1979 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

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1979 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1979 record6–5 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRalph Friedgen (1st season)
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Southern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chattanooga $ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
VMI 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
The Citadel 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Furman 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Appalachian State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
East Tennessee State 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Western Carolina 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Marshall 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Art Baker served as head coach for the second season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.[1][2][3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Presbyterian*
L 13–21
September 15at Navy*
L 7–26
September 22at Vanderbilt*
W 27–14
September 29Appalachian State
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 24–2317,850[4]
October 6Western Carolina
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 21–19
October 13at East Carolina*
L 7–4928,751[5]
October 20VMI
W 37–68,100[6]
October 27Wofford*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 49–30
November 3at Marshall
W 17–16
November 10at Chattanooga
L 7–28
November 17Furmandagger
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (Rivalry)
L 44–4520,130
  • *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 surprises Appalachian 24–23". The State. September 30, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "East Carolina stuns The Citadel, 49–7". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Citadel amazes itself with 37–6 rout of VMI". The Greenville News. October 21, 1979. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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