1969 The Citadel

7–⁠3 (4–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by Red Parker.

Schedule and results

The Citadel in 1969, game by game: won at Lehigh 41–16; won vs. Arkansas State 14–10; won at East Carolina 31–13; lost vs. William & Mary 14–21; won at VMI 28–2; won vs. Davidson 34–28; lost at Richmond 18–45; won vs. Maine 40–28; won vs. Furman 37–21; lost vs. Chattanooga 5–10+26−27Won 41–16 at Lehigh+25LehighWon 14–10 vs. Arkansas State+4Arkansas StateWon 31–13 at East Carolina+18East CarolinaLost 14–21 vs. William & Mary-7William & MaryWon 28–2 at VMI+26VMIWon 34–28 vs. Davidson+6DavidsonLost 18–45 at Richmond-27RichmondWon 40–28 vs. Maine+12MaineWon 37–21 vs. Furman+16FurmanLost 5–10 vs. Chattanooga-5Chattanooga
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Chattanooga 10–⁠5; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 32nd-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 1969.

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠2 3rd in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
262–⁠194
Coach
Red Parker
Elo
1388 +16 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.3 No. 110 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1970

The 1970 draft
Rd 1John Small DTAtlanta Falcons

1969 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Davidson5–⁠17–⁠4
Richmond5–⁠16–⁠4
The Citadel4–⁠27–⁠3
William & Mary2–⁠23–⁠7
East Carolina1–⁠32–⁠7
Furman0–⁠41–⁠8–⁠1
VMI0–⁠40–⁠10

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