1998 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1998 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeOption
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium[1]
1998 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Georgia Southern $^   8 0     14 1  
No. 6 Appalachian State ^   6 2     10 3  
Western Carolina   5 3     6 5  
Chattanooga   4 4     5 6  
  4 4     5 6  
East Tennessee State   3 5     4 7  
Wofford   3 5     4 7  
Furman   3 5     5 6  
VMI   0 8     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 1998 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Don Powers served as head coach for the third season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.[2][3][4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at No. 3 (I-A) Florida*L 10–4985,061[5]
September 12at WoffordW 20–1410,271[6]
September 19Western CarolinaL 8–1411,011[7]
September 26at No. 13 Appalachian StateL 11–2610,261[8]
October 3at No. 23 South Florida*L 6–4532,598[9]
October 10East Tennessee State
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 31–2015,707[10]
October 17at No. 24 FurmanW 25–2413,011[11]
October 24No. 1 Georgia Southern
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
L 34–5114,222[12]
October 31No. 17 Hofstra*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 32–308,673[13]
November 7Chattanooga
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
L 10–1316,842[14]
November 14at VMIW 36–108,832[15]

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. ^ "Florida runs past Citadel". Pensacola News Journal. September 6, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "For second straight year, Citadel, Myers nip Wofford". The Greenville News. September 13, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Catamounts crack down on Citadel". The Beaufort Gazette. September 20, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "ASU runs by Citadel". The State. September 27, 1998. Retrieved November 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "USF gets its first taste of revenge". St. Petersburg Times. October 4, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Mistake-prone Buccaneers self-destruct". Johnson City Press. October 11, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "The Citadel rallies past Furman, 25–24". The Times and Democrat. October 18, 1998. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "GSU charges past Citadel". Sun-News. October 25, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Citadel make late run for win". The State. November 1, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Late field goal defeats The Citadel". The Herald. November 8, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Citadel runs over Keydets in finale". The Daily News Leader. November 15, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.