1909 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

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]

1909 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–3–2 (0–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainEd Smith
Home stadiumCollege Park Stadium
1909 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Sewanee $ 4 0 06 1 0
Vanderbilt 4 1 07 3 0
Alabama 4 1 15 1 2
LSU 3 1 06 2 0
Georgia Tech 4 2 07 2 0
Auburn 4 2 05 2 0
Howard (AL) 2 2 05 2 1
Clemson 2 2 06 3 0
Ole Miss 1 2 14 3 2
Georgia 1 4 11 4 2
The Citadel 0 1 14 3 2
Mississippi A&M 0 3 05 4 0
Mercer 0 4 03 5 0
Tennessee 0 5 01 6 2
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2College of Charleston*Charleston, SCW 36–0
October 9Georgia
T 0–0
October 16Porter Military Academy*Charleston, SCW 99–0
October 23College of Charleston*Charleston, SCW 21–5
October 30West End Amateurs*
  • College Park Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 31–0
November 3vs. Davidson*
T 0–0[4]
November 13Clemson
  • College Park Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
L 0–17
November 20at Parris Island Marines*Parris Island, SCL 5–17
November 25South Carolina*
  • College Park Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
L 5–111,600[5]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  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. "Davidson and The Citadel tie". Charlotte Daily Observer. November 4, 1909. Retrieved September 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Carolina wins in second half". The Daily Record. November 26, 1909. Retrieved January 23, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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