1955 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1955 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	5–4 (2–2 SoCon)
Head coach	John Sauer (1st season)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons ←  1954 1956  →

1955 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 19 West Virginia $	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
VPI	2	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Davidson	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
George Washington	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Richmond	3	–	2	–	2			4	–	3	–	2
The Citadel	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Furman	1	–	1	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
William & Mary	1	–	3	–	1			1	–	7	–	1
VMI	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Washington and Lee	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1955 college football season. John Sauer 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	Attendance	Source
September 24	Elon *	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 26–18		[4]
October 1	at Davidson	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	L 2–6		[5]
October 7	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 14–2	14,000	[6]
October 15	Furman	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	W 25–19		[7]
October 22	Presbyterian *	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 14–13		[8]
October 28	vs. Wofford *	County Fairgrounds Orangeburg, SC (rivalry)	L 7–27	9,000	[9]
November 5	Newberry *	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 13–7	8,500	[10]
November 12	VMI	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	L 0–14		[11]
November 19	at Florida State *	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 0–39	15,765	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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. "Citadel puts on big spurt in 3rd period". Greensboro Daily News. September 25, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Davidson beats The Citadel, 6–2". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 2, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Citadel wins on 2 fumbles by Richmond". The Roanoke World-News. October 8, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Citadel touchdown in final minutes shades Hurricane". The Charlotte Observer. October 16, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Citadel noses out Presbyterian, 14–13". The Times and Democrat. October 23, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Fumbles hurt Citadel". The Charlotte News. October 29, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Citadel takes its 5th victory". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 6, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Aroused VMI Keydets turn back The Citadel, 14 to 7". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 13, 1955. Retrieved January 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Metts' 3 TD romps aid FSU past Citadel, 39–0". The Orlando Sentinel. November 20, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.