1939 The Citadel
3–8 (0–4 Southern Conference), coached by Tatum Gressette. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Erskine 34–0Nov 25
By 34 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | at North Carolina | L 0–50 | 21% |
| Sep 30 | at Georgia | L 0–26 | 33% |
| Oct 7 | vs Presbyterian | W 12–7 | 89% |
| Oct 14 | vs Furman | L 0–7 | 71% |
| Oct 21 | vsGeorge Washington | L 7–13 | 50% |
| Oct 28 | at Richmond | L 0–19 | 40% |
| Nov 4 | at Davidson | L 14–22 | 46% |
| Nov 11 | at 1Tennessee | L 0–34 | 6% |
| Nov 18 | vsSewanee | L 7–14 | 56% |
| Nov 25 | atErskine | W 34–0 | 60% |
| Dec 2 | vs Wofford | W 21–2 | 81% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Wofford 21–2; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 14th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 71st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 0–4 tied for 14th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 95–194
- Coach
- Tatum Gressette
- Elo
- 1315 −116 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- −13.2 No. 112 of 124 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1939 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Duke | 5–0 | 8–1 | 8 |
 Clemson | 4–0 | 9–1 | 12 |
| North Carolina | 5–1 | 8–1–1 | |
 William & Mary | 2–0–1 | 6–2–1 | |
| Richmond | 3–1–1 | 7–1–2 | |
 VMI | 3–1–1 | 6–3–1 | |
 Wake Forest | 3–3 | 7–3 | |
| Furman | 3–3 | 5–4 | |
 NC State | 2–4 | 2–8 | |
| Washington and Lee | 1–2 | 3–4–1 | |
 Virginia Tech | 1–4–1 | 4–5–1 | |
 South Carolina | 1–3 | 3–6–1 | |
| Davidson | 1–7 | 2–7 | |
 The Citadel | 0–4 | 3–8 | |
 Maryland | 0–1 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.