1990 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

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.

1990 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1990 record7-5 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeOption
Defensive coordinatorDon Powers
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
1990 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 12 Furman $^  6 1     9 4  
Appalachian State  5 2     6 5  
Chattanooga  4 2     6 5  
No. 15 The Citadel ^  4 3     7 5  
Marshall  4 3     6 5  
Western Carolina  2 5     3 8  
VMI  1 5     4 7  
East Tennessee State  1 6     2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 8William & Mary*W 34–3118,011
September 15at Air Force*No. 15L 7–1037,412
September 22No. 16 MarshallNo. 13
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 21–1017,105
September 29at Appalachian StateNo. 10L 9–2718,281
October 6at Western CarolinaW 28–1011,148
October 13ChattanoogaNo. 16
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
L 6–715,522
October 20at South Carolina*W 38–3563,000
October 27East Tennessee StateNo. 17
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 35–1513,217
November 3VMINo. 15
W 23–319,754
November 10WoffordNo. 14
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 48–1414,121
November 17at No. 11 FurmanNo. 13L 17–3018,190
November 24at No. 3 Georgia SouthernNo. 15L 0–3111,881

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Game summaries

William & Mary

South Carolina

1 234Total
Bulldogs 14 0717 38
Gamecocks 0 14714 35
  • Date: October 20, 1990
  • Location: Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, SC
  • Game attendance: 63,000

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VMI

Furman

Georgia Southern

Ranking movements

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 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

  1. The Citadel Football - 2011 Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 154. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  2. 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.
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