1961 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

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1961 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Citadel Athletics Script.jpg
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1961 record7–3 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach
  • Eddie Teague (5th season)
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Southern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
The Citadel $ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Richmond 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
VMI 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
West Virginia 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Furman 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
George Washington 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
VPI 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Davidson 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
William & Mary 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1961 NCAA football season. The Bulldogs were led by fifth 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 1961, The Citadel won its first Southern Conference championship.

After the season, the Bulldogs declined two bowl invitations. The first to be offered was the Tangerine Bowl. The Citadel had appeared in the previous edition of this small-college bowl in 1960 and elected to decline the repeat trip. Later, the Bulldogs declined an invitation to the Aviation Bowl.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Memphis State*
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
L 0–40
September 23George Washington
L 13–1711,200[1]
September 30Davidson
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 20–12
October 7Richmond
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 24–617,250[2]
October 14at William & Mary
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 10–8
October 21Furman
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
W 9–8
October 28at Xavier*
W 7–6
November 4at VMI
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA (rivalry)
W 14–8
November 11at Florida State*
L 8–44
November 18Arkansas State*dagger
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 28–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "George Washington stops late Citadel passes for 17–13 win". The Florence Morning News. September 24, 1961. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "The Citadel crushes Richmond in SC game". The Times and Democrat. October 8, 1961. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "The Citadel Football - 2011 Media Guide". Catalog.e-digitaleditions.com. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
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