The Citadel Bulldogs football

The Citadel Bulldogs Football represent The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the NCAA Division I FCS. The Bulldogs play in the Southern Conference and are currently coached by Kevin Higgins, who will coach his eighth season in 2012.

Facilities
The Bulldogs first recorded stadium was College Park, located in the northeast corner of Hampton Park in Charleston, South Carolina. This field predated the current College Park at the same site, which is used as a practice facility for The Citadel Bulldogs baseball. Due to increasing attendance and the poor state of the stadium, the Bulldogs moved to the original Johnson Hagood Stadium in 1927. This stadium was replaced with the current Johnson Hagood Stadium in 1948.

Home Stadium
The Bulldogs play their home games in Johnson Hagood Stadium, which lies just to the south of The Citadel's gates in Charleston. Johnson Hagood is a 21,000 seat stadium, in which The Citadel routinely ranks in the top 25 in attendance at the FCS level. In 2001, the Altman Athletic Center opened in the south end zone, complete with new home and visitor's locker rooms, official's locker rooms, and an upstairs hospitality area for donors. In 2008, The Citadel completed a re-construction of the west stands and West Side Tower. The stands contain reserved premium seats and bleacher seats, while the tower, shared with the South Carolina National Guard, contains twelve suites, a club level, and state of the art press box. During preparation for construction, workers discovered the remains of sailors from failed test runs of the H.L. Hunley. These remains were reinterred in Magnolia Cemetery in Charleston.

Beginning in 2012, The Citadel will implement a points system for parking and seat selection in Johnson Hagood Stadium, joining many large programs who use similar systems. The program is designed to reward long-time and large donors to The Citadel athletics by giving them preference in selecting seat and parking locations.

Practice and On-Campus Facilities
Practices are held at the Mayberry Triplets Practice Facility, an artificial turf field at the north edge of campus. The Bulldogs utilize Seignious Hall, located across the street from McAlister Field House for weightlifting, locker rooms, team meeting and video space, and academic tutoring. The Citadel Sports Medicine Department also utilizes Seignious Hall.

Coaches and Staff
Coaches from The Citadel have often been targeted for larger programs. Notable former head and assistant coaches at The Citadel include Bobby Ross, Charlie Taaffe, Ellis Johnson, Frank Beamer, Al Davis, and Ralph Friedgen.

Head Coaches

Conference Championships
The Citadel has claimed just two conference championships in the Southern Conference.
 * 1961 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
 * 1992 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

Postseason Appearances
Following the 1960 season, the Bulldogs played in the 1960 Tangerine Bowl defeating Tennessee Tech 27-0

The Bulldogs appeared in the I-AA Playoffs in 1988, 1990, and 1992, losing in the first round twice to Georgia Southern and in the Quarterfinals to Youngstown State in 1992 after defeating North Carolina A&T in the first round.

Rivalries
The Citadel's primary rivals are the VMI Keydets and Furman Paladins. The game with VMI is known as the Military Classic of the South, and entered a new six year contract in 2011 after a three year hiatus. The Citadel and Furman have been heated, annual rivals since both joined the Southern Conference in 1936. Beginning with the 2012 season, the game will once again be the last of the conference slate for both teams.

Record vs. Current SoCon opponents

Record vs instate opponents Division 1, non-SoCon only

Bulldogs in the Pros
Many Citadel alumni have played in various professional leagues, including the National Football League, Canadian Football League and Arena Football League. Sixteen players have been drafted in the NFL Draft and AFL Draft, and other players have signed as undrafted free agents. Likely the most famous Citadel alumni in professional football are Running back Stump Mitchell and broadcaster Paul Maguire. Currently, Andre Roberts and Cortez Allen are on active NFL rosters, with the Arizona Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers, respectively.

National Football League Draft

American Football League Draft

Individual Honors
All-Americans This list includes selected First Team All-Americans at The Citadel

Retired Jerseys 14 - Jack Douglas 15 - Lester Smith 35 - Stump Mitchell 51 - Brian Ruff 59 - Marc Buoniconti 66 - John Small

Future schedules
This represents the most recent verified future non-conference games