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Citadel

SOCON · 1961 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
7–3
0.700 Win %
Conference
1st
5–1 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

1961 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 19Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HIND FBSI8–2L 0–40
5Week 5 · Sep 26George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)H2HIND SOCON3–6L 13–17
6Week 6 · Oct 3Davidson (DAVIDSON)H2HIND SOCON4–4W 20–12
7Week 7 · Oct 10Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON5–5W 24–6
8Week 8 · Oct 17William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON1–9W 10–8
9Week 9 · Oct 24Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON7–3W 9–8
10Week 10 · Oct 31Xavier (XAVIER)H2HIND FBSI6–4W 7–6
11Week 11 · Nov 7Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON6–4W 14–8
12Week 12 · Nov 14Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI4–5–1L 8–44
13Week 13 · Nov 21ARKANSAS STATEUnranked—W 28–6

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
2.330
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+16
-13+29
  • Furman +7
  • Xavier +6
  • Virginia Military Institute +6
  • Richmond +5
  • Davidson +4
  • William & Mary +1
  • Memphis -2
  • Florida State -5
  • George Washington -6

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 #28Better than 80%
Win % Place 20thBetter than 86%

0.700 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#28W14#27Regular Season Final#27Post-Season W1#27Post-Season W2#28Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-40
-4
+8
+18
+2
+1
+1
+6
-36
+22

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

Final Rank by Season
#901956#691957#971958#301959#311960

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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