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1951 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

The 1951 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1951 college football season. J. Quinn Decker served as head coach for the sixth season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.[1][2][3]

1951 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–6 (1–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Maryland + 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
VMI + 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Washington and Lee 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
William & Mary 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
No. 19 Clemson 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Duke 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
South Carolina 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
George Washington 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
North Carolina 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
West Virginia 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
NC State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Richmond 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Furman 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Davidson 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
VPI 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Florida*
L 7–2740,000[4]
October 1at South Carolina
L 7–2622,000[5]
October 6at Davidson
W 34–14[6]
October 12Newberry*
W 41–76,000[7]
October 19vs. Furman
L 14–357,500[8]
October 27Presbyterian*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 35–06,085[9]
November 3at Virginia*
L 0–3910,000[10]
November 10at Army*
L 6–2728,183[11]
November 17VMI
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
L 21–277,000[12]
November 24East Carolina*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 21–73,500[13]
  • *Non-conference game

References edit

  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. ^ "Florida dumps Citadel, 27–7". The Greenville News. September 23, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Gamecocks wallop Citadel Cadets, 26–7". The Charlotte Observer. September 30, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Citadel beats Davidson by 34 to 14". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 7, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Citadel wallops Newberry". The Times and Democrat. October 13, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Furman's Hurricane overpowers Citadel, 35 to 14". The Times and Democrat. October 20, 1951. Retrieved September 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Citadel wallops game P.C. eleven, 35–0". The News and Courier. October 28, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Virginia routs The Citadel, 39–0". The Sunday Star. November 4, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Army defeats Citadel, 27–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 11, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Late 62-yard VMI aerial beats Citadel; score, 27–21". The State. November 18, 1951. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Citadel rips over East Carolina, 21–7". The Greenville News. November 25, 1951. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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