2026 The Citadel
2–5 (0–3 Southern Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 2–4, over six games to the seven on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat South Carolina State 34–31Oct 3
By 3 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingBeat Charlotte 43–41Sep 5
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at Wofford | L 14–42 | 35% |
| Sep 5 | at Charlotte | W 43–41 | 30% |
| Sep 12 | vs Charleston Southern | L 20–26 | 63% |
| Sep 26 | vs Chattanooga | L 8–27 | 45% |
| Oct 3 | at South Carolina State | W 34–31 | 14% |
| Oct 10 | vs East Tennessee State | L 16–34 | 38% |
| Oct 17 | at Texas A&M | L 0–41 | 8% |
| Oct 24 | vs Tennessee Tech | Preview | 27% |
| Oct 31 | at Mercer | Preview | 16% |
| Nov 7 | vs Furman | Preview | 51% |
| Nov 14 | at VMI | Preview | 66% |
| Nov 21 | at Western Carolina | Preview | 23% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
- Record
- 2–5
- Conference
- 0–3 tied for 9th in Southern Conference
- AP now
- Unranked
- Points
- 135–242
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1205 −57 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −38.5 No. 79 of 128 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Lamar Owens
- Defensive coordinator
- Raleigh Jackson
- Offense
- Spread option
- Defense
- 4–3
Leaders
| Passing yards | Quentin Hayes QB | 381 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Quentin Hayes QB | 4 TD |
| Rushing yards | Gavin Garcia RB | 632 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Gavin Garcia RB | 6 TD |
| Receiving yards | Damir Abdullah WR | 159 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Damir Abdullah WR | 1 TD |
| Tackles | Zyion Freer-Brown LB | 62 tkl |
| Sacks | Zyion Freer-Brown LB | 4 sacks |
| Interceptions | J’hari Mosley DB | 1 INT |
Roster 108
The 2026 roster108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2026 line; 58 have a stat line. See the roster
Transfers in 2
The 2026 portal Trevor Duncan OT | ★★★ | from  Tennessee |
 D.K. McGruder CB | ★★★ | from  Mississippi State |
Transfers out 3
2026 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 3–0 | 5–2 | |
| Tennessee Tech | 4–1 | 6–1 | |
| Mercer | 3–1 | 6–2 | |
| Wofford | 3–2 | 5–3 | |
| Chattanooga | 3–2 | 4–3 | |
| Western Carolina | 1–2 | 3–4 | |
| Furman | 1–2 | 2–5 | |
 Samford | 1–3 | 1–6 | |
 The Citadel | 0–3 | 2–5 | |
| VMI | 0–3 | 0–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.