1939 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
| 1939 The Citadel Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (0–4 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Johnson Hagood Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Duke $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Clemson | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington and Lee | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VPI | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1939 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1939 college football season. Tatum Gressette served as head coach for the eighth season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.[1][2][3]
The Citadel was ranked at No. 175 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[4]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 23 | at North Carolina* | L 0–50 | 28,000 | [5] | |
| September 30 | at Georgia* | L 0–26 | 15,000 | [6] | |
| October 6 | Presbyterian* | W 12–7 | 5,000 | [7] | |
| October 14 | Furman |
| L 0–7 | [8] | |
| October 20 | at George Washington | L 7–13 | [9] | ||
| October 28 | at Richmond | L 0–19 | 5,000 | [10] | |
| November 4 | at Davidson | L 14–22 | 2,500 | [11] | |
| November 11 | at No. 1 Tennessee* | L 0–34 | 8,000 | [12] | |
| November 18 | Sewanee* |
| L 7–14 | [13] | |
| November 23 | Erskine* |
| W 34–0 | 4,000 | [14] |
| November 30 | vs. Wofford* | W 21–2 | [15] | ||
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NFL Draft selection
[edit]| Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Name | Team | Position |
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| 1939 | 13 | 1 | 111 | Andy Sabados | Chicago Cardinals | Guard |
References
[edit]- ^ 2011 Citadel Football Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 143. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ^ "Milestones". The Citadel Football Association. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ^ "Citadel Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tar Heel eleven tramples Citadel". Daily Press. September 24, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia overwhelms The Citadel gridders, 26–0". Florence Morning News. October 1, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Confusion reigns as last play wins for Citadel 12–7". The Times and Democrat. October 7, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman noses out fighting Citadel eleven". The State. October 15, 1939. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "George Washington Shades Citadel, 13-7". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 21, 1939. p. 6.
- ^ "Citadel loses to the Spiders". The Index-Journal. October 29, 1939. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Davidson subdues The Citadel in wide open battle". The State. November 5, 1939. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cafego injured as Tennessee crushes The Citadel". Florence Morning News. November 12, 1939. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sewanee tops The Citadel". The State. November 19, 1939. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Citadel parades against Erskine". The News and Observer. November 24, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Citadel bowls over Wofford by 21–2 count". Greensboro Daily News. December 1, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.