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Citadel

SOCON · 1978 Season · Final

Failing
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
5th
2–3 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

1978 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 12PRESBYTERIANUnranked—W 28–17
4Week 4 · Sep 19Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC11–1L 3–58
5Week 5 · Sep 26Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON3–8W 14–3
6Week 6 · Oct 3Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI7–5L 0–28
7Week 7 · Oct 10Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HIND SOCON1–10W 41–0
8Week 8 · Oct 17Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON6–5L 24–38
9Week 9 · Oct 24App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)H2HIND SOCON7–4L 14–42
10Week 10 · Oct 31DELAWAREUnranked—W 21–14
11Week 11 · Nov 7William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND FBSI5–5–1L 8–12
12Week 12 · Nov 14WOFFORDUnranked—W 35–17
13Week 13 · Nov 21Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON8–3L 13–17

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
4.423
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-19
-23+4
  • Virginia Military Institute +3
  • Marshall +1
  • Clemson -1
  • Furman -3
  • App State -4
  • Georgia Tech -5
  • Western Carolina -5
  • William & Mary -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 #90Better than 35%
Win % Place 74thBetter than 47%

0.455 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#90Regular Season Final#90Post-Season W1#90Post-Season W2#91Post-Season W3#90Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+11
-55
+11
-28
+41
-14
-28
+7
-4
+18
-4

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

Final Rank by Season
#1131973#1051974#751975#691976#951977

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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