2025 South Carolina State
10–3 (5–0 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Savannah State 49–6Oct 4
By 43 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingBeat Prairie View A&M 40–38Dec 13
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs Wofford | W 16–15 | 73% |
| Sep 6 | at 10South Carolina | L 10–38 | 14% |
| Sep 13 | vs Bethune-Cookman | W 55–41 | 79% |
| Sep 20 | at South Florida | L 14–63 | 22% |
| Sep 27 | at Charleston Southern | L 24–31 | 72% |
| Oct 4 | vsSavannah State | W 49–6 | 82% |
| Oct 11 | at North Carolina A&T | W 22–16 | 71% |
| Oct 25 | at Norfolk State | W 51–20 | 70% |
| Nov 1 | vs Morgan State | W 36–30 | 75% |
| Nov 8 | vs Howard | W 42–12 | 77% |
| Nov 14 | at North Carolina Central | W 34–27 | 39% |
| Nov 22 | at Delaware State | W 28–17 | 60% |
| Dec 13Bowls & playoff | vs Prairie View A&MCricket Celebration Bowl | W 40–38 | 57% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Prairie View A&M 40–38 in the Cricket Celebration Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champions.
In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champions5–0 in the conference
- Record
- 10–3
- Conference
- 5–0 first in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 421–354
- Coach
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- Elo
- 1434 +78 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −26.5 No. 44 of 129 in FCS
- Recruiting class
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- Offensive coordinator
- Johnathan Williams
- Defensive coordinator
- Jordan Odaffer
- Offense
- Spread option
- Defense
- Multiple 4–2–5
Leaders
| Passing yards | Billy Atkins QB | 2,319 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Billy Atkins QB | 16 TD |
| Rushing yards | Tyler J. Smith RB | 512 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Ryan Stubblefield QB | 6 TD |
| Receiving yards | Jordan Smith WR | 900 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Jordan Smith WR | 8 TD |
| Tackles | Jarod Washington DB | 16 tkl |
| Sacks | Michael Lunz DE | 1 sacks |
| Interceptions | Jalen Levine DB | 2 INT |
Transfers in 5
The 2025 portal John Grant TE | ★★★ | from  Coastal Carolina |
 Michael Lunz LB | ★★★ | from  Tulane |
 R.J. Kelly LB | ★★★ | from  Arkansas State |
 Amari Jones QB | ★★ | from  Florida International |
 Jaiden Kimble LB | from  Kennesaw State |
Transfers out 6
 Caden High WR | ★★★ | to  Stanford |
| Ashaad Hall DE | ★★★ | to  UTEP |
| Justin Smith-Brown WR | ★★★ | to  West Virginia |
| Tray Franklin OT | ★★★ | to Coastal Carolina |
| Mason Kidd QB | ★★★ | to Newberry |
| Jake Maggio LS | no new school on file |
2025 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina State | 5–0 | 10–3 | |
| Delaware State | 4–1 | 8–4 | |
| North Carolina Central | 3–2 | 8–4 | |
| Howard | 2–3 | 5–7 | |
| Morgan State | 1–4 | 4–8 | |
| Norfolk State | 0–5 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.