CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

1954 The Citadel

2–⁠8 (0–⁠4 Southern Conference), coached by Johnnie McMillan.

Schedule and results

The Citadel in 1954, game by game: won vs. Elon 21–13; lost vs. Davidson 0–13; lost vs. Richmond 0–26; lost at Furman 20–31; lost vs. Presbyterian 19–20; won vs. Wofford 14–13; lost vs. Newberry 14–20; lost at VMI 0–42; lost at Clemson 0–59; lost vs. South Carolina 6–19+8−59Won 21–13 vs. Elon+8ElonLost 0–13 vs. Davidson-13DavidsonLost 0–26 vs. Richmond-26RichmondLost 20–31 at Furman-11FurmanLost 19–20 vs. Presbyterian-1PresbyterianWon 14–13 vs. Wofford+1WoffordLost 14–20 vs. Newberry-6NewberryLost 0–42 at VMI-42VMILost 0–59 at Clemson-59ClemsonLost 6–19 vs. South Carolina-13South Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsElonW 21–⁠1388%
Oct 2vsDavidsonL 0–⁠1362%
Oct 9vsRichmondL 0–⁠2648%
Oct 16atFurmanL 20–⁠3125%
Oct 23vsPresbyterianL 19–⁠2074%
Oct 29vsWoffordW 14–⁠1380%
Nov 6vsNewberryL 14–⁠2073%
Nov 13atVMIL 0–⁠4224%
Nov 27atClemsonL 0–⁠5916%
Dec 4vsSouth CarolinaL 6–⁠1918%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to South Carolina 19–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 107th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
0–⁠4 9th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
94–⁠256
Coach
Johnnie McMillan
Elo
1219 −149 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.9 No. 109 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1954 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Virginia3–⁠08–⁠112
Furman2–⁠05–⁠5
Virginia Tech3–⁠0–⁠18–⁠0–⁠116
Davidson2–⁠16–⁠3
VMI4–⁠34–⁠6
Richmond2–⁠35–⁠4
William & Mary1–⁠2–⁠24–⁠4–⁠2
George Washington0–⁠4–⁠11–⁠7–⁠1
The Citadel0–⁠42–⁠8

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