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1985 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–5–1 (3–4–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium[1]
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–2 Furman $^ 6 – 0 – 0 12 – 2 – 0
No. T–12 Appalachian State 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Chattanooga 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Marshall 3 – 3 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
The Citadel 2 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Western Carolina 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
VMI 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
East Tennessee State 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Tom Moore served as head coach for the third season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.[2][3][4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at No. 17 (I-A) South Carolina*
L 17–5673,500[5]
September 7Presbyterian*
W 14–718,000
September 21Appalachian State
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
L 3–1416,246[6]
September 28at No. 3 Marshall
L 14–1717,527
October 5at VMI
T 14–145,500[7]
October 12Davidson
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 31–08,741[8]
October 19at Chattanooga
L 17–347,993
October 26at East Tennessee State
W 28–218,154
November 2Western Carolina
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 10–314,157
November 9Wofford*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
W 42–2810,867
November 16No. 2 Furmandagger
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
L 0–4220,592

References

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  1. ^ "How Johnson Hagood Stadium Came To Be". citadelsports.com. 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. ^ "Gamecocks pulverize Citadel 56–17". The State. September 1, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Appalachian State downs The Citadel, 14–3". The Greenville News. September 22, 1985. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "The Citadel rallies to salvage tie with winless VMI". The State. October 6, 1983. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Allen's three TD passes help Citadel mug Davidson 31–0". The State. October 13, 1985. Retrieved September 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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