1993 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1993 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	5–6 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Charlie Taaffe (7th season)
Offensive scheme	Option
Defensive coordinator	Don Powers (5th season)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium [1]
Seasons ←  1992 1994  →

1993 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Georgia Southern $^	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
No. 9 Marshall ^	6	–	2	–	0			11	–	4	–	0
Western Carolina	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Furman	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
The Citadel	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Appalachian State	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
East Tennessee State	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Chattanooga	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
VMI	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1993 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Charlie Taaffe served as head coach for the seventh 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 4	Wofford *	No. 13	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	L 6–20	19,722	[5]
September 11	at No. 8 Georgia Southern	No. 24	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	L 6–16	12,921	[6]
September 18	at Western Carolina		E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	L 18–38	9,286	[7]
September 25	Appalachian State		Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 27–14	15,001	[8]
October 2	Lees–McRae *		Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 62–7	11,577	[9]
October 9	at East Tennessee State		Memorial Center Jackson City, TN	L 17–20	5,279	[10]
October 16	Furman		Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	W 20–10	17,393	[11]
October 23	at Air Force *		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 0–35	39,702	[12]
October 30	No. 2 Marshall		Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 15–35	7,110	[13]
November 6	at Chattanooga		Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 41–27	5,206	[14]
November 13	VMI		Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (Military Classic of the South)	W 34–33	18,213	[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

Ranking movements

Main article: 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Sports Network	13 (2)	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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. "Wofford stuns Citadel, 20–6". Anderson Independent-Mail. September 5, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Eagles enjoy debut". The State. September 12, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "The Citadel's freefall continues against WCU". The State. September 19, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "The Citadel gets first win". The Times and Democrat. September 26, 1993. Retrieved November 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
9. "The Citadel rolls over Lees–McRae". The Times and Democrat. October 3, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Buccaneers boot Citadel". The Greenville News. October 10, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Bulldogs rally to defeat Paladins". The Item. October 17, 1993. Retrieved September 20, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Air Force smashes The Citadel". The Beaufort Gazette. October 24, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Herd tramples Citadel". The Greenville News. October 31, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
14. "Citadel routs UT–Chatt., 41–27". The Times and Democrat. November 7, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
15. "Bulldogs can't hold on, then do against VMI". The State. November 14, 1993. Retrieved February 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.