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Program · never held the belt · belt games 1938–1939

The Citadel

2Belt games
0–2Record
0Reigns

The Citadel has lined up against the belt holder 2 times and walked off without it every time — the closest was lost 0–34 to Tennessee on November 11, 1939. Embed the The Citadel belt badge →

By the numbers

The Citadel and the belt

Heartbreak list →
Shots at the belt2

belt games as the challenger, 1938–1939 · record 0–2

Closest call34 pts

lost 0–34 to Tennessee on November 11, 1939

Last shot0–34

November 11, 1939 against Tennessee

Keeps running intoTennessee

2 of the 2 attempts came against Tennessee

Among the 143 programs still chasing it60th

in attempts · the heartbreak list

This season

The belt and The Citadel right now

Every path →
No path yet

Nothing on The Citadel’s schedule runs through Notre Dame or anyone who could take the belt from them first. Bowl pairings can change that.

Season outlook

under 1% to hold the belt when the season’s games run out, per the season outlook.

Every attempt

2 belt games, newest first

Compare with another team →
November 11, 1939 · The Citadel at Tennessee 0–34lost by 34October 22, 1938 · The Citadel at Tennessee 0–44lost by 44

A program gets a shot at the belt only by being scheduled against whoever holds it, so a short list here says as much about the schedule as the program. Win one, and this page turns into a reign.