The Citadel–Furman football rivalry
The Citadel–Furman football rivalry is an American college football rivalry game played by The Citadel Bulldogs football team of The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina and the Furman Paladins football team of Furman University.
Sport | Football |
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First meeting | November 1, 1913 The Citadel, 75–0 |
Latest meeting | October 19, 2019 The Citadel, 27–10 |
Next meeting | April 10, 2021 |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 99 |
All-time series | Furman, 60–36–3[1] |
Largest victory | 75–0, The Citadel (1913) |
Longest win streak | 9, Furman (1982–1990) |
Longest unbeaten streak | 13, Furman (1939–1954) |
Current win streak | 1, The Citadel |
Locations of The Citadel and Furman |
History
The series dates to 1913, and has been played every year that both schools have fielded a football team since 1919, with only an interruption of 1943 through 1945 during World War II. Furman dominated the early years of the rivalry, winning 27 of the first 34 contests, which also included three ties. Since 1955, the series has been remarkably even, with many close, hard-fought games and three of overtime contests since 2005.
The Paladins and Bulldogs have alternated home sites for most of their history, with contests played twice at the Orangeburg County Fairgrounds in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Furman won both games played in Orangeburg.
The series was an end of the season fixture on each team's schedule from 1965 through 1992, and returned to the last regular season weekend in 2012. When The Citadel's other primary rival, VMI, departed the Southern Conference, Bulldog coaches worked to restore Furman as their primary rival in the minds of their players and fans.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
Game results
The Citadel victories | Furman victories | Tie games |
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Other varsity sports
Sport | Last Matchup | All-Time Series | |||||
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Date | Location | Winner | Score | Attendance | Leader | Record | |
Baseball | April 28, 2018 | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | Furman | 11–510 | 477 (DH) | The Citadel | 134–98 |
April 28, 2018 | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 6–1 | 477 (DH) | |||
April 29, 2018 | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | Furman | 6–1 | 447 | |||
Basketball (M) | January 4, 2018 | Timmons Arena • Greenville, SC | Furman | 107–67 | 1,508 | Furman | 123–88 |
January 4, 2019 | Timmons Arena • Greenville, SC | Furman | 101–85 | 2,467 | |||
Tennis (M) | February 27, 2018 | Mickel Tennis Center • Greenville, SC | Furman | 6–1 | NA | Furman | 49–2 |
Soccer (W) | October 16, 2018 | Eugene E. Stone III Stadium • Greenville, SC | Furman | 3–1 | 192 | Furman | 17–2 |
Volleyball (W) | September 29, 2018 | Alley Gymnasium • Greenville, SC | Furman | 3–0 | 442 | Furman | 39–2 |
October 26, 2018 | McAlister Field House • Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 3–2 | 140 |
Discontinued sports
Sport | Last Matchup | All-Time Series | |||||
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Date | Location | Winner | Score | Leader | Record | ||
Soccer (M) | August 30, 2002[lower-alpha 1] | WLI Field • Charleston, SC | Furman | 3–0 | Furman | 28–11–2 | |
Wrestling | December 5, 1990[lower-alpha 2] | McAlister Field House • Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 25–12 | The Citadel | 14–0[lower-alpha 3] |
- The Citadel discontinued its men's soccer program after the 2002 season.
- Furman discontinued its wrestling program after the 1990–91 season.
- The results of 3 dual wrestling meets are undocumented.
References
- 2012 The Citadel Football Fact Book (PDF). The Citadel. pp. 110–111. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
- Jeff Hartsell (October 13, 2007). "Furman is Higgins' chosen football rival". Post and Courier. Charleston, SC. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
- John Hooper (May 3, 2012). "Southern Conference's Greatest Rivalries: Furman vs Citadel". BleacherReport.com. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
- "President Plyler's Scrapbook Collection". James B. Duke Library, Furman University. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
- Phil Kornblut (January 27, 2012). "Citadel and Furman return to end of season football rivalry". Sports Talk Radio Network. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
- "Furman, Citadel renew long, fierce rivalry". Times and Democrat. Orangeburg, SC. October 18, 2008. Retrieved November 12, 2008.
- Michael Burns (November 17, 2012). "Similarities, differences make Furman-Citadel rivalry special". GreenvilleOnline.com. Retrieved November 25, 2012.