1954 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1954 The Citadel Bulldogs football
1954 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	2–8 (0–4 SoCon)
Head coach	John D. McMillan (2nd season);
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium
	Seasons ← 1953 1955 →

The 1954 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1954 college football season. John D. McMillan served as head coach for the second season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.^[1]^[2]^[3]

1954 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 12 West Virginia $	3	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Furman	2	–	0	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
No. 16 VPI	3	–	0	–	1	8	–	0	–	1
Davidson	2	–	1	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
VMI	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Richmond	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
William & Mary	1	–	2	–	2	4	–	4	–	2
George Washington	0	–	4	–	1	1	–	7	–	1
The Citadel	0	–	4	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Elon*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 21–13	9,000	^[4]
October 2	Davidson	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 0–13	6,700	^[5]
October 9	Richmond	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 0–26	5,400	^[6]
October 16	at Furman	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)	L 20–31	8,000	^[7]
October 23	Presbyterian*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 19–20	6,000	^[8]
October 29	vs. Wofford*	County Fairgrounds Orangeburg, SC	W 14–13		^[9]
November 6	Newberry*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 14–20	4,500	^[10]
November 13	at VMI	Alumni Field Lexington, VA (rivalry)	L 0–42		^[11]
November 27	at Clemson*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 0–59	1,500	^[12]
December 4	South Carolina*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 6–19	5,500	^[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming