Presbyterian at The Citadel
Friday, November 4, 1949 Share
The Citadel beat Presbyterian 27–7. It was their 25th meeting; after it, The Citadel led the series 17–7–1.
FinalHigh 60°F, low 41°F
In the newspapers
The Daily Alaska empire, November 5, 1949, page 2
Read the text
THREE CANES HIT IN GRID SPOTLIGHT NEW YORK, Nov. 5.--lR vil- lanova, Miami, Citadel and Wofford grabbed the spotlight in last nights sprinkling of college football games. Villanova crushed Georgetown of Washington, 29–14, Miami downed Detroit, 27–6, the Citadel trounced Presbyterian, 27–7 and Wofford clawed Northeastern Oklahoma State, 40–0.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
The Citadel 65% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Presbyterian–The Citadel gameThe Citadel leads 39–10–1 in 50 meetings, counting the 25 since this game.
Around this game
Presbyterian
- Next gameat FurmanSept. 15, 1950
- SeasonPresbyterian in 1949
- ProgramPresbyterian history and records
The Citadel
- Next gamevs. VMINov. 12, 1949
- SeasonThe Citadel in 1949
- ProgramThe Citadel history and records