The Citadel vs. William & Mary

The Citadel and William & Mary have 23 meetings on file, the first in 1946; William & Mary leads the series 17–⁠6 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s William & Mary 8–⁠2, and William & Mary has won the last 3.

The Citadel wins
6
William & Mary wins
17
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1946
Longest streak
6 William & Mary
Current streak
3 William & Mary
Last 10 meetings
William & Mary 8–⁠2
Most recent
1978

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1940s0–⁠2
1950s1–⁠1
1960s3–⁠7
1970s2–⁠7
Average margin
13.6 points; 10 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At The Citadel
2–⁠10 The Citadel’s record at home
At William & Mary
7–⁠4 William & Mary’s record at home
Shutouts
5

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

Games that tell the story

  1. The Citadel’s biggest win1959: The Citadel 38, William & Mary 13by 25 points
  2. William & Mary’s biggest win1947: William & Mary 56, The Citadel 7by 49 points
  3. Upset1962: William & Mary 29, The Citadel 23William & Mary had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1968: The Citadel 24, William & Mary 21The Citadel had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1957: William & Mary 14, The Citadel 12William & Mary had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsThe CitadelSeriesWilliam & Mary
1957–⁠1963Eddie Teague3–⁠3Milt Drewer
1966–⁠1968Red Parker1–⁠2Marv Levy
1969–⁠1971Red Parker1–⁠2Lou Holtz
1973–⁠1977Bobby Ross1–⁠4Jim Root

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

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of The Citadel and William & Mary, 1946 on13001500170019501960197019801990200020102020

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

Nov 4, 1978William & Mary 12, The Citadel 8at William & Mary
Nov 5, 1977William & Mary 14, The Citadel 13at The Citadel
Nov 13, 1976William & Mary 22, The Citadel 0at William & Mary
Oct 4, 1975The Citadel 21, William & Mary 6at The Citadel
Oct 5, 1974William & Mary 16, The Citadel 12at William & Mary
Sep 29, 1973William & Mary 24, The Citadel 12at The Citadel
Sep 30, 1972William & Mary 31, The Citadel 12at William & Mary
Sep 11, 1971William & Mary 35, The Citadel 28at The Citadel
Oct 10, 1970The Citadel 16, William & Mary 7at William & Mary
Oct 11, 1969William & Mary 21, The Citadel 14at The Citadel
Nov 16, 1968The Citadel 24, William & Mary 21at William & Mary
Nov 4, 1967William & Mary 24, The Citadel 0at The Citadel
Oct 15, 1966William & Mary 24, The Citadel 6at William & Mary
Nov 6, 1965William & Mary 20, The Citadel 6at The Citadel
Oct 17, 1964William & Mary 10, The Citadel 0at William & Mary
Sep 21, 1963William & Mary 7, The Citadel 0at The Citadel
Oct 6, 1962William & Mary 29, The Citadel 23at The Citadel
Oct 14, 1961The Citadel 10, William & Mary 8at William & Mary
Nov 5, 1960The Citadel 14, William & Mary 0at The Citadel
Oct 31, 1959The Citadel 38, William & Mary 13at William & Mary
Nov 2, 1957William & Mary 14, The Citadel 12at The Citadel
Oct 4, 1947William & Mary 56, The Citadel 7at William & Mary
Oct 5, 1946William & Mary 51, The Citadel 12at The Citadel

Every game is listed as played on the field.