1988 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
| 1988 The Citadel Bulldogs football | |
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I-AA First Round, L 20–38 vs. Georgia Southern | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 8–4 (5–2 SoCon) |
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| Offensive scheme | Option |
| Home stadium | Johnson Hagood Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Furman +^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Marshall +^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 The Citadel ^ | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1988 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bulldogs were led by second-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 1988, The Citadel made its first appearance in the I-AA playoffs.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | at Appalachian State | L 14–38 | 13,428 | [1] | ||
| September 10 | Presbyterian* | W 35–9 | ||||
| September 17 | at Duke* | L 17–41 | 12,400 | [2] | ||
| September 24 | Navy* |
| W 42–35 | 20,754 | ||
| October 1 | at Western Carolina | W 27–21 | ||||
| October 15 | Chattanooga |
| W 23–17 | 16,457 | ||
| October 22 | Boston University* |
| W 24–13 | |||
| October 29 | East Tennessee State | No. 18 |
| W 48–21 | ||
| November 5 | No. 1 Marshall | No. 19 |
| W 20–3 | 20,011 | |
| November 12 | vs. VMI | No. 12 | W 31–20 | 20,000 | [3] | |
| November 19 | at No. 5 Furman | No. 9 | L 17–30 | 16,460 | [4] | |
| November 26 | at No. 2 Georgia Southern* | No. 14 | L 20–38 | |||
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References[edit]
- ^ "Appalachian opens title defense by overwhelming Citadel 38–14". The State. September 4, 1988. Retrieved November 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dilweg's touchdown passes power Duke by Citadel". The State. September 18, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VMI falls to Citadel in Classic". The Times and Democrat. November 13, 1988. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman clinches share of title by topping Citadel". The Index-Journal. November 20, 1988. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ The Citadel Football - 2011 Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 154. Retrieved June 28, 2012.