1968 The Citadel
5–5 (4–2 Southern Conference), coached by Red Parker. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Furman 31–12Oct 5
By 19 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | at Army | L 14–34 | 18% |
| Sep 28 | vs Lehigh | W 28–12 | 90% |
| Oct 5 | at Furman | W 31–12 | 76% |
| Oct 12 | vs Richmond | L 16–21 | 58% |
| Oct 19 | vs VMI | W 13–8 | 57% |
| Oct 26 | at Chattanooga | L 9–31 | 79% |
| Nov 2 | vs Davidson | W 28–21 | 61% |
| Nov 9 | vs West Virginia | L 0–17 | 38% |
| Nov 16 | at William & Mary | W 24–21 | 25% |
| Nov 23 | vs East Carolina | L 14–23 | 55% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to East Carolina 23–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 74th-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 1968.
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- 4–2 2nd in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 177–200
- Coach
- Red Parker
- Elo
- 1309 −62 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −13.1 No. 94 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1968 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 6–0 | 8–3 | |
 The Citadel | 4–2 | 5–5 | |
| East Carolina | 2–2 | 4–6 | |
| William & Mary | 2–2 | 3–7 | |
| Davidson | 1–3 | 3–6 | |
| VMI | 1–3 | 1–9 | |
| Furman | 0–4 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.