The Citadel Bulldogs football
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| First season | 1905 | ||
| Athletic director | Jim Senter | ||
| Head coach |
Brent Thompson 1st year, 10–2 (.833) |
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| Stadium | Johnson Hagood Stadium | ||
| Field | Sansom Field | ||
| Year built | 1948 | ||
| Seating capacity | 21,000 | ||
| Field surface | Natural Grass | ||
| Location | Charleston, South Carolina | ||
| Conference | Southern Conference | ||
| All-time record | 487–546–32 (.472) | ||
| Bowl record | 1–0 (1.000) | ||
| Playoff appearances | 5 | ||
| Playoff record | 2–5 | ||
| Conference titles | 4 (1961, 1992, 2015, 2016) | ||
| Colors | Citadel Blue and White |
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| Fight song | "The Fighting Light Brigade" | ||
| Mascot | Bulldog | ||
| Marching band | The Regimental Band and Pipes | ||
| Website | citadelsports.com | ||
The Citadel Bulldogs Football represent The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the NCAA Division I FCS. The Bulldogs play in the Southern Conference, as they have since 1936. The Bulldogs are coached by Brent Thompson, who was hired on January 19, 2016 to replace Mike Houston, who departed on January 18, 2016 for James Madison.
The Bulldogs first recorded stadium was College Park, located in the northeast corner of Hampton Park in Charleston, South Carolina. This field predated the current College Park at the same site, which is used as a practice facility for The Citadel Bulldogs baseball. Due to increasing attendance and the poor state of the stadium, the Bulldogs moved to the original Johnson Hagood Stadium in 1927. This stadium was replaced with the current Johnson Hagood Stadium in 1948.
The Bulldogs play their home games in Johnson Hagood Stadium, which lies just to the south of The Citadel's gates in Charleston. Johnson Hagood is a 21,000 seat stadium, in which The Citadel routinely ranks in the top 25 in attendance at the FCS level. In 2001, the Altman Athletic Center opened in the south end zone, complete with new home and visitor's locker rooms, official's locker rooms, and an upstairs hospitality area for donors. In 2008, The Citadel completed a re-construction of the west stands and West Side Tower. The stands contain reserved premium seats and bleacher seats, while the tower, shared with the South Carolina National Guard, contains twelve suites, a club level, and state of the art press box. During preparation for construction, workers discovered the remains of sailors from failed test runs of the H.L. Hunley. These remains were reinterred in Magnolia Cemetery in Charleston.
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