2023 The Citadel

0–⁠11 (0–⁠8 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

  • Most excitingLost to VMI 13–⁠17Oct 14

    The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.

The Citadel in 2023, game by game: lost at Georgia Southern 0–34; lost vs. Campbell 7–56; lost at Chattanooga 3–48; lost at South Carolina State 10–31; lost vs. Western Carolina 14–49; lost at Furman 14–28; lost vs. VMI 13–17; lost at Samford 7–37; lost vs. Mercer 16–38; lost vs. Wofford 3–11; lost at East Tennessee State 23–35+7−49Lost 0–34 at Georgia Southern-34Georgia SouthernLost 7–56 vs. Campbell-49CampbellLost 3–48 at Chattanooga-45ChattanoogaLost 10–31 at South Carolina State-21South Carolina …Lost 14–49 vs. Western Carolina-35Western CarolinaLost 14–28 at Furman-14FurmanLost 13–17 vs. VMI-4VMILost 7–37 at Samford-30SamfordLost 16–38 vs. Mercer-22MercerLost 3–11 vs. Wofford-8WoffordLost 23–35 at East Tennessee State-12East Tennessee …
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to East Tennessee State 35–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southern Conference.

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

Record
0–⁠11
Conference
0–⁠8 9th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
110–⁠384
Coach
—
Elo
1047 −185 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−47.0 No. 123 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 160
Offensive coordinator
Patrick Covington
Defensive coordinator
Raleigh Jackson
Offense
Spread option
Defense
4–⁠3

Leaders

Passing yardsGraeson Underwood QB1,230 yds
Passing touchdownsGraeson Underwood QB5 TD
Rushing yardsCooper Wallace RB278 yds
Rushing touchdownsGraeson Underwood QB3 TD
Receiving yardsTyler Cherry WR210 yds
Receiving touchdownsCooper Wallace RB2 TD
TacklesHasan Black LB9 tkl
SacksCarson Hatchett DL1 sacks
InterceptionsDominick Poole DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2023 class

Ravon Johnson DE★★★No. 1622
Logan Locklear OT
Jeremiah Holmes LB
Bradlee Jones CB

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

The 2023 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Defensive line13.00.844

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.

2023 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Furman7–⁠110–⁠3
Mercer6–⁠29–⁠4
Chattanooga6–⁠28–⁠5
Western Carolina5–⁠37–⁠4
Samford4–⁠46–⁠5
VMI4–⁠45–⁠6
East Tennessee State2–⁠63–⁠8
Wofford2–⁠62–⁠9
The Citadel0–⁠80–⁠11

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