1988 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

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1988 The Citadel Bulldogs football
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Conference Southern Conference
Record8–4 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Option
Home stadium Johnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons
←  1987
1989  →
1988 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Furman +^ 6 –1 –013 –2 –0
No. 6 Marshall +^ 6 –1 –011 –2 –0
No. 14 The Citadel ^ 5 –2 –08 –4 –0
Appalachian State 4 –3 –06 –4 –1
Chattanooga 3 –3 –04 –7 –0
VMI 1 –5 –02 –9 –0
East Tennessee State 1 –6 –03 –8 –0
Western Carolina 1 –6 –02 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bulldogs were led by second-year head coach Charlie Taaffe and played their home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium. They played as members of the Southern Conference, as they have since 1936. In 1988, The Citadel made its first appearance in the I-AA playoffs.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Appalachian State
L 14–3813,428 [1]
September 10 Presbyterian *
W 35–9 [2]
September 17at Duke *
L 17–4112,400 [3]
September 24 Navy *
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 42–3520,754 [4]
October 1at Western Carolina
W 27–219,135 [5]
October 15 Chattanooga
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 23–1716,457 [6]
October 22 Boston University *
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 24–1313,123 [7]
October 29 East Tennessee State No. 18
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 48–2110,110 [8]
November 5No. 1 Marshall Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 19
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 20–320,011 [9]
November 12vs. VMI No. 12
W 31–2020,000 [10]
November 19at No. 5 Furman No. 9
L 17–3016,460 [11]
November 26at No. 2 Georgia Southern *No. 14
L 20–3811,011 [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Appalachian opens title defense by overwhelming Citadel 38–14". The State. September 4, 1988. Retrieved November 18, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "The Citadel rolls past PC". The Index-Journal. September 11, 1988. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Dilweg's touchdown passes power Duke by Citadel". The State. September 18, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Citadel sinks Navy for big-time victory". The State. September 25, 1988. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Brown paces Citadel to win over Western Carolina". News and Record. October 2, 1988. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Citadel chews up Moccasins". The Island Packet. October 16, 1988. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Citadel tops Boston U. for 4th straight victory". The Item. October 23, 1988. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "The Citadel rolls". Sun-News. October 30, 1988. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Citadel defense stifles Marshall". Florence Morning News. November 6, 1988. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "VMI falls to Citadel in Classic". The Times and Democrat. November 13, 1988. Retrieved February 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Furman clinches share of title by topping Citadel". The Index-Journal. November 20, 1988. Retrieved September 18, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Eagles end Citadel dream season". The State. November 27, 1988. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ The Citadel Football - 2011 Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 154. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
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