1953 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

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1953 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1953 record2–7 (1–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Southern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 West Virginia $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Furman 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
George Washington 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
William & Mary 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Richmond 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
VPI 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
VMI 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Washington and Lee 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Davidson 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1953 college football season. John D. McMillan 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.[1][2][3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 19at Tulane*
L 6–54[4]
September 26at South Carolina*
L 0–25
October 2Furman
L 0–27
October 10VMIdagger
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, South Carolina (Rivalry)
L 0–14[5]
October 17vs. Florida*
L 0–60
October 24Presbyterian*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, South Carolina
W 20–14
October 30vs. VPI
L 0–22
November 14Clemson*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, South Carolina
L 13–24
November 21at Davidson
W 38–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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. ^ "Strong Tulane routs Citadel as expected". The State. September 20, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ ""Eel-like" running is feature of VMI win". Rocky Mount Telegram. October 11, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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