The Citadel: a football coaching history
See The Citadel’s full 91-year Zeitgeist History →← all coaches
Stature and coaches, 1936–1981
The program’s standing over time, with every coach’s tenure beneath it — read down to see who was there for each rise and fall.
DynastyBlue BloodPower ProgramNational ProgramRegional Program
Every coach
Big movers show how many stature points they built or lost against what they inherited; steadier tenures show the tier they reached instead.
1978–1981
Art Baker Steady
Art Baker held The Citadel at Regional Program IV for 4 seasons.
+2.5 pts over 4 seasons · top 22% of 3-5-season tenures (717 in sample)
Closest comparable run: Tony Sanchez’s UNLV run (2015–2019)
1st-best The Citadel tenure of 3 by the numbers.
Followed Bobby Ross (1973–1977).
+2.5
25-18-1
1973–1977
Bobby Ross Steady
Bobby Ross held the Bulldogs at Regional Program IV for 5 seasons.
−2.2 pts over 5 seasons · top 45% of 3-5-season tenures (717 in sample)
Closest comparable run: Major Applewhite’s Houston run (2016–2018)
3rd-best The Citadel tenure of 3 by the numbers.
Followed Red Parker (1966–1972) · succeeded by Art Baker (1978–1981).
−2.2
24-31
1966–1972
Red Parker Steady
Red Parker moved The Citadel from Regional Program V to Regional Program IV in 7 seasons.
+7.7 pts over 7 seasons · top 24% of 6-9-season tenures (368 in sample)
Closest comparable run: Tom Allen’s Indiana run (2016–2023)
2nd-best The Citadel tenure of 3 by the numbers.
Succeeded by Bobby Ross (1973–1977).
1 NFL Draft pick: John Small (1970)
+7.7
39-34
1953–1954
Johnnie McMillan Short tenure
4-15