# 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.

## 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 rivalry is enhanced by the stark differences between the two schools: one a military college in coastal Charleston and the other a liberal arts college in upstate Greenville. Many pranks were engineered by cadets and students, most memorably in 1963 when Citadel cadets kidnapped the horse that Furman's Paladin mascot rode during games. While the tale was embellished by Pat Conroy, the horse survived but did not resume its mascot duties.
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.

## Game results

| The Citadel victories | Furman victories | Tie games |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 1 | November 1, 1913 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 75–0 |
| 2 | November 1, 1919 | Greenville, SC | Furman | 21–6 |
| 3 | October 9, 1920 | Charleston, SC | Furman | 21–6 |
| 4 | October 29, 1921 | Greenville, SC | Furman | 42–0 |
| 5 | October 19, 1922 | Charleston, SC | Furman | 28–0 |
| 6 | October 20, 1923 | Greenville, SC | Furman | 30–14 |
| 7 | October 25, 1924 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 6–0 |
| 8 | October 10, 1925 | Greenville, SC | Furman | 7–0 |
| 9 | November 20, 1926 | Charleston, SC | Furman | 7–0 |
| 10 | November 19, 1927 | Charleston, SC | Furman | 6–0 |
| 11 | November 10, 1928 | Greenville, SC | Furman | 13–0 |
| 12 | November 9, 1929 | Charleston, SC | Tie | 0–0 |
| 13 | November 22, 1930 | Greenville, SC | Furman | 31–6 |
| 14 | November 14, 1931 | Charleston, SC | Furman | 33–7 |
| 15 | October 27, 1932 | Orangeburg, SC | Furman | 20–0 |
| 16 | October 14, 1933 | Greenville, SC | Furman | 14–0 |
| 17 | November 10, 1934 | Charleston, SC | Furman | 6–0 |
| 18 | November 2, 1935 | Greenville, SC | Furman | 35–0 |
| 19 | October 10, 1936 | Greenville, SC | Furman | 13–7 |
| 20 | October 16, 1937 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 8–0 |
| 21 | October 15, 1938 | Greenville, SC | The Citadel | 9–6 |
| 22 | October 14, 1939 | Charleston, SC | Furman | 7–0 |
| 23 | October 11, 1940 | Greenville, SC | Furman | 36–7 |
| 24 | October 18, 1941 | Charleston, SC | Tie | 13–13 |
| 25 | November 7, 1942 | Greenville, SC | Furman | 20–0 |
| 26 | October 19, 1946 | Charleston, SC | Furman | 14–0 |
| 27 | October 17, 1947 | Greenville, SC | Furman | 7–0 |
| 28 | October 23, 1948 | Greenville, SC | Furman | 9–0 |
| 29 | October 21, 1949 | Charleston, SC | Furman | 19–7 |
| 30 | October 21, 1950 | Greenville, SC | Furman | 21–7 |
| 31 | October 19, 1951 | Orangeburg, SC | Furman | 35–14 |
| 32 | October 17, 1952 | Greenville, SC | Tie | 7–7 |
| 33 | October 2, 1953 | Charleston, SC | Furman | 27–0 |
| 34 | October 16, 1954 | Greenville, SC | Furman | 31–20 |
| 35 | October 15, 1955 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 25–19 |
| 36 | October 27, 1956 | Greenville, SC | Furman | 7–0 |
| 37 | October 26, 1957 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 18–14 |
| 38 | October 25, 1958 | Greenville, SC | The Citadel | 24–6 |
| 39 | October 24, 1959 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 18–14 |
| 40 | October 22, 1960 | Greenville, SC | The Citadel | 7–6 |
| 41 | October 21, 1961 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 9–8 |
| 42 | October 27, 1962 | Greenville, SC | Furman | 33–25 |
| 43 | October 26, 1963 | Charleston, SC | Furman | 34–25 |
| 44 | October 24, 1964 | Greenville, SC | The Citadel | 17–0 |
| 45 | November 20, 1965 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 28–0 |
| 46 | November 19, 1966 | Greenville, SC | The Citadel | 10–6 |
| 47 | November 18, 1967 | Charleston, SC | Furman | 14–6 |
| 48 | October 5, 1968 | Greenville, SC | The Citadel | 31–12 |
| 49 | November 15, 1969 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 37–21 |
| 50 | November 14, 1970 | Greenville, SC | Furman | 28–21 |
| 51 | November 13, 1971 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 35–33 |
| 52 | November 11, 1972 | Greenville, SC | The Citadel | 19–13 |
| 53 | November 10, 1973 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 26–21 |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 54 | November 16, 1974 | Greenville, SC | The Citadel | 24–0 |
| 55 | November 15, 1975 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 13–9 |
| 56 | September 25, 1976 | Greenville, SC | The Citadel | 17–16 |
| 57 | November 19, 1977 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 10–3 |
| 58 | November 18, 1978 | Greenville, SC | Furman | 17–13 |
| 59 | November 17, 1979 | Charleston, SC | Furman | 45–44 |
| 60 | November 22, 1980 | Greenville, SC | Furman | 28–15 |
| 61 | November 21, 1981 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 35–18 |
| 62 | November 20, 1982 | Greenville, SC | Furman | 27–0 |
| 63 | November 19, 1983 | Charleston, SC | Furman | 49–21 |
| 64 | November 17, 1984 | Greenville, SC | Furman | 42–14 |
| 65 | November 16, 1985 | Charleston, SC | Furman | 42–0 |
| 66 | November 22, 1986 | Greenville, SC | Furman | 37–14 |
| 67 | November 21, 1987 | Charleston, SC | Furman | 58–13 |
| 68 | November 19, 1988 | Greenville, SC | Furman | 30–17 |
| 69 | November 18, 1989 | Charleston, SC | Furman | 44–9 |
| 70 | November 17, 1990 | Greenville, SC | Furman | 30–17 |
| 71 | November 23, 1991 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 10–6 |
| 72 | November 21, 1992 | Greenville, SC | The Citadel | 20–14 |
| 73 | October 16, 1993 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 20–10 |
| 74 | October 15, 1994 | Greenville, SC | The Citadel | 52–44 |
| 75 | October 14, 1995 | Charleston, SC | Furman | 24–3 |
| 76 | October 19, 1996 | Greenville, SC | Furman | 35–25 |
| 77 | October 18, 1997 | Charleston, SC | Furman | 21–7 |
| 78 | October 17, 1998 | Greenville, SC | The Citadel | 25–24 |
| 79 | October 16, 1999 | Charleston, SC | Furman | 31–17 |
| 80 | October 14, 2000 | Greenville, SC | Furman | 33–7 |
| 81 | October 13, 2001 | Charleston, SC | Furman | 30–7 |
| 82 | October 19, 2002 | Greenville, SC | Furman | 37–10 |
| 83 | October 18, 2003 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 10–9 |
| 84 | October 16, 2004 | Greenville, SC | Furman | 33–14 |
| 85 | October 15, 2005 | Charleston, SC | Furman | 39–31$^{3OT}$ |
| 86 | October 14, 2006 | Greenville, SC | Furman | 23–17 |
| 87 | October 13, 2007 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 54–51$^{OT}$ |
| 88 | October 18, 2008 | Greenville, SC | Furman | 34–20 |
| 89 | October 24, 2009 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 38–28 |
| 90 | September 25, 2010 | Greenville, SC | Furman | 31–14 |
| 91 | September 10, 2011 | Charleston, SC | Furman | 16–6 |
| 92 | November 17, 2012 | Greenville, SC | The Citadel | 42–20 |
| 93 | September 28, 2013 | Charleston, SC | Furman | 24–17 |
| 94 | November 8, 2014 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 42–35$^{OT}$ |
| 95 | October 24, 2015 | Greenville, SC | The Citadel | 38–17 |
| 96 | September 10, 2016 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 19–14 |
| 97 | November 11, 2017 | Greenville, SC | Furman | 56–20 |
| 98 | October 27, 2018 | Charleston, SC | Furman | 28–17 |
| 99 | October 19, 2019 | Greenville, SC | The Citadel | 27–10 |
| 100 | April 10, 2021 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 26–7 |
| 101 | October 16, 2021 | Greenville, SC | Furman | 24–14 |
| 102 | October 8, 2022 | Charleston, SC | Furman | 21–10 |
| 103 | October 7, 2023 | Greenville, SC | Furman | 28–14 |
| 104 | October 5, 2024 | Charleston, SC | Furman | 17–16 |
| Series: Furman leads 64–37–3 |||||

## 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 |
| Basketball (M) | February 2, 2022 | Timmons Arena • Greenville, SC | Furman | 102–83 | 1,749 | Furman | 130–87 |
| Basketball (M) | February 26, 2022 | McAlister Field House • Charleston, SC | Furman | 94–59 | 2,573 | Furman | 130–87 |
| Tennis (M) | April 16, 2022 | Mickel Tennis Center • Greenville, SC | Furman | 7–0 | NA | Furman | 65–30 |
| Soccer (W) | October 6, 2022 | Eugene E. Stone III Stadium • Greenville, SC | The Citadel | 2–0 | 301 | Furman | 21–3 |
| Volleyball (W) | September 21, 2022 | Alley Gym • Greenville, SC | The Citadel | 3–1 | 477 | Furman | 42–7 |
| Volleyball (W) | October 19, 2022 | McAlister Field House • Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 3–0 | 103 | Furman | 42–7 |

## Discontinued sports

| Sport | Last Matchup | Last Matchup | Last Matchup | Last Matchup | Last Matchup | All-Time Series |
| Sport | Date | Location | Winner | Score | Leader | Record |
| Baseball | March 29, 2019 | Latham Baseball Stadium • Greenville, SC | Furman | 5–4 | The Citadel | 137–105–2 |
| Baseball | March 30, 2019 | Latham Baseball Stadium • Greenville, SC | Furman | 20–6 | The Citadel | 137–105–2 |
| Baseball | March 31, 2019 | Latham Baseball Stadium • Greenville, SC | Furman | 7–2 | The Citadel | 137–105–2 |
| Soccer (M) | August 30, 2002 | WLI Field • Charleston, SC | Furman | 3–0 | Furman | 28–11–2 |
| Wrestling | December 5, 1990 | McAlister Field House • Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 25–12 | The Citadel | 14–0 |
* ↑ Furman discontinued its baseball program after the 2020 season, which was canceled prior to the series against The Citadel.
* ↑ 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.