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1978 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

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The 1978 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Art Baker served as head coach for the first season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.[1][2][3]

Record5–6 (2–3 SoCon)
Headcoach
OffensivecoordinatorRalph Friedgen (2nd season)
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1978 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–6 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRalph Friedgen (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorFrank Beamer (2nd season)
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons
 1977
1979 
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1978 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Furman +410830
Chattanooga +410731
Appalachian State420740
Western Carolina420650
The Citadel230560
VMI140380
Marshall0501100
Davidson000550
East Tennessee State000470
  • + Conference co-champions
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA teams. Davidson was classified as I-AA. All the other teams were classified as I-A. Davidson and East Tennessee State were ineligible for the conference title. VMI's games against William & Mary and Richmond and Chattanooga's game against Richmond were designated as conference games and counted in the SoCon standings.
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Presbyterian*W 28–1717,840[4]
September 16at Clemson*L 3–5853,332–54,075[5][6]
September 23VMI
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
W 14–315,980[7]
September 30at Georgia Tech*L 0–2821,802[8]
October 7Marshall
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 41–014,100[9]
October 14at Western CarolinaL 24–38[10]
October 21at Appalachian StateL 14–4211,130[11]
October 29Delaware*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 21–1413,155[12]
November 4at William & Mary*L 8–128,800[13]
November 11Wofford*dagger
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
W 35–1716,800[14]
November 18at FurmanL 13–1713,312[15][16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
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