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 coach
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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Memphis State*L 0–40
September 23George WashingtonL 13–1711,200[1]
September 30DavidsonW 20–12
October 7RichmondW 24–6
October 14at William & MaryW 10–8
October 21FurmanW 9–8
October 28at Xavier*W 7–6
November 4at VMIW 14–8
November 11at Florida State*L 8–44
November 18Arkansas State*W 28–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

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References

  1. "George Washington stops late Citadel passes for 17–13 win". The Florence Morning News. September 24, 1961. Retrieved February 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "The Citadel Football - 2011 Media Guide". Catalog.e-digitaleditions.com. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
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