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1953 The Citadel

2–⁠7 (1–⁠3 Southern Conference), coached by Johnnie McMillan.

Schedule and results

The Citadel in 1953, game by game: lost at Tulane 6–54; lost at South Carolina 0–25; lost vs. Furman 0–27; lost vs. VMI 0–14; lost at Florida 0–60; won vs. Presbyterian 20–14; lost at Virginia Tech 0–22; lost vs. Clemson 13–34; won at Davidson 38–14+24−60Lost 6–54 at Tulane-48TulaneLost 0–25 at South Carolina-25South CarolinaLost 0–27 vs. Furman-27FurmanLost 0–14 vs. VMI-14VMILost 0–60 at Florida-60FloridaWon 20–14 vs. Presbyterian+6PresbyterianLost 0–22 at Virginia Tech-22Virginia TechLost 13–34 vs. Clemson-21ClemsonWon 38–14 at Davidson+24Davidson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19atTulaneL 6–⁠5431%
Sep 26atSouth CarolinaL 0–⁠2531%
Oct 2vsFurmanL 0–⁠2754%
Oct 10vsVMIL 0–⁠1447%
Oct 17atFloridaL 0–⁠6015%
Oct 24vsPresbyterianW 20–⁠1476%
Oct 30atVirginia TechL 0–⁠2222%
Nov 14vsClemsonL 13–⁠3435%
Nov 21atDavidsonW 38–⁠1451%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Davidson 38–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 78th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠3 9th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
77–⁠264
Coach
Johnnie McMillan
Elo
1301 −106 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.8 No. 108 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1953 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Virginia4–⁠08–⁠210
Furman2–⁠07–⁠2
George Washington4–⁠25–⁠4
William & Mary3–⁠25–⁠4–⁠1
Richmond3–⁠35–⁠3–⁠1
Virginia Tech3–⁠35–⁠5
VMI3–⁠35–⁠5
Washington and Lee2–⁠44–⁠6
The Citadel1–⁠32–⁠7
Davidson0–⁠50–⁠9

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