1966 The Citadel

4–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Southern Conference), coached by Red Parker.

Schedule and results

The Citadel in 1966, game by game: lost at Vanderbilt 0–24; won vs. Richmond 24–6; won vs. East Tennessee State 3–0; lost vs. George Washington 13–21; lost at William & Mary 6–24; lost vs. East Carolina 17–27; lost at Davidson 17–21; lost at West Virginia 0–35; won vs. VMI 30–14; won at Furman 10–6+18−35Lost 0–24 at Vanderbilt-24VanderbiltWon 24–6 vs. Richmond+18RichmondWon 3–0 vs. East Tennessee State+3East Tennessee …Lost 13–21 vs. George Washington-8George Washingt…Lost 6–24 at William & Mary-18William & MaryLost 17–27 vs. East Carolina-10East CarolinaLost 17–21 at Davidson-4DavidsonLost 0–35 at West Virginia-35West VirginiaWon 30–14 vs. VMI+16VMIWon 10–6 at Furman+4Furman
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Furman 10–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 81st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1966.

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 6th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
120–⁠178
Coach
Red Parker
Elo
1299 −47 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−25.5 No. 114 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1966 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Virginia3–⁠03–⁠5–⁠2
William & Mary4–⁠1–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
East Carolina4–⁠1–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
George Washington4–⁠34–⁠6
Davidson2–⁠34–⁠5
The Citadel3–⁠54–⁠6
Richmond2–⁠42–⁠8
VMI1–⁠32–⁠8
Furman1–⁠42–⁠7–⁠1

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