1953 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1953 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
1953 record	2–7 (1–3 SoCon)
Head coach	John D. McMillan (1st year)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium

1953 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#10 West Virginia $	4	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Furman	2	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
George Washington	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
William & Mary	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	1
Richmond	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	1
Virginia Tech	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
VMI	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Washington and Lee	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
The Citadel	1	–	3	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Davidson	0	–	5	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1953 college football season. John D. McMillan 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 19	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	L 6–54
September 26	at South Carolina	Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC	L 0–25
October 2	Furman	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC (Rivalry)	L 0–27
October 10	VMI	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC (Rivalry)	L 0–14
October 17	vs. Florida	Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL	L 0–60
October 24	Presbyterian	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 20–14
October 30	vs. Virginia Tech	Victory Stadium • Roanoke, VA	L 0–22
November 14	Clemson	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	L 13–24
November 21	at Davidson	Richardson Stadium • Davidson, NC	W 38–14
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

References

↑ 2011 Citadel Football Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 143. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
↑ "Milestones". The Citadel Football Association. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
↑ "Citadel Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 2, 2016.

The Citadel Bulldogs football

Venues	College Park Stadium (c. 1905–1926) Johnson Hagood Stadium (original) (1927–1947) Johnson Hagood Stadium (1948–present)

Bowls & rivalries	1960 Tangerine Bowl Military Classic of the South (VMI) Furman

Culture & lore	The Regimental Band and Pipes

People	Head Coaches NFL Draft Picks

Seasons	1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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