1946 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

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1946 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–5 (1–5 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainAlbert Salvato
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons
← 1942
1947 →
1946 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 North Carolina $ 4 0 1 8 2 1
William & Mary 7 1 0 8 2 0
No. 18 NC State 6 1 0 8 3 0
South Carolina 4 2 0 5 3 0
Duke 3 2 0 4 5 0
Richmond 3 2 2 6 2 2
VPI 3 3 2 3 4 3
VMI 2 3 1 4 5 1
George Washington 1 1 0 4 3 0
Clemson 2 3 0 4 5 0
Wake Forest 2 3 0 6 3 0
Maryland 2 5 0 3 6 0
Furman 1 4 0 2 8 0
Washington and Lee 1 4 0 2 6 0
The Citadel 1 5 0 3 5 0
Davidson 1 5 0 4 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1946 The Citadel Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented The Citadel, as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1946 college football season. In their first season under head coach J. Quinn Decker, the Bulldogs compiled a 3–5 record (1–5 against SoCon opponents) and were outscored by a total of 154 to 82.[1][2] Albert Salvato was the team captain.[2]

The 1946 season marked The Citadel's return to intercollegiate football after a three-year hiatus from 1943 to 1945 due to World War II.[2][3]

The team played its home games at

Johnson Hagood Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina
.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28
Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
  • W 7–6[4]
    October 5William & Mary
    • Johnson Hagood Stadium
    • Charleston, SC
    L 12–51[5]
    October 12at
    Newberry*
    W 28–7[6]
    October 19Furman
    • Johnson Hagood Stadium
    • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
    L 0–14[7]
    November 1vs. South Carolina
    L 7–1910,000[8]
    November 9George Washington
    • Johnson Hagood Stadium
    • Charleston, SC
    L 0–18[9]
    November 16at VMI
    L 7–26[10]
    November 23vs. DavidsonW 21–135,000[11]
    • *Non-conference game

    References

    1. ^ "1946 The Citadel Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sport Reference LLC. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
    2. ^ a b c "2020 The Citadel Football Media Guide" (PDF). The Citadel. 2020.
    3. ^ "Milestones". The Citadel Football Association. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
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