1973 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team
Appearance
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Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
Record | 7–3–1 (4–1–1 MEAC) |
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Home stadium | State College Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina Central $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland Eastern Shore | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina A&T | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1973 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 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Willie Jeffries, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 7–3–1, with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, and finished second in the MEAC.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | at Bethune–Cookman* |
| L 7–13 | 6,800–7,000 | [1] |
September 15 | North Carolina A&T | T 14–14 | 8,500–8,600 | [2][3] | |
September 22 | Howard |
| L 7–21 | 4,000–7,200 | [4][5] |
September 29 | at Virginia Union* | W 12–0 | 4,000 | [6] | |
October 13 | Morgan State |
| W 20–0 | 4,800 | [7] |
October 20 | at Kentucky State* | W 17–8 | 6,500 | [8] | |
October 27 | at North Carolina Central | W 24–3 | 10,000–14,000 | [9] | |
November 3 | at Maryland Eastern Shore | Princess Anne, MD | W 30–7 | 1,800 | [10] |
November 10 | Alabama A&M*![]() |
| W 35–24 | 13,750 | [11] |
November 17 | Delaware State |
| W 27–0 | 4,000 | [12] |
December 8 | vs. Florida A&M* | L 12–23 | 18,996 | [13] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Bethune–Cookman nips S.C. State in opener". The Orlando Sentinel Star. September 9, 1973. Retrieved August 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.C. State in 14–14 tie". The Greenville News. September 16, 1973. Retrieved August 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Carolina A&T)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
- ^ "Howard waltzes by S.C. State". The Times and Democrat. September 23, 1973. Retrieved August 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Howard)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ "8 VUU turnovers lead to 12–0 defeat". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 30, 1973. Retrieved August 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.C. State stops Morgan State 20–0". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. October 14, 1973. Retrieved August 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "South Carolina spoils K-State's homecoming". The State Journal. October 21, 1973. Retrieved August 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Upstart Bulldogs maul Central". Durham Morning Herald. October 28, 1973. Retrieved August 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mistake-probe UMES falls to South Carolina State". The Sunday Times. November 4, 1973. Retrieved August 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State 'Dogs down A&M". Anderson Independent-Mail. November 11, 1973. Retrieved August 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hornets lose 11th in season sans win". The Morning News. November 19, 1973. Retrieved August 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "FAMU subdues S.C. State, 23–12". The Miami Herald. December 9, 1973. Retrieved August 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (South Carolina State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 18, 2024.