The 1989 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Charlie Taaffe served as head coach for the third season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.[2][3][4] The 1989 season was affected by Hurricane Hugo, which damaged Johnson Hagood Stadium as the eye of the storm passed over Charleston harbor before making its way inland. As a result, The Citadel played two "home" games at Williams-Brice Stadium, on the campus of the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina. The hurricane struck on September 22, 1989, and the Bulldogs did not play a game again in their home stadium until November 4, 1989.
1989 Southern Conference football standings |
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| Conf | | | Overall |
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Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
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No. 2 Furman $^ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | | 12 | – | 2 | – | 0 |
No. 7 Appalachian State ^ | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 |
Marshall | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
East Tennessee State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
Chattanooga | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | | | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 |
Western Carolina | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | | | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 |
VMI | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | | | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 |
The Citadel | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | | | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 |
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- $ – Conference champion
- ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
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