, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 10–1, with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, and finished as MEAC champion.
| 1980 South Carolina State Bulldogs football | |
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MEAC champion | |
| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 10–1 (5–0 MEAC) |
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| Home stadium | State College Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–3 South Carolina State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethune–Cookman | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida A&M | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | Virginia State* | W 35–7 | 11,348 | [1] | ||
| September 13 | at Delaware State | W 21–20 | [2] | |||
| September 20 | vs. North Carolina A&T | W 24–9 | 10,049 | [3] | ||
| September 27 | Howard | No. T–3 |
| W 30–17 | 9,000 | [4] |
| October 4 | Alcorn State* | No. 3 |
| W 33–0 | [5] | |
| October 11 | Johnson C. Smith* | No. T–1 |
| W 34–8 | 15,002 | [6] |
| October 18 | vs. Morgan State* | No. T–1 |
| W 49–13 | 14,472 | [7] |
| October 25 | Florida A&M | No. 2 |
| W 21–19 | 11,023 | [8] |
| November 1 | at Morris Brown* | No. T–1 | W 59–7 | 14,500 | [9] | |
| November 8 | at Bethune–Cookman | No. 1 |
| W 21–0 | 5,400 | [10] |
| November 15 | at No. T–5 Grambling State* | No. 1 | L 3–26 | [11] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Trojans fall 35–7 to Brown, Bulldogs". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 7, 1980. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bussey in goat-to-hero role as S.C. State nips Hornets". Sunday News Journal. September 14, 1980. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Determined SCSC overcomes A&T Aggies". The Times and Democrat. September 21, 1980. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ragland, Wilson key Bulldogs past Howard". The State. September 28, 1980. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SC State blasts Alcorn". Florence Morning News. October 5, 1980. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.C. State routs Smith". The Charlotte Observer. October 12, 1980. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Third-stringer runs wild; S.C. State romps, 49–13". The Record. October 19, 1980. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rattlers' last-grasp effort sails just wide, 21–19". The Tampa Tribune-Times. October 26, 1980. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.C. State crushes Wolverines". The State. November 2, 1980. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.C. State zaps B–CC in 21–0 rout". The Orlando Sentinel Star. November 9, 1980. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Gambling' Grambling crunches Bulldogs". The State. November 16, 1980. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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