Saturday, November 1, 2014

South Carolina State pounds Savannah State, 59-7, for Homecoming victory

ORANGEBURG, South Carolina -- Exclude the drizzling rain and chilly winds which initially dropped temperatures to near-freezing level, it was a perfect Homecoming Saturday at Oliver C. Dawson for the host team

The Bulldogs overwhelmed winless Savannah State 59-7 before a loyal audience of 10,031 that braved the inclement conditions. In maintaining a share of first place in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, S.C. State (6-3, 4-1) scored touchdowns on offense, defense and special teams for the second straight week in posting the most lopsided Homecoming win in the Buddy Pough era.



“We got out, we got a good start, got a couple of scores and from that point, we were just trying to continue to just keep it moving that way,” he said. “It was not a very hard football game from the beginning and then, at that point, it’s just kind of hard to keep it going that way. So, I was glad the fact that our kid seem to come through pretty healthy and I look forward to seeing where we go from here.”

S.C. State managed 264 total yards of ...

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