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1986 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

The 1986 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Tom Moore served as head coach for the fourth season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.[2][3][4]

1986 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–8 (0–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium[1]
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Appalachian State $^ 6 – 0 – 1 9 – 2 – 1
Western Carolina 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
No. 15 Furman ^ 4 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 2
East Tennessee State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Marshall 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Chattanooga 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
VMI 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
The Citadel 0 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at North Carolina*
L 14–4548,250[5]
September 13Northeastern*
W 24–1414,583
September 20Presbyterian*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 15–1318,197
September 27at No. 10 Appalachian State
L 10–3320,800[6]
October 4at Clemson*
L 0–2475,540[7]
October 11VMI
L 30–4717,953[8]
October 18Chattanooga
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
L 7–4210,583
November 1at Western Carolina
L 12–275,618
November 8Wofford*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
W 20–68,178
November 15East Tennessee State 
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
L 9–3513,854
November 22at No. 19 Furman
L 14–3715,465[9]

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. ^ "UNC, Fenner rush past The Citadel, 45–14". Florence Morning News. September 7, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Apps steamroll Citadel, 33–10". The Greenville News. September 28, 1986. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tiger defense shuts down Bulldogs' passing attack". Florence Morning News. October 5, 1986. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "VMI squashes The Citadel in 'Military Classic of South'". The Times and Democrat. October 12, 1986. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Gardner scores three TDs to pace Paladins to victory". The Index-Journal. November 23, 1986. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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