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1974 The Citadel

4–⁠7 (3–⁠4 Southern Conference), coached by Bobby Ross.

Schedule and results

The Citadel in 1974, game by game: won vs. Presbyterian 6–0; lost at Delaware 12–48; lost vs. Richmond 24–27; lost at William & Mary 12–16; lost vs. VMI 9–20; lost at No. 20 Tulane 3–30; won vs. App State 28–17; lost at East Carolina 21–41; lost at Navy 21–28; won at Furman 24–0; won vs. Davidson 56–21+35−36Won 6–0 vs. Presbyterian+6PresbyterianLost 12–48 at Delaware-36DelawareLost 24–27 vs. Richmond-3RichmondLost 12–16 at William & Mary-4William & MaryLost 9–20 vs. VMI-11VMILost 3–30 at No. 20 Tulane-27No. 20 TulaneWon 28–17 vs. App State+11App StateLost 21–41 at East Carolina-20East CarolinaLost 21–28 at Navy-7NavyWon 24–0 at Furman+24FurmanWon 56–21 vs. Davidson+35Davidson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14vsPresbyterianW 6–⁠076%
Sep 21atDelawareL 12–⁠4863%
Sep 28vsRichmondL 24–⁠2724%
Oct 5atWilliam & MaryL 12–⁠1629%
Oct 12vsVMIL 9–⁠2042%
Oct 19at20TulaneL 3–⁠309%
Oct 26vsApp StateW 28–⁠1754%
Nov 2atEast CarolinaL 21–⁠4111%
Nov 9atNavyL 21–⁠2826%
Nov 16atFurmanW 24–⁠032%
Nov 23vsDavidsonW 56–⁠2169%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Davidson 56–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 65th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠4 5th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
216–⁠248
Coach
Bobby Ross
Elo
1321 −7 this season
SP+ rating
-13.3 No. 101 of 124; offense No. 100, defense No. 98
SRS
−9.9 No. 100 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1974 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
VMI5–⁠17–⁠4
App State4–⁠16–⁠5
East Carolina3–⁠37–⁠4
Richmond3–⁠35–⁠5
The Citadel3–⁠44–⁠7
William & Mary2–⁠34–⁠7
Furman2–⁠45–⁠6
Davidson0–⁠30–⁠3

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