1980 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1980 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	7–4 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Art Baker (3rd season)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium [1]
Seasons ←  1979 1981  →

1980 Southern Conference football standings

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

The 1980 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Art Baker served as head coach for the third season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	Presbyterian *	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 21–14	20,240	[5]
September 13	at Appalachian State	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	L 14–17	15,250	[6]
September 20	at Wake Forest *	Groves Stadium Winston–Salem, NC	L 7–24	22,500	[7]
September 27	Chattanooga	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 29–13	18,345	[8]
October 4	VMI	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	W 28–13	17,450	[9]
October 11	at Western Carolina	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	W 28–21	10,640	[10]
October 25	Newberry *	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 37–0	18,980	[11]
November 1	Wofford *	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	W 35–3	16,250	[12]
November 8	at No. 15 South Carolina *	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	L 24–45	55,937	[13]
November 15	Davidson *	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 31–13	14,150	[14]
November 22	at Furman	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)	L 15–28	17,665	[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "How Johnson Hagood Stadium Came To Be". citadelsports.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
2. 2011 Citadel Football Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 152. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
3. "Milestones". The Citadel Football Association. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
4. "Citadel Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
5. "Citadel beats Presbyterian". Florence Morning News. September 7, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Appalachian tops Citadel". The Times and Democrat. September 14, 1980. Retrieved December 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Deacs drop The Citadel". The News and Observer. September 21, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Mitchell boosts Citadel by Mocs". The State. September 28, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Bulldogs trounce Keydets". The State. October 5, 1980. Retrieved February 3, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Citadel stings WCU". The News and Observer. October 12, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Mitchell leads Citadel past Newberry". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 26, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Citadel crushes Wofford". The Times and Democrat. November 2, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Rogers rambles, Gamecocks take win". The Macon Telegraph & News. November 9, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
14. "The Citadel trounces Davidson". The Times and Democrat. November 16, 1980. Retrieved September 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
15. "Furman overcomes The Citadel, 28–15". The Times and Democrat. November 23, 1980. Retrieved November 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
16. "1980 The Citadel Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 28, 2024.