2013 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

American college football season

The 2013 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 12th year head coach Oliver Pough and played their home games at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 7–1 in MEAC play to win a share of the MEAC championship with Bethune-Cookman. Due to their loss to Bethune-Cookman, they did not receive the conference’s automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs. However, they did receive an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to Furman.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 pm	No. 25 Coastal Carolina*				L 20–27	10,048
September 7	12:30 pm	at No. 4 (FBS) Clemson*			ACCRSN	L 13–52	81,428
September 14	6:00 pm	Alabama A&M*		Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC		W 32–0	11,146
September 21	4:00 pm	vs. Benedict College*				W 59–6	15,037
September 28	2:00 pm	Hampton		Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	ESPN3	W 30–6	17,139
October 5	4:00 pm	vs. North Carolina A&T			ESPN3	W 29–24	35,412
October 10	7:30 pm	at North Carolina Central			ESPNU	W 44–3	8,103
October 26	4:00 pm	at No. 14 Bethune-Cookman				L 3–14	10,421
November 2	1:00 pm	at Savannah State				W 45–9	2,630
November 9	1:30 pm	Florida A&M		Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC		W 25–21	20,022
November 14	7:30 pm	Morgan State		Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	ESPNU	W 38–3	8,053
November 23	7:30 pm	at Norfolk State				W 17–3	5,639
November 30	1:00 pm	Furman*	No. 25		ESPN3	L 20–30	4,871

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