1909 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

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1909 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–3–2 (0–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainEd Smith
Home stadiumCollege Park Stadium
Seasons
← 1908
1910 →
1909 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sewanee $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Vanderbilt 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Alabama 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 2
LSU 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Georgia Tech 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Auburn 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Howard (AL) 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 1
Clemson 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Ole Miss 1 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Georgia 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 4 – 2
The Citadel 0 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Mississippi A&M 0 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Mercer 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Tennessee 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1909 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1909 college football season. This was the fifth year of intercollegiate football at The Citadel, with Sam Costen serving as coach for the first season. The 1909 team was the first to be officially called the Bulldogs. The program played its first road game on November 3 against Davidson at the State Fairgrounds in Columbia, South Carolina. All other games are believed to have been played at Hampton Park at the site of the old race course.[1][2][3]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2College of Charleston*Charleston, SCW 36–0
October 9Georgia
T 0–0[4]
October 16Port Royal Marines*
  • College Park Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
L 5–17[5]
October 30Porter Military Academy*Charleston, SCW 80–0[6]
November 3vs. Davidson*
T 0–0[7]
November 13Clemson
  • College Park Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
L 0–17[8]
November 20College of Charleston*Charleston, SCW 21–6[9]
November 25South Carolina*
  • College Park Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
L 5–111,600[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2011 Citadel Football Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 143. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  2. ^ "Milestones". The Citadel Football Association. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  3. ^ "Citadel Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  4. ^ "Georgia plays tie with Citadel". The Atlanta Journal. October 10, 1909. Retrieved May 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Marines officers won from Citadel lads". The State. October 17, 1909. Retrieved May 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Citadel Cadets gain victories". The State. October 31, 1909. Retrieved May 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Davidson and The Citadel tie". Charlotte Daily Observer. November 4, 1909. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Citadel lost to hefty Tigers". The State. November 14, 1909. Retrieved May 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Carolina Military Academy wins from Citadel". The Atlanta Journal. November 21, 1909. Retrieved May 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Carolina wins in second half". The Daily Record. November 26, 1909. Retrieved January 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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