2016 The Citadel
10–2 (8–1 Southern Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat East Tennessee State 45–10Oct 29
By 35 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to North Carolina 7–41Nov 19
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Mercer | W 24–23 | 56% |
| Sep 10 | vs Furman | W 19–14 | 76% |
| Sep 17 | at Gardner-Webb | W 31–24 | 61% |
| Oct 1 | at Western Carolina | W 37–14 | 53% |
| Oct 6 | vsNorth Greenville | W 38–14 | 87% |
| Oct 15 | vs Chattanooga | W 22–14 | 48% |
| Oct 22 | at Wofford | W 24–21 | 56% |
| Oct 29 | vs East Tennessee State | W 45–10 | 89% |
| Nov 5 | vs Samford | W 37–34 | 68% |
| Nov 12 | at VMI | W 30–20 | 82% |
| Nov 19 | at North Carolina | L 7–41 | 23% |
| Dec 3 | vsWofford | L 3–17 | 64% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Wofford 17–3; unranked in the final AP poll; Southern Conference champions.
In program history: The tied 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).
Southern Conference champions8–1 in the conference
- Record
- 10–2
- Conference
- 8–1 first in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 317–246
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1447 +73 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −11.1 No. 12 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 243
- Offensive coordinator
- Lou Conte
- Defensive coordinator
- Blake Harrell
- Offense
- Triple option
- Defense
- 4–3
Leaders
| Passing yards | Dominique Allen QB | 17 yds |
| Rushing yards | Tyler Renew RB | 82 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Grant Drakeford RB | 1 TD |
| Receiving yards | Rod Johnson RB | 15 yds |
| Tackles | Myles Pierce LB | 11 tkl |
Top recruits in the 2016 class
| Drew McEntyre OG | ★★ | No. 3847 |
| Joseph Randolph SDE | ★★ | No. 3879 |
| Jeremy Samuels OLB | ★★ | No. 3908 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2016 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive line | 1 | 2.0 | 0.744 |
| Defensive line | 1 | 2.0 | 0.733 |
| Linebackers | 1 | 2.0 | 0.700 |
| Whole class | 3 | 2.0 | 0.726 |
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.
2016 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 The Citadel | 8–1 | 10–2 | |
| Wofford | 7–2 | 10–4 | |
| Chattanooga | 6–2 | 9–4 | |
| Samford | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
| Mercer | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| Furman | 3–5 | 3–8 | |
| East Tennessee State | 2–6 | 5–6 | |
| VMI | 1–7 | 3–8 | |
| Western Carolina | 1–7 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.