1981 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

The 1981 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Art Baker served as head coach for the fourth season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.[2][3][4]

1981 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–3–1 (3–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
(capacity: 22,500)[1]
1981 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Furman $ 5 –2 –08 –3 –0
VMI 3 –1 –16 –3 –1
East Tennessee State 4 –2 –06 –5 –0
Chattanooga 3 –2 –17 –3 –1
The Citadel 3 –2 –17 –3 –1
Western Carolina 3 –4 –04 –7 –0
Appalachian State 1 –5 –13 –7 –1
Marshall 1 –5 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Navy*
L 7–1718,135[5]
September 19Western Carolina
W 12–318,950[6]
September 26Appalachian State
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 34–3017,250[7]
October 3at East Tennessee State
L 13–178,773[8]
October 10vs. VMI
L 0–1420,000[9]
October 17Davidson*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 23–312,890[10]
October 24Newberry*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 55–1414,450[11]
October 31Presbyterian*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 21–310,850[12]
November 7at Chattanooga
T 28–2810,132[13]
November 14Wofford*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
W 24–1411,185[14]
November 21Furmandagger
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
W 35–1820,150[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

NFL Draft selections
Year Round Pick Overall Name Team Position
1981 9 5 226 Stump Mitchell St. Louis Cardinals RB

References
  1. "How Johnson Hagood Stadium Came To Be". citadelsports.com. 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. "Middies sink Citadel". The Baltimore Sun. September 13, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "The Citadel, Manson hold off Stubborn WCU, 12–3". The Times and Democrat. September 20, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Citadel runs past Appalachian 34–20". The State. September 27, 1981. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "East Tenn. nips Citadel". The Times and Democrat. October 4, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "VMI uses defense to stymie Citadel". Daily Press. October 11, 1981. Retrieved February 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Davidson's early lead overcome by Citadel". The Charlotte Observer. October 18, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Outmanned Indians bombed by Citadel". The State. October 25, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Citadel outdistances Presbyterian, 21–3". Anderson Independent-Mail. November 1, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Citadel ties UT–C". The Sun-News. November 8, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Citadel looking ahead, but wins". The Greenville News. November 15, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Miller, Alston help Bulldogs topple Paladins, 35–18". The Times and Democrat. November 22, 1981. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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