1951 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

The 1951 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1951 college football season. J. Quinn Decker served as head coach for the sixth season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.[1][2][3]

1951 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–6 (1–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
1951 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Maryland + 5 0 010 0 0
VMI + 5 0 07 3 0
Washington and Lee 5 1 06 4 0
William & Mary 5 1 07 3 0
No. 19 Clemson 3 1 07 3 0
Duke 4 2 05 4 1
South Carolina 5 3 06 4 0
Wake Forest 5 3 06 4 0
George Washington 2 3 12 6 1
North Carolina 2 3 02 8 0
West Virginia 2 3 05 5 0
NC State 2 6 03 7 0
Richmond 2 6 03 8 0
The Citadel 1 3 04 6 0
Furman 1 4 13 6 1
Davidson 1 5 01 8 0
VPI 1 7 02 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Florida*L 7–2740,000[4]
October 1at South CarolinaL 7–26
October 6at DavidsonW 34–14
October 13at Newberry*W 41–7
October 19vs. Furman
L 14–357,500[5]
October 27Presbyterian*W 35–0
November 3at Virginia*L 0–3910,000
November 10at Army*L 6–27
November 17VMI
L 21–277,000[6]
November 24East Carolina*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 21–73,500[7]
  • *Non-conference 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 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. "Florida dumps Citadel, 27–7". The Greenville News. September 23, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Furman's Hurricane overpowers Citadel, 35 to 14". The Times and Democrat. October 20, 1951. Retrieved September 13, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Late 62-yard VMI aerial beats Citadel; score, 27–21". The State. November 18, 1951. Retrieved January 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Citadel rips over East Carolina, 21–7". The Greenville News. November 25, 1951. Retrieved March 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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