1991 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1991 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	7–4 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Charlie Taaffe (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Option
Defensive coordinator	Don Powers (3rd season)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium[1]

1991 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 Appalachian State $^	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 8 Marshall ^	5	–	2	–	0			11	–	4	–	0
No. T–20 The Citadel	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. T–20 Furman	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
VMI	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Western Carolina	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
East Tennessee State	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1991 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Charlie Taaffe served as head coach for the fifth season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.[2][3][4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	Presbyterian*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 33–10	17,660	[5]
September 14	Wofford*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	L 12–15	19,311	[6]
September 21	at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 26–33	8,921	[7]
October 5	Western Carolina	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 38–13	13,811	[8]
October 12	at Army*	Mitchie Stadium West Point, NY	W 20–14	40,459	[9]
October 19	at William & Mary*	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	L 17–24	15,621–16,621	[10][11]
October 26	vs. VMI	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl, Military Classic of the South)	W 17–14	20,480	[12]
November 2	No. 9 Appalachian State	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 17–10	20,071	[13]
November 9	at No. 13 Marshall	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WA	L 31–37	18,003	[14]
November 16	at East Tennessee State	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	W 17–7	3,017	[15]
November 23	Furman	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	W 10–6	21,623	[16]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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. "Citadel rolls past Presbyterian". Florence Morning News. September 8, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Graves runs Terriers to win over Citadel". The Beaufort Gazette. September 15, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tenn.–Chatt. KOs Citadel, 33–26". The Times and Democrat. September 22, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Douglas, Citadel rip Catamounts". The State. October 6, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Citadel stuns Army". The Journal News. October 13, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Fairbank, Dave (October 20, 1991). "W&M wins, helps playoff aspirations". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. pp. C1, C8. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
11. "The Citadel falls, 24–17". The Greenville News. October 20, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Douglas, defense pace Citadel". The State. October 27, 1991. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Citadel defense repels late bids by Appalachian". The State. November 3, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Payton, Pedro spart rally; Marshall beats The Citadel". The State. November 10, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
15. "Douglas, stingy defense key Citadel against Buccaneers". The State. November 17, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
16. "Citadel knocks off Furman 10–6". The Herald. November 24, 1991. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.