The Citadel vs. Wofford
The Citadel and Wofford have 56 meetings on file, the first in 1916; The Citadel leads the series 30–26 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Wofford 7–3, and Wofford has won the last 2. The winner takes home the Big Dog Trophy, played for since 2017. Wofford has held it since the 2025 game. Share
- The Citadel wins
- 30
- Wofford wins
- 26
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1916
- Longest streak
- 15 The Citadel
- Current streak
- 2 Wofford
- Last 10 meetings
- Wofford 7–3
- Most recent
- 2026
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 5–0 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 8–0 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 2–1 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 2–4 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 4–0 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 0–7 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 2–9 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 3–4 |
- Average margin
- 16.4 points; 16 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At The Citadel
- 20–10 The Citadel’s record at home
- At Wofford
- 15–8 Wofford’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 2–1 The Citadel first
- Shutouts
- 15
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Big Dog Trophy
- Played for since
- 2017
- Games for it on file
- 9 The Citadel 2, Wofford 7
Who holds it comes from the games on file: the winner of the latest regular-season meeting since 2017 (bowl rematches aren’t played for it); a tie leaves it with the holder (the usual rule; the article doesn’t say). The rivalry’s article counts the games for it: Wofford, 7–3. From Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games and the rivalry’s article (CC BY-SA). More on the Big Dog Trophy.
Games that tell the story
- The Citadel’s biggest win1936: The Citadel 41, Wofford 0by 41 points
- Wofford’s biggest win2010: Wofford 35, The Citadel 0by 35 points
- Upset1919: Wofford 12, The Citadel 0Wofford had a 19% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2020: The Citadel 28, Wofford 24The Citadel had a 20% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1949: Wofford 21, The Citadel 7Wofford had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Both programs through the years
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.
From the newspapers

1949 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Oct 29, 1949

1959 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Oct 10, 1959
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
Every game is listed as played on the field.