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 | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (4–2 SoCon) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ralph Friedgen (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Johnson Hagood Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 8 | Presbyterian* | L 13–21 | |||
| September 15 | at Navy* | L 7–26 | |||
| September 22 | at Vanderbilt* | W 27–14 | |||
| September 29 | Appalachian State |
| W 24–23 | 17,850 | [4] |
| October 6 | Western Carolina |
| W 21–19 | ||
| October 13 | at East Carolina* | L 7–49 | 28,751 | [5] | |
| October 20 | VMI |
| W 37–6 | 8,100 | [6] |
| October 27 | Wofford* |
| W 49–30 | ||
| November 3 | at Marshall | W 17–16 | |||
| November 10 | at Chattanooga | L 7–28 | |||
| November 17 | Furman |
| L 44–45 | 20,130 | [7] |
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References
- 2011 Citadel Football Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 152. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- "Milestones". The Citadel Football Association. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- "Citadel Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- "Citadel surprises Appalachian 24–23". The State. September 30, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "East Carolina stuns The Citadel, 49–7". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Citadel amazes itself with 37–6 rout of VMI". The Greenville News. October 21, 1979. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "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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