1947 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1947 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–5 (1–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 William & Mary $ 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 9 North Carolina 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
No. 19 Duke 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Washington and Lee 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Maryland 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 2
No. 17 NC State 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
VPI 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Davidson 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Wake Forest 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
VMI 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Clemson 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Furman 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Richmond 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
George Washington 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1947 college football season. J. Quinn Decker served as head coach for the second season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.[1][2][3]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, The Citadel was ranked at No. 182 out of 500 college football teams.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Presbyterian*
W 13–6
October 4at William & Mary
L 7–566,000[5]
October 11Newberry
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 13–6
October 17at Furman
L 0–79,000[6]
October 25at No. 7 Georgia Tech*
L 0–3820,000[7]
November 7vs. South Carolina
L 0–1211,000[8]
November 15VMI
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
W 7–66,700[9]
November 22at Davidson
L 7–285,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "William and Mary's Indians Smother The Citadel, 56-7". The Staunton News-Leader. October 5, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Scoop Latimer (October 18, 1947). "Furman's Hurricane Bowls Over Citadel, 7 to 0". The Greenville News. pp. 8, 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Bert Prather (October 26, 1947). "Tech Crushes Citadel, 38-0". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 9B – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wounded Gamecocks Defeat Bulldogs 12-0 In Annual Tilt". The Times and Democrat. November 8, 1947. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Citadel Upsets V.M.I., 7 to 6". The Greenville News. November 16, 1947. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Davidson Dips Citadel, 28-7". The Greenville News. November 23, 1947. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.