1953 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

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1953 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–7 (1–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Southern Conference football standings
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[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Tulane*
L 6–54[4]
September 28at South Carolina*
L 0–2515,000[5]
October 2Furman
L 0–278,000[6]
October 10VMIdagger
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
L 0–145,000[7]
October 17vs. Florida*
L 0–6015,000[8]
October 24Presbyterian*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 20–14[9]
October 30vs. VPI
L 0–224,000[10]
November 14Clemson*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
L 13–248,336[11]
November 21at Davidson
W 38–143,500[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  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 January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  3. ^ "Citadel Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  4. ^ "Strong Tulane routs Citadel as expected". The State. September 20, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "South Carolina Overpowers The Citadel, 25-0". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. September 29, 1953. p. 11. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Furman opens up in second half to defeat The Citadel". The Columbia Record. October 3, 1953. Retrieved September 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ ""Eel-like" running is feature of VMI win". Rocky Mount Telegram. October 11, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Florida rips wildly over Citadel, 60–0". The Greenville News. October 18, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Citadel defeats P.C., 20–14". The Times and Democrat. October 25, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Virginia Tech scores easy 22 to 0 triumph over Citadel". The Roanoke Times. October 31, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Clemson defeats Citadel". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 15, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Citadel whips Davidson for first SC win 38–14". Florence Morning News. November 22, 1953. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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