1975 The Citadel

6–⁠5 (4–⁠3 Southern Conference), coached by Bobby Ross.

Schedule and results

The Citadel in 1975, game by game: won vs. Presbyterian 21–0; lost at Colgate 0–16; won vs. Wofford 16–7; won vs. William & Mary 21–6; lost vs. East Carolina 0–3; won at Davidson 44–0; won at VMI 6–3; lost vs. App State 17–22; lost at Richmond 0–7; won vs. Furman 13–9; lost at Chattanooga 6–24+44−18Won 21–0 vs. Presbyterian+21PresbyterianLost 0–16 at Colgate-16ColgateWon 16–7 vs. Wofford+9WoffordWon 21–6 vs. William & Mary+15William & MaryLost 0–3 vs. East Carolina-3East CarolinaWon 44–0 at Davidson+44DavidsonWon 6–3 at VMI+3VMILost 17–22 vs. App State-5App StateLost 0–7 at Richmond-7RichmondWon 13–9 vs. Furman+4FurmanLost 6–24 at Chattanooga-18Chattanooga
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Chattanooga 24–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 40th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠3 4th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
144–⁠97
Coach
Bobby Ross
Elo
1366 −14 this season
SP+ rating
-14.8 No. 113 of 132; offense No. 132, defense No. 36
SRS
−13.9 No. 113 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1975 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Richmond5–⁠15–⁠6
East Carolina4–⁠28–⁠3
App State3–⁠28–⁠3
The Citadel4–⁠36–⁠5
William & Mary2–⁠32–⁠9
Furman2–⁠45–⁠5–⁠1
VMI2–⁠43–⁠8
Davidson0–⁠30–⁠3

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