1912 The Citadel

2–⁠4 (0–⁠2 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Louis LeTellier. The season’s Wikipedia article records 3–⁠4, over seven games to the six on file here.

The Citadel, 1912
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

The Citadel in 1912, game by game: lost vs. Georgia Tech 16–20; lost at Georgia 0–33; won vs. Porter Military 66–0; lost at Clemson 14–52; won vs. Charleston 40–0; lost at South Carolina 2–26+66−38Lost 16–20 vs. Georgia Tech-4Georgia TechLost 0–33 at Georgia-33GeorgiaWon 66–0 vs. Porter Military+66Porter MilitaryLost 14–52 at Clemson-38ClemsonWon 40–0 vs. Charleston+40CharlestonLost 2–26 at South Carolina-24South Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to South Carolina 26–⁠2; tied for 14th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 33rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists one game of The Citadel’s 1912 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.

DateOpponentResultSource
Sep 28vsFort Moultrieservice teamW 1–⁠0The Citadel’s article
Record
2–⁠4
Conference
0–⁠2 tied for 14th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
138–⁠131
Coach
Louis LeTellier
Elo
1383 −50 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−35.1 No. 75 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
John Martin

1912 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas A&M2–⁠08–⁠1
Kentucky1–⁠01–⁠0
Vanderbilt2–⁠0–⁠18–⁠1–⁠1
Georgia4–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Auburn5–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Alabama3–⁠25–⁠3–⁠1
Clemson3–⁠24–⁠4
Mercer2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Tulane2–⁠35–⁠3
Mississippi State2–⁠34–⁠3
Ole Miss1–⁠24–⁠3
LSU1–⁠34–⁠3
Florida0–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Tennessee0–⁠34–⁠4
The Citadel0–⁠22–⁠4
Samford0–⁠31–⁠6

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.