S.C. State Adds 12th Football Game for 2002

Orangeburg, SC - South Carolina State has added a 12th game to its 2002 football schedule. The Bulldogs will host Tennessee State of the Ohio Valley Conference on Aug. 31, giving the Bulldogs six home games.

The Bulldogs and Tigers, who will be meeting for the first time since Tennessee State’s 34-28 win in the 1997 Atlanta Classic, agreed on a two-year home-and-home deal with S.C. State traveling to Nashville next season, according to Bulldogs athletics director Dr. Tim Autry.

With the addition of Tennessee State, SCSU will have three new opponents on its 2002 schedule. The Bulldogs earlier renews series with intrastate rivals Benedict and Wofford.

First-year head coach Buddy Pough’s team, after opening the campaign with Tennessee State, take on Benedict Sept. 7 at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia. The two teams last played during the 1999 campaign when the rivalry was renewed after a 33-year hiatus after Benedict dropped its program. The contest was cancelled in 2000 due to events surrounding the Confederate flag, and last season, both teams had full schedule commitments and were unable to play each other.

Wofford returns to the SCSU schedule for the first time since 1977 and will meet the Bulldogs at Orangeburg Sept. 14. Other home games include Bethune-Cookman (Homecoming), Oct. 19; Hampton, Oct. 26; Howard, Nov. 9; and Morgan State, Nov. 16.

In addition to the Benedict game, other road games include Savannah State, Sept. 21; Florida A&M, Oct. 5; Norfolk State, Oct. 12; Delaware State, Nov. 2, and North Carolina A&T, Nov. 23 at Atlanta.

For additional information, call 803/536-8579, 803/536-7060 or 803/536-7242.

2002 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Date	Opponent	Site	Time%
August 31	TENNESSEE STATE	Orangeburg, SC	6:00 p.m.
September 7	Benedict	#Columbia, SC	6:00 p.m.
14	WOFFORD (Hall of Fame Game)	Orangeburg, SC	6:00 p.m.
21	Savannah State	Savannah, GA	1:30 p.m.
28	OPEN
October 5	Florida A&M*	Tallahassee, FL	7:00 p.m.
12	Norfolk State*	Norfolk, VA	4:00 p.m.
19	BETHUNE-COOKMAN* (Homecoming)	Orangeburg, SC	1:30 p.m.
26	HAMPTON*	Orangeburg, SC	1:30 p.m.
November 2	Delaware State*	Dover, DE	1:00 p.m.
9	HOWARD*	Orangeburg, SC	1:30 p.m.
16	MORGAN STATE* (Youth/Senior Citizen/Senior Day)	Orangeburg, SC	1:30 p.m.
23	North Carolina A&T*	$Atlanta, GA	2:00 p.m.

*MEAC Conference Contest - #Williams Brice Stadium - $Georgia Dome - %Subject to Change

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