1956 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1956 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–5–1 (1–3 SoCon)
Head coach	John Sauer (2nd season)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons ←  1955 1957  →

1956 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
West Virginia $	5	–	0	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
VPI	3	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
No. 17 George Washington	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
Davidson	2	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Furman	2	–	2	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
VMI	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Richmond	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Washington and Lee	0	–	1	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
William & Mary	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	9	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1956 college football season. John Sauer served as head coach for the second 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 22	Newberry *	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	T 20–20	14,000	[4]
September 29	Davidson	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 34–7	12,700	[5]
October 6	Stetson *	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 40–6	11,000	[6]
October 12	at No. 17 Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 3–7		[7]
October 19	vs. Wofford *	County Fairgrounds Orangeburg, SC (rivalry)	L 19–23	9,000	[8]
October 27	at Furman	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)	L 0–7	6,000	[9]
November 3	Presbyterian *	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 20–13	11,500	[10]
November 10	at Villanova *	Villanova Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 0–46	7,500	[11]
November 17	George Washington	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 0–20	8,500	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming 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. "Newberry, Citadel in 20–20 deadlock". Florence Morning News. September 23, 1956. Retrieved January 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Citadel whips Davidson, 34–7". The State. September 30, 1956. Retrieved August 31, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Citadel pours it on to win, 40–6". The Greenville News. October 7, 1956. Retrieved January 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Citadel bows, 7–3, to Richmond eleven". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1956. Retrieved November 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Wofford edges by The Citadel, 23–19". Daily Press. October 20, 1956. Retrieved January 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Penland leads Hurricane to 7–0 upset over Citadel". The State. October 28, 1956. Retrieved September 14, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Citadel Bulldogs rally to beat PC Blue Hose". The Times and Democrat. November 4, 1956. Retrieved January 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Citadel falls to power of Villanova". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 11, 1956. Retrieved January 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
12. "GW finally overcomes stubborn Citadel, 20-0". The Times and Democrat. Associated Press. November 18, 1956. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.