Richmond vs. The Citadel

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

1. Richmond’s biggest win1973: Richmond 27, The Citadel 0by 27 points
2. The Citadel’s biggest win1964: The Citadel 33, Richmond 0by 33 points
3. Upset1955: The Citadel 14, Richmond 12The Citadel had a 22% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Richmond’s side (Thistlethwaite 1–⁠2 against Gressette). 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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  1954 · Evening star, Oct 13, 1954

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  1956 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Oct 13, 1956

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  1961 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 13, 1961

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.

• Richmond vs. William & Mary81 meetings, Richmond 39–⁠40–⁠2
• Richmond vs. VMI70 meetings, Richmond 33–⁠32–⁠5
• Richmond vs. Virginia Tech51 meetings, Richmond 10–⁠37–⁠4
• Richmond vs. Davidson30 meetings, Richmond 20–⁠9–⁠1
• 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. Davidson54 meetings, The Citadel 29–⁠21–⁠4