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1970 The Citadel

5–⁠6 (4–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by Red Parker.

Schedule and results

The Citadel in 1970, game by game: lost at Clemson 0–24; lost at Vanderbilt 0–52; won vs. East Carolina 31–0; lost at Arkansas State 7–24; won at William & Mary 16–7; won vs. Bucknell 42–28; won vs. VMI 56–9; lost vs. Richmond 14–31; lost at Chattanooga 28–29; lost at Furman 21–28; won vs. Davidson 44–9+47−52Lost 0–24 at Clemson-24ClemsonLost 0–52 at Vanderbilt-52VanderbiltWon 31–0 vs. East Carolina+31East CarolinaLost 7–24 at Arkansas State-17Arkansas StateWon 16–7 at William & Mary+9William & MaryWon 42–28 vs. Bucknell+14BucknellWon 56–9 vs. VMI+47VMILost 14–31 vs. Richmond-17RichmondLost 28–29 at Chattanooga-1ChattanoogaLost 21–28 at Furman-7FurmanWon 44–9 vs. Davidson+35Davidson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12atClemsonL 0–⁠2437%
Sep 19atVanderbiltL 0–⁠5230%
Sep 26vsEast CarolinaW 31–⁠072%
Oct 3atArkansas StateL 7–⁠2433%
Oct 10atWilliam & MaryW 16–⁠746%
Oct 17vsBucknellW 42–⁠2887%
Oct 24vsVMIW 56–⁠980%
Oct 31vsRichmondL 14–⁠3162%
Nov 7atChattanoogaL 28–⁠2976%
Nov 14atFurmanL 21–⁠2868%
Nov 21vsDavidsonW 44–⁠966%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Davidson 44–⁠9; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠2 2nd in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
259–⁠241
Coach
Red Parker
Elo
1370 −55 this season
SP+ rating
-15.3 No. 104 of 117; offense No. 97, defense No. 103
SRS
−15.9 No. 104 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1970 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
William & Mary3–⁠15–⁠7
The Citadel4–⁠25–⁠6
Furman3–⁠28–⁠3
Richmond3–⁠34–⁠6
East Carolina2–⁠23–⁠8
Davidson2–⁠42–⁠8
VMI1–⁠41–⁠10

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