1975 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

The 1975 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. Bobby Ross served as head coach for the third season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.^[1][2][3]

1975 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–5 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Bobby Ross (3rd season)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons ← 1974 1976 →

1975 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Richmond $	5	–	1	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Appalachian State	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
The Citadel	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Furman	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
VMI	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Davidson	0	–	3	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Presbyterian*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 21–0	21,465	[4]
September 20	at Colgate*	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 0–16	7,500	[5]
September 27	Wofford*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	W 16–7	19,845	[6]
October 4	William & Mary	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 21–6	15,845	[7]
October 11	East Carolina*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 0–3	16,842	[8]
October 18	at Davidson	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 44–0	3,800	[9]
October 25	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA (rivalry)	W 6–3	8,600	[10]
November 1	Appalachian State	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 17–22	18,485	[11]
November 8	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 0–7	12,500	[12]
November 15	Furman	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	W 13–9		[13]
November 22	at Chattanooga*	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 6–24	6,007	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. 2011 Citadel Football Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 152. 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. "Dotson sparks as Citadel stops PC". The Greenville News. September 14, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Colgate 16, Citadel 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. September 21, 1975. p. S10.
6. "The Citadel holds on 16–7". The Roanoke Times. September 28, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Citadel cruises by Indians". The Lynchburg News. October 5, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "East Carolina nips Citadel". The High Point Enterprise. October 12, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "The Citadel manhandles hapless Davidson, 44–0". The Times and Democrat. October 19, 1975. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Cadets nip VMI, 6–3". The Greenville News. October 26, 1973. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Citadel falls to ASU". Florence Morning News. November 2, 1975. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Spiders nip Citadel 7–0, win SC crown". Daily Press. November 9, 1975. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Citadel Bulldogs derail Furman in defensive tilt". The Charlotte Observer. November 16, 1975. Retrieved September 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "UTC shackles Citadel, 24–6". The State. November 23, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.