1996 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1996 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
1996 record	4-7 (3–5 SoCon)
Head coach	Don Powers (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Option
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium (Capacity: 22,500)^[1]

1996 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#1 Marshall $^		8	–	0		15	–	0
#7 East Tennessee State ^		7	–	1		10	–	3
#9 Furman ^		6	–	2		9	–	4
#22 Appalachian State		5	–	3		7	–	4
The Citadel		3	–	5		4	–	7
Georgia Southern		2	–	6		4	–	7
VMI		2	–	6		3	–	8
Chattanooga		2	–	6		3	–	8
Western Carolina		1	–	7		4	–	7

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 1996 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Don Powers served as head coach for the first season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 7	at #11 Miami (FL)*	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	L 6–52	35,747
September 14	Richmond*	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 13–10	13,069
September 21	Western Carolina	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 28–14	10,362
September 28	at #4 Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	L 20–34	13,231
October 12	East Tennessee State	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	L 20–41	16,212
October 19	at #11 Furman	Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC (Rivalry)	L 25–35	11,975
October 26	Georgia Southern	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 35–20	9,427
November 2	at #1 Marshall	Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV	L 25–56	22,038
November 9	Chattanooga	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 16–13	17,914
November 16	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA (Military Classic of the South)	L 27–34 ^OT	7,478
November 23	Wofford*	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	L 21–26	9,876
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time..

References

↑ "How Johnson Hagood Stadium Came To Be". citadelsports.com. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
↑ 2011 Citadel Football Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 152. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
↑ "Milestones". The Citadel Football Association. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
↑ "Citadel Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 26, 2016.

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

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