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1990 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
American college football season
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.
Quick Facts The Citadel Bulldogs football, NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 0–31 vs. Georgia Southern ...
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NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 0–31 vs. Georgia Southern | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 7–5 (4–3 SoCon) |
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| Offensive scheme | Option |
| Defensive coordinator | Don Powers (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Johnson Hagood Stadium |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Opponent ...
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 8 | No. 10 William & Mary* | No. 20 | W 34–31 | 18,011 | ||
| September 15 | at Air Force* | No. 20 | L 7–10 | 37,412 | ||
| September 22 | Marshall | No. 11 |
| W 21–10 | 17,105 | |
| September 29 | at Appalachian State | No. 9 | L 9–27 | 18,281 | [1] | |
| October 6 | at Western Carolina | No. 18 | W 28–10 | 11,148 | ||
| October 13 | Chattanooga | No. 12 |
| L 6–7 | 15,522 | |
| October 20 | at South Carolina* | W 38–35 | 63,000 | [2] | ||
| October 27 | East Tennessee State | No. 16 |
| W 35–15 | 13,217 | |
| November 3 | VMI | No. 16 |
| W 23–3 | 19,754 | [3] |
| November 10 | Wofford | No. 12 |
| W 48–14 | 14,121 | |
| November 17 | at No. 13 Furman | No. 11 | L 17–30 | 18,190 | ||
| November 24 | at No. 3 Georgia Southern | No. 15 | L 0–31 | 11,881 | ||
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William & Mary
See also: 1990 William & Mary Tribe football team
Air Force
Marshall
Appalachian State
Western Carolina
Chattanooga
South Carolina
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East Tennessee State
VMI
See also: Military Classic of the South
Wofford
Furman
See also: The Citadel–Furman football rivalry
Georgia Southern
Main article: 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| I-AA Committee | 20 | 20* | 20* | 11 | 9 | 18 | 12 | — | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 15 |
| Sports Network | — | — | 15 | 13 | 10 | — | 16 | — | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
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- "Citadel's errors aid Mountaineers". The State. September 30, 1990. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "The Citadel stuns S. Carolina 38–35". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 21, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Citadel rushes past Virginia Military Academy, 23–3". The Times and Democrat. November 4, 1990. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- The Citadel Football - 2011 Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 154. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
- 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.