1990 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

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1990 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–5 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeOption
Defensive coordinatorDon Powers (2nd season)
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Furman $^ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
Appalachian State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Chattanooga 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
No. 15 The Citadel ^ 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Marshall 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Western Carolina 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
VMI 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
East Tennessee State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8No. 10 William & Mary*No. 20
W 34–3118,011
September 15at Air Force*No. 20
L 7–1037,412
September 22MarshallNo. 11
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 21–1017,105
September 29at Appalachian StateNo. 9
L 9–2718,281[1]
October 6at Western CarolinaNo. 18
W 28–1011,148
October 13ChattanoogaNo. 12
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
L 6–715,522
October 20at South Carolina*
W 38–3563,000[2]
October 27East Tennessee StateNo. 16
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 35–1513,217
November 3VMIdaggerNo. 16
W 23–319,754[3]
November 10WoffordNo. 12
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
W 48–1414,121
November 17at No. 13 FurmanNo. 11
L 17–3018,190
November 24at No. 3 Georgia SouthernNo. 15
L 0–3111,881

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Game summaries

William & Mary

See also: 1990 William & Mary Tribe football team

Air Force

Marshall

Appalachian State

Western Carolina

Chattanooga

South Carolina

See also: 1990 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
1 234Total
• Bulldogs 14 0717 38
Gamecocks 0 14714 35
  • Date: October 20, 1990
  • Location: Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, SC
  • Game attendance: 63,000
Scoring summary
1CITGarrett Sizer 1–yard run (Howard Barnard kick)CIT 7–0
1CITErick Little 1–yard run (Barnard kick)CIT 14–0
2USCDavid Pitchko 18–yard reception (Collin Mackie kick)CIT 14–7
2USCEddie Miller 75–yard reception (Mackie kick)TIE 14–14
3CITJack Douglas 20–yard run (Barnard kick)CIT 21–14
3USCHarold Dingle 2–yard run (Mackie kick)TIE 21–21
4USCRob DeBoer 3–yard run (Mackie kick)USC 28–21
4CITEverette Sands 7–yard run (Barnard kick)TIE 28–28
4USCDeBoer 44–yard run (Mackie kick)USC 35–28
4CITBarnard 37–yard field goalUSC 35–31
4CITDouglas 1–yard run (Barnard kick)CIT 38–35

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East Tennessee State

VMI

See also: Military Classic of the South

Wofford

Furman

See also: The Citadel–Furman football rivalry

Georgia Southern

See also: 1990 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

Ranking movements

Main article: 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011Final
I-AA Committee2020*20*1191812—1616121115
Sports Network——151310—16—1715141315

References

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