Oliver Pough

Oliver Pough
Pough in 2022
Playing career
1971–1974South Carolina State
Position(s)Offensive lineman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1976–1979Orangeburg-Wilkinson HS (SC) (assistant)
1979–1980South Carolina State (DL)
1981–1985South Carolina State (DC/DL)
1986–1988Orangeburg-Wilkinson HS (SC) (AHC)
1989–1993Keenan HS (SC)
1994–1996Fairfield Central HS (SC)
1997–2001South Carolina (RB)
2002–2023South Carolina State
Head coaching record
Overall151–93 (college)
Bowls1–0
Tournaments0–4 (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
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.

  1. ^ 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.