Davidson at The Citadel
Saturday, November 22, 1952 Share
The Citadel beat Davidson 34–14. It was their 27th meeting; after it, Davidson led the series 15–8–4.
FinalHigh 59°F, low 43°FAttendance 3,500
In the newspapers
Evening star, District of Columbia, November 23, 1952, page 67
Read the text
The Citadel Defeats Dovidson, “a to ID CHARLESTON, S. c., Nov. 22.- The Citadel pounded out a 34–14 Southern Conference victory over crippled Davidson here today ending the season for both teams The Citadel scored the first time it got the ball and never was headed. Davidson managed its two touchdowns late in the final period against Citadel reserves.
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 68% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Davidson–The Citadel gameThe Citadel leads 29–21–4 in 54 meetings, counting the 27 since this game.
| 2015 | The Citadel 69, Davidson 0 | |
| 1981 | The Citadel 23, Davidson 3 | |
| 1980 | The Citadel 31, Davidson 13 | |
| 1976 | The Citadel 40, Davidson 6 | |
| 1975 | The Citadel 44, Davidson 0 | |
| 1974 | The Citadel 56, Davidson 21 |
Around this game
Davidson
- Next gameat Georgia TechSept. 19, 1953
- SeasonDavidson in 1952
- ProgramDavidson history and records
The Citadel
- Next gameat TulaneSept. 19, 1953
- SeasonThe Citadel in 1952
- ProgramThe Citadel history and records