1979 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1979 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–5 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Art Baker (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Ralph Friedgen (3rd season)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons ←  1978 1980  →

1979 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Chattanooga $	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
VMI	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
The Citadel	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Furman	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Appalachian State	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
East Tennessee State	2	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Western Carolina	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Marshall	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1979 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Art Baker 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 8	Presbyterian *	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 13–21
September 15	at Navy *	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 7–26
September 22	at Vanderbilt *	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 27–14	26,500	[4]
September 29	Appalachian State	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 24–23	17,850	[5]
October 6	Western Carolina	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 21–19
October 13	at East Carolina *	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	L 7–49	28,751	[6]
October 20	VMI	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA (Military Classic of the South)	W 37–6	8,100	[7]
October 27	Wofford *	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	W 49–30
November 3	at Marshall	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 17–16
November 10	at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 7–28
November 17	Furman	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	L 44–45	20,130	[8]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. 2011 Citadel Football Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 152. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
2. "Milestones". The Citadel Football Association. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
3. "Citadel Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
4. "Trio lead Citadel past Vandy 27–14". The State. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Citadel surprises Appalachian 24–23". The State. September 30, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
6. "East Carolina stuns The Citadel, 49–7". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Citadel amazes itself with 37–6 rout of VMI". The Greenville News. October 21, 1979. Retrieved February 2, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Furman survives Russell-led Citadel attack, wins 45–44". The State. November 18, 1979. Retrieved September 17, 2022– via Newspapers.com.