# 2017 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

The 2017 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 16th-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 (MEAC). They finished the season 3–7, 2–6 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 2:30 p.m. | at Southern* | Ace W. Mumford StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (MEAC/SWAC Challenge) | ESPN2 | L 8–14 | 10,006 |
| September 9 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 16 Charleston Southern* | Oliver C. Dawson StadiumOrangeburg, SC | | Cancelled | |
| September 16 | 2:00 p.m. | Johnson C. Smith* | Oliver C. Dawson StadiumOrangeburg, SC | | W 41–0 | 12,000 |
| September 21 | 7:30 p.m. | at North Carolina Central | O'Kelly–Riddick StadiumDurham, NC | ESPNU | L 28–33 | 9,012 |
| September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 17 North Carolina A&T | Oliver C. Dawson StadiumOrangeburg, SC (rivalry) | FloFootball | L 7–21 | 14,789 |
| October 6 | 7:30 p.m. | Morgan State | Oliver C. Dawson StadiumOrangeburg, SC | ESPNU | W 35–14 | 9,038 |
| October 14 | 4:00 p.m. | at Bethune–Cookman | Municipal StadiumDaytona Beach, FL | CENCatEye Network | L 9–12 | 6,191 |
| October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | at Delaware State | Alumni StadiumDover, DE | WDSU-TV | L 14–17 | 1,270 |
| October 28 | 1:30 p.m. | Howard | Oliver C. Dawson StadiumOrangeburg, SC | FloFootball | L 20–28 | 15,089 |
| November 11 | 1:30 p.m. | Hampton | Oliver C. Dawson StadiumOrangeburg, SC | FloFootball | W 33–15 | 8,491 |
| November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | at Savannah State | Ted Wright StadiumSavannah, GA | | L 10–34 | 3,015 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
The game between Charleston Southern and South Carolina, recently had been rescheduled in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Irma, but on September 7, both schools agreed to postpone the game later in the season, but was ultimately cancelled.

## Game summaries
### At Southern (MEAC/SWAC Challenge)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Jaguars | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |

### Johnson C. Smith

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Bulls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bulldogs | 16 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 41 |

### At North Carolina Central

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Eagles | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 33 |

### North Carolina A&T

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 17 Aggies | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 21 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |

### Morgan State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 35 |

### At Bethune–Cookman

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |

### At Delaware State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Hornets | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 |

### Howard

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bison | | | | | 0 |
| Bulldogs | | | | | 0 |

### Hampton

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pirates | | | | | 0 |
| Bulldogs | | | | | 0 |

### At Savannah State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | | | | | 0 |
| Tigers | | | | | 0 |