1946 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–5 (1–5 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainAlbert Salvato
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
1946 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 North Carolina $ 4 –0 –18 –2 –1
William & Mary 7 –1 –08 –2 –0
No. 18 NC State 6 –1 –08 –3 –0
South Carolina 4 –2 –05 –3 –0
Duke 3 –2 –04 –5 –0
Richmond 3 –2 –26 –2 –2
VPI 3 –3 –23 –4 –3
VMI 2 –3 –14 –5 –1
George Washington 1 –1 –04 –3 –0
Clemson 2 –3 –04 –5 –0
Wake Forest 2 –3 –06 –3 –0
Maryland 2 –5 –03 –6 –0
Furman 1 –4 –02 –8 –0
Washington and Lee 1 –4 –02 –6 –0
The Citadel 1 –5 –03 –5 –0
Davidson 1 –5 –04 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 The Citadel Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented The Citadel, as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1946 college football season. In their first season under head coach J. Quinn Decker, the Bulldogs compiled a 3–5 record (1–5 against SoCon opponents) and were outscored by a total of 154 to 82.[1][2] Albert Salvato was the team captain.[2]

The 1946 season marked The Citadel's return to intercollegiate football after a three-year hiatus from 1943 to 1945 due to World War II.[2][3]

The team played its home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Presbyterian*W 7–6[4]
October 5William & Mary
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
L 12–51[5]
October 12at Newberry*W 28–7[6]
October 19Furman
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
L 0–14[7]
November 1vs. South Carolina
L 7–1910,000[8]
November 9George Washington
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
L 0–18[9]
November 16at VMI
L 7–26[10]
November 23vs. DavidsonW 21–135,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "1946 The Citadel Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sport Reference LLC. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "2020 The Citadel Football Media Guide" (PDF). The Citadel. 2020.
  3. ↑ "Milestones". The Citadel Football Association. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Citadel Barely Wins Over Presbyterian Hosemen, 7-6: Greenville's Herb Lindsey Catches Caver's Pass For P. C. Touchdown". The Greenville News. September 29, 1946. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Furman, Citadel Lose: W and M Gets Early Jump To Defeat Cadet 51-12". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. October 6, 1946. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Citadel Wins: Cadetss Roll Over Indian Eleven, 28-7". The Greenville News. October 13, 1946. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Furman scores 14 to 0 victory over stubborn Citadel". The State. October 20, 1946. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Jake Penland (November 2, 1946). "Gamecocks Beat Citadel to Take State Title: Win Hard Fought Battle 19 to 7". The State. pp. 6, 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "George Washington licks Bulldogs, 18–0". The Charlotte Observer. November 10, 1946. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Virginia Military turns back Citadel, 26 to 7". The Greenville News. November 17, 1946. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Dunfee Is Citadel Star In Triumph". The State. November 24, 1946. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.