1953 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 2–7 (1–3 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Johnson Hagood Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | at Tulane* | L 6–54 | [4] | ||
| September 28 | at South Carolina* | L 0–25 | 15,000 | [5] | |
| October 2 | Furman | L 0–27 | 8,000 | [6] | |
| October 10 | VMI |
| L 0–14 | 5,000 | [7] |
| October 17 | vs. Florida* | L 0–60 | 15,000 | [8] | |
| October 24 | Presbyterian* |
| W 20–14 | [9] | |
| October 30 | vs. VPI | L 0–22 | 4,000 | [10] | |
| November 14 | Clemson* |
| L 13–24 | 8,336 | [11] |
| November 21 | at Davidson | W 38–14 | 3,500 | [12] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ 2011 Citadel Football Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 143. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ^ "Milestones". The Citadel Football Association. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ^ "Citadel Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ^ "Strong Tulane routs Citadel as expected". The State. September 20, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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
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- ^ "Furman opens up in second half to defeat The Citadel". The Columbia Record. October 3, 1953. Retrieved September 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ ""Eel-like" running is feature of VMI win". Rocky Mount Telegram. October 11, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Florida rips wildly over Citadel, 60–0". The Greenville News. October 18, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Citadel defeats P.C., 20–14". The Times and Democrat. October 25, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Virginia Tech scores easy 22 to 0 triumph over Citadel". The Roanoke Times. October 31, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson defeats Citadel". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 15, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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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