Playing career | |
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1971–1974 | South Carolina State |
Position(s) | Offensive lineman |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1976–1979 | 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.