1959 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1959 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
1959 record	8–2 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Eddie Teague (3rd year)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium

1959 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
VMI $	5	–	0	–	1	8	–	1	–	1
The Citadel	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Virginia Tech	3	–	1	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Furman	3	–	2	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Richmond	4	–	3	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
West Virginia	2	–	2	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
William & Mary	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Davidson	0	–	5	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
George Washington	0	–	5	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1959 college football season. Eddie Teague served as head coach for the third 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	Attendance
September 19	Newberry	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 48–0
September 26	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	L 6–47
October 3	Davidson	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 13–7
October 9	Wofford	County Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, SC	W 40–8	8,000^[4]
October 17	Richmond	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 8–7
October 24	Furman	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC (Rivalry)	W 18–14
October 31	at William & Mary	Cary Field • Williamsburg, VA	W 38–13
November 7	Presbyterian	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 8–0
November 14	at VMI	Alumni Field • Lexington, VA (Rivalry)	L 8–32
November 21	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	W 20–14
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

NFL Draft selection

Year	Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position
1959	14	9	165	Pete Davidson	Los Angeles Rams	Tackle-Guard

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.
↑ Ed Campbell (October 10, 1959). "Cadets Rip Wofford 40-8". News and Courier (Charleston, SC). p. 2-B. Retrieved October 26, 2012.

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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