1942 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–2 (2–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1946 →
1942 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 William & Mary $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
VPI 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Wake Forest 6 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
North Carolina 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 2
Duke 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
NC State 3 – 1 – 2 4 – 4 – 2
Furman 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
The Citadel 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Clemson 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Davidson 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
VMI 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
George Washington 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Maryland 1 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
South Carolina 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
Richmond 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
Washington and Lee 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1942 college football season. Bo Rowland 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]

The Citadel was ranked at No. 99 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[4]

No team was fielded again until 1946 due to World War II.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Camp Davis*
W 32–0[5]
October 3Presbyterian*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 47–125,000[6]
October 10George Washington
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 14–26,000[7]
October 17Newberry*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 21–74,000[8]
October 30vs. South Carolina
L 0–1410,000[9]
November 7at Furman
L 0–204,000[10]
November 21Davidson
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 21–95,000[11]
  • *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. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Camp Davis Blanked By Citadel Bulldogs". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. Associated Press. September 27, 1942. p. 13. Retrieved July 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Powerful Citadel football team outclasses P.C." Florence Morning News. October 4, 1942. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Citadel setback George Washington 14 to 2". Florence Morning News. October 11, 1942. Retrieved February 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Indians are defeated by Citadel, 21–7". The Charlotte Observer. October 18, 1942. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Gamecocks lick undefeated Bulldogs, 14 to 0". The Times and Democrat. October 31, 1942. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Furman licks Citadel Bulldogs, 20–0". The State. November 8, 1942. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "The Citadel romps over Davidson Wildcats, 21 to 9". The State. November 22, 1942. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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