1960 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1960 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Tangerine Bowl champion
Tangerine Bowl, W 27–0 vs Tennessee Tech
Conference	Southern Conference
1960 record	8–2–1 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Eddie Teague (4th season)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium (Capacity: 21,000)[1]
Seasons ← 1959 1961 →

1960 Southern Conference football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
VMI $	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
The Citadel	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	1
George Washington	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
VPI	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Furman	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Richmond	3	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Davidson	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
William & Mary	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
West Virginia	0	–	2	–	1			0	–	8	–	2
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1960 NCAA football season. The Bulldogs were led by fourth-year head coach Eddie Teague and played their home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium. They played as members of the Southern Conference, as they have since 1936. In 1960, The Citadel won in its first and only bowl appearance in the Tangerine Bowl.^[2]

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17		Newberry*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, South Carolina	W 19–0
September 24	7:00 pm	at George Washington	Washington-Lee High School Arlington, Virginia	L 14–19		[3]
October 1		at Davidson	Richardson Stadium Davidson, North Carolina	W 21–15
October 8		Florida State*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, South Carolina	T 0–0
October 15		at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, Virginia	W 24–12
October 22		at Furman	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, South Carolina (Rivalry)	W 7–6	10,000	[4]
October 29		Presbyterian	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, South Carolina	W 27–0
November 5		William & Mary	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, South Carolina	W 14–0
November 12		VMI	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, South Carolina (Rivalry)	L 6–20
November 19		at Arkansas State*	Jonesboro, Arkansas	W 22–21
December 30	8:00 pm	vs. Tennessee Tech*	Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida (Tangerine Bowl)	W 27–0	13,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries[]

Newberry[]

George Washington[]

1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 0 0 0 14 14 • Colonials 6 6 0 7 19 Date: September 24, 1960 Location: Washington-Lee High School, Arlington, Virginia Game start: 7:00 PM

Scoring summary 1 GW Wilt 1–yard run (kick failed) GW 6–0 2 :55 GW Packan 9–yard run (kick failed) GW 12–0 4 CIT Eastburn 13–yard pass from Nettles (Gilgo kick) GW 12–7 4 CIT Edwards 48–yard pass from Nettles (Gilgo kick) CIT 14–12 4 1:55 GW Fredecine 1–yard run (Corbin kick) GW 19–14

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Davidson[]

Florida State[]

Richmond[]

Furman[]

Presbyterian[]

William & Mary[]

VMI[]

Arkansas State[]

Tennessee Tech[]

1 2 3 4 Total Golden Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 • Bulldogs 7 0 13 7 27 Date: December 30, 1960 Location: Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida Game start: 8:00 PM Game attendance: 13,000

Scoring summary 1 CIT Allen 7–yard pass from Nettles (Gilgo kick) CIT 7–0 3 CIT Edwards 56–yard run (kick failed) CIT 13–0 3 CIT Gilgo 7–yard pass from Nettles (Gilgo kick) CIT 20–0 4 CIT Mitchell 1–yard run (Gilgo kick) CIT 27–0

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NFL Draft selections[]

Year	Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position
1960	15	1	169	Harry Rakowski	Los Angeles Rams	Center
1960	17	2	194	Joe Davis	Chicago Cardinals (became St. Louis Cardinals after this draft)	Tackle

AFL Draft selections[]

Year	Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position
1960	First Selection	—	—	Pete Davidson	Los Angeles Chargers	Tackle/Guard
1960	First Selection	—	—	Paul Maguire	Los Angeles Chargers	End
1960	First Selection	—	—	Wayne Stewart	Los Angeles Chargers	Tackle/Guard
1960	Second Selection	—	—	Joe Davis	Los Angeles Chargers	Tackle
1960	Second Selection	—	—	Harry Rakowski	Buffalo Bills	Center

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