1993 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1993 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeOption
Defensive coordinatorDon Powers (5th season)
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium[1]
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Georgia Southern $^ 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
No. 9 Marshall ^ 6 – 2 – 0 11 – 4 – 0
Western Carolina 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Furman 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
The Citadel 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Appalachian State 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
East Tennessee State 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Chattanooga 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
VMI 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1993 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Charlie Taaffe served as head coach for the seventh season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.[2][3][4]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4Wofford*No. 13
L 6–2019,722[5]
September 11at No. 8 Georgia SouthernNo. 24
L 6–1612,921[6]
September 18at Western Carolina
L 18–389,286[7]
September 25Appalachian State
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 27–1415,001[8]
October 2Lees–McRae*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 62–711,577[9]
October 9at East Tennessee State
L 17–205,279[10]
October 16Furman
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
W 20–1017,393[11]
October 23at Air Force*
L 0–3539,702[12]
October 30No. 2 Marshall
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
L 15–357,110[13]
November 6at Chattanooga
W 41–275,206[14]
November 13VMIdagger
W 34–3318,213[15]

Ranking movements

Main article: 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
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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. ^ "Wofford stuns Citadel, 20–6". Anderson Independent-Mail. September 5, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Eagles enjoy debut". The State. September 12, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "The Citadel's freefall continues against WCU". The State. September 19, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "The Citadel gets first win". The Times and Democrat. September 26, 1993. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "The Citadel rolls over Lees–McRae". The Times and Democrat. October 3, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Buccaneers boot Citadel". The Greenville News. October 10, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bulldogs rally to defeat Paladins". The Item. October 17, 1993. Retrieved September 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Air Force smashes The Citadel". The Beaufort Gazette. October 24, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Herd tramples Citadel". The Greenville News. October 31, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Citadel routs UT–Chatt., 41–27". The Times and Democrat. November 7, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Bulldogs can't hold on, then do against VMI". The State. November 14, 1993. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.