1979 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–5 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRalph Friedgen (3rd season)
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
1979 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Chattanooga $ 5 –1 –09 –2 –0
VMI 4 –1 –06 –4 –1
The Citadel 4 –2 –06 –5 –0
Furman 4 –3 –05 –6 –0
Appalachian State 3 –4 –03 –8 –0
East Tennessee State 2 –3 –07 –4 –0
Western Carolina 2 –4 –06 –5 –0
Marshall 0 –6 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1979 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Art Baker served as head coach for the second season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.[1][2][3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Presbyterian*L 13–21
September 15at Navy*L 7–26
September 22at Vanderbilt*W 27–1426,500[4]
September 29Appalachian State
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 24–2317,850[5]
October 6Western Carolina
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 21–19
October 13at East Carolina*L 7–4928,751[6]
October 20VMIW 37–68,100[7]
October 27Wofford*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
W 49–30
November 3at MarshallW 17–16
November 10at ChattanoogaL 7–28
November 17Furmandagger
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
L 44–4520,130[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ↑ 2011 Citadel Football Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 152. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Milestones". The Citadel Football Association. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Citadel Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Trio lead Citadel past Vandy 27–14". The State. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Citadel surprises Appalachian 24–23". The State. September 30, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "East Carolina stuns The Citadel, 49–7". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Citadel amazes itself with 37–6 rout of VMI". The Greenville News. October 21, 1979. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Furman survives Russell-led Citadel attack, wins 45–44". The State. November 18, 1979. Retrieved September 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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