1947 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

The 1947 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1947 college football season. J. Quinn Decker served as head coach for the second season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.[1][2][3]

1947 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1947 record3–5 (1–4 SoCon)
Head coachJ. Quinn Decker (2nd season)
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
1947 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 14 William & Mary $ 7 1 0  9 2 0
No. 9 North Carolina 4 1 0  8 2 0
South Carolina 4 1 1  6 2 1
No. 19 Duke 3 1 1  4 3 2
Washington and Lee 3 2 0  5 5 0
Maryland 3 2 1  7 2 2
No. 17 NC State 3 2 1  5 3 1
VPI 4 3 0  4 5 0
Davidson 3 3 1  6 3 1
Wake Forest 3 4 0  6 4 0
VMI 2 3 1  3 5 1
Clemson 1 3 0  4 5 0
The Citadel 1 4 0  3 5 0
Furman 1 4 0  2 7 0
Richmond 1 5 0  3 7 0
George Washington 0 4 0  1 7 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Presbyterian*
W 13–6 
October 4at William & MaryL 7–566,000[4]
October 11Newberry
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, South Carolina
W 13–6 
October 17at FurmanL 0–79,000[5]
October 25at No. 7 Georgia Tech*
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, Georgia
L 0–38 
November 7vs. South Carolina
L 0–1211,000[6]
November 15VMI
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, South Carolina (rivalry)
W 7–66,700[7]
November 22at DavidsonL 7–285,000[8]

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 2016-01-23. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  3. "Citadel Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2015-12-26. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  4. "William and Mary's Indians Smother The Citadel, 56-7". The Staunton News-Leader. October 5, 1947. p. 7 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Scoop Latimer (October 18, 1947). "Furman's Hurricane Bowls Over Citadel, 7 to 0". The Greenville News. pp. 8, 11 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Wounded Gamecocks Defeat Bulldogs 12-0 In Annual Tilt". The Times and Democrat. November 8, 1947. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Citadel Upsets V.M.I., 7 to 6". The Greenville News. November 16, 1947. p. 2B via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Davidson Dips Citadel, 28-7". The Greenville News. November 23, 1947. p. Sports 1 via Newspapers.com.
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