2002 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–9 (1–7 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAhren Self (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorLes Herrin (2nd season)
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium[1]
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 78:00 pmat No. 24 (I-A) LSU*
L 10–3585,022
September 142:00 pmNo. 15 Delaware*
W 24–2014,105
September 212:00 pmWestern Carolina
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
L 34–3714,102
September 282:00 pmat No. 5 Appalachian State
L 28–3717,381[5]
October 53:00 pmat Wyoming*
L 30–3412,787
October 122:00 pmEast Tennessee State
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 26–717,627
October 193:30 pmat No. 6 Furman
CSSL 10–3713,188[6]
October 262:00 pmNo. 10 Georgia Southern
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
L 24–2816,427
November 21:30 pmat Wofford
L 14–279,843
November 92:00 pmChattanoogadagger
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
L 31–3418,818
November 161:30 pmvs. VMI
L 21–236,936
November 217:00 pmCharleston Southern*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 53–1912,412

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. ^ "Burchette guides Mountaineers' rally". The Charlotte Observer. September 29, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Paladins prove resilience". The Greenville News. October 20, 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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