The Bulldogs are the football team of military college The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina. They compete in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) of the NCAA and play in the Southern Conference.
๐ The Citadel Bulldogs Football History
The Citadel first fielded a football team in 1905.
In 1936, the Bulldogs joined the Southern Conference, where they have played ever since. Between 1961 and 2016 the team won 4 conference championships.
In 1960, The Citadel competed in its first ever bowl game, winning the Tangerine Bowl 27-0 against Tennessee Tech.
The Bulldogs play their home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium, which has a capacity of 21,000.