1960 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1960 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Tangerine Bowl champion
Tangerine Bowl, W 27–0 vs Tennessee Tech
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	8–2–1 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Eddie Teague (4th season)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium [1]
Seasons ←  1959 1961  →

1960 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
VMI $	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
The Citadel	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	1
George Washington	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
VPI	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Furman	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Richmond	3	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Davidson	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
William & Mary	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
West Virginia	0	–	2	–	1			0	–	8	–	2
$ – Conference champion

The 1960 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. The Bulldogs were led by fourth-year head coach Eddie Teague and played their home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium. They played as members of the Southern Conference, as they have since 1936. In 1960, The Citadel won in its first and only bowl appearance in the Tangerine Bowl. ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17		Newberry *	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 19–0	13,000	[3]
September 24	7:00 pm	at George Washington	Washington-Lee High School Arlington, VA	L 14–19		[4] [5]
October 1		at Davidson	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 21–15	6,000	[6]
October 8		Florida State *	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	T 0–0	12,000	[7]
October 15		at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 24–12	6,000	[8]
October 22		at Furman	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)	W 7–6	10,000	[9]
October 29		Presbyterian	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 27–0	13,000	[10]
November 5		William & Mary	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 14–0	9,000	[11]
November 12		VMI	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	L 6–20	14,000	[12]
November 19		at Arkansas State *	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 22–21	5,000	[13] [14]
December 30	8:00 pm	vs. Tennessee Tech *	Tangerine Bowl Orlando, FL (Tangerine Bowl)	W 27–0	13,200	[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

George Washington

1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 0 0 0 14 14 •Colonials 6 6 0 7 19 Date: September 24, 1960 Location: Washington-Lee High School, Arlington, Virginia Game start: 7:00 PM

Scoring summary 1 GW Wilt 1–yard run (kick failed) GW 6–0 2 :55 GW Packan 9–yard run (kick failed) GW 12–0 4 CIT Eastburn 13–yard pass from Nettles (Gilgo kick) GW 12–7 4 CIT Edwards 48–yard pass from Nettles (Gilgo kick) CIT 14–12 4 1:55 GW Fredecine 1–yard run (Corbin kick) GW 19–14

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Furman

See also: The Citadel–Furman football rivalry

VMI

See also: Rivalry

Tennessee Tech

1 2 3 4 Total Golden Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 •Bulldogs 7 0 13 7 27 Date: December 30, 1960 Location: Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida Game start: 8:00 PM Game attendance: 13,000

Scoring summary 1 CIT Allen 7–yard pass from Nettles (Gilgo kick) CIT 7–0 3 CIT Edwards 56–yard run (kick failed) CIT 13–0 3 CIT Gilgo 7–yard pass from Nettles (Gilgo kick) CIT 20–0 4 CIT Mitchell 1–yard run (Gilgo kick) CIT 27–0

See also: 1960 Tangerine Bowl (December)

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NFL Draft selections

Year	Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position
1960	15	1	169	Harry Rakowski	Los Angeles Rams	Center
1960	17	2	194	Joe Davis	Chicago Cardinals (became St. Louis Cardinals after this draft)	Tackle

AFL Draft selections

Year	Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position
1960	First Selection	—	—	Pete Davidson	Los Angeles Chargers	Tackle/Guard
1960	First Selection	—	—	Paul Maguire	Los Angeles Chargers	End
1960	First Selection	—	—	Wayne Stewart	Los Angeles Chargers	Tackle/Guard
1960	Second Selection	—	—	Joe Davis	Los Angeles Chargers	Tackle
1960	Second Selection	—	—	Harry Rakowski	Buffalo Bills	Center

References

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13. "Last-minute tally gives Citadel win". The El Paso Times. November 20, 1960. Retrieved October 14, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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19. "Tangerine Bowl Set at Orlando Tonight". News and Courier . Charleston, South Carolina. December 30, 1960. p. 1-A. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
20. Evan Bussey (December 30, 1960). "Cadets Set For Tangerine Bowl". News and Courier . Charleston, South Carolina. p. 1-C. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
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