1939 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1939 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
1939 record	3–8 (0–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Tatum Gressette (8th year)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium

1939 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#8 Duke $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
#12 Clemson	4	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
North Carolina	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
VMI	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Richmond	3	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	2
Furman	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Wake Forest	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
William & Mary	1	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
NC State	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Washington and Lee	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
South Carolina	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
VPI	1	–	4	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Davidson	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Maryland	0	–	1	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
The Citadel	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1939 college football season. Tatum Gressette served as head coach for the eighth season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 23	at North Carolina*	Chapel Hill, NC	L 0–50
September 30	at Georgia*	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (The Bulldog Gridiron)	L 0–26
October 7	Presbyterian*	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 12–7
October 14	Furman	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC (Rivalry)	L 0–7
October 20	at George Washington	Griffith Stadium • Washington, DC	L 7–13
October 28	at Richmond	City Stadium • Richmond, VA	L 0–19
November 4	at Davidson	Richardson Stadium • Davidson, NC	L 14–22
November 11	at #1 Tennessee*	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	L 0–34
November 18	at Sewanee	Sewanee, TN	L 7–14
November 25	at Erskine*	Due West, SC	W 34–0
December 2	vs. Wofford*	Wilmington, NC	W 21–2
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

NFL Draft selection

Year	Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position
1939	13	1	111	Andy Sabados	Chicago Cardinals	Guard