1952 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1952 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–5–1 (1–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach	J. Quinn Decker (7th season)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons ←  1951 1953  →

1952 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 16 Duke $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Wake Forest	5	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
West Virginia	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
William & Mary	4	–	1	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
George Washington	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
VPI	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Furman	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Washington and Lee	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
VMI	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
NC State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
South Carolina	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
North Carolina	1	–	2	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
The Citadel	1	–	3	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Davidson	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Richmond	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Maryland †			–					7	–	2	–	0
Clemson †			–					2	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion † League sanctions prevented Maryland and Clemson from conference participation Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1952 college football season. J. Quinn Decker served as head coach for the seventh 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	Attendance	Source
September 20	at No. 3 Georgia Tech *	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 6–54	22,000	[4]
September 27	VPI *	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 7–14	8,000	[5]
October 4	vs. Florida *	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL	L 0–33	21,000	[6]
October 11	Newberry *	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 18–7		[7]
October 17	vs. Furman	County Fairgrounds Orangeburg, SC (rivalry)	T 7–7	8,000	[8]
October 25	Presbyterian *	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 28–7	6,000	[9]
November 8	South Carolina	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 0–35	13,000	[10]
November 15	at VMI	Wilson Field Lexington, VA (rivalry)	L 19–20		[11] [12]
November 22	Davidson	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 34–14	3,500	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP 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. "Georgia Tech drops The Citadel, 54 to 6". Kingsport Times-News. September 21, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "VPI defeats The Citadel by 14–7 count". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 28, 1952. Retrieved January 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Gators rip Citadel, 33–0". The Bradenton Herald. October 5, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Citadel tops Tribe eleven by 18 and 7". The Charlotte Observer. October 12, 1952. Retrieved January 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Furman and Citadel duel to deadlock". The Times and Democrat. October 18, 1952. Retrieved September 13, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Cadets score once in each quarter to beat PC 28–7". The State. October 26, 1952. Retrieved January 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "South Carolina pockets easy 35 to 0 win over Citadel". Durham Morning Herald. November 9, 1952. Retrieved January 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Brehany again sparkles as VMI wins". Cumberland Sunday Times. November 16, 1952. Retrieved January 3, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Keydets To Face Bull Dogs At Wilson Field On Saturday". The Cadet. November 10, 1952. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
13. "The Citadel wins over Davidson". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 23, 1952. Retrieved September 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.