1990 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1990 The Citadel Bulldogs football
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 0–31 vs. Georgia Southern
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	7–5 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Charlie Taaffe (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Option
Defensive coordinator	Don Powers (2nd season)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons ←  1989 1991  →

1990 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 12 Furman $^	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
Appalachian State	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Chattanooga	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
No. 15 The Citadel ^	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Marshall	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Western Carolina	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
VMI	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
East Tennessee State	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bulldogs were led by fourth-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 1990, The Citadel made their second appearance in the I-AA playoffs, and second in three years.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	No. 10 William & Mary *	No. 20	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 34–31	18,011	[1]
September 15	at Air Force *	No. 20	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 7–10	37,412	[2]
September 22	Marshall	No. 11	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 21–10	17,105	[3]
September 29	at Appalachian State	No. 9	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	L 9–27	18,281	[4]
October 6	at Western Carolina	No. 18	Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	W 28–10	11,148	[5]
October 13	Chattanooga	No. 12	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 6–7	19,522	[6]
October 20	at South Carolina *		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	W 38–35	63,000	[7]
October 27	East Tennessee State	No. 16	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 35–15	13,217	[8]
November 3	VMI	No. 16	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (Military Classic of the South)	W 23–3	19,754	[9]
November 10	Wofford	No. 12	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	W 48–14	14,121	[10]
November 17	at No. 13 Furman	No. 11	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)	L 17–30	18,190	[11]
November 24	at No. 3 Georgia Southern	No. 15	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	L 0–31	11,881	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

William & Mary

See also: 1990 William & Mary Tribe football team

South Carolina

See also: 1990 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1 2 3 4 Total •Bulldogs 14 0 7 17 38 Gamecocks 0 14 7 14 35 Date: October 20, 1990 Location: Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, SC Game attendance: 63,000

Scoring summary 1 CIT Garrett Sizer 1–yard run (Howard Barnard kick) CIT 7–0 1 CIT Erick Little 1–yard run (Barnard kick) CIT 14–0 2 USC David Pitchko 18–yard reception (Collin Mackie kick) CIT 14–7 2 USC Eddie Miller 75–yard reception (Mackie kick) TIE 14–14 3 CIT Jack Douglas 20–yard run (Barnard kick) CIT 21–14 3 USC Harold Dingle 2–yard run (Mackie kick) TIE 21–21 4 USC Rob DeBoer 3–yard run (Mackie kick) USC 28–21 4 CIT Everette Sands 7–yard run (Barnard kick) TIE 28–28 4 USC DeBoer 44–yard run (Mackie kick) USC 35–28 4 CIT Barnard 37–yard field goal USC 35–31 4 CIT Douglas 1–yard run (Barnard kick) CIT 38–35

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VMI

See also: Military Classic of the South

Furman

See also: The Citadel–Furman football rivalry

Georgia Southern

See also: 1990 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

Ranking movements

Main article: 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
I-AA Committee	20	20*	20*	11	9	18	12	—	16	16	12	11	15
Sports Network	—	—	15	13	10	—	16	—	17	15	14	13	15

References

1. "Citadel pulls out victory". Anderson Independent-Mail. September 9, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Air Force holds off The Citadel, 10–7". The Index-Journal. September 16, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Citadel downs Marshall, 21–10, in Southern Conference opener". The Times and Democrat. September 24, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Citadel's errors aid Mountaineers". The State. September 30, 1990. Retrieved November 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Wimbush paces The Citadel, 28–10". The Greenville News. October 7, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Moccasins edge Bulldogs in mistake-filled game". The State. October 14, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "The Citadel stuns S. Carolina 38–35". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 21, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "No letdown for Citadel; 'Dogs romp". Florence Morning News. October 28, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Citadel rushes past Virginia Military Academy, 23–3". The Times and Democrat. November 4, 1990. Retrieved February 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
10. "The Citadel rushes to beat Wofford". The Charlotte Observer. November 11, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "DeBusk keys Furman win". The Herald. November 18, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Phoenix-like Ga. Southern romps". The State. November 25, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
13. The Citadel Football - 2011 Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 154. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
14. Jeff Hartsell (November 19, 2015). "25 years later, The Citadel's upset of South Carolina still resonates". Post and Courier. Charleston, SC. Retrieved November 20, 2015.