1951 The Citadel
4–6 (1–3 Southern Conference), coached by J. Quinn Decker. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Presbyterian 35–0Oct 27
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | at Florida | L 7–27 | 28% |
| Sep 29 | at South Carolina | L 7–26 | 34% |
| Oct 6 | at Davidson | W 34–14 | 44% |
| Oct 12 | vsNewberry | W 41–7 | 84% |
| Oct 19 | at Furman | L 14–35 | 57% |
| Oct 27 | vs Presbyterian | W 35–0 | 85% |
| Nov 3 | at Virginia | L 0–39 | 15% |
| Nov 10 | at Army | L 6–27 | 24% |
| Nov 17 | vs VMI | L 21–27 | 37% |
| Nov 24 | vs East Carolina | W 21–7 | 81% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat East Carolina 21–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 12th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 49th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).
- Record
- 4–6
- Conference
- 1–3 tied for 12th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 186–209
- Coach
- J. Quinn Decker
- Elo
- 1355 −45 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −14.1 No. 98 of 116 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1951 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Maryland | 5–0 | 10–0 | 3 |
| VMI | 5–0 | 7–3 | |
 William & Mary | 5–1 | 7–3 | |
| Washington and Lee | 5–1 | 6–4 | |
 Clemson | 3–1 | 7–3 | 19 |
 Duke | 4–2 | 5–4–1 | |
 Wake Forest | 5–3 | 6–4 | |
| South Carolina | 5–3 | 5–4 | |
| George Washington | 2–3–1 | 2–6–1 | |
 West Virginia | 2–3 | 5–5 | |
 North Carolina | 2–3 | 2–8 | |
 NC State | 2–6 | 3–7 | |
 Richmond | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
 The Citadel | 1–3 | 4–6 | |
| Furman | 1–4–1 | 3–6–1 | |
| Davidson | 1–5 | 1–8 | |
 Virginia Tech | 1–7 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.