1992 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1992 The Citadel Bulldogs football
SoCon champion
I-AA Quarterfinals, L 17–42 vs. Youngstown State
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 1
1992 record	11–2 (6–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Charlie Taaffe (6th year)
Offensive scheme	Option
Defensive coordinator	Marty Long
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons ← 1991 1993 →

1992 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#1 The Citadel $^		6	–	1					11	–	2
#6 Marshall ^		5	–	2					12	–	3
#16 Appalachian State ^		5	–	2					7	–	5
Western Carolina		5	–	2					7	–	4
Furman		4	–	3					6	–	5
East Tennessee State		2	–	5					5	–	6
VMI		1	–	6					3	–	8
Chattanooga		0	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Poll

1 2 3 4 Total • Bulldogs 0 0 0 10 10 Razorbacks 0 0 0 3 3 Date: September 5, 1992 Location: Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, AR Game start: 2:00 P.M. CDT Game attendance: 35,868

Scoring summary 4 14:08 ARK Todd Wright 25-yard field goal ARK 3–0 4 9:48 CIT Judson Boehmer 34-yard fumble return (Jeff Trinh kick) CIT 7–3 4 3:28 CIT Jeff Trinh 25-yard field goal CIT 10–3

Scoring summary
4	14:08	ARK	Todd Wright 25-yard field goal	ARK 3–0
4	9:48	CIT	Judson Boehmer 34-yard fumble return (Jeff Trinh kick)	CIT 7–3
4	3:28	CIT	Jeff Trinh 25-yard field goal	CIT 10–3

1 2 3 4 Total Terriers 0 7 0 6 13 • #12 Bulldogs 0 17 0 13 30 Date: September 12, 1992 Location: Johnson Hagood Stadium, Charleston, SC Game start: 7:00 P.M. EDT Game attendance: 20,710

Scoring summary 2 11:29 CIT Everette Sands 2-yard run (Jeff Trinh kick) CIT 7–0 2 8:49 WOF Brian Taylor 2-yard run (Brian Porzio kick) 7–7 2 6:15 CIT Cedric Sims 3-yard run (Jeff Trinh kick) CIT 14–7 2 0:00 CIT Jeff Trinh 35-yard field goal 17–7 4 14:55 CIT Everette Sands 17-yard run (kick failed) 23–7 4 4:36 CIT Jack Douglas 26-yard run (Jeff Trinh kick) 30–7 4 3:18 WOF Shawn Graves 9-yard run (kick failed) 30–13

Scoring summary
2	11:29	CIT	Everette Sands 2-yard run (Jeff Trinh kick)	CIT 7–0
2	8:49	WOF	Brian Taylor 2-yard run (Brian Porzio kick)	7–7
2	6:15	CIT	Cedric Sims 3-yard run (Jeff Trinh kick)	CIT 14–7
2	0:00	CIT	Jeff Trinh 35-yard field goal	17–7
4	14:55	CIT	Everette Sands 17-yard run (kick failed)	23–7
4	4:36	CIT	Jack Douglas 26-yard run (Jeff Trinh kick)	30–7
4	3:18	WOF	Shawn Graves 9-yard run (kick failed)	30–13

1 2 Total Buccaneers 0 #7 Bulldogs 0 Date: September 19, 1992 Location: Johnson Hagood Stadium, Charleston, SC Game start: 7:00 P.M. EDT

1 2 3 4 Total • #5 Bulldogs 0 6 6 3 15 Black Knights 7 0 7 0 14 Date: September 26, 1992 Location: Michie Stadium, West Point, NY Game start: 1:30 P.M. EDT Game attendance: 37,692

Scoring summary 1 7:49 ARMY Akill King 2–yard run (Patmon Malcom kick) ARMY 7–0 2 8:24 CIT Everette Sands 44-yard run (kick failed) ARMY 7–6 3 10:39 ARMY Steve Weber 1-yard run (Malcom kick) ARMY 14–6 3 5:10 CIT Cedne Sims 2–yard run (pass failed) ARMY 14–12 4 2:47 CIT Jeff Trinh 37-yard field goal CIT 15–14

Scoring summary
1	7:49	ARMY	Akill King 2–yard run (Patmon Malcom kick)	ARMY 7–0
2	8:24	CIT	Everette Sands 44-yard run (kick failed)	ARMY 7–6
3	10:39	ARMY	Steve Weber 1-yard run (Malcom kick)	ARMY 14–6
3	5:10	CIT	Cedne Sims 2–yard run (pass failed)	ARMY 14–12
4	2:47	CIT	Jeff Trinh 37-yard field goal	CIT 15–14

1 2 3 4 Total • #4 Bulldogs 0 9 0 16 25 Mountaineers 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 3, 1992 Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, NC Game start: 1:30 P.M. EDT Game attendance: 24,233

Scoring summary 1 CIT Everette Sands 10–yard run (pass failed) CIT 6–0 2 CIT Jeff Trinh 25–yard field goal CIT 9–0 4 CIT Trinh 42–yard field goal CIT 12–0 4 9:50 CIT Cornell Caldwell 54–yard pass from Jack Douglas (Trinh kick) CIT 19–0 4 :18 CIT Terrence Rivers 75–yard run (kick failed) CIT 25–0

The 1992 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bulldogs were led by sixth-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.

The Citadel claimed its second SoCon championship, their first since 1961. They spent four weeks as the top ranked team in the nation and played in the I-AA playoffs for the third time in five years. They also won 11 games, most in school history, and the only time a Bulldog football team has won more than eight games in a season. Their playoff win was the first postseasn victory for the Bulldogs since the 1960 Tangerine Bowl.

The Bulldogs defeated two teams from Division I-A for the first time since the SoCon became a Division I-AA league. Wins over Arkansas and Army marked high points in the season. The victory over Arkansas to open the season resulted in the Razorbacks' head coach Jack Crowe stepping down. This was Arkansas' first game as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

After the win over Arkansas, Sports Illustrated published a story critical of The Citadel and its military environment, particularly its effects on athletes. It contained several accounts of hazing, most notably of a freshman kicker who missed a field goal that would have won the 1991 game against Wofford. The story created a firestorm on campus and potential distractions for the team, as several current players were named in the article.

The Bulldogs were picked to finish fifth in the eight team SoCon by league media.

The Citadel opened the 1992 season at Arkansas, which had joined the Southeastern Conference prior to the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Razorbacks returned 14 starters from a 1991 team that went to a bowl game and was considered "legitimate contenders for the SEC title." Arkansas had not lost a home opener on campus since 1906, going 42–0–3 since a loss to Chilocco Indian Agricultural School, while The Citadel had lost 19 of 20 road openers, the lone win against Navy in 1989. The two teams had never met in football, and The Citadel's only wins over SEC teams were over Vanderbilt in 1962 and 1979.

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