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2013 The Citadel

5–⁠7 (4–⁠4 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

The Citadel in 2013, game by game: lost vs. Charleston Southern 29–32; lost vs. Wofford 10–21; won at Western Carolina 28–21; lost vs. Old Dominion 58–59; lost vs. Furman 17–24; won vs. App State 31–28; lost at Georgia Southern 21–28; lost at Chattanooga 24–28; won vs. Samford 28–26; won at Elon 35–10; won vs. VMI 31–10; lost at No. 7 Clemson 6–52+25−46Lost 29–32 vs. Charleston Southern-3Charleston Sout…Lost 10–21 vs. Wofford-11WoffordWon 28–21 at Western Carolina+7Western CarolinaLost 58–59 vs. Old Dominion-1Old DominionLost 17–24 vs. Furman-7FurmanWon 31–28 vs. App State+3App StateLost 21–28 at Georgia Southern-7Georgia SouthernLost 24–28 at Chattanooga-4ChattanoogaWon 28–26 vs. Samford+2SamfordWon 35–10 at Elon+25ElonWon 31–10 vs. VMI+21VMILost 6–52 at No. 7 Clemson-46No. 7 Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsCharleston SouthernL 29–⁠3278%
Sep 7vsWoffordL 10–⁠2144%
Sep 14atWestern CarolinaW 28–⁠2161%
Sep 21vsOld DominionL 58–⁠5932%
Sep 28vsFurmanL 17–⁠2464%
Oct 5vsApp StateW 31–⁠2847%
Oct 12atGeorgia SouthernL 21–⁠2824%
Oct 26atChattanoogaL 24–⁠2825%
Nov 2vsSamfordW 28–⁠2633%
Nov 9atElonW 35–⁠1056%
Nov 16vsVMIW 31–⁠1080%
Nov 23at7ClemsonL 6–⁠527%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Clemson 52–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 66th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 4th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
318–⁠339
Coach
—
Elo
1320 −13 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.3 No. 52 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 161
Offensive coordinator
Bob Bodine
Defensive coordinator
Denny Doornbos
Offense
Triple option

Leaders

Passing yardsBen Dupree QB113 yds
Passing touchdownsBen Dupree QB1 TD
Rushing yardsDarien Robinson WR272 yds
Rushing touchdownsBen Dupree QB5 TD
Receiving yardsVinny Miller RB52 yds
Receiving touchdownsJake Stenson RB1 TD

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Jorian Jordan-Brown WR★★No. 2277
Forrest Barnes APB★★No. 2485
Tevin Floyd ILB★★No. 2564

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.770
Receivers12.00.780
Linebackers12.00.767
Whole class32.00.772

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2013 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Chattanooga6–⁠28–⁠4
Furman6–⁠28–⁠5
Samford6–⁠28–⁠5
Georgia Southern4–⁠47–⁠4
Wofford4–⁠45–⁠6
The Citadel4–⁠45–⁠7
App State4–⁠44–⁠8
Elon1–⁠72–⁠10
Western Carolina1–⁠72–⁠10

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