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1996 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

The 1996 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Don Powers served as head coach for the first season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.[2][3][4]

1996 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMark Tucker (1st season)
Offensive schemeOption
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium[1]
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Marshall $^   8 – 0     15 – 0  
No. T–8 East Tennessee State ^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 13 Furman ^   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 25 Appalachian State   5 – 3     7 – 4  
The Citadel   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Georgia Southern   2 – 6     4 – 7  
VMI   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Chattanooga   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Western Carolina   1 – 7     4 – 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at No. 11 Miami (FL)*
L 6–5235,747
September 14Richmond*
W 13–1013,069[5]
September 21Western Carolina
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 28–1410,362
September 28at No. 4 Appalachian State
L 20–3413,231[6]
October 12No. 16 East Tennessee State
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
L 20–4116,212
October 19at No. 11 Furman
L 25–3511,975[7]
October 26Georgia Southern
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 35–209,427
November 2at No. 1 Marshall
L 25–5622,038
November 9Chattanooga 
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 16–1317,914
November 16at VMI
L 27–34 2OT7,478[8]
November 23Wofford*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
L 21–269,876

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. ^ "Myers' touchdown gives Citadel victory". The Greenville News. September 15, 1996. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mountaineers storm The Citadel". The State. September 29, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Furman too much for The Citadel 35–25". The State. October 20, 1996. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "VMI 34, The Citadel 27". The Greenville News. November 17, 1996. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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