1940 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–5 (0–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Clemson $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
No. 18 Duke 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Wake Forest 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
William & Mary 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
North Carolina 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Richmond 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
VMI 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Furman 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Washington and Lee 1 – 1 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
VPI 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
NC State 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Maryland 0 – 1 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
South Carolina 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Davidson 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1940 college football season. Bo Rowland 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4Erskine*
W 45–0[4]
October 11at Furman
L 7–363,500[5]
October 18vs. Presbyterian*
L 0–192,500[6]
October 26Oglethorpe*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 25–04,000[7]
November 1vs. Wofford*
W 7–35,000[8]
November 16NC State
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
L 14–203,500[9]
November 23Sewanee*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 13–72,500[10]
November 30vs. Davidson
L 6–205,000[11]
December 7South Carolina
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
L 6–316,000[12]
  • *Non-conference 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. ^ "Cadets crush Erskine, 45–0". The Charlotte Observer. October 5, 1940. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Purple Hurricane trounces The Citadel". The State. October 12, 1940. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "P.C. wallops Citadel". The Sumter Item. October 19, 1940. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "The Citadel wallops Oglethorpe Petrels before 4,000". The State. October 26, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Citadel takes to air to defeat fighting Wofford team 7 to 2". The Times and Democrat. November 2, 1940. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Watts passes and runs State to 20–14 triumph". The Charlotte News. November 17, 1940. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Citadel marches to 13 to 7 decision over Sewanee Tigers". The State. November 24, 1940. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Davidson scores win over Cadets". The News and Observer. December 1, 1940. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Gamecocks best Citadel Cadets". The News and Observer. December 8, 1940. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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