1938 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

The 1938 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1938 college football season. Tatum Gressette 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]

1938 The Citadel Bulldogs football
State champion
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–5 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Tatum Gressette (7th season)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons ← 1937 1939 →

1938 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Duke $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Clemson	3	–	0	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
VMI	4	–	0	–	3			6	–	1	–	4
North Carolina	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
Richmond	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Washington and Lee	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
NC State	3	–	3	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
South Carolina	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Wake Forest	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
VPI	2	–	3	–	2			3	–	5	–	2
The Citadel	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Maryland	1	–	2	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Davidson	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Furman	0	–	4	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
William & Mary	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Davidson	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 6–12		[4]
September 24	at Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 12–20	7,000	[5]
September 30	vs. Wake Forest	American Legion Memorial Stadium Charlotte, NC	L 0–31	5,000	[6]
October 7	at Presbyterian*	Bailey Stadium Clinton, SC	W 12–0		[7]
October 15	at Furman	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)	W 9–6	10,000	[8]
October 22	at No. 8 Tennessee*	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	L 0–44	8,000	[9]
October 29	Wofford*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	W 27–0		[10]
November 5	Richmond	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 6–0	5,000	[11]
November 11	Oglethorpe*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 26–8	4,000	[12]
November 18	vs. Erskine*	Anderson, SC	W 33–13	2,500	[13]
December 3	vs. NC State	Legion Stadium Wilmington, NC	L 6–14	9,000	[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. 2011 Citadel Football Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 143. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
2. "Milestones". The Citadel Football Association. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
3. "Citadel Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
4. "Davidson wins over Citadel". The Index-Journal. September 18, 1938. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Citadel gives Georgia scare". The Huntsville Times. September 25, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Wake Forest rolls over The Citadel". The State. October 1, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Light Brigade beats P.C. 12–0". The Times and Democrat. October 8, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Citadel capitalizes on breaks to trip Furman, 9–6". The Charlotte Observer. October 16, 1938. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Cadets can take it and do, it's Vols 44, The Citadel 0 in easy game". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 23, 1938. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Citadel downs Wofford, 27–0". The Sunday Ledger-Enquirer. October 30, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Citadel's brigade shells Spiders 6–0". The Charlotte Observer. November 6, 1938. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Citadel's light brigade swamps Oglethorpe 26–8". The Times and Democrat. November 12, 1938. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Citadel rally routs Erskine, 33 to 13". The Greenville News. November 19, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "State defeats Cadets, 14–6". The News and Observer. December 4, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.