1939 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

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1939 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1939 record3–8 (0–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Southern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Duke $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
No. 12 Clemson 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
William & Mary 2 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
North Carolina 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
VMI 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Richmond 3 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 2
Furman 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
NC State 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Washington and Lee 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
South Carolina 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
VPI 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Davidson 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Maryland 0 – 1 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
The Citadel 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1939 college football season. Tatum Gressette served as head coach for the eighth season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.[1][2][3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 23at North Carolina*Chapel Hill, North CarolinaL 0–50
September 30at Georgia*
L 0–26
October 7Presbyterian*
W 12–7
October 14Furman
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, South Carolina (Rivalry)
L 0–7
October 20at George Washington
L 7–13
October 28at Richmond
L 0–19
November 4at Davidson
L 14–22
November 11at No. 1 Tennessee*
L 0–34[4]
November 18Sewanee*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, South Carolina
L 7–14[5]
November 25at Erskine*Due West, South CarolinaW 34–0
December 2vs. Wofford*Wilmington, North CarolinaW 21–2
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

NFL Draft selection[]

Year Round Pick Overall Name Team Position
1939 13 1 111 Andy Sabados Chicago Cardinals Guard

References[]

  1. ^ 2011 Citadel Football Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 143. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "Milestones". The Citadel Football Association. Archived from the original on 2016-01-23. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  3. ^ "Citadel Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2015-12-26. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  4. ^ "Cafego injured as Tennessee crushes The Citadel". Florence Morning News. November 12, 1939. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sewanee tops The Citadel". The State. November 19, 1939. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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