NCAA FCS Southern

The Citadel football predictions & picks

Southern

2026 record: 2-8
Southern: 9th
PPG: 18.1
Streak: L5
Last 5: Lost 16–34 vs East Tennessee State · Sat, Oct 10 Lost 0–41 at Texas A&M · Sat, Oct 17 Lost 13–28 vs Tennessee Tech · Sat, Oct 24 Lost 19–28 at Mercer · Sat, Oct 31 Lost 14–24 vs Furman · Sat, Nov 7

The Citadel next game

Wk 11

The Citadel @12:30 PM ET Saturday, November 14 VMI

Picks

The model publishes its moneyline, spread and over/under picks in the days before kickoff. They will be here, and on the game’s own page.

The Citadel 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Sat, Aug 29Aug 29 @Wofford Wofford L14–42 —

Wk 1Sat, Sep 5Sep 5 @Charlotte Charlotte W43–41 OT —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 vs Charleston Southern Charleston So L20–26 OT —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 vs Chattanooga Chattanooga L8–27 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 @South Carolina State SC State W34–31 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 vs East Tennessee State ETSU L16–34 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 @Texas A&M Texas A&M L0–41 —

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 vs Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech L13–28 —

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 @Mercer Mercer L19–28 —

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 vs Furman Furman L14–24 —

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 @VMI VMI 12:30 PM ET Pick coming soon

Wk 12Sat, Nov 21Nov 21 @Western Carolina W Carolina 12:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

The Citadel team stats

2026 regular season · 10 games · rank among 127 FCS teams

Offense

Points 18.1/ game 108th

Total yards 302.0/ game 107th

Passing yards 104.2/ game 125th

Rushing yards 197.8/ game 17th

Third-down conversions 39.0% 60th

Giveaways 1.0/ game 21st

Time of possession 33:40 2nd

Defense

Points allowed 32.2/ game 95th

Yards allowed 348.8/ game 38th

Passing yards allowed 191.3/ game 30th

Rushing yards allowed 157.5/ game 66th

Takeaways 0.9/ game 110th

Penalties 3.7/ game 1st

The Citadel leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Nick Billoups 553yds 0 TD · 0 INT · 60.5% comp. · 9 games

Rushing Gavin Garcia 728yds 6 TD · 4.8 per carry · 9 games

Receiving Damir Abdullah 200yds 11 catches · 1 TD · 4 games

Tackles Zyion FreerBrown 84 10 games

Sacks Zyion FreerBrown 4.5 10 games

Interceptions Zyion FreerBrown 1 2 passes defended · 10 games

Southern standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech 910 9-1 .900 356203 +153 W5

2 Mercer Mercer 820 8-2 .800 287163 +124 W6

3 East Tennessee State ETSU 640 6-4 .600 319236 +83 L2

4 Chattanooga Chattanooga 640 6-4 .600 212130 +82 L1

5 Wofford Wofford 550 5-5 .500 227221 +6 L2

6 Western Carolina W Carolina 550 5-5 .500 292297 −5 W2

7 Samford Samford 460 4-6 .400 190229 −39 W3

8 Furman Furman 370 3-7 .300 171211 −40 W1

9 The Citadel The Citadel 280 2-8 .200 181322 −141 L5

10 VMI VMI 0100 0-10 .000 88420 −332 L10

The Citadel FAQ

Who does The Citadel play next?

Next up for The Citadel: on the road at VMI, Saturday, November 14, 12:30 PM ET. Our picks for it go up in the days before kickoff.

What is The Citadel’s record this season?

The Citadel is 2-8, 9th in the Southern.

Who leads The Citadel in passing yards?

Nick Billoups, with 553 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (0 TD · 0 INT · 60.5% comp. · 9 games).

Southern rivals

All teams

Chattanooga East Tennessee State Furman Mercer Samford Tennessee Tech VMI Western Carolina Wofford

The Citadel this week

The Citadel is 2-8, 0-6 in Southern play. Its last game was a 24–14 loss to Furman at home on November 7, its fifth in a row. Its offense averages 18.1 points a game (tied for 108th in FCS), and its defense allows 32.2 (95th).

Next up, The Citadel visits VMI on Saturday, November 14 at 12:30 PM ET. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.