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1926 The Citadel

7–⁠3 (3–⁠3 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Carl Prause.

Schedule and results

The Citadel in 1926, game by game: won at Stetson 14–7; won vs. Mercer 12–7; lost vs. Chattanooga 3–6; won at Newberry 27–0; won at Wofford 6–0; won vs. South Carolina 12–9; won vs. Oglethorpe 10–0; won at Clemson 15–6; lost vs. Furman 0–7; lost vs. Presbyterian 0–9+27−9Won 14–7 at Stetson+7StetsonWon 12–7 vs. Mercer+5MercerLost 3–6 vs. Chattanooga-3ChattanoogaWon 27–0 at Newberry+27NewberryWon 6–0 at Wofford+6WoffordWon 12–9 vs. South Carolina+3South CarolinaWon 10–0 vs. Oglethorpe+10OglethorpeWon 15–6 at Clemson+9ClemsonLost 0–7 vs. Furman-7FurmanLost 0–9 vs. Presbyterian-9Presbyterian
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25atStetsonW 14–⁠785%
Oct 2vsMercerW 12–⁠761%
Oct 9vsChattanoogaL 3–⁠676%
Oct 16atNewberryW 27–⁠049%
Oct 23atWoffordW 6–⁠085%
Oct 28vsSouth CarolinaW 12–⁠953%
Nov 6vsOglethorpeW 10–⁠060%
Nov 13atClemsonW 15–⁠676%
Nov 20vsFurmanL 0–⁠749%
Nov 27vsPresbyterianL 0–⁠976%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Presbyterian 9–⁠0; 4th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
3–⁠3 4th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
99–⁠51
Coach
Carl Prause
Elo
1487 +18 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−11.6 No. 80 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1926 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Chattanooga1–⁠01–⁠1
Furman2–⁠0–⁠18–⁠1–⁠1
Presbyterian2–⁠17–⁠2
The Citadel3–⁠37–⁠3
Mercer0–⁠1–⁠11–⁠2–⁠1
Wofford0–⁠22–⁠8
Stetson0–⁠10–⁠1
Samford0–⁠00–⁠1
Louisiana Tech0–⁠00–⁠1

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