1955 The Citadel
5–4 (2–2 Southern Conference), coached by John Sauer. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Elon 26–18Sep 24
By 8 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vs Elon | W 26–18 | 81% |
| Oct 1 | at Davidson | L 2–6 | 49% |
| Oct 7 | at Richmond | W 14–12 | 22% |
| Oct 15 | vs Furman | W 25–19 | 63% |
| Oct 22 | vs Presbyterian | W 14–13 | 74% |
| Oct 28 | at Wofford | L 7–27 | 64% |
| Nov 5 | vsNewberry | W 13–7 | 65% |
| Nov 12 | vs VMI | L 7–14 | 68% |
| Nov 19 | at Florida State | L 0–39 | 24% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Florida State 39–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 98th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).
- Record
- 5–4
- Conference
- 2–2 tied for 5th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 108–155
- Coach
- John Sauer
- Elo
- 1266 −46 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −20.3 No. 101 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Southern Conference
1 second teamSecond team
Conrad TuzaOGAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1955 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1955 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 West Virginia | 4–0 | 8–2 | 19 |
 Virginia Tech | 2–1–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| George Washington | 3–2 | 5–4 | |
| Richmond | 3–2–2 | 4–3–2 | |
| Davidson | 2–2 | 5–4 | |
| The Citadel | 2–2 | 5–4 | |
| Furman | 1–1 | 1–9 | |
 William & Mary | 1–3–1 | 1–7–1 | |
| VMI | 1–6 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.