1946 The Citadel Bulldogs football team information
American college football season
1946The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference
Southern Conference
Record
3–5 (1–5 SoCon)
Head coach
J. Quinn Decker (1st season)
Captain
Albert Salvato
Home stadium
Johnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons
← 1942
1947 →
1946 Southern Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 9 North Carolina $
4
–
0
–
1
8
–
2
–
1
William & Mary
7
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
No. 18 NC State
6
–
1
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
South Carolina
4
–
2
–
0
5
–
3
–
0
Duke
3
–
2
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Richmond
3
–
2
–
2
6
–
2
–
2
VPI
3
–
3
–
2
3
–
4
–
3
VMI
2
–
3
–
1
4
–
5
–
1
George Washington
1
–
1
–
0
4
–
3
–
0
Clemson
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Wake Forest
2
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Maryland
2
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Furman
1
–
4
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Washington and Lee
1
–
4
–
0
2
–
6
–
0
The Citadel
1
–
5
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
Davidson
1
–
5
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
$ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1946 The Citadel Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented The Citadel, as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1946 college football season. In their first season under head coach J. Quinn Decker, the Bulldogs compiled a 3–5 record (1–5 against SoCon opponents) and were outscored by a total of 154 to 82.[1][2] Albert Salvato was the team captain.[2]
The 1946 season marked The Citadel's return to intercollegiate football after a three-year hiatus from 1943 to 1945 due to World War II.[2][3]
The team played its home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina.
^"1946 The Citadel Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sport Reference LLC. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^ abc"2020 The Citadel Football Media Guide" (PDF). The Citadel. 2020.
^"Milestones". The Citadel Football Association. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
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