1952 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

The 1952 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1952 college football season. J. Quinn Decker 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]

1952 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–5–1 (1–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 Duke $500820
Wake Forest510541
West Virginia510720
William & Mary410450
George Washington421531
VPI440560
Furman221631
Washington and Lee340370
VMI231361
NC State240370
South Carolina240550
North Carolina120260
The Citadel131351
Davidson160270
Richmond060190
Maryland  720
Clemson  261
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † League sanctions prevented Maryland and Clemson from conference participation
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at No. 3 Georgia Tech*L 6–5422,000[4]
September 27VPI*L 7–148,000[5]
October 4vs. Florida*L 0–3321,000[6]
October 11Newberry*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 18–7[7]
October 17vs. Furman
T 7–78,000[8]
October 25Presbyterian*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 28–76,000[9]
November 8South Carolina
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
L 0–3513,000[10]
November 15at VMI
L 19–20[11]
November 22Davidson
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 34–143,500[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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