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Citadel

SOCON · 1972 Season · Final

Failing
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
4th
4–3 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

1972 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 12Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC4–7L 0–13
4Week 4 · Sep 19App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)H2HIND SOCON5–5–1W 28–21
5Week 5 · Sep 26WESTERN CAROLINAUnranked—L 0–10
6Week 6 · Oct 3William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON5–6L 12–31
7Week 7 · Oct 10Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON2–9W 42–3
8Week 8 · Oct 17East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON9–2L 21–27
9Week 9 · Oct 24Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 12–0
10Week 10 · Oct 31Colgate (COLGATE)H2HIND FBSI5–4–1L 26–28
11Week 11 · Nov 7Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON6–4L 7–21
12Week 12 · Nov 14Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON2–9W 19–13
13Week 13 · Nov 21Davidson (DAVIDSON)H2HIND SOCON3–7–1W 25–16

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
4.593
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-9
-23+14
  • App State +5
  • Davidson +3
  • Virginia Military Institute +2
  • Tennessee Chattanooga +2
  • Furman +2
  • East Carolina -2
  • Colgate -4
  • Richmond -4
  • William & Mary -6
  • Clemson -7

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 #89Better than 36%
Win % Place 72ndBetter than 48%

0.455 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#89Regular Season Final#89Post-Season W1#89Post-Season W2#89Post-Season W3#89Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-13
+7
-10
-19
+39
-6
+12
-2
-14
+6
+9

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

Final Rank by Season
#731967#741968#531969#941970#501971

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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