1908 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

The 1908 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel as an independent during the 1908 college football season. This was the fourth year of intercollegiate football at The Citadel, with Ralph Foster serving as coach for the third season. The Board of Visitors would not permit the cadets to travel outside the city of Charleston for games, and all games are believed to have been played at Hampton Park at the site of the old race course.[1][2][3]

1908 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–1–1
Head coach
CaptainEd Smith
Home stadiumHampton Park
Seasons
← 1907
1909 →
1908 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     6 0 0
Virginia     7 0 1
Rollins     4 0 1
George Washington     8 1 1
Oklahoma     8 1 1
Tulane     7 1 0
North Carolina A&M     6 1 0
The Citadel     4 1 1
Navy     9 2 1
Florida     5 2 1
TCU     6 3 0
VMI     4 2 0
Davidson     5 3 1
Baylor     5 3 0
West Virginia     5 3 0
Kentucky State     4 3 0
Louisiana Industrial     4 3 1
Arkansas     5 4 0
Texas     5 4 0
VPI     5 4 0
Arkansas State Normal     3 3 0
Chattanooga     4 4 0
North Carolina     3 3 3
Oklahoma A&M     4 4 0
Delaware     3 4 1
Kendall     2 3 0
South Carolina     3 5 1
Texas A&M     3 5 0
Georgetown     2 4 1
Howard (AL)     2 4 0
Maryland     3 8 0
Stetson     0 1 1
Wake Forest     1 4 0
Goldey College     0 2 1
Mississippi College     0 1 0
Southwest Texas State     0 2 0
Marshall     0 6 0

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 10Porter Military AcademyCharleston, SCW 10–5[4]
October 17Medical College of South CarolinaCharleston, SCW 26–0[5]
College of CharlestonCharleston, SCT 0–0
November 7College of Charleston
  • Hampton Park
  • Charleston, SC
W 27–0[6]
November 17MercerCharleston, SCW 10–5[7]
November 26South CarolinaCharleston, SCL 0–12[8]

References

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  1. ^ 2011 Citadel Football Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 143. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  2. ^ "Milestones". The Citadel Football Association. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  3. ^ "Citadel Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  4. ^ "Citadel Defeats Porter's". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. October 11, 1908. p. 5. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Citadel Team Beats Meds". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. October 18, 1908. p. 5. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Citadel Vs. Charleston College". The Greenwood Index. Greenwood, South Carolina. November 12, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "New style football won for The Citadel". The State. November 18, 1908. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Carolina defeats Citadel eleven". The State. November 27, 1908. Retrieved January 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.