1972 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

The 1972 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State College (now known as South Carolina State University) as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Oree Banks, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 1–9, with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, and finished last in the MEAC.

1972 South Carolina State Bulldogs football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	1–9 (0–6 MEAC)
Head coach	Oree Banks (8th season)
Home stadium	State College Stadium

1972 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 North Carolina Central $	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 13 North Carolina A&T	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Morgan State	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Maryland Eastern Shore	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Howard	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Delaware State	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
South Carolina State	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	Bethune–Cookman*	State College Stadium Orangeburg, SC	W 15–14	8,150
September 16	at North Carolina A&T	World War Memorial Stadium Greensboro, NC (rivalry)	L 7–41	7,125–9,050
September 23	at Howard	Howard Stadium Washington, DC	L 0–10	7,000–8,750
September 30	Virginia Union*	State College Stadium Orangeburg, SC	L 6–13	7,984
October 14	at Morgan State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	L 21–24	3,000–3,011
October 21	Kentucky State*	State College Stadium Orangeburg, SC	L 13–27	8,470
October 28	North Carolina Central	State College Stadium Orangeburg, SC	L 0–43	7,429–9,000
November 4	Maryland Eastern Shore	State College Stadium Orangeburg, SC	L 11–17	11,000
November 11	at Alabama A&M*	Milton Frank Stadium Huntsville, AL	L 6–42	4,621
November 18	at Delaware State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	L 21–29	4,600
*Non-conference game