Jump to content

1991 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1991 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–4 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeOption
Defensive coordinatorDon Powers (3rd season)
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium[1]
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Appalachian State $^ 6 1 0 8 4 0
No. 8 Marshall ^ 5 2 0 11 4 0
No. T–20 The Citadel 5 2 0 7 4 0
No. T–20 Furman 4 3 0 7 4 0
Chattanooga 4 3 0 7 4 0
VMI 2 5 0 4 7 0
Western Carolina 2 5 0 2 9 0
East Tennessee State 0 7 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1991 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Charlie Taaffe served as head coach for the fifth season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.[2][3][4]

Schedule

[edit]
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7Presbyterian*W 33–1017,660[5]
September 14Wofford*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
L 12–1519,311[6]
September 21at ChattanoogaL 26–338,921[7]
October 5Western Carolina
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 38–1313,811[8]
October 12at Army*W 20–1440,459[9]
October 19at William & Mary*L 17–2415,621–16,621[10][11]
October 26vs. VMIW 17–1420,480[12]
November 2No. 9 Appalachian State
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 17–1020,071[13]
November 9at No. 13 MarshallL 31–3718,003[14]
November 16at East Tennessee StateW 17–73,017[15]
November 23Furmandagger
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
W 10–621,623[16]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "How Johnson Hagood Stadium Came To Be". citadelsports.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
  2. ^ 2011 Citadel Football Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 152. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  3. ^ "Milestones". The Citadel Football Association. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  4. ^ "Citadel Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  5. ^ "Citadel rolls past Presbyterian". Florence Morning News. September 8, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Graves runs Terriers to win over Citadel". The Beaufort Gazette. September 15, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tenn.–Chatt. KOs Citadel, 33–26". The Times and Democrat. September 22, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Douglas, Citadel rip Catamounts". The State. October 6, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Citadel stuns Army". The Journal News. October 13, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Fairbank, Dave (October 20, 1991). "W&M wins, helps playoff aspirations". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. pp. C1, C8. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "The Citadel falls, 24–17". The Greenville News. October 20, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Douglas, defense pace Citadel". The State. October 27, 1991. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Citadel defense repels late bids by Appalachian". The State. November 3, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Payton, Pedro spart rally; Marshall beats The Citadel". The State. November 10, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Douglas, stingy defense key Citadel against Buccaneers". The State. November 17, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Citadel knocks off Furman 10–6". The Herald. November 24, 1991. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.