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1989 South Carolina State Bulldogs football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (3–3 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumOliver C. Dawson Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Delaware State $ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Howard 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Florida A&M 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Bethune–Cookman 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
South Carolina State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
North Carolina A&T 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Morgan State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1989 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 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Willie Jeffries, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the MEAC.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2Presbyterian*
W 32–2710,017[1]
September 9No. 1 Furman*
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
L 7–1715,074[2]
September 23at Howard
L 3–10[3]
September 30at No. 7 The Citadel*
L 20–3121,853[4]
October 7at Morgan State
W 38–128,765[5]
October 14vs. Bethune–Cookman
L 30–338,599[6]
October 21Florida A&M
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
W 28–2615,584[7]
October 28Delaware State
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
L 13–21[8]
November 4District of Columbia*dagger
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
W 65–018,102[9]
November 11at No. 16 Grambling State*
L 10–564,757[10]
November 18North Carolina A&T
  • Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC (rivalry)
W 35–3212,684[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Jeffries' homecoming sweet, 32–27". The Greenville News. September 3, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "I-AA champ Furman tops S.C. State, 17–7". The Times and Democrat. September 10, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bison upends Bulldogs on field goal". The Times & Democrat. September 24, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Citadel solves State, runs to 31–20 victory". The State. October 1, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "S.C. State tops Morgan State". The Charlotte Observer. October 8, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tricks, kicks rally Bethune 33–30". South Florida Sun Sentinel. October 15, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "S.C. State stops Florida A&M". The Herald. October 22, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bulldogs fail to keep Hornets down". The Times and Democrat. October 29, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "S.C. State marks homecoming by devastating Firebirds 65–0". The State. November 5, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Grambling pounds S.C. State". The Index-Journal. November 12, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Montgomery gives S.C. State 35–32 win". The Item. November 19, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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