The South Carolina State Bulldogs (MEAC) unveiled their 2025 schedule on Christmas Day with NCAA Division II Savannah State among the opponents for 2025. The Bulldogs and Tigers will meet on Saturday, October 4 for SCSU’s homecoming game for the 2025 season.
The two schools have met 21 previous times with South Carolina State holding a 19-2 advantage in a series that dates back to 1915 when Savannah State was known as Georgia Industrial College. The most recent meeting was in 2018 when the Bulldogs rallied from a 17-7 deficit to win 21-17. That was the last MEAC game played by Savannah State before the school dropped to NCAA Division II and joined the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) beginning with the 2019 season.
South Carolina State also has non-conference games scheduled against Wofford (Southern) on August 30, South Carolina (SEC) on September 6, Bethune-Cookman (SWAC) on September 13, South Florida (American Athletic) on September 20, Charleston Southern (Big South-OVC) on September 27, and North Carolina A&T (CAA) on October 11. The Bulldogs’s first MEAC game will be on Saturday, October 25 against Michael Vick and Norfolk State.
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