2003 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

The 2003 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Ellis Johnson served as head coach for the third season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.[2][3][4]

2003 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–6 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Zernhelt (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorLes Herrin (3rd season)
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium[1]
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Wofford $^   8 0     12 2  
Appalachian State   6 2     7 4  
No. 24 Georgia Southern   5 3     7 4  
Furman   4 4     6 5  
The Citadel   4 4     6 6  
Western Carolina   3 5     4 7  
Chattanooga   3 5     3 9  
East Tennessee State   2 6     5 7  
Elon   1 7     2 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 303:30 pmCharleston Southern*W 64–1015,219
September 67:00 pmat No. 14 Delaware*L 7–4120,612
September 136:00 pmat Maryland*L 0–6151,594
September 203:30 pmat Western CarolinaTFNL 21–288,549
September 272:00 pmAppalachian State
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 24–2113,569[5]
October 42:00 pmElon
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 31–717,102
October 183:30 pmNo. 13 Furman
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
CSSW 10–917,041
October 251:00 pmat No. 10 Georgia SouthernW 28–2415,988
November 12:00 pmNo. 5 Wofford No. 25
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
L 16–4220,863
November 86:00 pmat ChattanoogaL 20–296,079
November 151:30 pmvs. VMI*W 27–2311,336
November 221:00 pmat East Tennessee StateL 13–165,911

References

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  1. ^ "How Johnson Hagood Stadium Came To Be". The Citadel Department of Athletics. 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. ^ "Zobel's kick finishing touch for Bulldogs". The State. September 28, 2003. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.