Davidson vs. The Citadel

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

1. Davidson’s biggest win1947: Davidson 28, The Citadel 7by 21 points
2. The Citadel’s biggest win2015: The Citadel 69, Davidson 0by 69 points
3. Upset1965: Davidson 14, The Citadel 0Davidson had a 21% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Upset1958: Davidson 8, The Citadel 6Davidson had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
5. Upset1929: Davidson 7, The Citadel 6Davidson had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Davidson’s side (Younger 3–⁠1 against Prause). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

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  1914 · The Anderson daily intelligencer, Anderson, S.C., Oct 25, 1914

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  1938 · Henderson daily dispatch, Sep 19, 1938

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  1947 · The Wilmington morning star, Nov 24, 1947

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  1948 · Roanoke Rapids daily herald, Roanoke Rapids, N.C., Oct 18, 1948

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  1951 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 7, 1951

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 earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

Every game is listed as played on the field.

• Davidson vs. VMI59 meetings, Davidson 17–⁠39–⁠3
• Davidson vs. Furman48 meetings, Davidson 15–⁠33
• Davidson vs. NC State40 meetings, Davidson 8–⁠27–⁠5
• Davidson vs. Wofford38 meetings, Davidson 25–⁠12–⁠1
• The Citadel vs. Furman81 meetings, The Citadel 32–⁠47–⁠2
• The Citadel vs. VMI60 meetings, The Citadel 33–⁠26–⁠1
• The Citadel vs. Wofford56 meetings, The Citadel 30–⁠26
• The Citadel vs. Presbyterian50 meetings, The Citadel 39–⁠10–⁠1