American college football season
The 2008 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Kevin Higgins served as head coach for the fourth season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.[2][3][4]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 30 | 7:00 pm | Webber International* | No. 23 | | BI | W 54–7 | 11,247 | [5] |
September 6 | 3:30 pm | at Clemson* | No. 20 | | ESPN360 | L 17–45 | 76,794 | [6] |
September 20 | 1:00 pm | Princeton* | No. 21 | - Johnson Hagood Stadium
- Charleston, SC
| | W 37–24 | 13,120 | [7] |
September 27 | 1:00 pm | Western Carolina | No. 13 | - Johnson Hagood Stadium
- Charleston, SC
| | W 34–14 | 11,216 | [8] |
October 4 | 3:00 pm | at No. 2 Appalachian State | No. 12 | | SSN | L 21–47 | 29,631 | [9] |
October 11 | 2:00 pm | No. 6 Elon | No. 21 | - Johnson Hagood Stadium
- Charleston, SC
| BI | L 23–27 | 12,582 | [10] |
October 18 | 2:00 pm | at No. 19 Furman | No. 24 | | | L 20–34 | 9,644 | [11] |
October 25 | 2:00 pm | at Samford | | | | L 10–28 | 8,453 | [12] |
November 1 | 1:00 pm | Georgia Southern | | - Johnson Hagood Stadium
- Charleston, SC
| BI | L 41–44 3OT | 11,190 | [13] |
November 8 | 3:00 pm | at No. 10 Wofford | | | SSN | L 28–33 | 10,011 | [14] |
November 15 | 2:00 pm | Chattanooga | | - Johnson Hagood Stadium
- Charleston, SC
| BI | W 24–21 | 14,213 | [15] |
November 22 | 1:30 pm | at No. 3 (FBS) Florida* | | | PPV | L 19–70 | 90,374 | [16] |
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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Sports Network | 23 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 24 | RV | — | — | — | — | — |
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Coaches' Poll | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 25 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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- ^ "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. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. 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.
- ^ "The Citadel cruises". The Greenville News. August 31, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers pounce Bulldogs for 45–17 victory". Martinsville Bulletin. September 7, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Citadel Rallies to win". The Greenville News. September 21, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Citadel take control of WCU". News and Record. September 28, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ASU maintains dominance of Citadel". Winston-Salem Journal. October 5, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Elon defeats The Citadel, 27–23". The Times and Democrat. October 12, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman topples Citadel". The State. October 19, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Samford beats The Citadel, 28–10". The Times and Democrat. October 26, 2008. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Southern works overtime for thrilling victory over The Citadel". The Macon Telegraph. November 2, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terriers hold Bulldogs off". The Greenville News. November 9, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Citadel beats Chattanooga 24–21". The Times and Democrat. November 16, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gators seniors enjoy their day". The Tampa Tribune. November 23, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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