2019 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
The 2019 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represents The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs are led by fourth-year head coach Brent Thompson and play their home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium. They are members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| 2019 record | 6–6 (4–4 SoCon) |
| Head coach | Brent Thompson (4th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Lou Conte (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Tony Grantham (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Johnson Hagood Stadium (Capacity: 11,332) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Wofford $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Furman ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2018 season 5–6, 4–4 in SoCon play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.
Preseason
Preseason media poll
The SoCon released their preseason media poll and coaches poll on July 22, 2019. The Bulldogs were picked to finish in 7th place in both polls.[1][2]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Wofford | 253 (21) |
| 2 | Furman | 229 (6) |
| 3 | East Tennessee State | 187 (2) |
| 4 | Mercer | 146 |
| 5 | Chattanooga | 134 |
| 6 | Samford | 125 |
| 7 | The Citadel | 111 |
| 8 | Western Carolina | 88 |
| 9 | VMI | 32 |
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Wofford | 63 (7) |
| 2 | Furman | 55 (1) |
| 3 | East Tennessee State | 44 (1) |
| 4 | Chattanooga | 40 |
| 5 | Mercer | 34 |
| 6 | Samford | 33 |
| 7 | The Citadel | 22 |
| 8 | Western Carolina | 21 |
| 9 | VMI | 12 |
Preseason All-SoCon Teams
The Bulldogs placed six players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.[2]
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Offense 2nd team Haden Haas – OL Drew McEntyre – OL |
Defense 1st team Joseph Randolph II – DL Willie Eubanks III – LB |
Specialists 1st team Matthew Campbell – P 2nd team Jacob Godek – PK |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 11 Towson* | ESPN+ | L 21–28 | 8,008 | ||
| September 7 | 2:00 p.m. | at Elon* | FloSports | L 28–35 | 5,071 | ||
| September 14 | 12:30 p.m. | at Georgia Tech* | ACCRSN | W 27–24 OT | 42,871 | ||
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Charleston Southern* | No. 25 |
| ESPN+ | W 22–13 | 9,626 |
| September 28 | 3:00 p.m. | at Samford | No. 25 | ESPN+ | L 55–61 4OT | 3,524 | |
| October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | VMI |
| ESPN+ | L 21–34 | 12,126 | |
| October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | Western Carolina |
| ESPN3 | W 35–17 | 8,023 | |
| October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Furman | ESPN3 | W 27–10 | 6,603 | ||
| October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | Mercer |
| ESPN+ | W 35–24 | 11,439 | |
| November 2 | 3:30 p.m. | at East Tennessee State | ESPN3 | W 31–27 | 8,674 | ||
| November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at Chattanooga | ESPN+ | L 33–34 | 7,363 | ||
| November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 14 Wofford |
| ESPN+ | L 11–31 | ||
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- Source: [3]
Game summaries
Towson
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 11 Tigers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 28 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 0–1 | 2018 | L, 27–44 |
at Elon
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Phoenix | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 8–5 | 2013 | W, 35–10 |
at Georgia Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
| Yellow Jackets | 0 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0–10 | 2001 | L, 7–35 |
Charleston Southern
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Buccaneers | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| No. 25 Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 22 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 6–5 | 2018 | W, 43–14 |
at Samford
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | 4OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 25 CIT Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 55 |
| SAM Bulldogs | 7 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 61 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 7–5 | 2018 | W, 42–27 |
VMI
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Keydets | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 42–30–2 | 2018 | W, 34–32 |
Western Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Catamounts | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 25–17–1 | 2018 | W, 38–24 |
at Furman
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 27 |
| No. 8 Paladins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 35–60–3 | 2018 | L, 17–28 |
Mercer
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 10–5–1 | 2018 | W, 38–31 |
at East Tennessee State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulldogs | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Buccaneers | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 11–16 | 2018 | L, 23–26 |
at Chattanooga
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 2 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 33 |
| Mocs | 12 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 34 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 19–31–2 | 2018 | L, 28–29 OT |
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||
| STATS FCS | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | RV | RV | NR | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||||
References
- "SoCon Media Tab Wofford Preseason Favorite". July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- "Football Coaches Select Preseason Teams, Poll". July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- "The Citadel Bulldogs Football 2019 Schedule". www.CitadelSports.com. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- "The Citadel Football 2018 History & Record Book" (PDF). www.CitadelSports.com. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
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