Wofford at The Citadel

Friday, October 9, 1959

The Citadel beat Wofford 40–⁠8. It was their 24th meeting; after it, The Citadel led the series 18–⁠6.

AwayWofford2–⁠1 in 1959
8
HomeThe Citadel8–⁠2 in 1959
40

FinalHigh 85°F, low 74°F, 0.69 in. of rainAttendance 8,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Blu UPSETS MOUNTAINEERS Oregon Keeps Rolling Toword Rose Bowl

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 10, 1959, page 1

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    Blu UPSETS MOUNTAINEERS Oregon Keeps Rolling Toword Rose Bowl Virginia, TO, and Wichita beat George Washington, 21–⁠0. Don Meredith and TREY VILE mon starred in SINUS victory Meredith passed for two touch downs and pitched out to Glynn Gregory for a 57-yard run that set up another. Wilemon stopped two dangerous Missouri drives with pass interruptions. West Virginia was upset when Boston us Gene Prebols caught a touchdown pass with only A seconds left. The play covered 10 yards. Quarterback Ken Vierra was the key in Utah’s Skyline Conference triumph. A slender 1874 FOUNDER, he passed for two touchdowns and scored one himself on a 12-yard sprint. Sophomore Terry Terrebonne broke loose for a brilliant 49, yard broken-field touchdown run in the second quarter that broke a scoreless deadlock with Detroit. That inspired the Green Wave and Tulane rolled to an easy Shutout. In an afternoon game, The Citadel walloped Wofford, 40–⁠8

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 77% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The Citadel leads 30–⁠26 in 56 meetings, counting the 32 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Wofford 42, The Citadel 14
2025Wofford 16, The Citadel 14
2024The Citadel 30, Wofford 17
2023Wofford 11, The Citadel 3
2022Wofford 31, The Citadel 16
2021The Citadel 45, Wofford 44

Around this game

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