1939 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

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1939 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference Southern Conference
Record3–8 (0–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium Johnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons
  1938
1940  
1939 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Duke $ 5 0 08 1 0
No. 12 Clemson 4 0 09 1 0
William & Mary 2 0 16 2 1
North Carolina 5 1 08 1 1
VMI 3 1 16 3 1
Richmond 3 1 17 1 2
Furman 3 3 05 4 0
Wake Forest 3 3 07 3 0
NC State 2 4 02 8 0
Washington and Lee 1 2 03 4 1
South Carolina 1 3 03 6 1
VPI 1 4 14 5 1
Davidson 1 7 02 7 0
Maryland 0 1 02 7 0
The Citadel 0 4 03 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]

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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 0–5028,000 [5]
September 30at Georgia *L 0–2615,000 [6]
October 6 Presbyterian *W 12–75,000 [7]
October 14 Furman
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
L 0–7 [8]
October 20at George Washington L 7–13 [9]
October 28at Richmond L 0–195,000 [10]
November 4at Davidson L 14–222,500 [11]
November 11at No. 1 Tennessee *L 0–348,000 [12]
November 18 Sewanee *
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
L 7–14 [13]
November 23 Erskine *
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 34–04,000 [14]
November 30vs. Wofford *W 21–2 [15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

NFL Draft selection

YearRoundPickOverallNameTeamPosition
1939 131111Andy Sabados Chicago Cardinals Guard

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References

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