1918 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

The 1918 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel Academy in the 1918 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Harvey O'Brien served as coach for the third season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association and played home games at College Park Stadium in Hampton Park. The 1918 season was interrupted by World War I and the Spanish flu, resulting in just a three game schedule for the Bulldogs, all taking place after Armistice Day.[1][2][3][4]

1918 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1918 record0–2–1 (0–1-1 SIAA)
Head coachHarvey O'Brien (3rd season)
Home stadiumCollege Park Stadium
1918 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Georgia Tech $ 3 0 0  6 1 0
Vanderbilt 2 0 0  4 2 0
Mississippi A&M 2 0 0  3 2 0
Clemson 3 1 0  5 2 0
South Carolina 2 1 1  2 1 1
Furman 1 3 0  3 5 1
Sewanee 0 1 0  3 2 0
The Citadel 0 1 1  0 2 1
Auburn 0 2 0  2 5 0
Ole Miss 0 2 0  1 3 0
Wofford 0 2 0  0 3 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • There were several SIAA schools that did not field a team due to World War I.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
November 16vs. ClemsonColumbia, SCL 0–7
November 23Charleston Navy*
L 0–6
November 28vs. South Carolina
T 0–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. 2011 Citadel Football Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 143. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  2. "Milestones". The Citadel Football Association. Archived from the original on 2016-01-23. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  3. "Citadel Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2015-11-23. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  4. Andrew Miller (May 3, 2020). "Global pandemic 100 years ago rocked sports world in SC and across America". Post and Courier. Charleston, SC. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
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