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1935 The Citadel

4–⁠3–⁠1 (2–⁠1 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Tatum Gressette.

Schedule and results

The Citadel in 1935, game by game: won vs. Erskine 18–0; won vs. Wofford 20–7; lost at South Carolina 0–25; tied vs. Davidson 7–7; lost at Furman 0–35; won vs. Newberry 20–0; lost vs. Clemson 0–6; won vs. Presbyterian 18–7+20−35Won 18–0 vs. Erskine+18ErskineWon 20–7 vs. Wofford+13WoffordLost 0–25 at South Carolina-25South CarolinaTied 7–7 vs. Davidson0DavidsonLost 0–35 at Furman-35FurmanWon 20–0 vs. Newberry+20NewberryLost 0–6 vs. Clemson-6ClemsonWon 18–7 vs. Presbyterian+11Presbyterian
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 5vsErskineW 18–⁠083%
Oct 12vsWoffordW 20–⁠790%
Oct 17atSouth CarolinaL 0–⁠2541%
Oct 26vsDavidsonT 7–⁠748%
Nov 2atFurmanL 0–⁠3527%
Nov 9vsNewberryW 20–⁠080%
Nov 16vsClemsonL 0–⁠633%
Nov 28vsPresbyterianW 18–⁠783%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Presbyterian 18–⁠7; 2nd in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
4–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠1 2nd in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
83–⁠87
Coach
Tatum Gressette
Elo
1366 −24 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−22.9 No. 123 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1935 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Furman3–⁠08–⁠1
The Citadel2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Wofford1–⁠21–⁠3
Western Kentucky0–⁠01–⁠0
Miami0–⁠01–⁠1
Presbyterian0–⁠32–⁠7
Southern Miss0–⁠00–⁠1
Northwestern State0–⁠00–⁠2
Stetson0–⁠00–⁠1
Memphis0–⁠00–⁠1
Tennessee Tech0–⁠00–⁠1

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