1990 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1990 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference Southern Conference
1990 record 7-5 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach Charlie Taaffe (4th season)
Offensive scheme Option
Defensive coordinator Don Powers
Home stadium Johnson Hagood Stadium
1990 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#12 Furman $^  6 –1     9 –4  
Appalachian State  5 –2     6 –5  
Chattanooga  4 –2     6 –5  
#15 The Citadel ^  4 –3     7 –5  
Marshall  4 –3     6 –5  
Western Carolina  2 –5     3 –8  
VMI  1 –5     4 –7  
East Tennessee State  1 –6     2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant

The 1990 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bulldogs were led by fourth-year head coach Charlie Taaffe and played their home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium. They played as members of the Southern Conference, as they have since 1936. In 1990, The Citadel made their second appearance in the I-AA playoffs, and second in three years.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 8 William & Mary* Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC W 34–31   18,011
September 15 at Air Force* No. 15 Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO L 7–10   37,412
September 22 No. 16 Marshall No. 13 Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC W 21–10   17,105
September 29 at Appalachian State No. 10 Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC L 9–27   18,281
October 6 at Western Carolina E.J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC W 28–10   11,148
October 13 Chattanooga No. 16 Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC L 6–7   15,522
October 20 at South Carolina* Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC W 38–35   63,000
October 27 East Tennessee State No. 17 Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC W 35–15   13,217
November 3 VMIdagger No. 15 Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC (Military Classic of the South) W 23–3   19,754
November 10 Wofford No. 14 Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC W 48–14   14,121
November 17 at No. 11 Furman No. 13 Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC (Rivalry) L 17–30   18,190
November 24 at No. 3 Georgia Southern No. 15 Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (I-AA First Round) L 0–31   11,881
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time..

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Game summaries

William & Mary

Overall record Last meeting Result
6–17 1978 L 12–8

Air Force

Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 1976 W 26–7

Marshall

Overall record Last meeting Result
5–3 1989 L 40–17

Appalachian State

Overall record Last meeting Result
7–11 1989 W 23–13

Western Carolina

Overall record Last meeting Result
9–4–2 1989 T 22–22

Chattanooga

Overall record Last meeting Result
6–15–2 1989 L 17–9

South Carolina

1 234Total
• Bulldogs 14 0717 38
Gamecocks 0 14714 35
  • Date: October 20, 1990
  • Location: Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, SC
  • Game attendance: 63,000
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–39–3 1985 L 56–17

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East Tennessee State

Overall record Last meeting Result
4–6 1989 W 31–20

VMI

Overall record Last meeting Result
21–26–2 1989 L 20–10

Wofford

Overall record Last meeting Result
34–7–1 1989 W 42–21

Furman

Overall record Last meeting Result
23–43–3 1989 L 44–9

Georgia Southern

Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 1988 L 38–20

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final 
I-AA Committee 20 20* 20* 11 9 18 12 NR 16 16 12 11 15 
Sports Network NR NR 15 13 10 NR 16 NR 17 15 14 13 15

References

  1. ↑ The Citadel Football - 2011 Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 154. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  2. ↑ Jeff Hartsell (November 19, 2015). "25 years later, The Citadel's upset of South Carolina still resonates". Post and Courier. Charleston, SC. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
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