Oliver Pough
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. 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 and the South Carolina Football Hall of Fame.