1996 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

The 1996 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Don Powers 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]

1996 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1996 record4–7 (3–5 SoCon)
Head coachDon Powers (1st season)
Offensive schemeOption
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
(Capacity: 22,500)[1]
1996 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 1 Marshall $^  8 0     15 0  
No. 8t East Tennessee State ^  7 1     10 3  
No. 13 Furman ^  6 2     9 4  
No. 25 Appalachian State  5 3     7 4  
The Citadel  3 5     4 7  
Georgia Southern  2 6     4 7  
VMI  2 6     3 8  
Chattanooga  2 6     3 8  
Western Carolina  1 7     4 7  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 7at No. 11 Miami (FL)*L 6–5235,747
September 14Richmond*W 13–1013,069
September 21Western Carolina
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, South Carolina
W 28–1410,362
September 28at No. 4 Appalachian StateL 20–3413,231
October 12East Tennessee State
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, South Carolina
L 20–4116,212
October 19at No. 11 FurmanL 25–3511,975
October 26Georgia Southern
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, South Carolina
W 35–209,427
November 2at No. 1 Marshall
L 25–5622,038
November 9Chattanooga
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, South Carolina
W 16–1317,914
November 16at VMIL 27–34 OT7,478
November 23Wofford*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, South Carolina
L 21–269,876

References

  1. "How Johnson Hagood Stadium Came To Be". citadelsports.com. 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 2016-01-23. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  4. "Citadel Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2015-12-26. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
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