Oliver Pough
_(cropped).jpg) Pough in 2022 | |
| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| 1971–1974 | South Carolina State |
| Position(s) | Offensive lineman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1976–1978 | Orangeburg-Wilkinson HS (SC) (assistant) |
| 1979–1980 | South Carolina State (DL) |
| 1981–1985 | South Carolina State (DC/DL) |
| 1986–1988 | Orangeburg-Wilkinson HS (SC) (AHC) |
| 1989–1993 | Keenan HS (SC) |
| 1994–1996 | Fairfield Central HS (SC) |
| 1997–2001 | South Carolina (RB) |
| 2002–2023 | South Carolina State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 151–93 (college) |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
| Tournaments | 0–4 (NCAA D-I playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 Black college football national (2008, 2009, 2021) 8 MEAC (2004, 2008–2010, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2021) | |
| Awards | |
| 4× MEAC Coach of the Year (2008, 2009, 2019, 2021) | |
Oliver Wendell "Buddy" Pough III is an American former college football coach and player. He served as the head football coach at South Carolina State University, a position he held from 2002 until his retirement in 2023.[1] He led the South Carolina State Bulldogs football team to eight Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) titles, in 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2019, and 2021.
Pough is a member of the MEAC Hall of Fame[2] and the South Carolina Football Hall of Fame.[3]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | TSN# | Coaches° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina State Bulldogs (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2002–present) | |||||||||
| 2002 | South Carolina State | 7–5 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2003 | South Carolina State | 8–4 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2004 | South Carolina State | 9–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | 22 | ||||
| 2005 | South Carolina State | 9–2 | 7–1 | 2nd | 20 | ||||
| 2006 | South Carolina State | 7–4 | 6–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2007 | South Carolina State | 7–4 | 7–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2008 | South Carolina State | 10–3 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division I First Round | 13 | 13 | ||
| 2009 | South Carolina State | 10–2 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division I First Round | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2010 | South Carolina State | 9–3 | 7–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I First Round | 16 | 17 | ||
| 2011 | South Carolina State | 7–4 | 6–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2012 | South Carolina State | 5–6 | 4–4 | T–6th | |||||
| 2013 | South Carolina State | 9–4 | 7–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I First Round | 25 | |||
| 2014 | South Carolina State | 8–4 | 6–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 2015 | South Carolina State | 7–4 | 6–2 | 4th | |||||
| 2016 | South Carolina State | 5–6 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2017 | South Carolina State | 3–7 | 2–6 | T–8th | |||||
| 2018 | South Carolina State | 5–6 | 4–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 2019 | South Carolina State | 8–3 | 6–2 | T–2nd* | |||||
| 2020–21 | South Carolina State | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1st (South) | |||||
| 2021 | South Carolina State | 7–5 | 5–0 | 1st | W Celebration Bowl | ||||
| 2022 | South Carolina State | 3–8 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
| 2023 | South Carolina State | 5–6 | 3–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| South Carolina State: | 151–93 | 115–44 | *conf champs in 2019 due to NCAA sanctions on Florida A&M | ||||||
| Total: | 151–93 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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References
- ^ Watson, Sam (August 24, 2023). "SC State's head football coach Buddy Pough to retire after 2023 season" (Press release). South Carolina State Bulldogs. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ https://meacsports.com/hof.aspx?hof=177
- ^ https://www.scsuathletics.com/news/2025/4/17/general-pough-among-five-to-be-inducted-into-the-sc-football-hall-of-fame-thursday.aspx