1986 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1986 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–8 (0–6 SoCon)
Head coach	Tom Moore (4th season)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium [1]
Seasons ←  1985 1987  →

1986 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Appalachian State $^	6	–	0	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
Western Carolina	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
No. 15 Furman ^	4	–	2	–	1			7	–	3	–	2
East Tennessee State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Marshall	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Chattanooga	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
VMI	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
The Citadel	0	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Tom Moore served as head coach for the fourth 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	at North Carolina *	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 14–45	48,250	[5]
September 13	Northeastern *	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 24–14	14,583	[6]
September 20	Presbyterian *	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 15–13	18,197	[7]
September 27	at No. 10 Appalachian State	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	L 10–33	20,800	[8]
October 4	at Clemson *	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 0–24	75,540	[9]
October 11	VMI	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (Military Classic of the South)	L 30–47	17,953	[10]
October 18	Chattanooga	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 7–42	10,583	[11]
November 1	at Western Carolina	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	L 12–27	5,618	[12]
November 8	Wofford *	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	W 20–6	8,178	[13]
November 15	East Tennessee State	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 9–35	13,854	[14]
November 22	at No. 19 Furman	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)	L 14–37	15,465	[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. "UNC, Fenner rush past The Citadel, 45–14". Florence Morning News. September 7, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "The Citadel cuts down Northeastern". The Herald. September 14, 1986. Retrieved December 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Brown, Davis boost Bulldogs over Blue Hose". The State. September 21, 1986. Retrieved December 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Apps steamroll Citadel, 33–10". The Greenville News. September 28, 1986. Retrieved November 17, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Tiger defense shuts down Bulldogs' passing attack". Florence Morning News. October 5, 1986. Retrieved January 31, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "VMI squashes The Citadel in 'Military Classic of South'". The Times and Democrat. October 12, 1986. Retrieved February 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Moccasins roll past The Citadel, 42–7". The Herald. October 19, 1986. Retrieved December 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Catamounts claw Citadel". The Greenville News. November 2, 1986. Retrieved December 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
13. "The Citadel stomps Wofford". Florence Morning News. November 9, 1986. Retrieved December 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
14. "Bulldogs' woes mount against East Tennessee". The State. November 16, 1986. Retrieved December 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
15. "Gardner scores three TDs to pace Paladins to victory". The Index-Journal. November 23, 1986. Retrieved September 18, 2022– via Newspapers.com.