1976 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1976
| team = South Carolina State Bulldogs
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
| short_conf = MEAC
| record = 10–1
| conf_record = 5–1
| head_coach = Willie Jeffries
| hc_year = 4th
| off_coach =
| oc_year =
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = James Carson
| dc_year = 2nd
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Bulldog Stadium
| champion = Black college national champion
MEAC co-champion
| bowl = Bicentennial Bowl
| bowl_result = W 26–10 vs. {{cfb link|year=1976|team=Norfolk State Spartans|title=Norfolk State}}
}}
{{1976 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings}}
The 1976 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. In its fourth season under head coach Willie Jeffries, the team compiled a 10–1 record (5–1 against conference opponents), tied for the MEAC championship, defeated {{cfb link|year=1976|team=Norfolk State Spartans|title=Norfolk State}} in the Bicentennial Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 278 to 44. The team was recognized as the 1976 black college football national champion and was ranked No. 8 by the Associated Press in the final 1976 NCAA Division II football rankings.{{cite web|title=South Carolina State Yearly Results (1975-1979)|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|accessdate=December 9, 2019|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/south_carolina_state/1975-1979_yearly_results.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905202121/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/south_carolina_state/1975-1979_yearly_results.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 5, 2015}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1976
| rankdivision = NCAA Division II
| poll = AP
| rank = y
| attend = y
| source = y
|September 11|at|Delaware State||Alumni Stadium|Dover, DE|W 30-0|2,700|{{cite news|title=Delaware State is 30-0 victim|newspaper=The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware)|date=September 12, 1976|page=Sports 3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40329761/delaware_state_is_300_victim/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 18|at|North Carolina A&T||World War Memorial Stadium|Greensboro, NC (rivalry)|L 14-15|20,000|{{cite news|title=A&T Upsets S.C. State, 15-14|newspaper=The Greenville News|date=September 19, 1976|page=5C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40330093/at_upsets_sc_state_1514/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 25|at|Howard||Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium|Washington, DC|W 40-0|8,500|{{cite news|title=S.C. State Rushing Destroys Howard|newspaper=The Greenville News|date=September 26, 1976|page=7C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40330305/sc_state_rushing_destroys_howard/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 2||Alcorn State
|October 9||{{cfb link|year=1976|team=Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls|title=Johnson C. Smith}}
|October 16|at|Morgan State||Hughes Stadium|Baltimore, MD|W 17-0|6,500|{{cite news|title=Aerial duel bombs, S. C. State blanks Morgan|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=October 17, 1976|page=B11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40332541/aerial_duel_bombs_s_c_state_blanks/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 23||{{cfb link|year=1976|team=Newberry Indians|title=Newberry}}
|October 30||North Carolina Central||Bulldog Stadium|Orangeburg, SC|W 30-0|4,320|{{cite news|title=S.C. State Bulldogs Romp Over N.C. Central: SCSC Gains First Place In The MEAC|newspaper=The Times and Democrat|date=October 31, 1976|pages=8A, 13A|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40331658/sc_state_bulldogs_romp_over_nc/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 6||Maryland Eastern Shore
|November 13|at|{{cfb link|year=1976|team=Wofford Terriers|title=Wofford}}
|December 11|at|{{cfb link|year=1976|team=Norfolk State Spartans|title=Norfolk State}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (South Carolina State) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/647/stats/13330 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=April 18, 2023 }}
References
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{{South Carolina State Bulldogs football navbox}}
{{Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football champions}}
{{Black college football national champion navbox}}
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