2008 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

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2008 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
2008 record4–8 (2–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Cecchini (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorIsaac Collins (3rd season)
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
(Capacity: 21,000)[1]
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Southern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Appalachian State $^   8 – 0     11 – 3  
No. 9 Wofford ^   7 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 17 Elon   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Furman   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Samford   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Georgia Southern   4 – 4     6 – 5  
The Citadel   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Western Carolina   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Chattanooga   0 – 8     1 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2008 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Kevin Higgins served as head coach for the fourth season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.[2][3][4]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 pmWebber International*No. 23
BIW 54–711,247
September 63:30 pmat Clemson*No. 20
ESPN360L 17–4576,794
September 201:00 pmPrinceton*No. 21
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 37–2413,120
September 271:00 pmWestern CarolinaNo. 13
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 34–1411,216
October 43:00 pmat No. 2 Appalachian StateNo. 12
SSNL 21–4729,631
October 112:00 pmNo. 6 ElonNo. 21
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
BIL 23–2712,582
October 182:00 pmat No. 19 FurmanNo. 24
L 20–349,644
October 252:00 pmat Samford
L 10–288,453
November 11:00 pmGeorgia Southern
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, Sc
BIL 41–44 3OT11,190
November 83:00 pmat No. 10 Wofford
SSNL 28–3310,011
November 152:00 pmChattanoogadagger
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
BIW 24–2114,213
November 221:30 pmat No. 3 (FBS) Florida*
PPVL 19–7090,374
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Ranking movements[]

Main article: 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ 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 12 Final 
Sports Network 23 20 22 21 13 12 21 24 RV NR NR NR NR NR 
Coaches' Poll 23 23 22 22 24 20 25 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR

References[]

  1. ^ "How Johnson Hagood Stadium Came To Be". The Citadel Department of Athletics. 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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