This is a regular-season college football game between the Virginia State Trojans and the South Carolina State Bulldogs played at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The matchup features two Historically Black Colleges and Universities—Virginia State (a CIAA Division II program) and South Carolina State (an FCS/MEAC program)—and is hosted at SC State’s on-campus multi-purpose stadium, home to the Bulldogs’ football and soccer teams. The contest is notable as an intercollegiate HBCU meeting and a non-conference game between programs from different NCAA divisions.