# The Citadel–Wofford football rivalry

The Citadel–Wofford 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 Wofford Terriers football team of Wofford College. The Citadel is located in Charleston, South Carolina, while Wofford is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The schools were two of the last colleges in the United States to integrate women into their respective student bodies, with Wofford admitting women in 1976 and The Citadel in 1996. The two schools are also both highly ranked academically by reviewers such as U.S. News & World Report.
When played in Spartanburg, the matchup is referred to as the Beacon Iced Tea Bowl, after the owners of the Beacon Iced Tea Company, with one co-owner each who graduated from The Citadel and Wofford.

## History

The series dates to 1916, when the Bulldogs defeated the Terriers 37–0 in Charleston. Wofford won the second matchup, in Spartanburg in 1919, by a score of 12–0. The Citadel has dominated the rivalry historically, posting winning streaks of 15 games and 13 games, though Wofford maintained a 16-game win streak from 1999 through 2014. These win streaks, combined with closely fought games in recent years, have led to the growth of the rivalry between the two schools.
The Terriers and Bulldogs have met in three neutral sites, Augusta, Georgia, Wilmington, North Carolina, and Orangeburg, South Carolina as part of the Orangeburg Country Fair in the 1950s. Wofford won 5 of 8 matchups in Orangeburg, while the Bulldogs claimed the games in Augusta and Wilmington. From 1967 until 1998, one year after the Terriers joined the Southern Conference, the teams met in Charleston exclusively, with The Citadel winning 19 of 22 matchups.

## Game results

| The Citadel victories | Wofford victories | Tie games |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 1 | November 4, 1916 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 37–0 |
| 2 | October 18, 1919 | Spartanburg, SC | Wofford | 12–0 |
| 3 | October 23, 1920 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 19–0 |
| 4 | October 8, 1921 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 28–0 |
| 5 | November 24, 1923 | Spartanburg, SC | The Citadel | 9–0 |
| 6 | October 4, 1924 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 19–0 |
| 7 | October 23, 1926 | Spartanburg, SC | The Citadel | 6–0 |
| 8 | November 12, 1927 | Charleston, SC | Tie | 6–6 |
| 9 | November 24, 1928 | Spartanburg, SC | Wofford | 9–7 |
| 10 | November 28, 1929 | Spartanburg, SC | The Citadel | 7–0 |
| 11 | November 29, 1930 | Spartanburg, SC | The Citadel | 7–6 |
| 12 | November 26, 1931 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 28–7 |
| 13 | November 24, 1932 | Spartanburg, SC | The Citadel | 13–0 |
| 14 | November 30, 1933 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 14–0 |
| 15 | November 3, 1934 | Spartanburg, SC | The Citadel | 18–7 |
| 16 | October 12, 1935 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 20–7 |
| 17 | November 26, 1936 | Augusta, GA | The Citadel | 41–0 |
| 18 | September 18, 1937 | Spartanburg, SC | The Citadel | 38–0 |
| 19 | October 29, 1938 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 27–0 |
| 20 | December 2, 1939 | Wilmington, NC | The Citadel | 21–2 |
| 21 | November 1, 1940 | Orangeburg, SC | The Citadel | 7–2 |
| 22 | November 8, 1941 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 42–7 |
| 23 | October 28, 1949 | Orangeburg, SC | Wofford | 21–7 |
| 24 | October 29, 1954 | Orangeburg, SC | The Citadel | 14–13 |
| 25 | October 29, 1955 | Orangeburg, SC | Wofford | 27–7 |
| 26 | October 19, 1956 | Orangeburg, SC | Wofford | 23–19 |
| 27 | October 11, 1957 | Orangeburg, SC | Wofford | 34–0 |
| 28 | October 10, 1958 | Orangeburg, SC | Wofford | 18–6 |
| 29 | October 9, 1959 | Orangeburg, SC | The Citadel | 40–8 |
| 30 | September 23, 1967 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 17–7 |
| 31 | September 27, 1975 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 16–7 |
| 32 | September 3, 1977 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 7–0 |
| 33 | November 11, 1978 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 35–17 |
| 34 | October 27, 1979 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 49–30 |
| 35 | November 1, 1980 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 35–3 |
| 36 | November 14, 1981 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 24–14 |
| 37 | September 25, 1982 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 21–14 |
| 38 | November 10, 1984 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 23–16 |
| 39 | November 9, 1985 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 42–28 |
| 40 | November 8, 1986 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 20–6 |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 41 | September 5, 1987 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 38–0 |
| 42 | September 9, 1989 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 42–21 |
| 43 | November 10, 1990 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 48–14 |
| 44 | September 14, 1991 | Charleston, SC | Wofford | 15–12 |
| 45 | September 12, 1992 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 30–13 |
| 46 | September 4, 1993 | Charleston, SC | Wofford | 20–6 |
| 47 | September 10, 1994 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 31–3 |
| 48 | September 9, 1995 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 27–10 |
| 49 | November 23, 1996 | Charleston, SC | Wofford | 26–21 |
| 50 | November 1, 1997 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 7–3 |
| 51 | September 12, 1998 | Spartanburg, SC | The Citadel | 20–14 |
| 52 | October 30, 1999 | Charleston, SC | Wofford | 47–16 |
| 53 | October 28, 2000 | Spartanburg, SC | Wofford | 31–10 |
| 54 | October 27, 2001 | Charleston, SC | Wofford | 13–0 |
| 55 | November 2, 2002 | Spartanburg, SC | Wofford | 27–14 |
| 56 | November 1, 2003 | Charleston, SC | Wofford | 42–16 |
| 57 | October 30, 2004 | Spartanburg, SC | Wofford | 38–17 |
| 58 | October 29, 2005 | Charleston, SC | Wofford | 28–10 |
| 59 | October 7, 2006 | Spartanburg, SC | Wofford | 28–20 |
| 60 | October 6, 2007 | Charleston, SC | Wofford | 28–7 |
| 61 | November 8, 2008 | Spartanburg, SC | Wofford | 33–28 |
| 62 | November 7, 2009 | Charleston, SC | Wofford | 43–17 |
| 63 | October 30, 2010 | Spartanburg, SC | Wofford | 35–0 |
| 64 | October 8, 2011 | Charleston, SC | Wofford | 43–14 |
| 65 | October 27, 2012 | Spartanburg, SC | Wofford | 24–21 |
| 66 | September 7, 2013 | Charleston, SC | Wofford | 21–10 |
| 67 | October 4, 2014 | Spartanburg, SC | Wofford | 17–13 |
| 68 | October 10, 2015 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 39–12 |
| 69 | October 22, 2016 | Spartanburg, SC | The Citadel | 24–21$^{OT}$ |
| 70 | December 3, 2016 † | Charleston, SC | Wofford | 17–3 |
| 71 | October 14, 2017 | Charleston, SC | Wofford | 20–16 |
| 72 | September 1, 2018 | Spartanburg, SC | Wofford | 28–21 |
| 73 | November 21, 2019 | Charleston, SC | Wofford | 31–11 |
| 74 | April 3, 2021 | Spartanburg, SC | The Citadel | 28–24 |
| 75 | November 13, 2021 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 45–44$^{OT}$ |
| 76 | October 15, 2022 | Spartanburg, SC | Wofford | 31–16 |
| 77 | November 11, 2023 | Charleston, SC | Wofford | 11–3 |
| 78 | November 16, 2024 | Spartanburg, SC | The Citadel | 30–17 |
| Series: The Citadel leads 45–32–1 |||||
| † = FCS playoff game |||||

## Other varsity sports

| Sport | Last Matchup | Last Matchup | Last Matchup | Last Matchup | Last Matchup | All-Time Series | All-Time Series |
| Sport | Date | Location | Winner | Score | Attendance | Leader | Record |
| Baseball | May 6, 2022 | Russell C. King Field • Spartanburg, SC | Wofford | 8–6 | 302 | Wofford | 64–54 |
| Baseball | May 8, 2022 | Russell C. King Field • Spartanburg, SC | Wofford | 11–1 | 392 (DH) | Wofford | 64–54 |
| Baseball | May 8, 2022 | Russell C. King Field • Spartanburg, SC | Wofford | 6–5 | 392 (DH) | Wofford | 64–54 |
| Basketball (M) | January 19, 2022 | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium • Spartanburg, SC | Wofford | 89–77 | 1,147 | Wofford | 66–50 |
| Basketball (M) | February 16, 2022 | McAlister Field House • Charleston, SC | Wofford | 65–58 | 1,121 | Wofford | 66–50 |
| Soccer (W) | October 9, 2022 | Snyder Field • Spartanburg, SC | The Citadel | 1–0 | 255 | Wofford | 17–5–2 |
| Volleyball (W) | October 5, 2022 | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium • Spartanburg, SC | Wofford | 3–0 | 163 | Wofford | 44–7 |
| Volleyball (W) | November 2, 2022 | McAlister Field House • Charleston, SC | Wofford | 3–0 | 123 | Wofford | 44–7 |