1978 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1978 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–6 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRalph Friedgen (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorFrank Beamer (2nd season)
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
1978 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Furman + 4 1 0 8 3 0
Chattanooga + 4 1 0 7 3 1
Appalachian State 4 2 0 7 4 0
Western Carolina 4 2 0 6 5 0
The Citadel 2 3 0 5 6 0
VMI 1 4 0 3 8 0
Marshall 0 5 0 1 10 0
Davidson 0 0 0 5 5 0
East Tennessee State 0 0 0 4 7 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA teams. Davidson was classified as I-AA. All the other teams were classified as I-A. Davidson and East Tennessee State were ineligible for the conference title. VMI's games against William & Mary and Richmond and Chattanooga's game against Richmond were designated as conference games and counted in the SoCon standings.

The 1978 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Art Baker served as head coach for the first season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.