1940 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1940 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	4–5 (0–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Bo Rowland (1st season)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons ←  1939 1941  →

1940 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Clemson $	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
No. 18 Duke	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Wake Forest	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
William & Mary	2	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
North Carolina	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Richmond	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
VMI	3	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Furman	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Washington and Lee	1	–	1	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
VPI	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
NC State	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Maryland	0	–	1	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
South Carolina	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Davidson	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1940 college football season. Bo Rowland served as head coach for the first season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 4	Erskine *	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 45–0
October 11	at Furman	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	L 7–36
October 18	vs. Presbyterian *	Sumter, SC	L 0–19
October 26	Oglethorpe *	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 25–0	[4]
November 1	vs. Wofford *	County Fairgrounds Orangeburg, SC	W 7–3
November 16	at NC State	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 14–20
November 23	Sewanee *	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 13–7	[5]
November 30	vs. Davidson	Legion Stadium Wilmington, NC	L 6–20	[6]
December 8	South Carolina	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 6–31
*Non-conference game

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. "The Citadel wallops Oglethorpe Petrels before 4,000". The State. October 26, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Citadel marches to 13 to 7 decision over Sewanee Tigers". The State. November 24, 1940. Retrieved August 16, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Davidson scores win over Cadets". The News and Observer. December 1, 1940. Retrieved September 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.