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The Citadel at Western Carolina

Saturday, March 13, 2021

Western Carolina beat The Citadel 21–⁠14. It was their 24th meeting; after it, The Citadel led the series 16–⁠8.

AwayThe Citadel2–⁠10 in 2020
14
HomeWestern Carolina1–⁠8 in 2020
21

Final at E. J. Whitmire Stadium, CullowheeTV: ESPN+

At kickoff
68°F, overcast, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Macon County Airport (K1A5), 23 km from the stadium
Official
Jeff PageGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
The Citadel608014
Western Carolina7140021

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

The Citadel 58% to win. Western Carolina won as Elo’s underdog.

The series

Every The Citadel–Western Carolina game

The Citadel leads 17–⁠12 in 29 meetings, counting the five since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Western Carolina 45, The Citadel 38
2024Western Carolina 30, The Citadel 16
2023Western Carolina 49, The Citadel 14
2022The Citadel 34, Western Carolina 21
2021Western Carolina 45, The Citadel 31
2020Western Carolina 21, The Citadel 14

Around this game

The Citadel

Western Carolina