1961 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1961 The Citadel Bulldogs football
SoCon champion
Conference Southern Conference
1961 record 7–3 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach Eddie Teague (5th season)
Home stadium Johnson Hagood Stadium
1961 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 16 at Memphis State* Crump Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee L 0-40    
September 23 George Washington Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, South Carolina L 13-17    
September 30 Davidson Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, South Carolina W 20-12    
October 7 Richmond Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, South Carolina W 24-6    
October 14 at William & Mary Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia W 10-8    
October 21 Furman Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, South Carolina (Rivalry) W 9-8    
October 28 at Xavier* Corcoran Stadium • Cincinnati W 7-6    
November 4 at VMI Alumni Field • Lexington, Virginia (Rivalry) W 14-8    
November 11 at Florida State* Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida L 8-44    
November 18 Arkansas State*dagger Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, South Carolina W 28-6    
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. All dates, times, and TV are tentative and subject to change.

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Memphis State

Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 1958 CIT 28–26

George Washington

Overall record Last meeting Result
2–7 1960 GW 19–14

Davidson

Overall record Last meeting Result
13–18–4 1960 CIT 21–15

Richmond

Overall record Last meeting Result
6–4 1960 CIT 24–12

William & Mary

Overall record Last meeting Result
2–3 1960 CIT 14–0

Furman

Overall record Last meeting Result
9–28–3 1960 CIT 7–6

Xavier

Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

VMI

Overall record Last meeting Result
5–14–1 1960 VMI 20–6

Florida State

Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2–1 1960 T 0–0

Arkansas State

Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 1960 CIT 22–21

References

  1. ↑ "The Citadel Football - 2011 Media Guide". Catalog.e-digitaleditions.com. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
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