1990 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

American college football season

1990 The Citadel Bulldogs football

NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 0–31 vs. Georgia Southern
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	7–5 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Charlie Taaffe (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Option
Defensive coordinator	Don Powers (2nd season)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons← 1989 1991 →

1990 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 12 Furman $^	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
Appalachian State	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Chattanooga	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
No. 15 The Citadel ^	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Marshall	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Western Carolina	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
VMI	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
East Tennessee State	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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	No. 10 William & Mary*	No. 20	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 34–31	18,011
September 15	at Air Force*	No. 20	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 7–10	37,412
September 22	Marshall	No. 11	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 21–10	17,105
September 29	at Appalachian State	No. 9	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	L 9–27	18,281
October 6	at Western Carolina	No. 18	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	W 28–10	11,148
October 13	Chattanooga	No. 12	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. 16	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 35–15	13,217
November 3	VMI	No. 16	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (Military Classic of the South)	W 23–3	19,754
November 10	Wofford	No. 12	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	W 48–14	14,121
November 17	at No. 13 Furman	No. 11	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)	L 17–30	18,190
November 24	at No. 3 Georgia Southern	No. 15	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	L 0–31	11,881
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

William & Mary

Air Force

Marshall

Appalachian State

Western Carolina

Chattanooga

South Carolina

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

Date: October 20, 1990
Location: Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, SC
Game attendance: 63,000

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

East Tennessee State

VMI

Wofford

Furman

Georgia Southern

Ranking movements

Main article: 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
I-AA Committee	20	20*	20*	11	9	18	12	—	16	16	12	11	15
Sports Network	—	—	15	13	10	—	16	—	17	15	14	13	15

References

"Citadel's errors aid Mountaineers". The State. September 30, 1990. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"The Citadel stuns S. Carolina 38–35". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 21, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Citadel rushes past Virginia Military Academy, 23–3". The Times and Democrat. November 4, 1990. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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.

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Venues	College Park Stadium (c. 1905–1926) Johnson Hagood Stadium (original) (1927–1947) Johnson Hagood Stadium (1948–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1960 Tangerine Bowl Furman VMI: Military Classic of the South Wofford
Culture & lore	The Regimental Band and Pipes
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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