South Carolina State Bulldogs
MEAC
10-3 (5-0 conf)
Ratings
2025
- SP+
- —
- SP+ Offense
- —
- SP+ Defense
- —
- SRS
- -26.5
- FPI
- —
- Elo
- —
- Talent
- —
- Recruiting
- —
Schedule
record 10–3
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsWofford | FCS | 16-15 | +1 | W |
| 2 | @South Carolina | +5.9 | 10-38 | -28 | L |
| 3 | vsBethune-Cookman | FCS | 55-41 | +14 | W |
| 4 | @South Florida | +11.6 | 14-63 | -49 | L |
| 5 | @Charleston Southern | FCS | 24-31 | -7 | L |
| 6 | vsSavannah St | FCS | 49-6 | +43 | W |
| 7 | @North Carolina A&T | FCS | 22-16 | +6 | W |
| 9 | @Norfolk State | FCS | 51-20 | +31 | W |
| 10 | vsMorgan State | FCS | 36-30 | +6 | W |
| 11 | vsHoward | FCS | 42-12 | +30 | W |
| 12 | @North Carolina Central | FCS | 34-27 | +7 | W |
| 13 | @Delaware State | FCS | 28-17 | +11 | W |
| 1 ·P | NPrairie View A&M | FCS | 40-38 | +2 | W |
Quarterbacks · 2
2025 · 31
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Billy Atkins | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 2nd | Ryan Stubblefield | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Running Backs · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Tyler J. Smith | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 2nd | KZ Adams | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| RB | 3rd | Josh Shaw | — | — | — | — |
Wide Receivers · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Jalen Johnson | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 2nd | Jordan Smith | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 3rd | Deyandre Ruffin | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 4th | Nigel Johnson | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 5th | Nicholas Sowell | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 6th | Cyrus Ellison | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 7th | Shamontae Burgess | — | — | — | — |
Tight Ends · 1
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | John Grant | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Defensive Line · 2
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL | 1st | Micaiah Settles | — | — | — | — |
| DT | 1st | Joshua Barker | — | — | — | — |
Linebackers · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Michael Lunz | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 2nd | Zanjerry Dunham | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 3rd | Shon Brown | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 4th | RJ Kelly | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 5th | Jaiden Kimble | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Backs · 10
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB | 1st | Jarod Washington | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 2nd | Sharmari Reed | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 3rd | Bralyn Oliver | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 4th | Mike Evans | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 5th | Demario Bookhart | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 6th | Kwantre Harry | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 7th | Marcus Samuels | — | — | — | — |
| S | 1st | Brenyen Scott | — | — | — | — |
| S | 2nd | Jabin Ford | — | — | — | — |
| S | 3rd | Charles Arnold Jr. | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Special Teams · 1
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1st | Elliot Janish | — | — | — | — |
Scoring Trend
2025 · pts/game
PPG For
31.8
PPG Against
26.3
Differential
+5.4
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2025
- Overall
- 9-3
- Home
- 5-0
- Away
- 4-3
- Conference
- 5-0
- Non-Conference
- 4-3
- One-Score (≤8)
- 4-1
- Avg Margin
- +5.4
Situational Splits
2025 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 5-0 | 39.6 | 20.8 |
| Away | 4-3 | 26.1 | 30.3 |
| Neutral | 1-0 | 40.0 | 38.0 |
| Competition | |||
| Conference | 5-0 | 38.2 | 21.2 |
| Non-conference | 5-3 | 28.8 | 31.0 |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 3 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9-3 | 5-0 | — | — | 1-0 |
| 2024 | 9-2 | 5-0 | — | — | 0-1 |
| 2023 | 5-6 | 3-2 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 3-8 | 1-4 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 6-5 | 5-0 | — | — | 1-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 8-3 | 6-2 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 5-6 | 5-4 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 3-7 | 2-6 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 5-6 | 5-3 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 7-4 | 6-2 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 8-4 | 6-2 | — | — | — |
Recent Form · last 5
5-0 SU · 3-1 ATS · O3/U1
Betting Profile
2025 · 11 w/ line
| Straight up | 9-3 |
| ATS | 5-645% |
| Over / Under | 7-4 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 3-5 |
| As underdog | 2-1 |
| Home | 1-3 |
| Away | 4-3 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #164 · 1 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★10 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | #144 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | #241 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #228 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | #192 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | #149 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | #141 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | #131 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | #123 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | #124 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
2025
Portal in 5net -1Out 6
Portal avg stars (in / out)2.8 / 3.0
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | John Grant III | TE | 3★ | ← Coastal Carolina |
| ▲ | RJ Kelly | LB | 3★ | ← Arkansas State |
| ▲ | Michael Lunz | LB | 3★ | ← Tulane |
| ▲ | Amari Jones | QB | 2★ | ← Florida International |
| ▼ | Caden High | WR | 3★ | → Stanford |
| ▼ | Ashaad Hall | EDGE | 3★ | → UTEP |
| ▼ | Justin Smith-Brown | WR | 3★ | → West Virginia |
| ▼ | Tray Franklin | OT | 3★ | → Coastal Carolina |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2025
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
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