Presbyterian vs. The Citadel

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

1. Presbyterian’s biggest win1932: Presbyterian 27, The Citadel 0by 27 points
2. The Citadel’s biggest win2017: The Citadel 48, Presbyterian 7by 41 points
3. Upset1979: Presbyterian 21, The Citadel 13Presbyterian had a 16% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Upset1922: Presbyterian 9, The Citadel 0Presbyterian had a 18% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
5. Upset1971: Presbyterian 24, The Citadel 23Presbyterian had a 18% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Presbyterian’s side (Johnson 1–⁠2 against O’Brien). 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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  1942 · Evening star, Oct 9, 1942

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  1949 · The Daily Alaska empire, Nov 5, 1949

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  1957 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Nov 10, 1957

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.

• Presbyterian vs. Furman46 meetings, Presbyterian 12–⁠33–⁠1
• Presbyterian vs. Clemson40 meetings, Presbyterian 3–⁠33–⁠4
• Presbyterian vs. Davidson36 meetings, Presbyterian 14–⁠20–⁠2
• Presbyterian vs. Wofford21 meetings, Presbyterian 13–⁠8
• 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. Davidson54 meetings, The Citadel 29–⁠21–⁠4