Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 23 | at North Carolina* | | L 0–50 | 28,000 | [5] |
September 30 | at Georgia* | | L 0–26 | 15,000 | [6] |
October 6 | Presbyterian* | | W 12–7 | 5,000 | [7] |
October 14 | Furman | - Johnson Hagood Stadium
- Charleston, SC (rivalry)
| L 0–7 | | [8] |
October 20 | at George Washington | | L 7–13 | | [9] |
October 28 | at Richmond | | L 0–19 | 5,000 | [10] |
November 4 | at Davidson | | L 14–22 | 2,500 | [11] |
November 11 | at No. 1 Tennessee* | | L 0–34 | 8,000 | [12] |
November 18 | Sewanee* | - Johnson Hagood Stadium
- Charleston, SC
| L 7–14 | | [13] |
November 23 | Erskine* | - Johnson Hagood Stadium
- Charleston, SC
| W 34–0 | 4,000 | [14] |
November 30 | vs. Wofford* | | W 21–2 | | [15] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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- ^ 2011 Citadel Football Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 143. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ^ "Milestones". The Citadel Football Association. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ^ "Citadel Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tar Heel eleven tramples Citadel". Daily Press. September 24, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia overwhelms The Citadel gridders, 26–0". Florence Morning News. October 1, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Confusion reigns as last play wins for Citadel 12–7". The Times and Democrat. October 7, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman noses out fighting Citadel eleven". The State. October 15, 1939. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "George Washington Shades Citadel, 13-7". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 21, 1939. p. 6.
- ^ "Citadel loses to the Spiders". The Index-Journal. October 29, 1939. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Davidson subdues The Citadel in wide open battle". The State. November 5, 1939. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cafego injured as Tennessee crushes The Citadel". Florence Morning News. November 12, 1939. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sewanee tops The Citadel". The State. November 19, 1939. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Citadel parades against Erskine". The News and Observer. November 24, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Citadel bowls over Wofford by 21–2 count". Greensboro Daily News. December 1, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.