South Carolina State was one of five MEAC teams to tie for the regular-season championship last year, but they were left out of the FCS playoffs. Last year’s squad went 8-4, 6-2 in the MEAC.
Biggest game: SC State vs. A&T finally leaves Atlanta, as the teams will take on each other in Orangeburg on Nov. 7
Homecoming: 10/31 vs. Hampton
2015 SC State Football Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time# |
| 9/05 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff (ESPN MEAC/SWAC Challenge Classic) |
Orlando, FL+ | TBA |
| 9/12 | Coastal Carolina (Business & Industry Day) |
Orangeburg, SC | 6:00 p.m. |
| 9/19 | Florida A&M* (Former Student-Athlete Appreciation Day |
Orangeburg, SC | 6:00 p.m. |
| 10/3 | Furman | Greenville, SC | TBA |
| 10/10 | Bethune-Cookman* | Daytona Beach, FL | TBA |
| 10/17 | Howard* (Youth/ROTC/Military Appreciation Day) |
Orangeburg, SC | 2:00 p.m. |
| 10/24 | Delaware State* | Dover, DE | TBA |
| 10/31 | Hampton* (HOMECOMING) |
Orangeburg, SC | 1:30 p.m. |
| 11/07 | North Carolina A&T *(Senior/Faculty & Staff Appreciation/High School Band Day) | Orangeburg, SC | 1:30 p.m. |
| 11/14 | Norfolk State* | Norfolk, VA | TBA |
| 11/21 | Savannah State* | Savannah, GA | TBA |