1946 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

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1946 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1946 record3–5 (1–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons
← 1942
1947 →
1946 Southern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 North Carolina $ 4 – 0 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
William & Mary 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 18 NC State 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Duke 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Richmond 3 – 2 – 2 6 – 2 – 2
VPI 3 – 3 – 2 3 – 4 – 3
VMI 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
George Washington 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Clemson 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Wake Forest 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Maryland 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Furman 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Washington and Lee 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Davidson 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1946 college football season. J. Quinn Decker served as head coach for the first season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium. This was the first team fielded since 1942 due to World War II.[1][2][3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28Presbyterian*
W 7–6
October 5William & Mary
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
L 12–51
October 12at Newberry*
W 28–7
October 19Furman
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (Rivalry)
L 0–14[4]
November 1vs. South Carolina
L 7–19
November 9George Washington
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
L 0–18[5]
November 16at VMI
L 7–26[6]
November 23vs. Davidson
W 21–13
  • *Non-conference game

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. ^ "Furman scores 14 to 0 victory over stubborn Citadel". The State. October 20, 1946. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "George Washington licks Bulldogs, 18–0". The Charlotte Observer. November 10, 1946. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Virginia Military turns back Citadel, 26 to 7". The Greenville News. November 17, 1946. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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