1986 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

The 1986 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Tom Moore served as head coach for the fourth season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.^[2][3][4]

1986 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–8 (0–6 SoCon)
Head coach	Tom Moore (4th season)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium^[1]
Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

1986 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Appalachian State $^	6	–	0	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
Western Carolina	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
No. 15 Furman ^	4	–	2	–	1			7	–	3	–	2
East Tennessee State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Marshall	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Chattanooga	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
VMI	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
The Citadel	0	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	at North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 14–45	48,250	^[5]
September 13	Northeastern*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 24–14	14,583
September 20	Presbyterian*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 15–13	18,197
September 27	at No. 10 Appalachian State	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	L 10–33	20,800	^[6]
October 4	at Clemson*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 0–24	75,540	^[7]
October 11	VMI	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (Military Classic of the South)	L 30–47	17,953	^[8]
October 18	Chattanooga	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 7–42	10,583
November 1	at Western Carolina	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	L 12–27	5,618
November 8	Wofford*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	W 20–6	8,178
November 15	East Tennessee State	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 9–35	13,854
November 22	at No. 19 Furman	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)	L 14–37	15,465	^[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

1. . 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. . The Citadel Football Association. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
4. . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
5. "UNC, Fenner rush past The Citadel, 45–14". Florence Morning News. September 7, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Apps steamroll Citadel, 33–10". The Greenville News. September 28, 1986. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tiger defense shuts down Bulldogs' passing attack". Florence Morning News. October 5, 1986. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "VMI squashes The Citadel in 'Military Classic of South'". The Times and Democrat. October 12, 1986. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Gardner scores three TDs to pace Paladins to victory". The Index-Journal. November 23, 1986. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.