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1941 The Citadel

4–⁠3–⁠1 (0–⁠2–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Bo Rowland.

Schedule and results

The Citadel in 1941, game by game: won vs. High Point 45–0; lost at Army 6–19; won vs. Presbyterian 21–13; tied vs. Furman 13–13; lost vs. South Carolina 6–13; won vs. Wofford 42–7; lost at Davidson 14–24; won vs. Sewanee 28–0+45−13Won 45–0 vs. High Point+45High PointLost 6–19 at Army-13ArmyWon 21–13 vs. Presbyterian+8PresbyterianTied 13–13 vs. Furman0FurmanLost 6–13 vs. South Carolina-7South CarolinaWon 42–7 vs. Wofford+35WoffordLost 14–24 at Davidson-10DavidsonWon 28–0 vs. Sewanee+28Sewanee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsHigh PointW 45–⁠077%
Oct 4atArmyL 6–⁠1935%
Oct 11vsPresbyterianW 21–⁠1383%
Oct 18vsFurmanT 13–⁠1368%
Oct 31vsSouth CarolinaL 6–⁠1334%
Nov 8vsWoffordW 42–⁠787%
Nov 22atDavidsonL 14–⁠2448%
Nov 29vsSewaneeW 28–⁠066%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Sewanee 28–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 14th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 59th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
4–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠2–⁠1 14th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
175–⁠89
Coach
Bo Rowland
Elo
1335 −4 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.3 No. 84 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1941 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke5–⁠09–⁠12
South Carolina4–⁠0–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Clemson5–⁠17–⁠2
William & Mary4–⁠18–⁠2
Virginia Tech4–⁠26–⁠4
VMI4–⁠24–⁠6
Wake Forest4–⁠2–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
NC State3–⁠4–⁠24–⁠5–⁠2
Furman2–⁠3–⁠23–⁠4–⁠2
Washington and Lee1–⁠2–⁠21–⁠6–⁠2
North Carolina2–⁠43–⁠7
Maryland1–⁠23–⁠5–⁠1
Davidson1–⁠5–⁠21–⁠6–⁠3
The Citadel0–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
George Washington0–⁠4–⁠11–⁠7–⁠1
Richmond0–⁠62–⁠7

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