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1990 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

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1990 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–5 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeOption
Defensive coordinatorDon Powers (2nd season)
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Furman $^ 6 1 0 9 4 0
Appalachian State 5 2 0 6 5 0
Chattanooga 4 2 0 6 5 0
No. 15 The Citadel ^ 4 3 0 7 5 0
Marshall 4 3 0 6 5 0
Western Carolina 2 5 0 3 8 0
VMI 1 5 0 4 7 0
East Tennessee State 1 6 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bulldogs were led by fourth-year head coach Charlie Taaffe and played their home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium. They played as members of the Southern Conference, as they have since 1936. In 1990, The Citadel made their second appearance in the I-AA playoffs, and second in three years.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8No. 10 William & Mary*No. 20W 34–3118,011
September 15at Air Force*No. 20L 7–1037,412
September 22MarshallNo. 11
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 21–1017,105
September 29at Appalachian StateNo. 9L 9–2718,281[1]
October 6at Western CarolinaNo. 18W 28–1011,148
October 13ChattanoogaNo. 12
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
L 6–715,522
October 20at South Carolina*W 38–3563,000[2]
October 27East Tennessee StateNo. 16
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 35–1513,217
November 3VMIdaggerNo. 16
W 23–319,754[3]
November 10WoffordNo. 12
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
W 48–1414,121
November 17at No. 13 FurmanNo. 11L 17–3018,190
November 24at No. 3 Georgia SouthernNo. 15L 0–3111,881

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Game summaries

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William & Mary

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Air Force

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Marshall

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Appalachian State

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Western Carolina

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Chattanooga

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South Carolina

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1 234Total
Bulldogs 14 0717 38
Gamecocks 0 14714 35
  • Date: October 20, 1990
  • Location: Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, SC
  • Game attendance: 63,000

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East Tennessee State

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VMI

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Wofford

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Furman

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Georgia Southern

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Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011Final
I-AA Committee2020*20*11918121616121115
Sports Network151310161715141315

References

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  1. ^ "Citadel's errors aid Mountaineers". The State. September 30, 1990. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "The Citadel stuns S. Carolina 38–35". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 21, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Citadel rushes past Virginia Military Academy, 23–3". The Times and Democrat. November 4, 1990. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ The Citadel Football - 2011 Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 154. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  5. ^ Jeff Hartsell (November 19, 2015). "25 years later, The Citadel's upset of South Carolina still resonates". Post and Courier. Charleston, SC. Retrieved November 20, 2015.