1996 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

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1996 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference Southern Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mark Tucker (1st season)
Offensive scheme Option
Home stadium Johnson Hagood Stadium [1]
Seasons
←  1995
1997  →
1996 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Marshall $^  8 –0   15 –0  
No. T–8 East Tennessee State ^  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 13 Furman ^  6 –2   9 –4  
No. 25 Appalachian State  5 –3   7 –4  
The Citadel  3 –5   4 –7  
Georgia Southern  2 –6   4 –7  
VMI  2 –6   3 –8  
Chattanooga  2 –6   3 –8  
Western Carolina  1 –7   4 –7  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Don Powers served as head coach for the first season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium. [2] [3] [4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at No. 11 Miami (FL) *
L 6–5235,747 [5]
September 14 Richmond *
W 13–1013,069 [6]
September 21 Western Carolina
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 28–1410,362 [7]
September 28at No. 4 Appalachian State
L 20–3413,231 [8]
October 12No. 16 East Tennessee State
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
L 20–4116,212 [9]
October 19at No. 11 Furman
L 25–3511,975 [10]
October 26 Georgia Southern
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 35–209,427 [11]
November 2at No. 1 Marshall
L 25–5622,038 [12]
November 9 Chattanooga Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 16–1317,914 [13]
November 16at VMI
L 27–34 2OT7,478 [14]
November 23 Wofford *
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
L 21–269,876 [15]

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. ↑ "UM, Clement rout Citadel". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. September 8, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Myers' touchdown gives Citadel victory". The Greenville News. September 15, 1996. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Jackson interception aids Citadel win". The State. September 22, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Mountaineers storm The Citadel". The State. September 29, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Walker guides Bucs to 41–20 win over Citadel". Bristol Herald Courier. October 13, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Furman too much for The Citadel 35–25". The State. October 20, 1996. Retrieved September 22, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Freshman leads The Citadel to win". The Index-Journal. October 27, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Moss, Herd rout Citadel". The Ironton Tribune. November 3, 1996. Retrieved July 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Citadel defeats Mocs". The Beaufort Gazette. November 10, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "VMI 34, The Citadel 27". The Greenville News. November 17, 1996. Retrieved February 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Wofford grounds Citadel". The Greenville News. November 24, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
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