List of The Citadel Bulldogs head football coaches

The Citadel Bulldogs football program is a college football team that represents The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the Southern Conference. The Bulldogs compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision.

The first season of football at The Citadel was in 1905. The team has had twenty-three different head coaches, with two serving for two separate stretches of time. There was no team from 1943 through 1945 due to World War II.

The Bulldogs have appeared in and won one bowl game, the 1960 Tangerine Bowl under head coach Eddie Teague. They have also made three appearances in the NCAA Division I-AA (now FCS) Playoffs, holding an overall record of 1–3, all under head coach Charlie Taaffe. The Citadel has claimed two Southern Conference championships, in 1961 and 1992 under the leadership of Teague and Taaffe, respectively. The Bulldogs have not won a national championship in football.

Through the end of the 2015 season, Charlie Taaffe has coached the most games for the Bulldogs, and claimed the most wins. He and Mike Houston are the only coaches to lead the team and win a game in the Division I-AA playoffs. Kevin Higgins recorded the most losses in Citadel history and second most games overall, just one behind Taaffe. Ralph Foster, L. S. LeTellier, and Bo Rowland are all tied for the highest winning percentage in Bulldog history at .563, while John D. McMillan has the lowest winning percentage at .225.

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list
General		Overall		Conference		Postseason^{[A 1]}
#	Order of coaches^{[A 2]}	GC	Games coached	CW	Conference wins	PW	Postseason wins
DC	Division championships	OW	Overall wins	CL	Conference losses	PL	Postseason losses
CC	Conference championships	OL	Overall losses	CT	Conference ties	PT	Postseason ties
NC	National championships	OT	Overall ties^{[A 3]}	C%	Conference winning percentage
	Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame	O%	Overall winning percentage^{[A 4]}

Coaches

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards^[4]^{[A 5]}
#	Name	Term(s)	GC	OW	OL	OT	O%	CW	CL	CT	C%	PW	PL	DCs	CCs	NCs	Awards^[5]
1	Smith, SydSyd Smith	1905 !1905	6	2	3	1	.417	2999900000000000000♠—	2999900000000000000♠—	2999900000000000000♠—	2999900000000000000♠—	2999900000000000000♠—	2999900000000000000♠—	2999900000000000000♠—	2999900000000000000♠—	0	—
2	Foster, RalphRalph Foster	1906 !1906–1908	16	8	6	2	.563	2999900000000000000♠—	2999900000000000000♠—	2999900000000000000♠—	2999900000000000000♠—	2999900000000000000♠—	2999900000000000000♠—	2999900000000000000♠—	0	0	—
3	Costen, SamSam Costen	1909 !1909–1910	16	7	7	2	.500	1	4	1	.250	2999900000000000000♠—	2999900000000000000♠—	2999900000000000000♠—	0	0	—
4	LeTellier, LouisLouis LeTellier	1911 !1911–1912	16	8	6	2	.563	1	5	0	.167	2999900000000000000♠—	2999900000000000000♠—	2999900000000000000♠—	0	0	—
5	Rogers, George C.George C. Rogers	1913 !1913–1915, 1919	33	14	16	3	.470	4	12	1	.265	0	0	2999900000000000000♠—	0	0	—
6	O'Brien, HarveyHarvey O'Brien	1916 !1916–1918, 1920–1921	33	14	15	4	.485	8	13	2	.391	0	0	2999900000000000000♠—	0	0	—
7	Prause, CarlCarl Prause	1922 !1922–1929	77	41	32	4	.558	24	16	3	.593	0	0	2999900000000000000♠—	0	0	—
8	Floyd, JohnnyJohnny Floyd	1930 !1930–1931	15	9	9	3	.500	7	1	1	.833	0	0	2999900000000000000♠—	0	0	—
9	Gressette, TatumTatum Gressette	1932 !1932–1939	78	34	41	3	.455	14	21	0	.400^{[A 6]}	0	0	2999900000000000000♠—	0	0	—
10	Rowland, BoBo Rowland	1940 !1940–1942	24	13	10	1	.563	2	8	1	.227	0	0	2999900000000000000♠—	0	0	—
11	Decker, J. QuinnJ. Quinn Decker	1946 !1946–1952	65	23	39	1	.373	8	25	0	.242	0	0	2999900000000000000♠—	0	0	—
12	McMillan, John D.John D. McMillan	1953 !1953–1954	20	4	15	1	.225	1	7	0	.125	0	0	2999900000000000000♠—	0	0	—
13	Sauer, JohnJohn Sauer	1955 !1955–1956	18	8	9	1	.472	3	5	0	.375	0	0	2999900000000000000♠—	0	0	1955 South Carolina Coach of the Year
14	Teague, EddieEddie Teague	1957 !1957–1965	91	45	44	2	.505	29	26	0	.527	1	0	2999900000000000000♠—	1	0	1955 South Carolina Coach of the Year 1961 Southern Conference Coach of the Year
15	Parker, RedRed Parker	1966 !1966–1972	73	39	34	0	.534	25	20	0	.556	0	0	2999900000000000000♠—	0	0	—
16	Ross, BobbyBobby Ross	1973 !1973–1977	55	24	31	0	.436	11	19	0	.367	0	0	2999900000000000000♠—	0	0	—
17	Baker, ArtArt Baker	1978 !1978–1982	55	30	24	1	.555	15	13	1	.330	0	0	2999900000000000000♠—	0	0	—
18	Moore, TomTom Moore	1983 !1983–1986	44	18	25	1	.420	7	18	1	.288	0	0	2999900000000000000♠—	0	0	1984 Southern Conference Coach of the Year
19	Taaffe, CharlieCharlie Taaffe	1987 !1987–1995	103	55	47	1	.539	30	34	1	.469	1	3	2999900000000000000♠—	1	0	1992 Eddie Robinson Award 1992 AFCS Division I-AA Coach of the Year 1992 SC Hall of Fame Coach of the Year 1992 Southern Conference Coach of the Year
20	Powers, DonDon Powers	1996 !1996–2000	55	19	36	2999900000000000000♠—	.345	13	27	2999900000000000000♠—	.325	0	0	2999900000000000000♠—	0	0	—
21	Johnson, EllisEllis Johnson	2001 !2001–2003	34	12	22	2999900000000000000♠—	.353	7	17	2999900000000000000♠—	.292	0	0	2999900000000000000♠—	0	0	—
22	Zernhelt, JohnJohn Zernhelt	2004 !2004	10	3	7	2999900000000000000♠—	.300	2	5	2999900000000000000♠—	.286	0	0	2999900000000000000♠—	0	0	—
23	Higgins, KevinKevin Higgins	2005 !2005–2013	102	43	57	2999900000000000000♠—	.430	26	43	2999900000000000000♠—	.377	0	0	2999900000000000000♠—	0	0	2012 Southern Conference Coach of the Year
24	Houston, MikeMike Houston	2014 !2014–2015	25	14	11	2999900000000000000♠—	.560	9	5	2999900000000000000♠—	.643	1	1	2999900000000000000♠—	1	0	2015 Southern Conference Coach of the Year
25	Thompson, BrentBrent Thompson	2016 !2016

Notes

↑ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.^[1]
↑ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
↑ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.^[2]
↑ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.^[3]
↑ Statistics correct as of the end of the 2015 college football season.
↑ Gressette had a record of 10–7 (.588) against Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association opponents and 4–14 (.222) against Southern Conference opponents.

References

↑ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
↑ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today (McLean, Virginia). Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
↑ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times (New York City). Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
↑ The Citadel Football - 2011 Media Guide. citadelsports.com. p. 142. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
↑ "Coaches of the Year". citadelsports.com. Retrieved January 21, 2013.

The Citadel Bulldogs head football coaches

Syd Smith (1905)
Ralph Foster (1906–1908)
Sam Costen (1909–1910)
Louis LeTellier (1911–1912)
George C. Rogers (1913–1915)
Harvey O'Brien (1916–1918)
George C. Rogers (1919)
Harvey O'Brien (1920–1921)
Carl Prause (1922–1929)
Johnny Floyd (1930–1931)
Tatum Gressette (1932–1939)
Bo Rowland (1940–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
J. Quinn Decker (1946–1952)
John D. McMillan (1953–1954)
John Sauer (1955–1956)
Eddie Teague (1957–1965)
Red Parker (1966–1972)
Bobby Ross (1973–1977)
Art Baker (1978–1982)
Tom Moore (1983–1986)
Charlie Taaffe (1987–1995)
Don Powers (1996–2000)
Ellis Johnson (2001–2003)
John Zernhelt (2004)
Kevin Higgins (2005–2013)
Mike Houston (2014–2015)
Brent Thompson (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

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

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