1960 The Citadel
8–2–1 (4–2 Southern Conference), coached by Eddie Teague. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Presbyterian 27–0Oct 29
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vsNewberry | W 19–0 | 86% |
| Sep 24 | atGeorge Washington | L 14–19 | 63% |
| Oct 1 | at Davidson | W 21–15 | 84% |
| Oct 8 | vs Florida State | T 0–0 | 54% |
| Oct 15 | at Richmond | W 24–12 | 49% |
| Oct 22 | at Furman | W 7–6 | 76% |
| Oct 29 | vs Presbyterian | W 27–0 | 89% |
| Nov 5 | vs William & Mary | W 14–0 | 76% |
| Nov 12 | vs VMI | L 6–20 | 47% |
| Nov 19 | at Arkansas State | W 22–21 | 85% |
| Dec 30Bowls & playoff | vs Tennessee Tech | W 27–0 | 92% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Tennessee Tech 27–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).
- Record
- 8–2–1
- Conference
- 4–2 tied for 2nd in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 181–93
- Coach
- Eddie Teague
- Elo
- 1493 +17 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −8.0 No. 77 of 113 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Southern Conference
2 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Harry RakowskiOTAP-1- George GarrisonCAP-1
Second team
- Earley EastburnBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1960 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1960 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| VMI | 4–1 | 7–2–1 | |
| The Citadel | 4–2 | 8–2–1 | |
| George Washington | 4–2 | 5–3–1 | |
 Virginia Tech | 4–2 | 6–4 | |
| Furman | 2–2 | 5–4–1 | |
| Richmond | 3–4–1 | 3–6–1 | |
| Davidson | 1–3 | 3–5 | |
| William & Mary | 1–5 | 2–8 | |
 West Virginia | 0–2–1 | 0–8–2 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.