1959 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

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1959 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference Southern Conference
Record8–2 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium Johnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons
  1958
1960  
1959 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
VMI $ 5 0 18 1 1
The Citadel 5 1 08 2 0
VPI 3 1 06 4 0
Furman 3 2 03 7 0
Richmond 4 3 14 5 1
West Virginia 2 2 03 7 0
William & Mary 2 5 04 6 0
Davidson 0 5 01 8 0
George Washington 0 5 01 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. Eddie Teague served as head coach for the third 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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Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 Newberry *W 48–0
September 26at Florida State *L 6–47
October 3 Davidson
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 13–7 [4]
October 9vs. Wofford *
W 40–88,000 [5]
October 17 Richmond
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 8–7 [6]
October 24 Furman Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
W 18–1415,100 [7]
October 31at William & Mary W 38–13
November 7 Presbyterian *
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 8–0
November 14at VMI
L 8–32
November 21at West Virginia W 20–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

NFL Draft selection

YearRoundPickOverallNameTeamPosition
1959 149165Pete Davidson Los Angeles Rams Tackle-Guard

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References

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