1988 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

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1988 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record8–4 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeOption
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Appalachian State
L 14–3813,428[1]
September 10Presbyterian*
W 35–9
September 17at Duke*
L 17–4112,400[2]
September 24Navy*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 42–3520,754
October 1at Western Carolina
W 27–21
October 15Chattanooga
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 23–1716,457
October 22Boston University*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 24–13
October 29East Tennessee StateNo. 18
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 48–21
November 5No. 1 MarshalldaggerNo. 19
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 20–320,011
November 12vs. VMINo. 12
W 31–2020,000[3]
November 19at No. 5 FurmanNo. 9
L 17–3016,460[4]
November 26at No. 2 Georgia Southern*No. 14
L 20–38

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  5. ^ The Citadel Football - 2011 Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 154. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
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