The 2022 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs, led by 21st-year head coach Oliver Pough, played their home games at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|
| 7:00 p.m. | at UCF* | | ESPN+ | L 10–56 | 43,810 |
| September 10 | 4:00 p.m. | at Bethune–Cookman* | | ESPN+ | W 33–9 | 6,071 |
| September 24 | 7:00 p.m. | at North Carolina A&T* | | | L 27–41 | 14,116 |
| [a] | 7:00 p.m. | at South Carolina* | | SECN | L 10–50 | 61,551 |
| October 8 | 2:00 p.m. | Florida A&M* | | ESPN+ | L 14–20 | 13,595 |
| October 15 | 1:30 p.m. | Virginia–Lynchburg* | - Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
- Orangeburg, SC
| | W 36–0 | 15,349 |
| October 22 | 1:30 p.m. | North Carolina Central | - Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
- Orangeburg, SC
| ESPN3 | W 26–24 | 9,479 |
| October 29 | 12:00 p.m. | at Morgan State | | | L 14–41 | 4,676 |
| November 5 | 1:30 p.m. | Delaware State | - Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
- Orangeburg, SC
| ESPN3 | L 24–27 | 6,200 |
| November 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at Howard | | | L 14–28 | 4,787 |
| November 19 | 1:30 p.m. | Norfolk State | - Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
- Orangeburg, SC
| ESPN+ | L 38–42 | 5,500 |
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Game summaries
At UCF
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Bulldogs
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
0 |
10 |
| Knights
|
21
|
7
|
14
|
14 |
56 |
At Bethune–Cookman
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Bulldogs
|
7
|
3
|
10
|
13 |
33 |
| Wildcats
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
6 |
9 |
At North Carolina A&T
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Bulldogs
|
7
|
6
|
14
|
0 |
27 |
| Aggies
|
7
|
10
|
21
|
3 |
41 |
At South Carolina
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Bulldogs
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
3 |
10 |
| Gamecocks
|
8
|
14
|
14
|
14 |
50 |
Florida A&M
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Rattlers
|
7
|
10
|
3
|
0 |
20 |
| Bulldogs
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
14 |
14 |
Virginia–Lynchburg
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Dragons
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
| Bulldogs
|
21
|
0
|
8
|
7 |
36 |
North Carolina Central
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Eagles
|
7
|
7
|
10
|
0 |
24 |
| Bulldogs
|
0
|
20
|
0
|
6 |
26 |
At Morgan State
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Bulldogs
|
0
|
14
|
0
|
0 |
14 |
| Bears
|
7
|
10
|
0
|
24 |
41 |
Delaware State
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total |
| Hornets
|
7
|
10
|
7
|
0 | 3 |
27 |
| Bulldogs
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
10 | 0 |
24 |
At Howard
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Bulldogs
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
| Bison
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
0 |
28 |
Norfolk State
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Spartans
|
14
|
14
|
0
|
14 |
42 |
| Bulldogs
|
14
|
14
|
7
|
3 |
38 |
Notes and references
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National championship seasons in bold |