| Year: | 2021 |
| Team: | South Carolina State Bulldogs |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | MEAC |
| Record: | 7–5 |
| Conf Record: | 5–0 |
| Head Coach: | Oliver Pough |
| Hc Year: | 20th |
| Off Coach: | Bennett Swygert |
| Oc Year: | 5th |
| Def Coach: | Jonathan Saxon |
| Dc Year: | 3rd as DC, 7th overall |
| Stadium: | Oliver C. Dawson Stadium |
| Champion: | Black college national champion MEAC champion Celebration Bowl champion |
| Bowl: | Celebration Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 31–10 vs. Jackson State |
The 2021 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs, led by 20th-year head coach Oliver Pough, played their home games at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium.On November 13, the Bulldogs clinched a berth in the Celebration Bowl;[1] the team completed their season with a 7–5 record and a 5–0 record in conference play. The Bulldogs upset the SWAC champions No. 15 Jackson State 31–10 in the Celebration Bowl, their first postseason win since the December 1994 Heritage Bowl.