1939 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

The 1939 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1939 college football season. Tatum Gressette served as head coach for the eighth season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.[1][2][3]

1939 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
1939 record	3–8 (0–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Tatum Gressette (8th season)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium

1939 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Duke $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Clemson	4	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
William & Mary	2	–	0	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
North Carolina	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
VMI	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Richmond	3	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	2
Furman	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Wake Forest	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
NC State	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Washington and Lee	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
South Carolina	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
VPI	1	–	4	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Davidson	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Maryland	0	–	1	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
The Citadel	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 23	at North Carolina*	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	L 0–50
September 30	at Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia (The Bulldog Gridiron)	L 0–26
October 7	Presbyterian*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, South Carolina	W 12–7
October 14	Furman	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, South Carolina (Rivalry)	L 0–7
October 20	at George Washington	Griffith Stadium Washington, D.C.	L 7–13
October 28	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, Virginia	L 0–19
November 4	at Davidson	Richardson Stadium Davidson, North Carolina	L 14–22
November 11	at No. 1 Tennessee*	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, Tennessee	L 0–34
November 18	at Sewanee	Sewanee, Tennessee	L 7–14
November 25	at Erskine*	Due West, South Carolina	W 34–0
December 2	vs. Wofford*	Wilmington, North Carolina	W 21–2
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

NFL Draft selection

Year	Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position
1939	13	1	111	Andy Sabados	Chicago Cardinals	Guard

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 2016-01-23. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
3. "Citadel Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2015-12-26. Retrieved January 2, 2016.