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1961 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1961
team	The Citadel Bulldogs
sport	football
conference	Southern Conference
short_conf	SoCon
record	7–3
conf_record	5–1
head_coach	Eddie Teague
hc_year	5th
stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium
champion	SoCon champion

The 1961 The Citadel Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, as a memberof the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1961 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Eddie Teague, the Bulldogs compiled a 7–3 record (5–1 in conference games, and won the program's first SoCon championship since joining the conference in 1936.

After the season, the Bulldogs declined two bowl invitations. The first to be offered was the Tangerine Bowl. The Citadel had appeared in the previous edition of this small-college bowl in 1960 and elected to decline the repeat trip. Later, the Bulldogs declined an invitation to the Aviation Bowl.

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Bill Whaley (980 passing yards), halfback Earley Eastburn (307 rushing yards), and Charley Brendle (20 receptions, 303 receiving yards). Eastburn and Bill Gilgo received first-team honors on the 1961 All-Southern Conference football team.

The team played its home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina.

Schedule

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Statistics

The Bulldogs gained an average of 113.7 rushing yards and 135.4 passing yards per game. On defense, they gave up an average of 220.9 rushing yards and 83.8 passing yards per game.

Senior quarterback Bill Whaley completed 78 of 148 passes for 980 yards with four touchdowns, 10 interceptions, and a 103.7 quarterback rating.

Halfback Earley Eastburn led the team in rushing with 307 yards on 83 carries for an average of 3.7 yards per carry. He also ranked second in receiving with 11 catches for 196 yards.

Charley Brendle led the team in receiving with 20 catches for 303 yards and four touchdowns.

Awards and honors

Quarterback Bill Whaley was selected by his teammates as the team's most valuable player. Senior tackle Jim Reiney was selected as the outstanding lineman, and guard Gene Dice was named outstanding defensive player.

End Bill Gilgo and halfback Earley Eastburn were selected as first-team players on the 1961 All-Southern Conference football team. End Charles Brendle and guard Ed Herrington were named to the second team.

Personnel

Players

Bill Allen
Charley Brendle
John Clancy, halfback
Bobby Crouch, halfback
Gene Dice, guard
Belton Dykes, fullback
Earley Eastburn, halfback
Tommy Edwards, halfback
Bill Gilgo
Ed Gould
Bobby Jackson, fullback
Sid Mitchell
Vince Petno
Jim Reiney, tackle
Bill Whaley, quarterback

Coaching staff

Head coach: Eddie Teague

References

"1961 The Citadel Bulldogs Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
(September 17, 1961). "Power, trickery of Memphis State rips Citadel, 40–0". Tulsa World.
(September 24, 1961). "George Washington stops late Citadel passes for 17–13 win". The Florence Morning News.
(October 1, 1961). "Sid Mitchell sparks Citadel win, 20–12". Asheville Citizen-Times.
(October 8, 1961). "The Citadel crushes Richmond in SC game". The Times and Democrat.
(October 15, 1961). "The Citadel whips W&M with goal". Durham Morning Herald.
(October 22, 1961). "Aroused Citadel strikes back late to topple Furman, 9–8". Florence Morning News.
(October 29, 1963). "The Citadel nips Xavier". The Times and Democrat.
(November 5, 1961). "Citadel downs VMI to clinch Southern Conference title". The Rocky Mount Telegram.
(3 November 1961). "Bulldogs And Keydets To Face Off Sunday". The Cadet.
(November 12, 1961). "Feely's TD passes lead FSU by Citadel, 44–8". The Orlando Sentinel.
(November 19, 1961). "Whaley sets record in Citadel win". Durham Sunday Herald.
"The Citadel Football - 2011 Media Guide". Catalog.e-digitaleditions.com.
(December 13, 1961). "Whaley MV At Citadel". The Greenville News.
(November 29, 1961). "1961 All-Southern Team: FU's Campbell Repeats; Gilgo And Eastern Named". The Greenville News.

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