1984 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1984 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	7–4 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Tom Moore (2nd season)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium [1]
Seasons ←  1983 1985  →

1984 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 Chattanooga $^	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
No. 14 Western Carolina	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
The Citadel	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. 16 Furman	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
East Tennessee State	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Marshall	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Appalachian State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
VMI	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1984 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Tom Moore 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. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at South Carolina *		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	L 24–31	71,200	[5]
September 15	Presbyterian *		Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 23–6	17,550	[6]
September 22	at Georgia Tech *		Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 3–48	31,684	[7]
September 29	East Tennessee State		Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 6–16	11,460	[8]
October 6	at Davidson		Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 37–14	4,000	[9]
October 13	at No. 19 Western Carolina		E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	W 34–33	12,204	[10]
October 20	Marshall		Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 28–14	17,150	[11]
October 27	at Appalachian State		Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	W 21–5	9,852	[12]
November 3	VMI	No. T–19	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (Military Classic of the South)	W 27–24	18,550	[13]
November 10	Wofford *	No. 15	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	W 23–16	10,340	[14]
November 17	at Furman	No. 15	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)	L 14–42	12,408	[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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. "USC escapes 'Dogs". Florence Morning News. September 9, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Citadel rides Hill, tough defense past Presbyterian". The State. September 26, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tech rambles through 'Dogs, 48–3". Florence Morning News. September 23, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "East Tennessee's quick scores doom Citadel 16–6". The State. September 30, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Hill sparks Citadel past Davidson 37–14". The State. October 7, 1984. Retrieved September 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
10. "The Citadel surprises W. Carolina". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Citadel downs Herd". The Greenville News. October 21, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Citadel whips Apps, captures fourth straight". The State. October 28, 1984. Retrieved December 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
13. "'Terrible pass' helps Bulldogs nip VMI 27–24". The State. November 4, 1984. Retrieved February 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
14. "Big plays save sluggish Citadel". Florence Morning News. November 11, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
15. "Paladins eliminate The Citadel from CoConf title". The Index-Journal. November 18, 1984. Retrieved September 18, 2022– via Newspapers.com.