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2019 South Carolina State

8–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

South Carolina State in 2019, game by game: won vs. Wofford 28–13; won vs. Lane College 34–0; lost at South Florida 16–55; won at Delaware State 38–24; lost vs. Florida A&M 38–42; won vs. Morgan State 24–10; won at Bethune-Cookman 27–19; lost vs. North Carolina A&T 20–22; won vs. Howard 62–21; won at North Carolina Central 24–0; won at Norfolk State 20–17+41−39Won 28–13 vs. Wofford+15WoffordWon 34–0 vs. Lane College+34Lane CollegeLost 16–55 at South Florida-39South FloridaWon 38–24 at Delaware State+14Delaware StateLost 38–42 vs. Florida A&M-4Florida A&MWon 24–10 vs. Morgan State+14Morgan StateWon 27–19 at Bethune-Cookman+8Bethune-CookmanLost 20–22 vs. North Carolina A&T-2North Carolina …Won 62–21 vs. Howard+41HowardWon 24–0 at North Carolina Central+24North Carolina …Won 20–17 at Norfolk State+3Norfolk State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsWoffordW 28–⁠1341%
Sep 7vsLane CollegeW 34–⁠079%
Sep 14atSouth FloridaL 16–⁠5527%
Oct 5atDelaware StateW 38–⁠2463%
Oct 12vsFlorida A&ML 38–⁠4259%
Oct 19vsMorgan StateW 24–⁠1074%
Oct 26atBethune-CookmanW 27–⁠1932%
Nov 2vsNorth Carolina A&TL 20–⁠2242%
Nov 9vsHowardW 62–⁠2184%
Nov 16atNorth Carolina CentralW 24–⁠061%
Nov 23atNorfolk StateW 20–⁠1756%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Norfolk State 20–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champions6–⁠2 in the conference, shared with North Carolina A&T

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
331–⁠223
Coach
—
Elo
1396 +112 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−26.4 No. 58 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

Leaders

Passing yardsCory Fields QB145 yds
Passing touchdownsCory Fields QB1 TD
Rushing yardsLeBron Morris RB36 yds
Rushing touchdownsDatron James RB1 TD
Receiving yardsDe’ Montrez Burroughs WR108 yds
Receiving touchdownsDe’ Montrez Burroughs WR1 TD
TacklesB.J. Davis LB8 tkl
SacksBruce Johnson DL1 sacks

2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida A&M7–⁠19–⁠2
North Carolina A&T6–⁠29–⁠3
South Carolina State6–⁠28–⁠3
Bethune-Cookman5–⁠37–⁠4
Norfolk State4–⁠45–⁠7
North Carolina Central3–⁠54–⁠8
Morgan State2–⁠63–⁠9
Howard2–⁠62–⁠10
Delaware State1–⁠72–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.