1940 The Citadel
4–5 (0–4 Southern Conference), coached by Bo Rowland. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Erskine 45–0Oct 5
By 45 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | vsErskine | W 45–0 | 85% |
| Oct 11 | at Furman | L 7–36 | 57% |
| Oct 19 | at Presbyterian | L 0–19 | 76% |
| Oct 26 | vsOglethorpe | W 25–0 | 75% |
| Nov 2 | vs Wofford | W 7–3 | 85% |
| Nov 16 | at NC State | L 14–20 | 36% |
| Nov 23 | vsSewanee | W 13–7 | 53% |
| Nov 30 | vs Davidson | L 6–20 | 55% |
| Dec 8 | vs South Carolina | L 6–31 | 49% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to South Carolina 31–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 15th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 100th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).
- Record
- 4–5
- Conference
- 0–4 15th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 123–136
- Coach
- Bo Rowland
- Elo
- 1258 −118 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −23.9 No. 116 of 121 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1940 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Clemson | 4–0 | 6–2–1 | |
 Duke | 4–1 | 7–2 | 18 |
 Wake Forest | 4–2 | 7–3 | |
 William & Mary | 2–1–1 | 6–2–1 | |
 Richmond | 3–2 | 6–3 | |
 North Carolina | 3–2 | 6–4 | |
 VMI | 3–2–1 | 7–2–1 | |
| Furman | 4–3 | 5–4 | |
| Washington and Lee | 1–1–1 | 2–7–1 | |
 Virginia Tech | 2–3 | 5–5 | |
| NC State | 3–5 | 3–6 | |
| South Carolina | 1–3 | 3–6 | |
 Maryland | 0–1–1 | 2–6–1 | |
| Davidson | 1–5 | 5–5 | |
 The Citadel | 0–4 | 4–5 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.