2002 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

2002 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–9 (1–7 SoCon)
Head coach	Ellis Johnson (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Ahren Self (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Les Herrin (2nd season)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium [1]
Seasons ←  2001 2003  →

2002 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Georgia Southern $^		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 14 Wofford		6	–	2					9	–	3
No. 10 Appalachian State ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 9 Furman ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
VMI		3	–	5					6	–	6
Western Carolina		3	–	5					5	–	6
East Tennessee State		2	–	6					4	–	8
Chattanooga		2	–	6					2	–	10
The Citadel		1	–	7					3	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2002 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Ellis Johnson served as head coach for the second season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	8:00 pm	at No. 24 (I-A) LSU *	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		L 10–35	85,022	[5]
September 14	2:00 pm	No. 15 Delaware *	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC		W 24–20	14,105	[6]
September 21	2:00 pm	Western Carolina	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC		L 34–37	14,102	[7]
September 28	2:00 pm	at No. 5 Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC		L 28–37	17,381	[8]
October 5	3:00 pm	at Wyoming *	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		L 30–34	12,787	[9]
October 12	2:00 pm	East Tennessee State	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC		W 26–7	17,627	[10]
October 19	3:30 pm	at No. 6 Furman	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)	CSS	L 10–37	13,188	[11]
October 26	2:00 pm	No. 10 Georgia Southern	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC		L 24–28	16,427	[12]
November 2	1:30 pm	at No. 18 Wofford	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC (rivalry)		L 14–27	9,843	[13]
November 9	2:00 pm	Chattanooga	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC		L 31–34	18,818	[14]
November 16	1:30 pm	vs. VMI	American Legion Memorial Stadium Charlotte, NC (Military Classic of the South)		L 21–23	6,936	[15]
November 21	7:00 pm	Charleston Southern *	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC		W 53–19	12,412	[16]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "How Johnson Hagood Stadium Came To Be". The Citadel Department of Athletics. 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. "LSU sputters to victory in home opener". The News-Star. September 8, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Broughton's two scores lead The Citadel to win". Sun-News. September 15, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "The Citadel falls to Catamounts". The Times and Democrat. September 22, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Burchette guides Mountaineers' rally". The Charlotte Observer. September 29, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Streak ends at a dozen for Wyoming". The Billings Gazette. October 6, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Citadel back in win column". The State. October 13, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Paladins prove resilience". The Greenville News. October 20, 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Citadel can't pull off upset". The State. October 27, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Wofford turns back The Citadel". The Times and Democrat. November 3, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
14. "Chattanooga edges The Citadel, 34–31". The Beaufort Gazette. November 10, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
15. "Forced fumbles, clutch pass plays save VMI". The Charlotte Observer. November 17, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
16. "Bulldogs run away with win over Buccaneers". The State. November 22, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.