1972 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

The 1972 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. Red Parker served as head coach for the seventh season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.[1][2][3]

1972 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–6 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
1972 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
East Carolina $ 6 0 09 2 0
Richmond 5 1 06 4 0
William & Mary 4 2 05 6 0
The Citadel 4 3 05 6 0
Davidson 2 3 13 7 1
VMI 1 5 02 9 0
Furman 1 6 02 9 0
Appalachian State 0 3 15 5 1
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at Clemson*L 0–1340,000
September 16at Appalachian StateW 28–218,000[4]
September 23Western Carolina*L 0–10
September 30at William & MaryL 12–31
October 7VMI
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, South Carolina (Rivalry)
W 42–311,682[5]
October 14at East CarolinaL 21–2715,320[6]
October 21at Chattanooga*W 12–05,000[7]
October 28Colgate*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, South Carolina
L 26–2815,290[8]
November 4Richmond
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, South Carolina
L 7–2111,680[9]
November 11at FurmanW 19–1310,400[10]
November 18Davidsondagger
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, South Carolina
W 25–1611,935[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. 2011 Citadel Football Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 151. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  2. "Milestones". The Citadel Football Association. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  3. "Citadel Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  4. "Citadel nips Apps". The News and Observer. September 17, 1972. Retrieved December 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Citadel throttles VMI team, 43–3". The Greenville News. October 8, 1972. Retrieved February 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "ECU whips Citadel for fifth straight, 27–21". The Greenville News. October 15, 1972. Retrieved March 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Citadel triumphs, 12–0". The Greenville News. October 22, 1972. Retrieved September 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Colgate Conquers The Citadel, 28 to 26". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press International. October 29, 1972. p. S8.
  9. "Richmond entangles The Citadel". The News and Observer. November 5, 1972. Retrieved October 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Citadel dampens Furman bid, 19–13". The Greenville News. November 12, 1972. Retrieved September 17, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Citadel defeats Davidson, 25–16". The Gastonia Gazette. November 19, 1972. Retrieved August 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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