1979 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

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]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Presbyterian*
L 13–2117,500[4]
September 15at Navy*
L 7–2617,835[5]
September 22at Vanderbilt*
W 27–1426,500[6]
September 29Appalachian State
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 24–2317,850[7]
October 6Western Carolina
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 21–1914,750[8]
October 13at East Carolina*
L 7–4928,751[9]
October 20at VMI
W 37–68,100[10]
October 27Wofford*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
W 49–3018,960[11]
November 3at Marshall
W 17–1613,000[12]
November 10at Chattanooga
L 7–28[13]
November 17Furman
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
L 44–4520,130[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

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. "Presbyterian ends string by Bulldogs". The Charlotte Observer. September 9, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Middies sail past The Citadel, 26–7". The Baltimore Sun. September 16, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Trio lead Citadel past Vandy 27–14". The State. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Citadel surprises Appalachian 24–23". The State. September 30, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "The Citadel wins thriller over Western Carolina". The Greenville News. October 7, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "East Carolina stuns The Citadel, 49–7". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Citadel amazes itself with 37–6 rout of VMI". The Greenville News. October 21, 1979. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Citadel outscores Wofford". The Times and Democrat. October 28, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Citadel edges Marshall, 17–16". Florence Morning News. November 4, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Chattanooga clinches a tie in Southern". The Roanoke Times. November 11, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "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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