The Citadel·Southern

2026 — The Chapter Being Written

The 2026 season is in progress. This chapter is still being written.

Record 2-7
Final result In-progress
AP final — post-bowls
SP+ -10.5 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
L @ Wofford 14-42 W @ Charlo 43-41 L vs Char Sou 20-26 L vs Chatta 8-27 W @ Sout Sta 34-31 L vs East Sta 16-34 L @ Texas A&M 0-41 L vs Tenn Tec 13-28 L @ Mercer 19-28
Defining moments
The statement

The 2026 season's largest margin: The Citadel 34, South Carolina State 31. A 3-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: The Citadel 0, Texas A&M 41. A 41-point margin the season is remembered by.

"Go Bulldogs"
— The Citadel fanbase voice · 2026· synthesized
What it meant

2026 is a middle chapter for The Citadel — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.