1942 The Citadel

5–⁠2 (2–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by Bo Rowland.

Schedule and results

The Citadel in 1942, game by game: won vs. Camp Davis 32–0; won at Presbyterian 47–12; won at George Washington 14–2; won vs. Newberry 21–7; lost vs. South Carolina 0–14; lost at Furman 0–20; won vs. Davidson 21–9+35−20Won 32–0 vs. Camp Davis+32Camp DavisWon 47–12 at Presbyterian+35PresbyterianWon 14–2 at George Washington+12George Washingt…Won 21–7 vs. Newberry+14NewberryLost 0–14 vs. South Carolina-14South CarolinaLost 0–20 at Furman-20FurmanWon 21–9 vs. Davidson+12Davidson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Davidson 21–⁠9; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
5–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 7th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
135–⁠64
Coach
Bo Rowland
Elo
1394 +4 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.3 No. 88 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1942 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
William & Mary4–⁠09–⁠1–⁠114
Virginia Tech5–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Wake Forest6–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
North Carolina3–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠2
Duke3–⁠1–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
NC State3–⁠1–⁠24–⁠4–⁠2
Furman3–⁠33–⁠6
The Citadel2–⁠25–⁠2
Clemson2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
VMI2–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Davidson2–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
George Washington2–⁠43–⁠6
Maryland1–⁠27–⁠2
South Carolina1–⁠41–⁠7–⁠1
Richmond1–⁠53–⁠6–⁠1
Washington and Lee0–⁠41–⁠8

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