1989 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
The 1989 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Charlie Taaffe served as head coach for the third season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.[2][3][4] The 1989 season was affected by Hurricane Hugo, which damaged Johnson Hagood Stadium as the eye of the storm passed over Charleston harbor before making its way inland. As a result, The Citadel played two "home" games at Williams-Brice Stadium, on the campus of the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina. The hurricane struck on September 22, 1989, and the Bulldogs did not play a game again in their home stadium until November 4, 1989.
| 1989 The Citadel Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| 1989 record | 5–5–1 (1–5–1 SoCon) |
| Head coach | Charlie Taaffe (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Don Powers |
| Home stadium | Johnson Hagood Stadium (Capacity: 22,500)[1] |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Furman $^ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Appalachian State ^ | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 9 | Wofford* | W 42–21 | 17,768 | |
| September 16 | Appalachian State |
| W 23–13 | 17,118 |
| September 23 | at Navy* | W 14–10 | 20,057 | |
| September 30 | vs. South Carolina State* |
| W 31–20 | 21,853 |
| October 7 | vs. Western Carolina |
| T 22–22 | 14,777 |
| October 14 | at Marshall | L 17–40 | 13,927 | |
| October 21 | at Chattanooga | L 9–17 | 7,921 | |
| October 28 | at East Tennessee State | L 33–35 | 6,784 | |
| November 4 | Samford* |
| W 35–16 | 15,214 |
| November 11 | at VMI | L 10–20 | 8,125 | |
| November 18 | Furman |
| L 9–44 | 20,357 |
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References
- "How Johnson Hagood Stadium Came To Be". citadelsports.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- 2011 Citadel Football Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 152. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- "Milestones". The Citadel Football Association. Archived from the original on 2016-01-23. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- "Citadel Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2015-12-26. Retrieved January 26, 2016.