1979 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1979 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
1979 record	6–5 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Art Baker (2nd year)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium

1979 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Chattanooga $	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
VMI	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
The Citadel	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Furman	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Appalachian State	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
East Tennessee State	2	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Western Carolina	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Marshall	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Art Baker served as head coach for the second season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 8	Presbyterian*	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	L 13–21
September 15	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	L 7–26
September 22	at Vanderbilt*	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	W 27–14
September 29	Appalachian State	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 24–23
October 6	Western Carolina	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 21–19
October 13	at East Carolina*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	L 7–49
October 20	VMI	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC (Military Classic of the South)	W 37–6
October 27	Wofford*	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 49–30
November 3	at Marshall	Fairfield Stadium • Huntington, WV	W 17–16
November 10	at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TN	L 7–28
November 17	Furman	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC (Rivalry)	L 44–45
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.