1988 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
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.
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I-AA First Round, L 20–38 vs. Georgia Southern | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| 1988 record | 8-4 (5–2 SoCon) |
| Head coach | Charlie Taaffe (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Option |
| Home stadium | Johnson Hagood Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Furman +^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Marshall +^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | at Appalachian State |
| L 14–38 | |
| September 10 | Presbyterian* |
| W 35–9 | |
| September 17 | at Duke* |
| L 41–17 | |
| September 24 | Navy* |
| W 42–35 | 20,754 |
| October 1 | at Western Carolina |
| W 27–21 | |
| October 15 | Chattanooga |
| W 23–17 | |
| October 22 | Boston University* |
| W 24–13 | |
| October 29 | East Tennessee State |
| W 48–21 | |
| November 5 | Marshall |
| W 20–3 | 20,011 |
| November 12 | VMI |
| W 31–20 | |
| November 19 | at Furman |
| L 17–30 | |
| November 26 | at Georgia Southern* |
| L 20–38 | |
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Game summaries
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 |
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| First meeting | ||
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References
- The Citadel Football - 2011 Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 154. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
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