South Carolina State gets 'signature win' over No. 21 Furman, 17-7

ORANGEBURG, South Carolina -- There was an air of deju vu Saturday night at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium.

Among the South Carolina State Athletic Hall of Fame inductees honored at halftime was former defensive back Jermaine Derricott. In 1997, the former Hunter-Kinard-Tyler player and coach and Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year was part of an inspired defensive effort which helped the Bulldogs upend then-10th-ranked Furman 17-6.

Nearly 17 years later, history closely mirrored itself as S.C. State upended the 21st-ranked Paladins 17-7 before a home-opening crowd of 9,613.

“It means a bunch,” said S.C. State head football coach Buddy Pough, who also picked up his 99th career college win. “We hadn’t had a signature win like this in some time and to get a big win like this under the circumstances as poorly as we’ve played the last couple of weeks was big for us. So our kids are extremely excited and everybody here is excited. So it’s a big win for us.”

South Carolina State vs. Furman

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