2024 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team explained

The 2024 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team will represent South Carolina State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs will be led by first-year head coach Chennis Berry, who takes over for longtime coach Oliver Pough who retired after last season. South Carolina State plays home games at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium in Orangeburg, South Carolina.

Schedule

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Game summaries

at Florida A&M

Statistics	SCST	FAMU
First downs	19	26
Total yards	286	415
Rushing yards	154	133
Passing yards	132	282
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	12–26–0	23–38–0
Time of possession	27:21	31:31

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Carolina State	Passing	Eric Phoenix	12/25, 132 yards, TD
Rushing	Deondra Duehart	10 carries, 74 yards
Receiving	Caden High	3 receptions, 49 yards
Florida A&M	Passing		23/38, 282 yards, 3 TD
Rushing	Levontai Summersett	11 carries, 62 yards
Receiving	Koby Gross	6 receptions, 106 yards, TD

at The Citadel

See also: 2024 The Citadel Bulldogs football team.

Statistics	SCST	CIT
First downs	26	10
Total yards	421	275
Rushing yards	217	106
Passing yards	204	169
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19–26–0	13–22–1
Time of possession	36:13	23:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Carolina State	Passing	Eric Phoenix	18/23, 194 yards, TD
Rushing	Deondra Duehart	18 carries, 128 yards
Receiving	Justin Smith-Brown	5 receptions, 94 yards
The Citadel	Passing	Johnathan Bennett	13/22, 169 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Corey Ibrahim	7 carries, 52 yards
Receiving	Dervon Pesnell	2 receptions, 72 yards

at Georgia Southern (FBS)

See also: 2024 Georgia Southern Eagles football team.

Statistics	SCST	GASO
First downs	19	21
Total yards	318	351
Rushing yards	112	140
Passing yards	206	211
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	24–38–1	17–24–0
Time of possession	32:38	27:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Carolina State	Passing	Eric Phoenix	24/37, 206 yards, INT
Rushing	Eric Phoenix	8 carries, 63 yards
Receiving	Caden High	10 receptions, 81 yards
Georgia Southern	Passing		17/23, 211 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	OJ Arnold	4 carries, 42 yards, TD
Receiving	Josh Dallas	1 reception, 58 yards

vs. North Carolina A&T (rivalry)

Statistics	NCAT	SCST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Carolina A&T	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
South Carolina State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Tennessee Tech

See also: 2024 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team.

Statistics	SCST	TNTC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Carolina State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Tennessee Tech	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs. Fort Valley State (DII)

See also: Fort Valley State Wildcats.

Statistics	FVS	SCST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fort Valley State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
South Carolina State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs. Delaware State

See also: 2024 Delaware State Hornets football team.

Statistics	DSU	SCST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Delaware State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
South Carolina State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs. No. 19 North Carolina Central

See also: 2024 North Carolina Central Eagles football team.

Statistics	NCCU	SCST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Carolina Central	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
South Carolina State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Howard

See also: 2024 Howard Bison football team.

Statistics	SCST	HOW
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Carolina State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Howard	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Morgan State

See also: 2024 Morgan State Bears football team.

Statistics	SCST	MORG
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Carolina State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Morgan State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs. Norfolk State

See also: 2024 Norfolk State Spartans football team.

Statistics	NORF	SCST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Norfolk State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
South Carolina State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Notes and References

1. Web site: SC State Football Schedule. fbschedules.com. FBSchedules. July 10, 2024.
2. Web site: 2024 Football Schedule. scsuathletics.com. SC State Bulldogs Athletics. July 10, 2024.