Elon vs. The Citadel

Elon and The Citadel have 14 meetings on file, the first in 1954; The Citadel leads the series 8–⁠6 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–⁠5.

Elon wins
6
The Citadel wins
8
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1954
Longest streak
4 Elon
Current streak
1 Elon
Last 10 meetings
even at 5–⁠5
Most recent
2019

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1950s0–⁠2
2000s3–⁠4
2010s3–⁠2
Average margin
16.1 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Elon
4–⁠2 Elon’s record at home
At The Citadel
5–⁠2 The Citadel’s record at home
Neutral sites
0–⁠1 Elon first
Shutouts
1

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Elon’s biggest win2009: Elon 43, The Citadel 7by 36 points
  2. The Citadel’s biggest win2006: The Citadel 44, Elon 7by 37 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Elon and The Citadel, 1954 on1300150017001960197019801990200020102020

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.

Every game

Sep 7, 2019Elon 35, The Citadel 28at Elon
Nov 9, 2013The Citadel 35, Elon 10at Elon
Nov 3, 2012The Citadel 38, Elon 24at The Citadel
Sep 24, 2011Elon 18, The Citadel 15at Elon
Nov 6, 2010Elon 27, The Citadel 16at The Citadel
Oct 10, 2009Elon 43, The Citadel 7at Elon
Oct 11, 2008Elon 27, The Citadel 23at The Citadel
Nov 10, 2007The Citadel 42, Elon 31at The Citadel
Nov 18, 2006The Citadel 44, Elon 7at Elon
Nov 12, 2005The Citadel 21, Elon 0at The Citadel
Nov 13, 2004Elon 24, The Citadel 7at Elon
Oct 4, 2003The Citadel 31, Elon 7Neutral site
Sep 24, 1955The Citadel 26, Elon 18at The Citadel
Sep 25, 1954The Citadel 21, Elon 13at The Citadel

Every game is listed as played on the field.