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1939 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–8 (0–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at North Carolina*
L 0–50
September 30at Georgia*
L 0–26
October 7Presbyterian*
W 12–7
October 14Furman
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
L 0–7[5]
October 20at George Washington
L 7–13[6]
October 28at Richmond
L 0–195,000[7]
November 4at Davidson
L 14–222,500[8]
November 11at No. 1 Tennessee*
L 0–348,000[9]
November 18Sewanee*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
L 7–14[10]
November 25at Erskine*Due West, SCW 34–0
December 2vs. Wofford*Wilmington, NC (rivalry)W 21–2
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

NFL Draft selection

Year Round Pick Overall Name Team Position
1939 13 1 111 Andy Sabados Chicago Cardinals Guard

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 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. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Furman noses out fighting Citadel eleven". The State. October 15, 1939. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "George Washington Shades Citadel, 13-7". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 21, 1939. p. 6.
  7. ^ "Citadel loses to the Spiders". The Index-Journal. October 29, 1939. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Davidson subdues The Citadel in wide open battle". The State. November 5, 1939. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cafego injured as Tennessee crushes The Citadel". Florence Morning News. November 12, 1939. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Sewanee tops The Citadel". The State. November 19, 1939. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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