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1976 The Citadel

6–⁠5 (2–⁠4 Southern Conference), coached by Bobby Ross.

Schedule and results

The Citadel in 1976, game by game: lost at Clemson 7–10; won vs. Delaware 17–15; won at Furman 17–16; lost at East Carolina 3–22; won vs. Chattanooga 14–10; won vs. Richmond 20–7; won at Air Force 26–7; lost at App State 13–31; lost vs. VMI 14–30; lost at William & Mary 0–22; won vs. Davidson 40–6+34−22Lost 7–10 at Clemson-3ClemsonWon 17–15 vs. Delaware+2DelawareWon 17–16 at Furman+1FurmanLost 3–22 at East Carolina-19East CarolinaWon 14–10 vs. Chattanooga+4ChattanoogaWon 20–7 vs. Richmond+13RichmondWon 26–7 at Air Force+19Air ForceLost 13–31 at App State-18App StateLost 14–30 vs. VMI-16VMILost 0–22 at William & Mary-22William & MaryWon 40–6 vs. Davidson+34Davidson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11atClemsonL 7–⁠1043%
Sep 18vsDelawareW 17–⁠1577%
Sep 25atFurmanW 17–⁠1635%
Oct 2atEast CarolinaL 3–⁠2219%
Oct 9vsChattanoogaW 14–⁠1076%
Oct 16vsRichmondW 20–⁠752%
Oct 23atAir ForceW 26–⁠753%
Oct 30atApp StateL 13–⁠3141%
Nov 6vsVMIL 14–⁠3067%
Nov 13atWilliam & MaryL 0–⁠2230%
Nov 20vsDavidsonW 40–⁠669%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Davidson 40–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠4 6th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
171–⁠176
Coach
Bobby Ross
Elo
1402 −8 this season
SP+ rating
2.1 No. 68 of 132; offense No. 111, defense No. 29
SRS
−1.0 No. 73 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1976 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
East Carolina4–⁠19–⁠2
William & Mary3–⁠27–⁠4
App State2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
Furman2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
VMI2–⁠35–⁠5
The Citadel2–⁠46–⁠5
Davidson0–⁠10–⁠2

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