1960 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
American college football season
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The 1960 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1960 college football season. The Bulldogs were led by fourth-year head coach Eddie Teague and played their home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium. They played as members of the Southern Conference, as they have since 1936. In 1960, The Citadel won in its first and only bowl appearance in the Tangerine Bowl.[2]
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record8–2–1 (4–2 SoCon)
Headcoach
- Eddie Teague (4th season)
HomestadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium[1]
| 1960 The Citadel Bulldogs football | |
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Tangerine Bowl champion | |
Tangerine Bowl, W 27–0 vs Tennessee Tech | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 8–2–1 (4–2 SoCon) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Johnson Hagood Stadium[1] |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | Newberry* | W 19–0 | 13,000 | [3] | ||
| September 24 | 7:00 pm | at George Washington | L 14–19 | [4][5] | ||
| October 1 | at Davidson | W 21–15 | 6,000 | [6] | ||
| October 8 | Florida State* |
| T 0–0 | 12,000 | [7] | |
| October 15 | at Richmond | W 24–12 | 6,000 | [8] | ||
| October 22 | at Furman | W 7–6 | 10,000 | [9] | ||
| October 29 | Presbyterian |
| W 27–0 | 13,000 | [10] | |
| November 5 | William & Mary |
| W 14–0 | 9,000 | [11] | |
| November 12 | VMI |
| L 6–20 | 14,000 | [12] | |
| November 19 | at Arkansas State* |
| W 22–21 | 5,000 | [13][14] | |
| December 30 | 8:00 pm | vs. Tennessee Tech* | W 27–0 | 13,200 | [15] | |
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Game summaries
Newberry
George Washington
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| • Colonials | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 19 |
- Date: September 24, 1960
- Location: Washington-Lee High School, Arlington, Virginia
- Game start: 7:00 PM
| 1 | GW | Wilt 1–yard run (kick failed) | GW 6–0 | |
| 2 | :55 | GW | Packan 9–yard run (kick failed) | GW 12–0 |
| 4 | CIT | Eastburn 13–yard pass from Nettles (Gilgo kick) | GW 12–7 | |
| 4 | CIT | Edwards 48–yard pass from Nettles (Gilgo kick) | CIT 14–12 | |
| 4 | 1:55 | GW | Fredecine 1–yard run (Corbin kick) | GW 19–14 |
Davidson
Florida State
Richmond
Furman
Presbyterian
William & Mary
VMI
Arkansas State
Tennessee Tech
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 27 |
- Date: December 30, 1960
- Location: Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida
- Game start: 8:00 PM
- Game attendance: 13,000
| 1 | CIT | Allen 7–yard pass from Nettles (Gilgo kick) | CIT 7–0 | |
| 3 | CIT | Edwards 56–yard run (kick failed) | CIT 13–0 | |
| 3 | CIT | Gilgo 7–yard pass from Nettles (Gilgo kick) | CIT 20–0 | |
| 4 | CIT | Mitchell 1–yard run (Gilgo kick) | CIT 27–0 | |
NFL Draft selections
| Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Name | Team | Position |
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| 1960 | 15 | 1 | 169 | Harry Rakowski | Los Angeles Rams | Center |
| 1960 | 17 | 2 | 194 | Joe Davis | Chicago Cardinals (became St. Louis Cardinals after this draft) | Tackle |
AFL Draft selections
| Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Name | Team | Position |
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| 1960 | First Selection | — | — | Pete Davidson | Los Angeles Chargers | Tackle/Guard |
| 1960 | First Selection | — | — | Paul Maguire | Los Angeles Chargers | End |
| 1960 | First Selection | — | — | Wayne Stewart | Los Angeles Chargers | Tackle/Guard |
| 1960 | Second Selection | — | — | Joe Davis | Los Angeles Chargers | Tackle |
| 1960 | Second Selection | — | — | Harry Rakowski | Buffalo Bills | Center |