2004 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

2004 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–7 (2–5 SoCon)
Head coach	John Zernhelt (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Dick Hopkins (1st season)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium [1]
Seasons ←  2003 2005  →

2004 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 Furman $^		6	–	1					10	–	3
No. 10 Georgia Southern $^		6	–	1					9	–	3
No. 18 Wofford		4	–	3					8	–	3
Appalachian State		4	–	3					6	–	5
Western Carolina		2	–	5					4	–	7
The Citadel		2	–	5					3	–	7
Elon		2	–	5					3	–	8
Chattanooga		2	–	5					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2004 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. John Zernhelt 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

The Bulldogs first game of the season, against Charleston Southern was cancelled due to Hurricane Gaston.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 18	2:00 pm	at No. 20 Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	L 14–28	8,931
September 25	2:30 pm	at No. 9 (I-A) Auburn *	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 3–33	76,302
October 2	2:00 pm	at Duke *	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	L 10–28	16,814
October 7	7:00 pm	Benedict *	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 29–0	5,127
October 16	2:00 pm	at No. 8 Furman	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)	L 14–33	14,481
October 23	2:00 pm	No. 2 Georgia Southern	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 7–42	12,472
October 30	1:30 pm	at No. 11 Wofford	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC (rivalry)	L 17–38	9,019
November 6	2:00 pm	Chattanooga	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 44–24	11,962
November 13	2:00 pm	Elon	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	L 7–24	2,011
November 20	12:00 pm	Western Carolina	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 17–0	3,874
*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.