# List of South Carolina State Bulldogs football seasons

The following is a list of South Carolina State Bulldogs football seasons for the football team that has represented South Carolina State University in NCAA competition.

## Results

| Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs |
| (Independent) (1907) |||||||
| 1907 | Unknown | 0-1 | | | |
| Unknown: | Unknown: | 0-1 | | | |
| (No Team) (1908–1914) |||||||
| (Independent) (1915–1914) |||||||
| 1915 | | 4–0–1 | | | |
| 1916 | | 0–1 | | | |
| (No Team) (1917–1922) |||||||
| 1923 | | 0-1 | | | |
| 1924 | | 0-2 | | | |
| 1925 | W.C. Lewis | 0-4 | | | |
| 1926 | W.C. Lewis | 6-1 | | | |
| 1927 | Unknown | 8–1 | | | |
| 1928 | Unknown | 6-1 | | | |
| 1929 | Unknown | 4-3 | | | |
| 1930 | Unknown | 7–1-1 | | | |
| 1931 | Unknown | 1–1–1 | | | |
| 1932 | Unknown | 5-1–2 | | | |
| 1933 | Unknown | 5–1–1 | | | |
| 1934 | Unknown | 5–2-1 | | | |
| 1935 | Robert Brooks | 3-5 | | | |
| 1936 | Robert Brooks | 3-3-2 | | | |
| 1937 | Robert Brooks | 5–3-1 | | | |
| 1938 | Robert Brooks | 3–5 | | | |
| 1939 | Robert Brooks | 4-3-1 | | | |
| 1940 | Oliver C. Dawson | 3–6 | | | |
| 1941 | Oliver C. Dawson | 4–3-2 | | | |
| 1942 | Oliver C. Dawson | 3-2-1 | | | |
| 1946 | Oliver C. Dawson | 5–3-1 | | | |
| 1947 | Oliver C. Dawson | 7-1-1 | | | |
| 1948 | Oliver C. Dawson | 4–3-1 | | | |
| 1949 | Oliver C. Dawson | 3-4-1 | | | |
| 1950 | Oliver C. Dawson | 1-7-0 | | | |
| 1951 | Lawrence Simmons | 5-2 | | | |
| 1952 | Lawrence Simmons | 7-2 | | | |
| 1953 | John H. Martin | 5-3 | | | |
| 1954 | John H. Martin | 7-2 | | | |
| 1955 | William Brown | 3-6 | | | |
| 1956 | Roy D. Moore | 5-4 | | | |
| 1957 | Roy D. Moore | 5-2-1 | | | |
| 1958 | Roy D. Moore | 7-2 | | | |
| 1959 | Roy D. Moore | 3-5 | | | |
| 1960 | William B. Harris | 1-7–1 | | | |
| 1961 | William B. Harris | 2-7 | | | |
| 1962 | George Bell | 5-3 | | | |
| 1963 | George Bell | 8-1 | | | |
| 1964 | George Bell | 7–2 | | | |
| 1965 | Oree Banks | 8-1 | | | |
| 1966 | Oree Banks | 7-2 | | | |
| 1967 | Oree Banks | 7-1 | | | |
| 1968 | Oree Banks | 7-2 | | | |
| 1969 | Oree Banks | 5-3-1 | | | |
| 1970 | Oree Banks | 3-6 | | | |
| 1971 | Oree Banks | 6–3-1 | MEAC | | |
| 1972 | Oree Banks | 1-9 | MEAC | | |
| 1973 | Willie E. Jeffries | 7-3-1 | MEAC | | |
| 1974 | Willie E. Jeffries | 8–4 | MEAC | | |
| 1975 | Willie E. Jeffries | 8-2-1 | MEAC | | |
| 1976 | Willie E. Jeffries | 10-1 | MEAC | | |
| 1977 | Willie E. Jeffries | 9-1–1 | MEAC | | |
| 1978 | Willie E. Jeffries | 8–2-1 | MEAC | | |
| 1979 | Bill Davis | 8–3 | MEAC | | |
| 1980 | Bill Davis | 10-1 | MEAC | | |
| 1981 | Bill Davis | 10-3 | MEAC | | |
| 1982 | Bill Davis | 9-3 | MEAC | | |
| 1983 | Bill Davis | 7-3 | MEAC | | |
| 1984 | Bill Davis | 4–6–1 | MEAC | | |
| 1985 | Bill Davis | 5–6 | MEAC | | |
| 1986 | Dennis Thomas | 5-6 | MEAC | | |
| 1987 | Dennis Thomas | 6-5 | MEAC | | |
| 1988 | Dennis Thomas | 4-7 | MEAC | | |
| 1989 | Willie E. Jeffries | 5-6 | MEAC | | |
| 1990 | Willie E. Jeffries | 4–6 | MEAC | | |
| 1991 | Willie E. Jeffries | 7-4 | MEAC | | |
| 1992 | Willie E. Jeffries | 7-4 | MEAC | | |
| 1993 | Willie E. Jeffries | 8-4 | MEAC | | |
| 1994 | Willie E. Jeffries | 10–2 | MEAC | | W vs. Grambling State Tigers Heritage Bowl |
| 1995 | Willie E. Jeffries | 6-4 | MEAC | | |
| 1996 | Willie E. Jeffries | 4–6 | MEAC | | |
| 1997 | Willie E. Jeffries | 9-3 | MEAC | | L vs. Southern Jaguars Heritage Bowl |
| 1998 | Willie E. Jeffries | 5-6 | MEAC | | |
| 1999 | Willie E. Jeffries | 4–6 | MEAC | | |
| 2000 | Willie E. Jeffries | 3-8 | MEAC | | |
| 2001 | Willie E. Jeffries | 6–5 | MEAC | | |
| 2002 | Oliver "Buddy" Pough | 7-5 | MEAC | | |
| 2003 | Buddy Pough | 8–4 | MEAC | | |
| 2004 | Buddy Pough | 9–2 | MEAC | 2nd | |
| 2005 | Buddy Pough | 9-2 | MEAC | 2nd | |
| 2006 | Buddy Pough | 7-4 | MEAC | | |
| 2007 | Buddy Pough | 7-4 | MEAC | | |
| 2008 | Buddy Pough | 10-3 | MEAC | 1st | L vs Appalachian State 2008 FCS Playoffs |
| 2009 | Buddy Pough | 10-2 | MEAC | 1st | L vs. Appalachian State 2008 FCS Playoffs |
| 2010 | Buddy Pough | 9-3 | MEAC | 2nd | L vs. Georgia Southern 2008 FCS Playoffs |
| 2011 | Buddy Pough | 7–4 | MEAC | | |
| 2012 | Buddy Pough | 5-6 | MEAC | | |
| 2013 | Buddy Pough | 9-4 | MEAC | 2nd | L vs. Furman 2008 FCS Playoffs |
| 2014 | Buddy Pough | 8-4 | MEAC | | |
| 2015 | Buddy Pough | 7-4 | MEAC | | |
| 2016 | Buddy Pough | 5-6 | MEAC | | |
| 2017 | Buddy Pough | 3-7 | MEAC | | |
| 2018 | Buddy Pough | 5-6 | MEAC | | |
| 2019 | Buddy Pough | 8–3 | MEAC | | |
| 2020 | Buddy Pough | 3-1 | MEAC | | |
| 2021 | Buddy Pough | 7-5 | MEAC | 1st | W vs. Jackson State Celebration Bowl |
| 2022 | Buddy Pough | 3-8 | MEAC | | |
| 2023 | Buddy Pough | 5-6 | MEAC | 3rd | |
| 2024 | Chennis Berry | 9-3 | MEAC | 1st | L vs. Jackson State Celebration Bowl |
| Total: | Total: | 567-361-27 | | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth |||||||
| $^†$Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. $^#$Post 1996 rankings from final Sports Network poll. |||||||