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Citadel

SOCON · 1981 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
7–3–1
0.682 Win %
Conference
2nd
3–2 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
65
1909–1981
All-Time Record
284–304–21
0.484 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#23
1916
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 22 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Citadel head-to-head · History & Eras

1981 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 15Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI7–4–1L 7–17
4Week 4 · Sep 22Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON4–7W 12–3
5Week 5 · Sep 29App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)H2HIND SOCON3–7–1W 34–20
6Week 6 · Oct 6East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)H2HIND SOCON6–5L 13–17
7Week 7 · Oct 13Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON6–3–1L 0–14
8Week 8 · Oct 20DAVIDSONUnranked—W 23–3
9Week 9 · Oct 27NEWBERRYUnranked—W 55–14
10Week 10 · Nov 3PRESBYTERIANUnranked—W 21–3
11Week 11 · Nov 10Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)H2HIND SOCON7–3–1T 28–28
12Week 12 · Nov 17WOFFORDUnranked—W 24–14
13Week 13 · Nov 24Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON8–3W 35–18

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.657
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+3
-12+15
  • Furman +8
  • Western Carolina +4
  • App State +3
  • Tennessee Chattanooga 0
  • Virginia Military Institute -3
  • Navy -4
  • East Tennessee State -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #45Better than 68%
Win % Place 30thBetter than 79%

0.682 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#47Regular Season Final#46Post-Season W1#46Post-Season W2#46Post-Season W3#45Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-10
+9
+14
-4
-14
+20
+41
+18
0
+10
+17

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#691976#951977#901978#781979#571980

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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