2021 The Citadel
4–7 (3–5 Southern Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat North Greenville 45–13Sep 18
By 32 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to No. 22 Coastal Carolina 14–52Sep 2
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at 22Coastal Carolina | L 14–52 | 8% |
| Sep 11 | vs Charleston Southern | L 21–38 | 46% |
| Sep 18 | vsNorth Greenville | W 45–13 | 59% |
| Oct 2 | vs VMI | W 35–24 | 40% |
| Oct 9 | at East Tennessee State | L 21–48 | 26% |
| Oct 16 | at Furman | L 14–24 | 30% |
| Oct 23 | vs Western Carolina | L 31–45 | 74% |
| Oct 30 | vs Mercer | L 7–34 | 37% |
| Nov 6 | at Samford | L 14–35 | 28% |
| Nov 13 | vs Wofford | W 45–44 | 59% |
| Nov 20 | at Chattanooga | W 24–21 | 16% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Chattanooga 24–21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 112th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 3–5 tied for 7th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 271–378
- Coach
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- Elo
- 1184 −54 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- −30.3 No. 86 of 128 in FCS
- Recruiting class
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- Offensive coordinator
- Lou Conte
- Defensive coordinator
- Tony Grantham
- Offense
- Triple option
- Defense
- 3–4
Top recruits in the 2021 class
| Javonte Graves-Billips WR | ★★ | No. 2641 |
| Varney Farhnbullah DUAL | ||
| Ian Adams OG | ||
| Andrew Oliver ATH |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2021 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivers | 1 | 2.0 | 0.779 |
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.
Transfers in 0
The 2021 portalNo transfers in.
Transfers out 1
2021 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 7–1 | 11–2 | |
| Mercer | 6–2 | 7–3 | |
| Chattanooga | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
| Furman | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| VMI | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| Western Carolina | 4–4 | 4–7 | |
| Samford | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
 The Citadel | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Wofford | 0–8 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.