2009 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

2009 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	4–7 (2–6 SoCon)
Head coach	Kevin Higgins (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dave Cecchini (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Isaac Collins (4th season)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons ←  2008 2010  →

2009 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Appalachian State $^		8	–	0					11	–	3
No. 9 Elon ^		7	–	1					9	–	3
Furman		5	–	3					6	–	5
Chattanooga		4	–	4					6	–	5
Georgia Southern		4	–	4					5	–	6
Samford		3	–	5					5	–	6
Wofford		2	–	6					3	–	8
The Citadel		2	–	6					4	–	7
Western Carolina		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2009 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by fifth year head coach Kevin Higgins and played their home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium. They played as members of the Southern Conference, as they have since 1936.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	6:00 pm	at No. 20 (FBS) North Carolina *	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ESPN360	L 6–40	58,500	[1]
September 19	3:00 pm	at Princeton *	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ		W 38–7	7,885	[2]
September 26	7:00 pm	Presbyterian *	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	BI	W 46–21	13,034	[3]
October 3	1:00 pm	No. 10 Appalachian State	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	BI	L 27–30 OT	14,238	[4]
October 10	1:30 pm	at No. 10 Elon	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC		L 7–43	7,524	[5]
October 17	4:00 pm	at Western Carolina	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	SCTV	L 10–14	6,821	[6]
October 24	2:00 pm	Furman	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	BI	W 38–28	14,403	[7]
October 31	1:00 pm	Samford	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	BI	W 28–16	8,317	[8]
November 7	3:05 pm	Wofford	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	SSN	L 17–43	15,155	[9]
November 14	2:05 pm	at Chattanooga	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN		L 28–31	9,540	[10]
November 21	2:00 pm	at Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA		L 6–13	12,611	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "Easy opener for Tar Heels". The Salisbury Post. September 6, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. "The Citadel routs Princeton". The Greenville News. September 20, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Citadel rolls past Presbyterian". The Greenville News. September 27, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Mountaineers field goal seals win". The Charlotte Observer. October 4, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Elon rolls by Citadel". Winston-Salem Journal. October 11, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Finally! Catamounts rally for 1st win". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 18, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Citadel's Stark stings Paladins". The Greenville News. October 25, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Edwards paces Citadel". The Greenville News. November 1, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Wofford hammers The Citadel, 43–17". The Times and Democrat. November 8, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Chattanooga defeats The Citadel 31–28". The Times and Democrat. November 15, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Georgia Southern edges The Citadel 13–6". The Times and Democrat. November 22, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "2009 Citadel Football Schedule". The Citadel Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2014.