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1949 The Citadel

4–⁠5 (2–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by J. Quinn Decker.

Schedule and results

The Citadel in 1949, game by game: lost at Florida 0–13; won vs. Newberry 14–12; lost at No. 8 Kentucky 0–44; lost vs. Furman 7–19; lost at Wofford 7–21; won vs. Presbyterian 27–7; won vs. VMI 19–14; won vs. Davidson 25–19; lost at South Carolina 0–42+20−44Lost 0–13 at Florida-13FloridaWon 14–12 vs. Newberry+2NewberryLost 0–44 at No. 8 Kentucky-44No. 8 KentuckyLost 7–19 vs. Furman-12FurmanLost 7–21 at Wofford-14WoffordWon 27–7 vs. Presbyterian+20PresbyterianWon 19–14 vs. VMI+5VMIWon 25–19 vs. Davidson+6DavidsonLost 0–42 at South Carolina-42South Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24atFloridaL 0–⁠1328%
Oct 1vsNewberryW 14–⁠1279%
Oct 15at8KentuckyL 0–⁠4410%
Oct 21vsFurmanL 7–⁠1964%
Oct 29atWoffordL 7–⁠2171%
Nov 4vsPresbyterianW 27–⁠765%
Nov 12vsVMIW 19–⁠1432%
Nov 26vsDavidsonW 25–⁠1962%
Dec 3atSouth CarolinaL 0–⁠4226%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to South Carolina 42–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 83rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 7th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
99–⁠191
Coach
J. Quinn Decker
Elo
1298 −49 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.2 No. 104 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1949 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Carolina5–⁠07–⁠416
Maryland4–⁠09–⁠114
Washington and Lee3–⁠1–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Duke4–⁠26–⁠3
William & Mary4–⁠26–⁠4
VMI3–⁠2–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Wake Forest3–⁠34–⁠6
South Carolina3–⁠34–⁠6
Furman3–⁠33–⁠6
Clemson2–⁠24–⁠4–⁠2
The Citadel2–⁠24–⁠5
George Washington2–⁠34–⁠5
NC State3–⁠63–⁠7
Richmond2–⁠63–⁠7
Virginia Tech1–⁠5–⁠21–⁠7–⁠2
Davidson1–⁠52–⁠8

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