1948 The Citadel
2–7 (0–5 Southern Conference), coached by J. Quinn Decker. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Erskine 19–0Oct 30
By 19 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | at Presbyterian | L 0–7 | 79% |
| Oct 9 | atNewberry | W 14–0 | 67% |
| Oct 16 | vs Davidson | L 6–14 | 52% |
| Oct 23 | at Furman | L 0–9 | 47% |
| Oct 30 | atErskine | W 19–0 | 63% |
| Nov 6 | vsGeorge Washington | L 0–14 | 56% |
| Nov 13 | at VMI | L 6–34 | 23% |
| Nov 20 | at 20Georgia Tech | L 0–54 | 8% |
| Dec 4 | vs Clemson | L 0–20 | 15% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Clemson 20–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 16th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 95th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).
- Record
- 2–7
- Conference
- 0–5 16th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 45–152
- Coach
- J. Quinn Decker
- Elo
- 1270 −102 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −18.5 No. 106 of 117 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
1948 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson | 5–0 | 11–0 | 11 |
 North Carolina | 4–0–1 | 9–1–1 | 3 |
| VMI | 5–1 | 6–3 | |
 William & Mary | 5–1–1 | 7–2–2 | 17 |
 Wake Forest | 5–2 | 6–4 | 20 |
 Maryland | 4–2 | 6–4 | |
 Duke | 3–2–1 | 4–3–2 | |
 Richmond | 3–3–1 | 5–3–2 | |
| Washington and Lee | 2–2 | 4–6 | |
| George Washington | 2–4 | 4–6 | |
| Furman | 2–4 | 2–6–1 | |
| Davidson | 2–5 | 3–5–1 | |
 South Carolina | 1–3 | 3–5 | |
 NC State | 1–4–1 | 3–6–1 | |
 Virginia Tech | 0–6–1 | 0–8–1 | |
 The Citadel | 0–5 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.