1948 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1948 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	2–7 (0–5 SoCon)
Head coach	J. Quinn Decker (3rd season)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons ←  1947 1949  →

1948 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 11 Clemson $	5	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
No. 3 North Carolina	4	–	0	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
VMI	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
No. 17 William & Mary	5	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	2
No. 20 Wake Forest	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Maryland	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Duke	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Richmond	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	2
Washington and Lee	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Furman	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
George Washington	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Davidson	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
South Carolina	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
NC State	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
VPI	0	–	6	–	1			0	–	8	–	1
The Citadel	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1948 college football season. J. Quinn Decker served as head coach for the third season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at the new Johnson Hagood Stadium. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

The Citadel was ranked at No. 206 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948. ^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2	at Presbyterian *	Old Bailey Stadium Clinton, SC	L 0–7
October 9	at Newberry *	Setzler Field Newberry, SC	W 14–0
October 16	Davidson	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 6–14	10,000	[5]
October 23	at Furman	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)	L 0–9	7,000	[6]
October 30	at Erskine *	Due West, SC	W 19–0
November 6	George Washington	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 0–14	8,000	[7]
November 13	at VMI	Alumni Field Lexington, VA (rivalry)	L 6–34	3,000	[8]
November 20	at No. 20 Georgia Tech *	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 0–54
December 4	No. 10 Clemson	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 0–20	17,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the 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 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. "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Davidson slips by Citadel, 14–6". The State. October 17, 1948. Retrieved September 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Furman nips Citadel in 9 to 0 battle". The Charlotte Observer. October 24, 1948. Retrieved September 12, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Colonials check Citadel, 14 to 0". The News and Observer. November 7, 1948. Retrieved February 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
8. "VMI gets easy 34–6 decision over Bulldogs". The State. November 14, 1948. Retrieved January 3, 2022– via Newspapers.com.