1988 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1988 The Citadel Bulldogs football

I-AA Quarterfinals vs Georgia Southern, L, 20–38
Conference	Southern Conference
1988 record	8-4 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Charlie Taaffe (2nd year)
Offensive scheme	Option
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium

1988 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Furman +^	6	–	1	–	0	13	–	2	–	0
Marshall +^	6	–	1	–	0	11	–	2	–	0
The Citadel ^	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Appalachian State	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
Chattanooga	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
VMI	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
East Tennessee State	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Western Carolina	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant

The 1988 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bulldogs were led by second 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 1988, The Citadel made its first appearance in the I-AA playoffs.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 3	at Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	L 14–38
September 10	Presbyterian*	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 35–9
September 17	at Duke*	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	L 41–17
September 24	Navy*	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 42–35
October 1	at Western Carolina	E.J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC	W 27–21
October 15	Chattanooga	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 23–17
October 22	Boston University*	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 24–13
October 29	East Tennessee State	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 48–21
November 5	Marshall	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 20–3
November 12	VMI	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC (Military Classic of the South)	W 31–20
November 19	at Furman	Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC (Rivalry)	L 17–30
November 26	at Georgia Southern*	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (I-AA Quarterfinals)	L 20–38
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time..

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Game notes

Appalachian State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–10	1987	ASU, 27–17

Presbyterian

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
46–11–1	1987	CIT, 27–12

Duke

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Navy

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–6	1982	Navy, 28–3

Western Carolina

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–4–1	1987	CIT, 38–24

Chattanooga

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–14–2	1987	UTC, 22–19

Boston University

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	1987	CIT, 34–7

East Tennessee State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–6	1987	ETSU, 21–24

Marshall

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–2	1985	MU, 17–14

VMI

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–25–2	1987	VMI, 7–3

Furman

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
23–41–3	1987	FU, 58–13

Georgia Southern

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

References

↑ The Citadel Football - 2011 Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 154. Retrieved 2012-06-28.

The Citadel Bulldogs football

Venues	College Park Stadium (c. 1905–1926) Johnson Hagood Stadium (original) (1927–1947) Johnson Hagood Stadium (1948–present)

Bowls & rivalries	1960 Tangerine Bowl Military Classic of the South (VMI) Furman

Culture & lore	The Regimental Band and Pipes

People	Head Coaches NFL Draft Picks

Seasons	1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

1988 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Boise State The Citadel Delaware Eastern Kentucky Furman Georgia Southern Idaho Jackson State Marshall Montana North Texas Northwestern State Stephen F. Austin UMass Western Illinois Western Kentucky

Champion – Furman Paladins

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