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1973 The Citadel

3–⁠8 (1–⁠6 Southern Conference), coached by Bobby Ross.

Schedule and results

The Citadel in 1973, game by game: lost at Clemson 12–14; won vs. Presbyterian 25–13; lost at Illinois State 6–24; lost vs. William & Mary 12–24; lost at VMI 6–23; won vs. Chattanooga 28–20; lost vs. East Carolina 0–34; lost at App State 6–31; lost at Richmond 0–27; won vs. Furman 26–21; lost vs. Davidson 16–19+12−34Lost 12–14 at Clemson-2ClemsonWon 25–13 vs. Presbyterian+12PresbyterianLost 6–24 at Illinois State-18Illinois StateLost 12–24 vs. William & Mary-12William & MaryLost 6–23 at VMI-17VMIWon 28–20 vs. Chattanooga+8ChattanoogaLost 0–34 vs. East Carolina-34East CarolinaLost 6–31 at App State-25App StateLost 0–27 at Richmond-27RichmondWon 26–21 vs. Furman+5FurmanLost 16–19 vs. Davidson-3Davidson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8atClemsonL 12–⁠1438%
Sep 15vsPresbyterianW 25–⁠1383%
Sep 22atIllinois StateL 6–⁠2481%
Sep 29vsWilliam & MaryL 12–⁠2441%
Oct 6atVMIL 6–⁠2355%
Oct 13vsChattanoogaW 28–⁠2081%
Oct 20vsEast CarolinaL 0–⁠3428%
Oct 27atApp StateL 6–⁠3153%
Nov 3atRichmondL 0–⁠2714%
Nov 10vsFurmanW 26–⁠2154%
Nov 17vsDavidsonL 16–⁠1973%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Davidson 19–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 103rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠6 tied for 7th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
137–⁠250
Coach
Bobby Ross
Elo
1242 −167 this season
SP+ rating
-19.3 No. 110 of 123; offense No. 118, defense No. 89
SRS
−19.4 No. 117 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1973 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
East Carolina7–⁠09–⁠2
Richmond5–⁠18–⁠2
William & Mary3–⁠26–⁠5
Furman3–⁠37–⁠4
App State2–⁠23–⁠7–⁠1
VMI2–⁠43–⁠8
The Citadel1–⁠63–⁠8
Davidson1–⁠62–⁠8

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