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1963 The Citadel

4–⁠6 (2–⁠4 Southern Conference), coached by Eddie Teague.

Schedule and results

The Citadel in 1963, game by game: lost vs. William & Mary 0–7; won at Davidson 28–6; won at George Washington 27–22; won vs. Presbyterian 24–0; won vs. Arkansas State 10–9; lost vs. Furman 25–34; lost vs. East Carolina 6–20; lost vs. Richmond 6–26; lost at VMI 8–33; lost at Southern Miss 12–37+24−25Lost 0–7 vs. William & Mary-7William & MaryWon 28–6 at Davidson+22DavidsonWon 27–22 at George Washington+5George Washingt…Won 24–0 vs. Presbyterian+24PresbyterianWon 10–9 vs. Arkansas State+1Arkansas StateLost 25–34 vs. Furman-9FurmanLost 6–20 vs. East Carolina-14East CarolinaLost 6–26 vs. Richmond-20RichmondLost 8–33 at VMI-25VMILost 12–37 at Southern Miss-25Southern Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsWilliam & MaryL 0–⁠757%
Sep 28atDavidsonW 28–⁠676%
Oct 5atGeorge WashingtonW 27–⁠2244%
Oct 12vsPresbyterianW 24–⁠082%
Oct 19vsArkansas StateW 10–⁠985%
Oct 26vsFurmanL 25–⁠3475%
Nov 2vsEast CarolinaL 6–⁠2069%
Nov 9vsRichmondL 6–⁠2644%
Nov 16atVMIL 8–⁠3323%
Nov 23atSouthern MissL 12–⁠3723%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Southern Miss 37–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 89th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠4 7th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
146–⁠194
Coach
Eddie Teague
Elo
1280 −109 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.8 No. 110 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1963 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Virginia Tech5–⁠08–⁠2
West Virginia3–⁠14–⁠6
VMI3–⁠1–⁠23–⁠5–⁠2
Furman3–⁠27–⁠3
William & Mary4–⁠44–⁠6
Richmond2–⁠2–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
The Citadel2–⁠44–⁠6
George Washington1–⁠52–⁠7
Davidson0–⁠4–⁠11–⁠5–⁠2

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