1978 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

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1978 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1978 record5–6 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRalph Friedgen (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorFrank Beamer (2nd season)
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Southern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Furman + 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Chattanooga + 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
Appalachian State 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Western Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
VMI 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Marshall 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Art Baker 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.[1][2][3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Presbyterian*
W 28–17
September 16at Clemson*
L 3–5853,330
September 23VMI
W 14–315,980[4]
September 30at Georgia Tech*
L 0–28
October 7Marshall
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 41–0
October 14at Western Carolina
L 24–38
October 21at Appalachian State
L 14–4211,130[5]
October 29Delaware*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 21–1413,155
November 4at William & Mary*
L 8–12
November 11Wofford*dagger
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 35–17
November 18at Furman
L 13–17[6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[]

  1. ^ 2011 Citadel Football Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 152. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  2. ^ "Milestones". The Citadel Football Association. Archived from the original on 2016-01-23. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  3. ^ "Citadel Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2015-12-26. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  4. ^ "Citadel whips Keydets, 14–3". The Greenville News. September 24, 1978. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "ASU beats Citadel". The Greenville News. October 22, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Paladins share conference championship". The Greenville News. November 19, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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