1961 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1961 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Southern Conference Champions
Conference	Southern Conference
1961 record	7-3 (5-1 SoCon)
Head coach	Eddie Teague (5th year)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium

1961 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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
Virginia Tech	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

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.

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

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 16		at Memphis State*		Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN	L 0-40
September 23		George Washington		Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	L 13-17
September 30		Davidson		Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 20-12
October 7		Richmond		Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 24-6
October 14		at William & Mary		Cary Field • Williamsburg, VA	W 10-8
October 21		Furman		Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC (Rivalry)	W 9-8
October 28		at Xavier*		Corcoran Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	W 7-6
November 4		at VMI		Alumni Field • Lexington, VA (Rivalry)	W 14-8
November 11		at Florida State*		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	L 8-44
November 18		Arkansas State*		Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 28-6
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. All dates, times, and TV are tentative and subject to change.

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Memphis State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1958	CIT 28–26

George Washington

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–7	1960	GW 19–14

Davidson

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–18–4	1960	CIT 21–15

Richmond

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–4	1960	CIT 24–12

William & Mary

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–3	1960	CIT 14–0

Furman

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–28–3	1960	CIT 7–6

Xavier

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

VMI

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–14–1	1960	VMI 20–6

Florida State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2–1	1960	T 0–0

Arkansas State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1960	CIT 22–21

References

1. "The Citadel Football - 2011 Media Guide". Catalog.e-digitaleditions.com. Retrieved November 25, 2011.