2008 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

The 2008 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Kevin Higgins 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]

2008 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–8 (2–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Cecchini (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorIsaac Collins (3rd season)
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium[1]
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Appalachian State $^   8 0     11 3  
No. 9 Wofford ^   7 1     9 3  
No. 17 Elon   6 2     8 4  
Furman   4 4     7 5  
Samford   4 4     6 5  
Georgia Southern   4 4     6 5  
The Citadel   2 6     4 8  
Western Carolina   1 7     3 9  
Chattanooga   0 8     1 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 pmWebber International*No. 23BIW 54–711,247
September 63:30 pmat Clemson*No. 20ESPN360L 17–4576,794
September 201:00 pmPrinceton*No. 21
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 37–2413,120
September 271:00 pmWestern CarolinaNo. 13
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 34–1411,216
October 43:00 pmat No. 2 Appalachian StateNo. 12SSNL 21–4729,631
October 112:00 pmNo. 6 ElonNo. 21
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
BIL 23–2712,582
October 182:00 pmat No. 19 FurmanNo. 24L 20–349,644
October 252:00 pmat SamfordL 10–288,453
November 11:00 pmGeorgia Southern
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
BIL 41–44 3OT11,190
November 83:00 pmat No. 10 WoffordSSNL 28–3310,011
November 152:00 pmChattanooga 
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
BIW 24–2114,213
November 221:30 pmat No. 3 (FBS) Florida*PPVL 19–7090,374

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
Sports Network2320222113122124RV
Coaches' Poll23232222242025RV

References

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  1. ^ "How Johnson Hagood Stadium Came To Be". The Citadel Department of Athletics. 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.