American college football season
The 1988 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bulldogs were led by second-year head coach Charlie Taaffe and played their home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium. They played as members of the Southern Conference, as they have since 1936. In 1988, The Citadel made its first appearance in the I-AA playoffs.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | at Appalachian State | | | L 14–38 | 13,428 | [1] |
September 10 | Presbyterian* | | | W 35–9 | | |
September 17 | at Duke* | | | L 17–41 | 12,400 | [2] |
September 24 | Navy* | | - Johnson Hagood Stadium
- Charleston, SC
| W 42–35 | 20,754 | |
October 1 | at Western Carolina | | | W 27–21 | | |
October 15 | Chattanooga | | - Johnson Hagood Stadium
- Charleston, SC
| W 23–17 | 16,457 | |
October 22 | Boston University* | | - Johnson Hagood Stadium
- Charleston, SC
| W 24–13 | | |
October 29 | East Tennessee State | No. 18 | - Johnson Hagood Stadium
- Charleston, SC
| W 48–21 | | |
November 5 | No. 1 Marshall | No. 19 | - Johnson Hagood Stadium
- Charleston, SC
| W 20–3 | 20,011 | |
November 12 | vs. VMI | No. 12 | | W 31–20 | 20,000 | [3] |
November 19 | at No. 5 Furman | No. 9 | | L 17–30 | 16,460 | [4] |
November 26 | at No. 2 Georgia Southern* | No. 14 | | L 20–38 | | |
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Champion – Furman Paladins |