1974 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1974 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	4–7 (3–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Bobby Ross (2nd season)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons ←  1973 1975  →

1974 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
VMI $	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Appalachian State	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
East Carolina	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Richmond	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
William & Mary	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Furman	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Davidson	0	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1974 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Bobby Ross served as head coach for the second season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	Presbyterian *	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 6–0
September 21	at Delaware *	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 12–48	18,893	[4]
September 28	Richmond	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 24–27	7,485	[5]
October 5	at William & Mary	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	L 12–16
October 12	VMI	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (Military Classic of the South)	L 9–20	12,800	[6]
October 19	at No. 20 Tulane *	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 3–30	41,499	[7]
October 26	Appalachian State	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 28–17	13,235	[8]
November 2	at East Carolina	Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	L 21–41	19,450	[9]
November 9	at Navy *	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 21–28
November 16	at Furman	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)	W 24–0		[10]
November 23	Davidson	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 56–21		[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. 2011 Citadel Football Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 151. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
2. "Milestones". The Citadel Football Association. Archived from the original on 2016-01-23. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
3. "Citadel Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2015-12-26. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
4. Layton, Charles (September 22, 1974). "Delaware Storms The Citadel, 48-12". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Last second field goal nips The Citadel, 27–24". The Times and Democrat. September 29, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
6. "VMI defeats Bulldogs to remain in SC lead". The Greenville News. October 13, 1974. Retrieved February 1, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Foley leads Tulane over Citadel, 30–3". The Greenville News. October 20, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Citadel seizes fumbles, downs App. St., 28–17". The Times and Democrat. October 27, 1975. Retrieved December 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Schink leads ECU past Citadel, 41–21". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 3, 1974. Retrieved March 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
10. "'Whipped All Over Field,' Bemoans Paladins' Baker". The Greenville News . November 17, 1974 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "The Citadel rips Davidson, 56–21". The Daily Times-News. November 24, 1974. Retrieved August 28, 2022– via Newspapers.com.