Charleston, S.C. The Citadel Athletics Department released the 2009 Bulldog Football schedule on Wednesday, with Football Bowl Subdivision University of North Carolina highlighting the line-up as the season-opener on Sept. 5 in Chapel Hill.

The 2009 slate consists of 11 games, five at home and six on the road. After opening the season at UNC, the Bulldogs will have a week off before traveling to Princeton on Sept. 19. They will then return to Charleston to host Presbyterian on Sept. 26 for their home-opener. The matchup against the Blue Hose will mark the first time since 1991 that these teams would meet and wrap-up The Citadel's non-conference schedule.

Southern Conference action will kickoff on Oct. 3 when the Bulldogs host Appalachian State, followed by back-to-back road trips to Elon and Western Carolina on Nov. 10 and 17, respectively. The Citadel will return to Johnson Hagood Stadium for three consecutives weeks including an Oct. 24 Parents Day matchup against Furman, a Halloween game against Samford and Homecoming on Nov. 7 against Wofford.

The Citadel will then wrap-up the 2009 regular season on the road at Chattanooga on Nov. 14 and Georgia Southern on Nov. 21 in Statesboro, Ga. 

The official game times have not been set; however Bulldog fans can go to the official website of The Citadel Athletics, www.CitadelSports.com, for further information on Bulldog Football and the release of game times as they become available.

2009 Football Schedule

S 5     at University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
S 12   Open
S 19   at Princeton
S 26   Presbyterian College
O 3     Appalachian State*
O 10   at Elon*
O 17   at Western Carolina*
O 24   Furman (Parents Day)*
O 31   Samford*
N. 7     Wofford (Homecoming)*
N 14    at Chattanooga*
N 21    at Georgia Southern*

* denotes Southern Conference games.