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1962 The Citadel

3–⁠7 (1–⁠4 Southern Conference), coached by Eddie Teague.

Schedule and results

The Citadel in 1962, game by game: lost at Florida State 0–49; won vs. Davidson 19–0; won vs. Presbyterian 28–8; lost vs. William & Mary 23–29; won at Vanderbilt 21–6; lost at Arkansas State 7–14; lost at Furman 25–33; lost vs. VMI 7–16; lost vs. Memphis 13–60; lost at West Virginia 0–49+20−49Lost 0–49 at Florida State-49Florida StateWon 19–0 vs. Davidson+19DavidsonWon 28–8 vs. Presbyterian+20PresbyterianLost 23–29 vs. William & Mary-6William & MaryWon 21–6 at Vanderbilt+15VanderbiltLost 7–14 at Arkansas State-7Arkansas StateLost 25–33 at Furman-8FurmanLost 7–16 vs. VMI-9VMILost 13–60 vs. Memphis-47MemphisLost 0–49 at West Virginia-49West Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15atFlorida StateL 0–⁠4946%
Sep 22vsDavidsonW 19–⁠087%
Sep 29vsPresbyterianW 28–⁠890%
Oct 6vsWilliam & MaryL 23–⁠2975%
Oct 13atVanderbiltW 21–⁠653%
Oct 20atArkansas StateL 7–⁠1482%
Oct 27atFurmanL 25–⁠3372%
Nov 3vsVMIL 7–⁠1643%
Nov 10vsMemphisL 13–⁠6023%
Nov 17atWest VirginiaL 0–⁠4922%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to West Virginia 49–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠4 7th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
143–⁠264
Coach
Eddie Teague
Elo
1332 −155 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−16.2 No. 104 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1962 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
VMI6–⁠06–⁠4
West Virginia4–⁠08–⁠2
Richmond3–⁠26–⁠3
William & Mary4–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Furman2–⁠24–⁠6
Virginia Tech2–⁠35–⁠5
The Citadel1–⁠43–⁠7
George Washington1–⁠53–⁠7
Davidson0–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1

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