1960 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

The 1960 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1960 NCAA 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]

1960 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Tangerine Bowl champion
Tangerine Bowl, W 27–0 vs Tennessee Tech
Conference	Southern Conference
1960 record	8–2–1 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Eddie Teague (4th season)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium (Capacity: 21,000)[1]

1960 Southern Conference football standings
	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 Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 17		Newberry*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, South Carolina	W 19-0
September 24	7:00 PM	at George Washington	Washington-Lee High School Arlington, Virginia	L 14-19
October 1		at Davidson	Richardson Stadium Davidson, North Carolina	W 21-15
October 8		Florida State*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, South Carolina	T 0-0
October 15		at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, Virginia	W 24-12
October 22		at Furman	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, South Carolina (Rivalry)	W 7-6
October 29		Presbyterian	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, South Carolina	W 27-0
November 5		William & Mary	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, South Carolina	W 14-0
November 12		VMI	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, South Carolina (Rivalry)	L 6-20
November 19		at Arkansas State*	Jonesboro, Arkansas	W 22-21
December 30	8:00 PM	vs. Tennessee Tech*	Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida (Tangerine Bowl)	W 27-0	13,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

[3]

Game summaries

Newberry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
25–4–4	195	CIT 48–0

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–6	1958	GW 20–14

[4][5]

Davidson

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–18–4	1959	CIT 13–7

Florida State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	1959	FSU 6–47

Richmond

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–4	1959	CIT 8–7

Furman

See also: The Citadel–Furman football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–28–3	1959	CIT 18–14

Presbyterian

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
30–9–1	1959	CIT 8–0

William & Mary

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–3	1959	CIT 38–13

VMI

See also: Rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–13–1	1959	VMI 32–8

Arkansas State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

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)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

[6][7][8][9]

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

1. "How Johnson Hagood Stadium Came To Be". citadelsports.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
2. "1960 Southern Conference Year Summary". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
3. "The Citadel Football - 2011 Media Guide". Catalog.e-digitaleditions.com. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
4. Ed Campbell (September 24, 1960). "Crippled Bulldogs Meet Colonials". News and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. p. 2–B. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
5. Ed Campbell (September 25, 1960). "George Washington Stops Citadel Bulldogs 19–14". News and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. p. 1–D. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
6. "Tangerine Bowl Set at Orlando Tonight". News and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. December 30, 1960. p. 1-A. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
7. Evan Bussey (December 30, 1960). "Cadets Set For Tangerine Bowl". News and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. p. 1-C. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
8. "The Citadel Wins Tangerine Bowl". News and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. December 31, 1960. p. 1-A. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
9. Evan Bussey (December 31, 1960). "Citadel Wins Tangerine Bowl 27-0". News and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. p. 2-B. Retrieved February 10, 2013.