1990 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
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.
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I-AA First Round, L 0–31 vs. Georgia Southern | |
| 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 |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Furman $^ | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 5 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 8 | William & Mary* | W 34–31 | 18,011 | ||
| September 15 | at Air Force* | No. 15 | L 7–10 | 37,412 | |
| September 22 | No. 16 Marshall | No. 13 |
| W 21–10 | 17,105 |
| September 29 | at Appalachian State | No. 10 | L 9–27 | 18,281 | |
| October 6 | at Western Carolina | W 28–10 | 11,148 | ||
| October 13 | Chattanooga | No. 16 |
| L 6–7 | 15,522 |
| October 20 | at South Carolina* |
| W 38–35 | 63,000 | |
| October 27 | East Tennessee State | No. 17 |
| W 35–15 | 13,217 |
| November 3 | VMI | No. 15 |
| W 23–3 | 19,754 |
| November 10 | Wofford | No. 14 |
| W 48–14 | 14,121 |
| November 17 | at No. 11 Furman | No. 13 | L 17–30 | 18,190 | |
| November 24 | at No. 3 Georgia Southern | No. 15 | L 0–31 | 11,881 | |
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Game summaries
William & Mary
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 6–17 | 1978 | L 12–8 |
Air Force
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 1–0 | 1976 | W 26–7 |
Marshall
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 5–3 | 1989 | L 40–17 |
Appalachian State
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 7–11 | 1989 | W 23–13 |
Western Carolina
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 9–4–2 | 1989 | T 22–22 |
Chattanooga
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 6–15–2 | 1989 | L 17–9 |
South Carolina
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| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 6–39–3 | 1985 | L 56–17 |
East Tennessee State
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 4–6 | 1989 | W 31–20 |
VMI
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 21–26–2 | 1989 | L 20–10 |
Wofford
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 34–7–1 | 1989 | W 42–21 |
Furman
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 23–43–3 | 1989 | L 44–9 |
Georgia Southern
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 0–1 | 1988 | L 38–20 |
Ranking movements
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| 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
- The Citadel Football - 2011 Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 154. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
- 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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