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Citadel

SOCON · 1973 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
3–8
0.273 Win %
Conference
6th
1–6 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

1973 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC5–6L 12–14
4Week 4 · Sep 18PRESBYTERIANUnranked—W 25–13
5Week 5 · Sep 25ILLINOIS STATEUnranked—L 6–24
6Week 6 · Oct 2William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON6–5L 12–24
7Week 7 · Oct 9Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON3–8L 6–23
8Week 8 · Oct 16Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 28–20
9Week 9 · Oct 23East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON9–2L 0–34
10Week 10 · Oct 30App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)H2HIND SOCON3–7–1L 6–31
11Week 11 · Nov 6Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON8–2L 0–27
12Week 12 · Nov 13Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON7–4W 26–21
13Week 13 · Nov 20Davidson (DAVIDSON)H2HIND SOCON2–8L 16–19

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
6.487
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-27
-38+11
  • Furman +7
  • Tennessee Chattanooga +4
  • East Carolina -2
  • Richmond -2
  • William & Mary -5
  • Clemson -6
  • App State -7
  • Virginia Military Institute -8
  • Davidson -8

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 #113Better than 18%
Win % Place 104thBetter than 25%

0.273 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#113Regular Season Final#113Post-Season W2#113Post-Season W3#113Post-Season W4#113Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-2
+12
-18
-12
-17
+8
-34
-25
-27
+5
-3

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

Final Rank by Season
#741968#531969#941970#501971#891972

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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