1978 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team
American college football season
The 1978 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 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season . Led by sixth-year head coach Willie Jeffries , the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 8–2–1, with a mark of 5–0–1 in conference play, and finished as MEAC champion.
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References
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^ "Virginia St. is buried by 47 to 0" . Richmond Times-Dispatch . September 3, 1978. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Slow-starting Bulldogs pound Delaware 34–0" . The State . September 10, 1978. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Reed sparks S.C. State past North Carolina A&T" . The Times and Democrat . September 17, 1978. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "South Carolina State wins" . The Record . September 24, 1978. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Bulldogs top Alcorn" . The Greenville News . October 1, 1978. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Reid paces S.C. State past J.C. Smith, 34–10" . The Times and Democrat . October 8, 1978. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Morgan, S. Carolina State play to 7-to-7 deadlock" . The Baltimore Sun . October 15, 1978. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Newberry shuts out South Carolina State" . Anderson Independent-Mail . October 22, 1978. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Eagles bow to Bulldogs" . Durham Sunday Herald . October 29, 1978. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Rivers leads Bulldogs rout" . The Greenville News . November 5, 1978. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Unbeaten G-Men hold off S.C. State" . The Shreveport Times . November 12, 1978. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
Morgan State (1971)
North Carolina Central (1972)
North Carolina Central (1973)
South Carolina State (1974)
South Carolina State & North Carolina A&T (1975)
Morgan State & South Carolina State (1976)
South Carolina State (1977)
South Carolina State (1978)
Morgan State (1979)
South Carolina State (1980)
South Carolina State (1981)
South Carolina State (1982)
South Carolina State (1983)
Bethune–Cookman (1984)
Delaware State (1985)
North Carolina A&T (1986)
Delaware State (1987)
Bethune–Cookman , Delaware State , & Florida A&M (1988)
Delaware State (1989)
Florida A&M (1990)
Delaware State & North Carolina A&T (1991)
North Carolina A&T (1992)
Howard (1993)
South Carolina State (1994)
Florida A&M (1995)
Florida A&M (1996)
Hampton (1997)
Hampton & Florida A&M (1998)
North Carolina A&T (1999)
Florida A&M (2000)
Florida A&M (2001)
Bethune–Cookman (2002)
North Carolina A&T (2003)
Hampton & South Carolina State (2004)
Hampton (2005)
Hampton (2006)
Delaware State (2007)
South Carolina State (2008)
South Carolina State (2009)
Bethune–Cookman †, Florida A&M , & South Carolina State (2010)
Norfolk State (vacated) (2011)
Bethune–Cookman (2012)
Bethune–Cookman †, South Carolina State (2013)
Bethune–Cookman , Morgan State †, North Carolina Central , North Carolina A&T , & South Carolina State (2014)
North Carolina A&T †, North Carolina Central , & Bethune–Cookman (2015)
North Carolina Central (2016)
North Carolina A&T (2017)
North Carolina A&T (2018)
North Carolina A&T † & South Carolina State (2019)
No champion (2020)
South Carolina State (2021)
Howard & North Carolina Central † (2022)
Howard (2023)
South Carolina State (2024)
National championships in bold † Denotes postseason representative via conference tiebreaker