1990 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1990 The Citadel Bulldogs football

I-AA Quarterfinals vs Georgia Southern, L, 0–31
Conference	Southern Conference
1990 record	7-5 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Charlie Taaffe (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Option
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium

1990 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Furman $^		6	–	1		9	–	4
Appalachian State		5	–	2		6	–	5
Chattanooga		4	–	2		6	–	5
The Citadel ^		4	–	3		7	–	5
Marshall		4	–	3		6	–	5
Western Carolina		2	–	5		3	–	8
VMI		1	–	5		4	–	7
East Tennessee State		1	–	6		2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant

The 1990 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bulldogs were led by fourth 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 1990, The Citadel made their second appearance in the I-AA playoffs, and second in three years.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 8	William & Mary*		Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 34–31	18,011
September 15	at Air Force*	No. 15	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	L 7–10	37,412
September 22	No. 16 Marshall	No. 13	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 21–10	17,105
September 29	at Appalachian State	No. 10	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	L 9–27	18,281
October 6	at Western Carolina		E.J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC	W 28–10	11,148
October 13	Chattanooga	No. 16	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	L 6–7	15,522
October 20	at South Carolina*		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	W 38–35	63,000
October 27	East Tennessee State	No. 17	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 35–15	13,217
November 3	VMI	No. 15	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC (Military Classic of the South)	W 23–3	19,754
November 10	Wofford	No. 14	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 48–14	14,121
November 17	at No. 11 Furman	No. 13	Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC (Rivalry)	L 17–30	18,190
November 24	at No. 3 Georgia Southern	No. 15	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (Division I-AA Playoffs)	L 0–31	11,881
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time..

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–17	1978	L 12–8

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1976	W 26–7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–3	1989	L 40–17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–11	1989	W 23–13

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–4–2	1989	T 22–22

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–15–2	1989	L 17–9

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bulldogs	14	0	7	17	38
Gamecocks	0	14	7	14	35

Scoring summary

1	CIT	Garrett Sizer 1–yard run (Howard Barnard kick)	CIT 7–0

1	CIT	Erick Little 1–yard run (Barnard kick)	CIT 14–0

2	USC	David Pitchko 18–yard reception (Collin Mackie kick)	CIT 14–7

2	USC	Eddie Miller 75–yard reception (Mackie kick)	TIE 14–14

3	CIT	Jack Douglas 20–yard run (Barnard kick)	CIT 21–14

3	USC	Harold Dingle 2–yard run (Mackie kick)	TIE 21–21

4	USC	Rob DeBoer 3–yard run (Mackie kick)	USC 28–21

4	CIT	Everette Sands 7–yard run (Barnard kick)	TIE 28–28

4	USC	DeBoer 44–yard run (Mackie kick)	USC 35–28

4	CIT	Barnard 37–yard field goal	USC 35–31

4	CIT	Douglas 1–yard run (Barnard kick)	CIT 38–35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–39–3	1985	L 56–17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–6	1989	W 31–20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
21–26–2	1989	L 20–10

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
34–7–1	1989	W 42–21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
23–43–3	1989	L 44–9

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	1988	L 38–20

↑ The Citadel Football - 2011 Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 154. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
↑ Jeff Hartsell (November 19, 2015). "25 years later, The Citadel’s upset of South Carolina still resonates". Post and Courier. Charleston, SC. Retrieved November 20, 2015.

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 2017

1990 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants
Boise State Central Florida The Citadel Eastern Kentucky Furman Georgia Southern Idaho Jackson State Middle Tennessee Nevada Northeast Louisiana Northern Iowa Southwest Missouri State UMass William & Mary Youngstown State
Champion – Georgia Southern Eagles

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