The 1978 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Art Baker 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.^[1][2][3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	Presbyterian*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 28–17	17,840	[4]
September 16	at Clemson*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 3–58	53,332–54,075	[5][6]
September 23	VMI	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	W 14–3	15,980	[7]
September 30	at Georgia Tech*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 0–28	21,802	[8]
October 7	Marshall	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 41–0	14,100	[9]
October 14	at Western Carolina	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	L 24–38		[10]
October 21	at Appalachian State	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	L 14–42	11,130	[11]
October 29	Delaware*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 21–14	13,155	[12]
November 4	at William & Mary*	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	L 8–12	8,800	[13]
November 11	Wofford*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	W 35–17	16,800	[14]
November 18	at Furman	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)	L 13–17		[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming