1957 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–4–1 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
1957 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 20 VMI $ 6 0 09 0 1
West Virginia 3 0 07 2 1
The Citadel 4 2 05 4 1
Furman 2 1 03 7 0
Richmond 2 4 04 6 0
William & Mary 2 4 04 6 0
Davidson 1 3 05 3 0
VPI 1 3 04 5 0
George Washington 1 5 02 7 0
Washington and Lee 0 0 00 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. Eddie Teague served as head coach for the first season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.[1][2][3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 21Newberry*T 0–0
September 27at George WashingtonW 13–6[4]
October 5at DavidsonW 21–7[5]
October 11vs. Wofford*
L 0–34
October 19Richmond
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 26–0[6]
October 26Furman
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
W 18–14[7]
November 2William & Mary
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
L 12–14
November 9Presbyterian*dagger
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 14–0
November 16at VMI
L 7–33
November 23at Vanderbilt*L 0–27
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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 January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  3. "Citadel Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  4. "The Citadel upsets GW". The Times and Democrat. September 28, 1957. Retrieved February 9, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Powerful Citadel hands Davidson 12–7 loop loss". Rocky Mount Telegram. October 6, 1957. Retrieved August 31, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Citadel defeats Richmond, 26–0". Florence Morning News. October 20, 1957. Retrieved November 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Favored play TD nullified as Furman loses 18–14". The State. October 27, 1957. Retrieved September 15, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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