1938 The Citadel
6–5 (2–3 Southern Conference), coached by Tatum Gressette. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wofford 27–0Oct 29
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs Davidson | L 6–12 | 62% |
| Sep 27 | at Georgia | L 12–20 | 27% |
| Sep 30 | at Wake Forest | L 0–31 | 38% |
| Oct 7 | vs Presbyterian | W 12–0 | 87% |
| Oct 15 | at Furman | W 9–6 | 51% |
| Oct 22 | at 8Tennessee | L 0–44 | 14% |
| Oct 29 | vs Wofford | W 27–0 | 90% |
| Nov 5 | vs Richmond | W 6–0 | 63% |
| Nov 11 | vsOglethorpe | W 26–8 | 85% |
| Nov 19 | vsErskine | W 33–13 | 82% |
| Dec 3 | vs NC State | L 6–14 | 52% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to NC State 14–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 11th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 2–3 11th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 137–148
- Coach
- Tatum Gressette
- Elo
- 1396 −38 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −11.7 No. 105 of 122 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1938 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Duke | 5–0 | 9–1 | 3 |
 Clemson | 3–0–1 | 7–1–1 | |
 North Carolina | 4–1 | 6–2–1 | |
 VMI | 4–0–3 | 6–1–4 | |
| Richmond | 3–2–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| NC State | 3–3–1 | 3–7–1 | |
 South Carolina | 2–2 | 6–4–1 | |
| Washington and Lee | 2–2 | 4–4–1 | |
| Wake Forest | 3–4–1 | 4–5–1 | |
 Virginia Tech | 2–3–2 | 3–5–2 | |
 The Citadel | 2–3 | 6–5 | |
 Maryland | 1–2 | 2–7 | |
| Davidson | 2–6 | 4–6 | |
| Furman | 0–4–1 | 2–7–1 | |
 William & Mary | 0–4 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.