Florida State vs. The Citadel

Florida State and The Citadel have 7 meetings on file, the first in 1955; Florida State leads the series 6–⁠0–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Florida State 6–⁠0, and Florida State has won the last 4.

Florida State wins
6
The Citadel wins
0
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1955
Longest streak
4 Florida State
Current streak
4 Florida State
Last 10 meetings
Florida State 6–⁠0
Most recent
2014

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1950s2–⁠0
1960s2–⁠0–⁠1
2000s1–⁠0
2010s1–⁠0
Average margin
34.6 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Florida State
6–⁠0 Florida State’s record at home
At The Citadel
0–⁠0–⁠1 The Citadel’s record at home
Shutouts
2

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Florida State’s biggest win2005: Florida State 62, The Citadel 10by 52 points

Coach against coach

YearsFlorida StateSeriesThe Citadel
1960–⁠1962Bill Peterson2–⁠0–⁠1Eddie Teague

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Florida State’s side (Peterson 2–⁠0–⁠1 against Teague). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Florida State and The Citadel, 1955 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 6, 20141Florida State 37, The Citadel 12at Florida State
Sep 10, 200511Florida State 62, The Citadel 10at Florida State
Sep 15, 1962Florida State 49, The Citadel 0at Florida State
Nov 11, 1961Florida State 44, The Citadel 8at Florida State
Oct 8, 1960The Citadel 0, Florida State 0at The Citadel
Sep 26, 1959Florida State 47, The Citadel 6at Florida State
Nov 19, 1955Florida State 39, The Citadel 0at Florida State

Every game is listed as played on the field.