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1961 The Citadel

7–⁠3 (5–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Eddie Teague.

Schedule and results

The Citadel in 1961, game by game: lost at Memphis 0–40; lost vs. George Washington 13–17; won vs. Davidson 20–12; won vs. Richmond 24–6; won at William & Mary 10–8; won vs. Furman 9–8; won at Xavier 7–6; won at VMI 14–8; lost at Florida State 8–44; won vs. Arkansas State 28–6+22−40Lost 0–40 at Memphis-40MemphisLost 13–17 vs. George Washington-4George Washingt…Won 20–12 vs. Davidson+8DavidsonWon 24–6 vs. Richmond+18RichmondWon 10–8 at William & Mary+2William & MaryWon 9–8 vs. Furman+1FurmanWon 7–6 at Xavier+1XavierWon 14–8 at VMI+6VMILost 8–44 at Florida State-36Florida StateWon 28–6 vs. Arkansas State+22Arkansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16atMemphisL 0–⁠4039%
Sep 23vsGeorge WashingtonL 13–⁠1759%
Sep 30vsDavidsonW 20–⁠1290%
Oct 7vsRichmondW 24–⁠664%
Oct 14atWilliam & MaryW 10–⁠862%
Oct 21vsFurmanW 9–⁠884%
Oct 28atXavierW 7–⁠644%
Nov 4atVMIW 14–⁠841%
Nov 11atFlorida StateL 8–⁠4450%
Nov 18vsArkansas StateW 28–⁠691%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arkansas State 28–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; Southern Conference champions.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Southern Conference champions5–⁠1 in the conference

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠1 first in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
133–⁠155
Coach
Eddie Teague
Elo
1481 −14 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.9 No. 94 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1961 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
The Citadel5–⁠17–⁠3
Richmond5–⁠25–⁠5
VMI4–⁠26–⁠4
West Virginia2–⁠14–⁠6
Furman2–⁠27–⁠3
George Washington3–⁠43–⁠6
Virginia Tech2–⁠34–⁠5
Davidson1–⁠44–⁠4
William & Mary1–⁠61–⁠9

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