1965 The Citadel

2–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Southern Conference), coached by Eddie Teague. The season’s Wikipedia article records 4–⁠6, over the same number of games, so a result differs.

Schedule and results

The Citadel in 1965, game by game: lost vs. South Carolina 3–13; lost at George Washington 7–30; lost vs. Davidson 0–14; lost vs. West Virginia 2–25; lost vs. Arkansas State 0–14; lost at East Carolina 0–21; won at Richmond 24–0; lost vs. William & Mary 6–20; lost at VMI 7–21; won vs. Furman 28–0+28−23Lost 3–13 vs. South Carolina-10South CarolinaLost 7–30 at George Washington-23George Washingt…Lost 0–14 vs. Davidson-14DavidsonLost 2–25 vs. West Virginia-23West VirginiaLost 0–14 vs. Arkansas State-14Arkansas StateLost 0–21 at East Carolina-21East CarolinaWon 24–0 at Richmond+24RichmondLost 6–20 vs. William & Mary-14William & MaryLost 7–21 at VMI-14VMIWon 28–0 vs. Furman+28Furman
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Furman 28–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 96th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 8th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
77–⁠158
Coach
Eddie Teague
Elo
1268 −121 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.5 No. 111 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1965 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Virginia4–⁠06–⁠4
William & Mary5–⁠16–⁠4
East Carolina3–⁠19–⁠1
VMI3–⁠23–⁠7
George Washington4–⁠35–⁠5
Davidson2–⁠36–⁠4
Furman2–⁠35–⁠5
The Citadel2–⁠62–⁠8
Richmond0–⁠60–⁠10

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