1961 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

The 1961 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1961 NCAA football season. The Bulldogs were led by fifth 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 1961, The Citadel won its first Southern Conference championship.

1961 The Citadel Bulldogs football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1961 record7–3 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coachEddie Teague (5th season)
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
1961 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
The Citadel $ 5 –1 –0  7 –3 –0
Richmond 5 –2 –0  5 –5 –0
VMI 4 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
West Virginia 2 –1 –0  4 –6 –0
Furman 2 –2 –0  7 –3 –0
George Washington 3 –4 –0  3 –6 –0
VPI 2 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
Davidson 1 –4 –0  4 –4 –0
William & Mary 1 –6 –0  1 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

After the season, the Bulldogs declined two bowl invitations. The first to be offered was the Tangerine Bowl. The Citadel had appeared in the previous edition of this small-college bowl in 1960 and elected to decline the repeat trip. Later, the Bulldogs declined an invitation to the Aviation Bowl.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 16at Memphis State*
L 0-40
September 23George Washington
L 13-17
September 30Davidson
W 20-12
October 7Richmond
W 24-6
October 14at William & Mary
W 10-8
October 21Furman
W 9-8
October 28at Xavier*
W 7-6
November 4at VMI
W 14-8
November 11at Florida State*
L 8-44
November 18Arkansas State*
W 28-6
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

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Memphis State
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 1958 CIT 28–26

George Washington
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–7 1960 GW 19–14

Davidson
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–18–4 1960 CIT 21–15

Richmond
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–4 1960 CIT 24–12

William & Mary
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–3 1960 CIT 14–0

Furman
See also: The Citadel–Furman football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–28–3 1960 CIT 7–6

Xavier
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

VMI
See also: Rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–14–1 1960 VMI 20–6

Florida State
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2–1 1960 T 0–0

Arkansas State
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 1960 CIT 22–21
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References
  1. "The Citadel Football - 2011 Media Guide". Catalog.e-digitaleditions.com. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
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