1956 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

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1956 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1956 record3–5–1 (1–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Southern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Virginia $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
VPI 3 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
No. 17 George Washington 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
Davidson 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Furman 2 – 2 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
VMI 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Richmond 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Washington and Lee 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
William & Mary 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. John Sauer served as head coach for the second season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.[1][2][3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 22Newberry*
T 20–20
September 29Davidson
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 34–7
October 6Stetson*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 40–6
October 12at No. 17 Richmond
L 3–7
October 19vs. Wofford*
L 19–23
October 27at Furman
L 0–7
November 3Presbyterian*dagger
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 20–13
November 10at Villanova*
L 0–46
November 17George Washington
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
L 0–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the 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.
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