2002 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
Appearance
| 2002 The Citadel Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 3–9 (1–7 SoCon) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ahren Self (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Les Herrin (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Johnson Hagood Stadium[1] |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Georgia Southern $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Wofford | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Appalachian State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Furman ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2002 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Ellis Johnson served as head coach for the second season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.[2][3][4]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 7 | 8:00 pm | at No. 24 (I-A) LSU* | L 10–35 | 85,022 | [5] | ||
| September 14 | 2:00 pm | No. 15 Delaware* | W 24–20 | 14,105 | [6] | ||
| September 21 | 2:00 pm | Western Carolina |
| L 34–37 | 14,102 | [7] | |
| September 28 | 2:00 pm | at No. 5 Appalachian State | L 28–37 | 17,381 | [8] | ||
| October 5 | 3:00 pm | at Wyoming* | L 30–34 | 12,787 | [9] | ||
| October 12 | 2:00 pm | East Tennessee State |
| W 26–7 | 17,627 | [10] | |
| October 19 | 3:30 pm | at No. 6 Furman | CSS | L 10–37 | 13,188 | [11] | |
| October 26 | 2:00 pm | No. 10 Georgia Southern |
| L 24–28 | 16,427 | [12] | |
| November 2 | 1:30 pm | at No. 18 Wofford | L 14–27 | 9,843 | [13] | ||
| November 9 | 2:00 pm | Chattanooga |
| L 31–34 | 18,818 | [14] | |
| November 16 | 1:30 pm | vs. VMI | L 21–23 | 6,936 | [15] | ||
| November 21 | 7:00 pm | Charleston Southern* |
| W 53–19 | 12,412 | [16] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "How Johnson Hagood Stadium Came To Be". The Citadel Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on August 18, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ^ 2011 Citadel Football Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 152. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ^ "Milestones". The Citadel Football Association. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ^ "Citadel Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ^ "LSU sputters to victory in home opener". The News-Star. September 8, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Broughton's two scores lead The Citadel to win". Sun-News. September 15, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Citadel falls to Catamounts". The Times and Democrat. September 22, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Burchette guides Mountaineers' rally". The Charlotte Observer. September 29, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Streak ends at a dozen for Wyoming". The Billings Gazette. October 6, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Citadel back in win column". The State. October 13, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Paladins prove resilience". The Greenville News. October 20, 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Citadel can't pull off upset". The State. October 27, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wofford turns back The Citadel". The Times and Democrat. November 3, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Chattanooga edges The Citadel, 34–31". The Beaufort Gazette. November 10, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Forced fumbles, clutch pass plays save VMI". The Charlotte Observer. November 17, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs run away with win over Buccaneers". The State. November 22, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.