1971 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1971 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
1971 record	8–3 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Red Parker (6th year)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium

1971 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Richmond $	5	–	1	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
William & Mary	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
The Citadel	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
East Carolina	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Furman	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
VMI	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Davidson	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1971 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1971 college football season. Red Parker served as head coach for the sixth 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 11	William & Mary	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	L 28–35
September 18	at Bucknell*	Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA	W 38–35
September 25	Boston University*	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 44–37
October 2	at East Carolina	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	L 25–31
October 9	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA (Rivalry)	W 25–24
October 16	Presbyterian*	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	L 23–24
October 23	Chattanooga*	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 52–35
October 30	Illinois State*	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 28–0
November 6	at Richmond	City Stadium • Richmond, VA	W 21–11
November 13	Furman	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC (Rivalry)	W 35–33
November 20	at Davidson	Richardson Stadium • Davidson, NC	W 47–7
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.