2004 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

2004 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–7 (2–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDick Hopkins (1st season)
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium[1]
2004 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Furman $^   6 1     10 3  
No. 10 Georgia Southern $^   6 1     9 3  
No. 18 Wofford   4 3     8 3  
Appalachian State   4 3     6 5  
Western Carolina   2 5     4 7  
  2 5     3 7  
Elon   2 5     3 8  
Chattanooga   2 5     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2004 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. John Zernhelt 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.[2][3][4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4Charleston Southern*Canceled[A 1] N/A[5]
September 182:00 pmat No. 20 Appalachian StateL 14–288,931[6]
September 252:30 pmat No. 9 (I-A) Auburn*L 3–3376,302[7]
October 22:00 pmat Duke*L 10–2816,814[8]
October 77:00 pmBenedict*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 29–05,127[9]
October 162:00 pmat No. 8 FurmanL 14–3314,481[10]
October 232:00 pmNo. 2 Georgia Southern
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
L 7–4212,472[11]
October 301:30 pmat No. 11 WoffordL 17–389,019[12]
November 62:00 pmChattanoogadagger
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 44–2411,962[13]
November 132:00 pmElonL 7–242,011[14]
November 2012:00 pmWestern Carolina
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 17–03,874[15]

Notes

  1. ^ The Bulldogs first game of the season against Charleston Southern was cancelled due to Hurricane Gaston.

References

  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.
  5. ^ "Citadel coach: Bulldogs ready to hit the field". The Times and Democrat. September 10, 2004. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Williams helps Appalachian State win conference opener". News and Record. September 19, 2004. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Easy day at the office for Auburn". The Dothan Eagle. September 26, 2004. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Devils muzzle Bulldogs". The News and Observer. October 3, 2004. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "At home, Citadel earns its first win". The State. October 8, 2004. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Furman avenges losses". The State. October 17, 2004. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Eagles rip The Citadel". Sun-News. October 24, 2004. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Wofford's ground game too much for Citadel". The Herald. October 31, 2004. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Broughton powers The Citadel in shootout". The Beaufort Gazette. November 7, 2004. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Hamilton's career day leads Elon win". News and Record. November 14, 2004. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Citadel wins on senior day". The State. November 21, 2004. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.