American college football season
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.
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 8 William & Mary * No. 20 W 34–3118,011
September 15 at Air Force * No. 15 L 7–1037,412
September 22 No. 16 Marshall No. 13 Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC W 21–1017,105
September 29 at Appalachian State No. 10 L 9–2718,281 [1]
October 6 at Western Carolina W 28–1011,148
October 13 Chattanooga No. 16 Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC L 6–715,522
October 20 at South Carolina * W 38–3563,000
October 27 East Tennessee State No. 17 Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC W 35–1513,217
November 3 VMI No. 15 W 23–319,754 [2]
November 10 Wofford No. 14 Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC W 48–1414,121
November 17 at No. 11 Furman No. 13 L 17–3018,190
November 24 at No. 3 Georgia Southern No. 15 L 0–3111,881
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game
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Game summaries [ ]
William & Mary [ ]
Air Force [ ]
Marshall [ ]
Appalachian State [ ]
Western Carolina [ ]
Chattanooga [ ]
South Carolina [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Bulldogs
14
0 7 17
38
Gamecocks
0
14 7 14
35
Date: October 20, 1990Location: Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, SCGame attendance: 63,000
Scoring summary 1 CIT Garrett Sizer 1–yard run (Howard Barnard kick) CIT 7–0
1 CIT Erick Little 1–yard run (Barnard kick) CIT 14–0
2 USC David Pitchko 18–yard reception (Collin Mackie kick) CIT 14–7
2 USC Eddie Miller 75–yard reception (Mackie kick) TIE 14–14
3 CIT Jack Douglas 20–yard run (Barnard kick) CIT 21–14
3 USC Harold Dingle 2–yard run (Mackie kick) TIE 21–21
4 USC Rob DeBoer 3–yard run (Mackie kick) USC 28–21
4 CIT Everette Sands 7–yard run (Barnard kick) TIE 28–28
4 USC DeBoer 44–yard run (Mackie kick) USC 35–28
4 CIT Barnard 37–yard field goal USC 35–31
4 CIT Douglas 1–yard run (Barnard kick) CIT 38–35
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East Tennessee State [ ]
VMI [ ]
Wofford [ ]
Furman [ ]
Georgia Southern [ ]
Ranking movements [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
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 [ ]
^ "Citadel's errors aid Mountaineers" . The State . September 30, 1990. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Citadel rushes past Virginia Military Academy, 23–3" . The Times and Democrat . November 4, 1990. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ 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 .
Venues
College Park Stadium (c. 1905–1926)
Johnson Hagood Stadium (original) (1927–1947)
Johnson Hagood Stadium (1948–present)
Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons
Champion – Georgia Southern Eagles