1955 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

The 1955 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1955 college football season. John Sauer 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]

1955 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–4 (2–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
1955 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 19 West Virginia $ 4 0 08 2 0
VPI 2 1 16 3 1
Davidson 3 2 05 4 0
George Washington 3 2 05 4 0
Richmond 3 2 24 3 2
The Citadel 2 2 05 4 0
Furman 1 1 01 9 0
William & Mary 1 3 11 7 1
VMI 1 6 01 9 0
Washington and Lee 0 1 00 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 24Elon*W 26–18
October 1at DavidsonL 2–6
October 7at RichmondW 14–2
October 15Furman
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
W 25–19
October 22Presbyterian*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 14–13
October 28vs. Wofford*
L 7–27
November 5Newberry*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 13–7
November 12VMIdagger
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
L 0–14[4]
November 19at Florida State*L 0–39
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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. "Aroused VMI Keydets turn back The Citadel, 14 to 7". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 13, 1955. Retrieved January 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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