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sOcon champions - 2016, 2015, 1992, 1961fcs playoffs - 2016, 2015, 1992, 1990, 1988

NOVEMBER, 18 - 12:20 P.M.CLEMSON, S.C. - MEMORIAL STADIUM

The Citadel bulldogs

3/4 clemson tigers Head Coach: Dabo SwinneyRecord at Clemson: 98-29 (9th full season)Career Record: Same Record against The Citadel: 1-0

THE CITADEL BY THE #S

2017 citadel SCHEDULE (5-5, 3-5 SOCON)9.2 Newberry W, 31-149.9 at Presbyterian W, 48-79.16 at ETSU * W, 31-259.30 at Samford * L, 35-1410.7 Mercer * (ESPN3) L, 24-1410.14 Wofford*(ESPN3) L,20-1610.21 atChattanooga* W,20-1410.28 VMI * (ESPN3) W, 21-311.4 Western Carolina * (ESPN3) L, 31-1911.11 at Furman * L, 56-2011.18 at Clemson 12:20 p.m.HomegamesinBOLD;*-SoCongame

2017 CLEMSON SCHEDULE (9-1, 7-1 ACC)9.2 KentState W,56-39.9 Auburn W,14-69.16 Louisville * W, 47-219.23 Boston College * W, 34-79.30 VirginiaTech* W,31-1710.7 Wake Forest * W, 28-1410.13 Syracuse* L,27-2410.28 Georgia Tech * W, 24-1011.4 North Carolina State * W, 38-3111.11 Florida State * W, 31-1411.18 The Citadel 12:20 p.m.11.25 South Carolina 7:30 p.m.12.2 Miami (ACC Champ.) TBA

Head Coach:BrentThompson,2ndSeason(Norwich,1998)Record at The Citadel: 15-7 (.714) Career Record: SameRecord against Clemson:FirstMeeting

7.25 - TacklesforLossbytheBulldogs'defenseaveragedinSoConplay.AgainstVMI,theyamassedaseasonhigh11.0.TheCitadelhad10againstWofford(Oct.14)andinfouroftheirsixSoCongamesthisseason.TheBulldogsalsohad10againstMercer(Oct.7)andETSU(Sept.16).

52 - TotalnumberofstartsbyfreshmanontheBulldogs'offensethisseason.Threeoffensivelinemen,WRRaleighWebb,andB-BackBrandonRaineyhavestartedeverygame.Freshmenhaveaccountedfor47%ofthestartsontheBulldogoffensethisseason.

2- TheCitadel'srankintotaldefenseintheSoCon.TheBulldogstrailonlyWoffordinTotalDefenseandareallowingonly323.9yardspergame.TheBulldogsarefourthinScoringDefense(22.9PPG),butonly2.5PPGbehindconferenceleaderMercer(20.4).

5 - TDsbyTheCitadeltoopenthesecondhalfthisseason.TheBulldogshavescoredon6-of-10possessionstoopenthesecondhalfthisseason.TheBulldogshavereceivedonlytwicetoopenagamethisseason.11-1 -BulldogsrecordagainstFCSopponentsunderBrentThompsonwhenthey rush for 300+ yards.34:06 -TheCitadelleadsthenationintimeofpossessionat34:46.TheBulldogscontrolledtheballforover37minutesagainstWesternCarolina,butwere undone by three red zone turnovers. 5 -Opponentsheldunder300yardsbytheBulldogsthisseason.ONLYSamford,WCU,andFurmanhavesurpassed311yardsofoffenseagainsttheBulldogsthisseason.ETSU's209yardsarethefewestallowedbyaBrentThompson team. 7-ConsecutivetouchdownsscoredbytheBulldogsinthe48-7winagainstPresbyterianonSept.9.TheCitadelpuntedonitsopeningpossession,thenscoredontheensuingsevenpossessionsuntilkneelingthegameoutintheclosingminute.40-TotaloffensivesnapsforPresbyterianinthe48-7Bulldogwin.502-#ofprogramwinsbyTheCitadel.Theprogramis502-549-32all-timeandwonits500thgameatETSUonSept.17.Theprogramisinits108thseason in 2017.

Game 11

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the CITADEL media availabilityTuesday Press ConferenceHeadcoachBrentThompsonisavailabletothemediaonTuesdaysatnoononthe4thfloorclublevelofJohnsonHagoodStadium.Twocadet-athleteswillalsobeavailablefollowingCoachThompson.ThepressconferenceswillbestreamedliveandavailableforreplayonCitadelSports.com.The Brent Thompson Radio ShowHeadCoachBrent Thompson joins “Voiceof theBulldogs”Mike Legg for TheBrent ThompsonRadioShoweachWednesdayfrom7-8p.m.atHomeTeamBBQdowntownonWillamin.TheshowairsonSportsRadio1450AMinCharleston.TheCitadelCadet-AthleteMediaOpportunitiesAll requests for cadet-athlete interviews mustbe submitted via email to Assistant AthleticDirector for Athletic Communications ZekeBeam ([email protected]) at least 24 hoursinadvanceoftherequestedinterview.ThebesttimeforinterviewsisafterpracticeTuesdaysorThursdaysbutothertimescanbearranged.

FOOTBALL QUICK FACTSGENERAL INFORMATIONLocation ......................................... Charleston, S.C.Founded .......................................................... 1842Enrollment .....................................................2,300Affiliation................................NCAADivisionI(FCS)Conference ............................................... SouthernColors ..................................Citadel Blue and WhiteNickname...................................................BulldogsStadium ............ JohnsonHagoodStadium(11,332)President....... Lt.Gen.JohnW.RosaJr.(USAF,Ret.)FacultyAthleticRep. ...... Chip Taylor (Tennessee, 1996)AthleticDirector................ Jim Senter (Tulsa, 1985)MailingAddress ....................McAlisterFieldHouse .................171 Moultrie St., Charleston, S.C. 29409AthleticDepartmentPhone .............. 843-953-5070AthleticDepartmentWebsite ....CitadelSports.comCOACHING STAFFHeadCoach ....... BrentThompson(Norwich,1998)RecordatTheCitadel ............................ 15-6 (.727)OffensiveCoord./QBs/B-Backs ............... Lou Conte . ................................................... (Springfield,2004)Defensive Coord./LBs ......................... BlakeHarrell .........................................(Western Carolina, 2002)SpecialTeamsCoord./A-Backs ................J.P.Gunter . ............................................... (Lenoir-Rhyne,2007)OffensiveLine. ..........................................RonBoyd .................................(WestVirginiaWeslyan,1992)OffensiveTackles ...........................CharlesHopkins ........................................ (GeorgiaSouthern,2006)Cornerbacks ..............................OrlandoMitjans,Jr. ............................................... (Northeastern, 1982)WideReceivers ................................... BrianRucker .........................................(Western Carolina, 2004)Safeties/Def.PassGameCoord. ............. Joel Taylor ..................................................... (S.C. State, 2004)DefensiveLine/Acad.Coord. ..................John Ward ................................................... (Springfield,2010)OutsideLBs/RecruitingCoord. .......... ScottYielding .................................................. (The Citadel, 1993)Quality Control ........................TamynGarrick(Off.) ....................................................AllenTucker(Def.) ...................................WillHornsby(SpecialTeams)Video Coord. .................................FlorisMendoncaDirectorofPersonnel ...........................KateYeagerAsstAD/Strength&Conditioning .............DonnellBoucher . .......................................................... (WorcesterSt.,2005)AsstAD/SportsMedicine .................. Andy Clawson ..............................................(Henderson St., 1969)TEAM INFORMATION2016Record.......................... 10-2 (8-0, 1st SoCon)LettermenReturning ......................................... 37 ................(13offense,22defense,2specialteams)LettermenLost.....................................................21 ..................(11offense,8defense,2specialteams)StartersReturning ..................................................9 ....................(3offense,6defense,0specialteams)Starters Lost .........................................................15 ....................(8offense,5defense,2specialteams)Offense ...............................................TripleOptionDefense...................................................... MultipleSTADIUM INFORMATIONStadium............ JohnsonHagoodStadium(11,332)Surface ...............................................NaturalgrassOpened .......................Oct.16,1948(69thseason)All-TimeRecord .......226-143-3(.612)-Entering'17PROGRAM HISTORYFirst Year of Football ...............1905 (108th season)All-TimeRecord 497-549-32(.476)(Entering2017)500th win ................... The Citadel 31, ETSU 25 - Sept. 16SoCon Championships .......2016, 2015, 1992, 1961BowlRecord....................................................... 1-0 ...............1960TangerineBowl,27-0vs.Tenn.TechFCSPlayoffsRecord ............................................ 2-5(0-1in1988,0-1in'90,1-1in'92,1-1in2015,0-1in'16)

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS STAFFAssistantAD/AthleticCommunicationsZekeBeam* ............................ ebeam@citadel.eduAssociateAthleticCommunicationsDirectorMilledgeAustin................... maustin7@citadel.eduAssistantAthleticCommunicationsDirectorHayesBennett* ...................hbennett@citadel.eduAssistantAthleticCommunicationsDirectorHannah Allison ........................................................*-Footballcontact

2017 STORYLINESSUCCESSFUL SENIORS LAST GAME-TheCitadelseniorsareplayingintheirfinalgameandhave29wins,twoSoContitles,andtwoFCSPlayoffappearancesontheirresume.The29winsarethesecond-mostoverafour-yearspanatTheCitadel('90-'93had30wins).STRETCH OF SUCCESS- CitadelFootballisenjoyingoneofthemostsuccessfulstretchesinprogramhistory.Datingbacktotheendofthe2014season,theBull-dogsfinishingwitha3-1stretch,theBulldogsare 27-12 overall and 22-7 in SoCon play.DISPLACED BY IRMA- HURRICANEIRMAdisplacedtheBulldogsforaweekendandforcedtheSept.9gameagainstPresbyterian to be moved to Clinton, S.C. The Bulldogsspentfivedaysontheroad,returningtocampusonaTuesdaynightandreturningtoplay ETSU in Johnson City on Friday. The Citadel hadahomegamemovedforHurricaneMat-thew in 2016.- TheBulldogswent5weeks(35days)betweenhomegamesbecauseofHurricaneIrma,thenplaytheirfinalfourhomegamesinthespanof29 days. 2016SUCCESS-TheCitadeltiedtheSouthernConferencerecordwitheightconferencewinsin2016,afeataccomplishedonlysixtimesbefore,andfin-ishedunbeateninconferenceplayforthefirsttimeinprogramhistory.OnlytheCitadel(2016)andWofford(2003)havebeen8-0inSoConplayamongcurrentleaguemembers.-HeadCoachBrentThompson,nowinhissecondseason,brokeTheCitadel’srecordformostwinsbyafirst-yearheadcoachgoing10-2,blastingpastthepreviousrecordofsixthathadstoodsince1916.PLAYING COLLEGE FOOTBALL'S BEST- TheBulldogsfaceClemsononSaturdayandAlabamain2018,meaningtheBulldogsfacethetwo teams that have played for the CFP Champi-onshipineachofthelasttwoseason…inthenexttwoseasons.BothareintheTop4ofthis

week'sCFPrankings.REMEMBERING JETER-TheCitadellostformerteammateandBulldogMitchellJeterinacaraccidentneartheRockHill, S.C. area on Sept. 9. Jeter was the 2015 SoCon Defensive Player of the Year and a First TeamAll-Americanasasenior.TheBulldogsworeJeter's#62ontheirhelmetsagainstMer-ceronOct.7.

OFFENSIVE HIGHLIGHTSYOUTHFUL BULLDOGS-TheCitadelboastsoneoftheyoungestsidesoftheballinallofcollegefootballwithanoffensethatnowstartssixfreshmen.Threeoffensivelinemen,B-BackBrandonRainey,andtwowidereceiversstartedatFurmanlastweek.Freshmenhavecombinedfor52startsontheoffensivesideoftheball,comparedtoonlytoon the defensive side. AMONG NATION'S BEST AGAIN-TheBulldogsareNo.2nationallyandleadtheSoConinrushingoffensein2017.TheCitadelisaveraging308.6rushingyardspergameafterleadingthenationinrushingoffensein2016.TheCitadelhasrushedforover300yardsinsixgamesthisseason.-Theoffense,priortothelossatFurman,wasfindingarhythm,averaging393yardspergameagainstChattanooga(W),VMI(W),andWesternCarolina(L).TheBulldogsrushedfor1,179yardsinthethree-gamestretch.JACKSON'S BIG DAY(S)-Despitetheloss,CitadelA-BackCamJacksonreeledoff271totalyardslastweekagainstFurman.HehadTheCitadel'sthreelongestkickoffreturnsincludinga51-yardtosetupaquickstriketoWRRaleighWebbinthesecondhalf.Jacksonalsohada61-yardtouchdownreception.Theweekprior,JacksonblockedtwopuntsagainstWesternCarolina.Healsohadawould-betouchdownreceptionoverturnedbyreplayjustbeforethehalf,takinga16-10leadofftheboardagainstWCU.ALLEN NAMED OFFENSIVE POTW-QBDomAllenearnedOffensivePlayerofthe

WeekhonorsfollowingTheCitadel's31-25winat ETSU on Sept. 16. Allen threw for 104 yards andatouchdown,healsoranfor52yardsandanotherscore.TheBulldogstrailed17-7,butscored21unansweredtorallyforthewin.Thesenioris10thinBulldoghistorywith2,199rushingyards.

DEFENSIVE HIGHLIGHTSSOCON'S BEST- The Citadel led the SoCon in Total Defense, RushingDefense,andScoringDefensepriortolastweek'slossatFurman.TheBulldogsareNo. 2 in the SoCon in Total Defense at 323 yards pergameandareallowingonly22.9pointspergame,2.5morethanleague-leaderMercer.- The Citadel has held SEVEN of 10 opponents tounder311yardsthisseason.OnlySamford,Western Carolina, and Furman have surpassed themark.The208yardsallowedtoETSUwerethe fewest allowed by The Citadel under Brent Thompson.TACKING ON TFLs-TheCitadeldefensehasbeenveryactiveinopponents'backfieldthisseason.TheBulldogshavedouble-digittacklesforlossagainstfouropponents:Opponent TFLsat ETSU (9/16) 10.0MERCER(10/7) 10.0WOFFORD(10/14) 10.0VMI(10/28) 11.0**SeasonHigh

STANDOUT PERFORMERS-JuniorsafetyAronSpannIIIleadstheSoConandis8thnationallywithfiveinterceptionsthisseason.Spann'spickagainstChattanoogaintheendzonewith70secondsleftsealedtheBull-dogs'20-14winonOct.21.Hehadtwopicksinthegame.-SeniorLBMylesPiercewasa1-manwreckingcrewagainstETSU(Sept.16).Hehasonlyfivestops,buthadtwoTFLs,asack,andthreeQBhurriestodisrupttheBucsinthesecondhalf.-SeniorsafetyKailikWilliams'had10tackles,twoTFLsandaforcedfumbleandrecoveryintheBulldogs'heartbreakinglosstoWofford.WilliamspoppedWoffordRBAndreStoddardinthethirdquarterinsidetheWoffordredzoneandpouncedonthelooseballtosetupaCitadelscore.WilliamswastheSoConDefensivePlayeroftheYearin'16andhasmissedtimelateinthe'17season.


BrentThompsonwasnamedTheCitadel's25thheadfootballcoachonJanuary19,2016,andinhisfirstyearledtheBulldogstounprecedentedheightswhileauthoringoneofthebestseasonsinSouthernConferencehistory.Thompson’sfirstseasoninchargefeaturedaprogram-record10-gamewinning

streak,asingle-seasonschool-recordsixroadvictories,onlytheseventh8-0conferencerecordin84yearsofSoConfootball,asecondconsecutiveconferencechampionship,aNo.6nationalseedintheFCSPlayoffsandthefirsthomeplayoffgamein24years.HewasnamedSouthernConferenceCoachoftheYearforthe10-2campaignthatresultedinthefirsttimeinprogramhistorywithback-to-

backplayoffappearances.ThompsonshatteredTheCitadel’srecordforwinsbyafirst-yearheadcoachofsixthathadstoodfor100yearsandwasthesecondcoachinconferencehistorytowineightSoCongamesinhisfirstseasonwhilebecomingtheonlyfirst-yearheadcoachtoleadtheBulldogstotheFCSPlayoffs.ThompsonproducedthreeAll-Americans,twoAcademicAll-Americans,theSouthernConferenceDefensivePlayerof

theYear,theSouthernConferenceJacobsBlockingAwardwinnerand11All-SouthernConferencePerformersin2016.Inaddition,TheCitadelclaimedeightSoConplayeroftheweekaccolades,oneSoConStudent-AthleteoftheWeekandoneconferenceplayerofthemonth.TheBulldogsrankedfirstinFCSwithanaverageof348.2rushingyardspergame,thesecond-highestsingle-season

totalatTheCitadel,markingonlythethirdtimeinschoolhistoryandthefirsttimesince1994theBulldogsledFCSinrushing.TheCitadelalsorankedfirstinFCSwithanation-low3.3tacklesforlossallowedpergameandfinishedtheseasonrankedfirstintheSouthernConferencein11totalteamcategorieswhilerankinginthetop-10inFCSin12differentteamcategories.Thompson’sapproachtodevelopingacompleteteamwasondisplayinhisfirstseasonincharge.TheBulldogsranked

seventhinFCSinpassdefense,ledbySoConinterceptionchampionDeeDelaney,andeighthinthecountryintotaldefense,improvingbymorethan50yardsfromthepreviousseasontoallowonly302.7yardspergame.TheBulldogsalsorankedfirstintheSouthernConferencewithonly30touchdownsallowedin12games,anaverageof2.5pergame.SpecialteamsplayedacrucialroleinTheCitadel’ssuccesswithadangerousreturngame,ledbySoConpuntreturnchampionDeAndreSchoultz,clutchkickingandoneofthebestcoverageunitsintheconference.ThompsonservedastheBulldogs’offensivecoordinatorandquarterbacks/B-Backscoachforhisfirsttwoseasonsin

Charleston.Inthreeseasonscallingplays,hisphysicalrushingattackhasproduced37individual100-yardrushinggames,includingasingle-seasonprogram-record14in2015,andhasrankedfirstorsecondinFCSinrushingyardspergameeachyear.Inaddition,TheCitadeltiedasingle-seasonschoolrecordwithfivegamesofatleast400rushingyardsin2016.In2015,TheCitadelearnedaco-SouthernConferencechampionshipbehindathen-school-record-tyingsixSoCon

winsandfinished9-4overallafteradvancingtothesecondroundoftheNCAAFCSPlayoffsforonlythesecondtimeinschoolhistory.TheBulldogs,whofinishedtheseasonwithaconference-best+117scoringmarginthatincludeda+100margininSoConplay,earnedtheprogram’sfirstroadplayoffwinwitha41-38victoryatCoastalCarolinainthefirstroundoftheplayoffs.InTheCitadel’s23-22winatSouthCarolina,B-BackTylerRenewpiledupacareer-high174rushingyards,themost

allowedathomebySouthCarolinasince2006whenDoakWalkerAwardwinnerandHeismanTrophyfinalistDarrenMcFaddenrushedfor219yards.Renew’stotalwashigherthanfiveteams’rushingtotalsagainsttheGamecocksin2015.Thenextweek,atCoastalCarolina,theBulldogsbrokeaschoolrecordwithfour100-yardrushersandpiledup524rushingyards,themostinanNCAAPlayoffgamesince2012andthesecond-highestsingle-gamerushingtotalinFCSin2015behindTheCitadel’s535yardsintheseasonopener.RenewandoffensivelinemanSamFryewerenamedAll-Americans,andFryeandfellowoffensivelinemanKyleWeaverearnedAll-SouthernConferencehonors.Inaddition,offensivelinemanTylerDavisandB-BackEvanMcFieldearnedspotsontheAll-SouthernConferenceFreshmanTeam.Asateam,theBulldogsbrokeschoolrecordsforall-purposeyards,totaloffenseyardsandrushingyards.TheCitadel

ledtheSouthernConferenceandrankedsecondinFCSwithanaverageof346.9rushingyardspergame,anaverageof17.21yardspercompletionandallowing0.62sackspergame.TheBulldogsalsoledtheSoConwith5.70yardsperrushand41rushingtouchdowns.QuarterbackDominiqueAllenledtheSouthernConferenceandtiedfor17thinFCS,secondamongquarterbacks,with13rushingtouchdowns.AllenalsorankedthirdintheSoConinpointsresponsibilitywith104,fifthwith953rushingyards,seventhwithanaverageof140.3yardsoftotaloffensepergameandeighthwithanaverageof6.0pointsscoredpergame.InhisfirstyearatTheCitadel,ThompsonwasinstrumentalinthedevelopmentofAaronMillerastheseniorranked

secondintheSouthernConferencewith1,080rushingyards,thehighesttotalbyaBulldogsince1998,andfinishedtheregularseason31stinthenationandsecondamongquarterbacks.TheB-backcombinationofRenewandIsiahaSmithrushedfor1,352yardsand10touchdowns.ThompsoncametoCharlestonaftercoordinatingtheoffenseatLenoir-Rhynefrom2010-13.Operatingoutofthe

tripleoptionoffense,Thompson'sattackwastopsinrushinginDivisionIIin2013,averaging370.9yardspergame,andsettheNCAArecordforalldivisionsinrushingyardsinaseasonwith5,563whileadvancingtotheDivisionIINationalChampionshipGameanda13-2overallrecord.In2012Lenoir-Rhynecompiled4,515yardsonthegroundandfinishedsecondinthenationinrushingat376.2pergame.TheBearsalsohadtheirhighestoutputoftotaloffenseinaseason(430.6ypg)since1994andaveraged35.2pointspergame.In2011ThompsonguidedLenoir-Rhynetonearly400yardsofoffensepergame(397.0ypg)whilethesquadaveraged33.6pointsperouting.TheBearsalsorankedthirdinthenationinrushing(287.1ypg),andquarterbackMajorHerronwasnamedtotheall-leaguefirstteam.InhisfirstseasonatL-R,ThompsonheadedupaBearattackin2010thataveragedmorethan400yardsoftotaloffenseforthefirsttimein18yearsandledDivisionIIinrushingat319.5yardspergame.ThompsonwenttoLenoir-RhyneafterservingasanassistantcoachatBucknellforsevenseasons.In2009,ThompsonservedastheBison’soffensivecoordinatorinaddition

tohisdutiesasrecruitingcoordinatorandoffensivelinecoach.ThompsonstartedhistenureattheLewisburg,Pa.,schoolasthewidereceiverscoachin2003.Asquarterbacksandfullbackscoachin2004,ThompsonmentoredquarterbackDarisWilsontofirst-teamAll-PatriotLeaguehonors.PriortoBucknell,Thompsoncoachedthe2001and2002seasonsatNortheasternwhereheoversawtherunningbacksandwastheteam’svideocoordinator.In2002,ThompsonhelpedleadtheHuskiestotheAtlantic10championship.ThompsoncoachedAll-AmericanL.J.McKanas,whobroketheschool’scareerrushingrecordandwassecondinthenationinthatcategoryin2001.Thompson,a1998graduateofNorwichwithadegreeinpeace,waranddiplomacy,wasatwo-yearlettermanasadefensivebackonthefootballsquad.Hebeganhiscoaching

careeratDickinsoninthefallof1998asagraduateassistantandworkedwiththeoutsidelinebackersbeforeservingasthewidereceiverscoachatStonyBrookin2000.

brent thompson2nd Season | The Citadel Record: 15-7

THE BRENT THOMPSON FILEFAMILY•Wife-Tiffany•Children-Harper&EmmaEDUCATION•Norwich-1998PLAYING HISTORY•Norwich-1996-97COACHING HONORS•2016SoConCoachoftheYear

•MostWinsbyafirstyearheadcoachin SoCon history. Year School PositionW-L 1999Dickinson GA -- 2000Dickinson GA -- 2001Northeastern WR --2002Northeastern WR --2003Bucknell WR --2004Bucknell QB --2005Bucknell QB --2006Bucknell QB --2007 Bucknell QB --2008 Bucknell OL --2009 Bucknell OC --2010 Lenoir-Rhyne OC --2011 Lenoir-Rhyne OC --2012 Lenoir-Rhyne OC --2013 Lenoir-Rhyne OC --2014 TheCitadel OC --2015 TheCitadel OC --2016 TheCitadel HC10-2(8-0)2017 The Citadel HC 5-5 (3-5) 15-7 (11-5 SoCon)

THOMPSON BY OPPONENT Opp. Overall Record Chattanooga 2-0 ETSU 2-0 Furman 1-1 Gardner-Webb 1-0 Mercer 1-1 Newberry 1-0 North Carolina 0-1 NorthGreenville 1-0 Presbyterian 1-0 Samford 1-1 VMI 2-0 Western Carolina 1-1 Wofford 1-2 TOTALS 15-7 vs.FCSOpponents 13-6 vs.FBSOpp. 0-1 vs. Non-D1 2-0


MOST POINTS SCOREDTeam Pts YearPresbyterian 48 2017ETSU 45 2016N.Greenville 37 2016

FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED VMI 3 2017Presbyterian 7 2017ETSU 10 2016*SIXTiedat14

MOST RUSHING YARDS Team Yds SeasonNorthGreenville 559 2016Western Carolina 513 2016Samford 463 2016 MOST PASSING YARDS Mercer 180 2017Samford 152 2017VMI 133 2016

MOST TOTAL YARDS Opponent Yds SeasonWestern Carolina 602 2016NorthGreenville 599 2016Samford 542 2016 FEWEST TOTAL YARDS ALLOWED Western Carolina 121 2016ETSU 208 2017Presbyterian 229 2017Wofford(RS) 240 2016

MOST FIRST DOWNS Team 1st SeasonNorthGreenville 33 2016Western Carolina 30 2016Presbyterian 29 2017 TIME OF POSSESSIONTeam Time SeasonWestern Carolina 43:20 2016North Carolina 42:25 2016Presbyterian 40:21 2017

the citadel under BRENT thompsonInSeptember 6-1InOctober 7-2InNovember 2-3InDecember 0-1InSoConhomegames 5-3InSoConroadgames 6-2Innon-conferencehomegames 1-1Innon-conferenceroadgames 3-1vs.rankedFCSopponentsathome 2-3vs.rankedFCSopponentsonroad 0-2vs. FBS opponents 0-1Inhomedaygames 4-2Inhomenightgames 2-2Inroaddaygames 6-3Inroadnightgames 3-0Ingamesdecidedby10pointsorless 9-2Ingamesdecidedby3pointsorless 3-0Whenscoring0-13points 0-2Whenscoring14-20points 3-3Whenscoring21-29points 4-1Whenscoring30+points 8-1

Whenallowing0-13points 3-0Whenallowing14-20points 7-2Whenallowing21-29points 3-1Whenallowing30+points 1-4Whenscoringfirst 8-2Whenleadingafter1stquarter 7-2When tied after 1st quarter 6-0Whentrailingafter1stquarter 2-5Whenleadingathalftime 11-2When tied at halftime 0-0Whentrailingathalftime 4-5When leading after 3rd quarter 12-1When tied after 3rd quarter 0-1Whentrailingafter3rdquarter 3-5Inovertime 2-0Whengaininglessthan300yards 2-1Whengaining300-399yards 3-5Whengaining400-499yards 6-1Whengaining500+yards 4-0Whengaininglessthan100rushyards 0-0Whengaining100-199rushyards 2-2Whengaining200-299rushyards 2-3Whengaining300-399rushyards 3-2

Whengaining400-499rushyards 6-0Whengaining500+rushyards 2-0Withlessthan100passingyards 11-3With100-199passingyards 3-3With200-299passingyards 0-1Whenout-gainingopponents 13-4Whenallowinglessthan300yards 10-1Whenallowing300-399yards 5-4Whenallowing400-499yards 0-1Whenallowing500+yards 0-1Whenallowinglessthan100rushyards 10-1Whenallowing100-199rushyards 1-2Whenallowing200-299rushyards 3-4Whenallowing300+rushyards 0-0Whenallowinglessthan100passyards 2-1Whenallowing100-199passyards 8-2Whenallowing200-299passyards 3-2Whenallowing300+passyards 1-0Whenscoringnon-offenseTD 3-0Whenallowingnon-offenseTD 0-2Whencommitting3+turnovers 0-1Whenforcing3+turnovers 5-0Whenleadingtimeofpossession 12-3

the citadel GAME HIGHS UNDER THOMPSON

gameday coaches locationsOn the Field: In The Booth:

Brent ThompsonHead Coach

Blake HarrellDefensive CoordinatorLinebackers

J.P. GunterA-BacksSpecial Teams Coord.

Ron Boyd Offensive Line

Orlando Mitjans, Jr.Cornerbacks

Lou ConteOffensive CoordinatorQuarterbacks/B-Backs

Brian RuckerWide Receivers

Joel TaylorDefensive Passing Coord.Safeties

Charlie HopkinsTackles

Scott YieldingDefensive LineRecruiting Coordinator

John WardDefensive LineAcademic Coordinator


home (1-0)

dress white (2-2) duty (1-0)

blazer (0-1)

summer leave

THE PTs (1-0)Newberry (Sept. 2) W, 31-14WCU (Nov. 4) L, 31-19

salt & pepper (0-1)

UNIFORM COMBINATIONS

at PC (Sept. 9) W, 48-7

atETSU(Sept.16)W, 31-25at Samford (Sept. 30)L, 35-14 (Blue Pants)at UTC (Oct. 21)W, 20-14at Furman (Nov. 11)L, 56-20

2017 SoCon Standings (as of 11/6)

Team SoCon Pct. OverallWofford 7-1 .875 9-1Furman 6-1 .857 7-3Samford 5-2 .714 7-3Western Carolina 5-3 .625 7-4Mercer 4-4 .500 5-5The Citadel 3-5 .375 5-5ETSU 2-5 .286 4-6Chattanooga 2-5 .286 2-8VMI 0-8 .000 0-11

THIS WEEK IN THE SOCONNOVEMBER 18MerceratAlabama 12:00p.m.The Citadel at Clemson 12:20 p.m.ETSUatChattanooga 2:00p.m.W. Carolina at North Carolina 3:00 p.m.Furman at Samford 3:30 p.m.WoffordatSouthCarolina 4:00p.m.

BULLDOGS IN THE POLLS-TheCitadelwasrankedfor26consecu-tiveweeks,aprogramrecord,priortothisweek.-TheBulldogsclimbedashighasNo.5dur-ingthe2016season.-TheBulldogsspent10consecutiveweeksin the Top 10 last season and spent four weeksatNo.1in1992.2017 RANKINGS - WEEK-BY-WEEK Coaches' Poll FCS StatsPreseason 12 16Week1 13 14Week2 13 13Week3 10 10Week4 11 8Week5 17 17Week6 22 23Week7 RV RVWeek8 RV RVWeek9 RV RVWeek10 RV NR

Mercer (Oct. 7) L, 24-14

OPPONENT RECORD LAST WEEK NEXT WEEK NEWBERRY 5-6 W,28-0vs.MarsHill -- PRESBYTERIAN 3-7 L,28-47atLiberty Gardner-Webb ETSU 4-6 L,7-42atSamford atChattanooga SAMFORD 7-3 W,42-7vs.ETSU vs.Furman MERCER 5-5 W,35-33atWesternCarolina atAlabama WOFFORD 9-1 W,45-14atVMI atSouthCarolina CHATTANOOGA 2-8 BYE vs.ETSU VMI 0-11 L,14-45vs.Wofford -- W.CAROLINA 7-4 L,33-35vs.Mercer atNorthCarolina FURMAN 7-3 W,56-20vs.TheCitadel atSamford CLEMSON 9-1 W,31-14vs.FloridaState vs.TheCitadel 53-55

2017 CITADEL OPPONENTS

Wofford(Oct.14)L, 20-16

VMI (Oct. 28)W, 21-3

FOOTBALL QUICK FACTSGENERAL INFORMATIONLocation ......................................... Charleston, S.C.Founded .......................................................... 1842Enrollment .....................................................2,300Affiliation................................NCAADivisionI(FCS)Conference ............................................... SouthernColors ..................................Citadel Blue and WhiteNickname...................................................BulldogsStadium ............ JohnsonHagoodStadium(11,332)President....... Lt.Gen.JohnW.RosaJr.(USAF,Ret.)FacultyAthleticRep. ...... Chip Taylor (Tennessee, 1996)AthleticDirector................ Jim Senter (Tulsa, 1985)MailingAddress ....................McAlisterFieldHouse .................171 Moultrie St., Charleston, S.C. 29409AthleticDepartmentPhone .............. 843-953-5070AthleticDepartmentWebsite ....CitadelSports.comCOACHING STAFFHeadCoach ....... BrentThompson(Norwich,1998)RecordatTheCitadel ............................ 15-7 (.682)OffensiveCoord./QBs/B-Backs ............... Lou Conte . ................................................... (Springfield,2004)Defensive Coord./LBs ......................... BlakeHarrell .........................................(Western Carolina, 2002)SpecialTeamsCoord./A-Backs ................J.P.Gunter . ............................................... (Lenoir-Rhyne,2007)OffensiveLine. ..........................................RonBoyd .................................(WestVirginiaWeslyan,1992)OffensiveTackles ...........................CharlesHopkins ........................................ (GeorgiaSouthern,2006)Cornerbacks ..............................OrlandoMitjans,Jr. ............................................... (Northeastern, 1982)WideReceivers ................................... BrianRucker .........................................(Western Carolina, 2004)Safeties/Def.PassGameCoord. ............. Joel Taylor ..................................................... (S.C. State, 2004)DefensiveLine/Acad.Coord. ..................John Ward ................................................... (Springfield,2010)OutsideLBs/RecruitingCoord. .......... ScottYielding .................................................. (The Citadel, 1993)Quality Control ........................TamynGarrick(Off.) ....................................................AllenTucker(Def.) ...................................WillHornsby(SpecialTeams)Video Coord. .................................FlorisMendoncaDirectorofPersonnel ...........................KateYeagerAsstAD/Strength&Conditioning .............DonnellBoucher . .......................................................... (WorcesterSt.,2005)AsstAD/SportsMedicine .................. Andy Clawson ..............................................(Henderson St., 1969)TEAM INFORMATION2016Record.......................... 10-2 (8-0, 1st SoCon)LettermenReturning ......................................... 37 ................(13offense,22defense,2specialteams)LettermenLost.....................................................21 ..................(11offense,8defense,2specialteams)StartersReturning ..................................................9 ....................(3offense,6defense,0specialteams)Starters Lost .........................................................15 ....................(8offense,5defense,2specialteams)Offense ...............................................TripleOptionDefense...................................................... MultipleSTADIUM INFORMATIONStadium............ JohnsonHagoodStadium(11,332)Surface ...............................................NaturalgrassOpened .......................Oct.16,1948(69thseason)All-TimeRecord .......226-143-3(.612)-Entering'17PROGRAM HISTORYFirst Year of Football ...............1905 (108th season)All-TimeRecord 497-549-32(.476)(Entering2017)500th win ................... The Citadel 31, ETSU 25 - Sept. 16SoCon Championships .......2016, 2015, 1992, 1961BowlRecord....................................................... 1-0 ...............1960TangerineBowl,27-0vs.Tenn.TechFCSPlayoffsRecord ............................................ 2-5(0-1in1988,0-1in'90,1-1in'92,1-1in2015,0-1in'16)


STATS & NOTES

TEAM STATS IN NCAA/SOCON RANKINGSCATEGORY NCAA RANK SOCON # 3rdDownConv.Pct 18 3 44.2%3rd Down Conv. Pct Defense 24 1 33.3% 4thDownConv.Pct 77 5 41.7%4thDownConv.PctDefense 36 2 40.0%BlockedKicks 47 2 2BlockedKicksAllowed 51 4 2BlockedPunts 9 2 2CompletionPercentage 123 9 0.389FewestPenaltyYardsPerGame 6 3 39.70FirstDownsDefense 13 1 160FirstDownsOffense 42 4 202Fumbles Lost 53 2 7 FumblesRecovered 79 6 6KickoffReturnDefense 121 9 26.92KickoffReturns 40 4 21.50NetPunting 71 8 35.34PassesHadIntercepted 16 3 6PassesIntercepted 36 3 11PassingOffense 123 9 98.1PassingYardsAllowed 29 4 184.8PassingYardsperCompletion 1 1 19.24PuntReturnDefense 51 1 6.88PuntReturns 41 4 9.00RedZoneDefense 88 8 84.0%RedZoneOffense 118 9 60.0%RushingDefense 47 3 139.1RushingOffense 2 1 308.6SacksAllowed 15 3 1.00ScoringDefense 40 4 22.9ScoringOffense 67 6 23.4TacklesforLossAllowed 20 2 4.90TeamPassingEfficiency 85 7 115.35TeamPassingEfficiencyDefense 65 4 128.95TeamSacks 93 6 1.60TeamTacklesforLoss 42 2 6.8TimeofPossession 2 1 34:06Total Defense 25 2 323.9 TotalOffense 40 4 406.7TurnoverMargin 33 5 0.40BOLD - LEADS LEADS SOCON

BULLDOGS PLAYERS IN NCAA/SOCON RANKINGSCATEGORY PLAYERS NCAA SOCON #All Purpose Cam Jackson 31 1 114.90Blocked Kicks Cam Jackson 9 1 2CombinedKickReturns CamJackson 65 6 416FieldGoalPercentage JacobGodek 89 7 0.385FieldGoalsPerGame JacobGodek 99 8 0.50ForcedFumbles KailikWilliams 40 2 0.25InterceptionsPerGame AronSpann 8 1 0.5KickoffReturns CamJackson 27 2 24.4PassingTDs JordanBlack 99 6 6PuntReturns(61ranked) CurtNixon 28 3 8.2RushYardsPerCarry DominiqueAllen 76 5 4.60RushingTDs DominiqueAllen 26 4 8RushingYards DominiqueAllen 79 7 571 GrantDrakeford 91 9 556TacklesForLoss MylesPierce 50 5 1.2 NoahDawkins 82 6 1.1TotalTackles MylesPierce 65 9 8.3TotalTouchdowns DominiqueAllen 52 6 8YardsperReception JoshLeBlanc 27 4 18.56BOLD - LEADS SOCON

RECORDING THE CITADEL IN 2017The Citadel’s Record in...September ......................................................... 3-1October ............................................................. 1-3November .......................................................... 0-2

The Citadel’s Conference Record...At home ............................................................. 1-3Ontheroad ...................................................... 2-2

The Citadel’s Non-Conference RecordAt home ............................................................. 1-0Ontheroad ...................................................... 1-0

The Citadel’s vs. Ranked Opponents...At home ............................................................. 0-2Ontheroad ...................................................... 0-2

The Citadel’s Record in Games...Decidedby1-3points ........................................ 0-04-7 points .......................................................... 2-18-10 points ........................................................ 0-111-19 points ...................................................... 2-120-29 points ...................................................... 0-130+ points .......................................................... 1-1

The Citadel’s Record When Scoring...10 or fewer points ............................................. 0-011-19 points ...................................................... 0-420-29 points ...................................................... 2-130+ points .......................................................... 3-0

The Citadel’s Record When Allowing...10 or fewer points ............................................. 2-011-19 points ...................................................... 2-020-29 points ...................................................... 1-230+ points .......................................................... 0-3

The Citadel’s Record in Games...Duringtheday ................................................... 4-4Atnight .............................................................. 1-1Scoringfirst ........................................................ 2-1Opponentscoresfirst ....................................... 3-4Leadingafter1stquarter ................................... 3-1Trailingafter1stquarter .................................... 1-3Tiedafter1stquarter ........................................ 1-0Leadingathalftime ............................................ 3-1Trailingathalftime ............................................. 2-4Tied at Half ........................................................ 0-0Leadingafter3rdquarter .................................. 4-1Trailingafter3rdquarter ................................... 1-4Inovertime ........................................................ 0-0

The Citadel’s record with...100-yard rusher ................................................ 3-1100-yardreceiver .............................................. 0-0Lessthan300-yardstotaloffense ...................... 0-1300-399yardstotaloffense ............................... 0-3400-499yardstotaloffense ............................... 4-1500+yardstotaloffense .................................... 1-0Committingfewerturnovers ............................. 3-2Committingmoreturnovers .............................. 1-2Turnovers are equal ........................................... 1-1

The Citadel’s Rushing Totals...Under200yardsrushing ................................... 1-1200-299yardsrushing ....................................... 0-2300-399yardsrushing ....................................... 2-1Rushingforover400yards ................................ 3-0


NUMERICALNo. Name POS. HT. WT. CLASS Hometown/High School 1 Shy Phillips DB 6-0 162 Sr. Hartsville, S.C./Hartsville2 RodJohnson A-Back 5-11 198 RSo. NinetySix,S.C./NinetySix3 WallyWilmore DB 5-11 175 Fr. York,S.C./Northwestern5 MylesPierce LB 6-0 225 Sr. Daphne,Ala./Daphne6 LaneBotkin DB 6-0 195 Fr. Columbia,S.C./A.C.Flora7 KailikWilliams DB 5-11 185 Sr. OrmondBeach,Fla./Mainland8 IsraelBattle LB 6-2 220 Sr. Cedartown,Ga./Cedartown9 KhafariBuffalo DB 6-1 200 RSo. Sumter,S.C./Lakewood10 JordanBlack QB 6-1 200 RSo. Vidalia,Ga./Vidalia11 BenRoberts DB 5-9 175 Sr. Statesboro,Ga./Statesboro12 RyanMcCarthy QB 6-3 200 Fr. Cumming,Ga./PinecrestAcademy13 JalenLampkin A-Back 5-10 187 Jr. Augusta,Ga./Westside14 ColeOwens WR 5-11 175 Fr. Irmo,S.C./Chapin15 JayHoward ATH 6-1 180 Fr. Lewisburg,Tenn./MarshallCounty16 BrandonRainey B-Back 6-0 205 RFr. Acworth,Ga./Allatoona17 LoganBailey A-Back 6-0 200 RFr. Chapin,S.C./Chapin18 CamJackson A-Back 6-2 205 Sr. Mobile,Ala./Davidson19 DominiqueAllen QB 6-1 220 Sr. RichmondHill,Ga./RichmondHill21 CurtNixon WR 6-0 180 So. Folkston,Ga./CharltonCounty22 RaleighWebb WR 6-2 205 Fr. Acworth,Ga./Allatoona23 TyusCarter DB 6-1 180 Sr. Birmingham,Ala./ShadesValley24 AronSpann,III DB 6-2 205 Jr. Spartanburg,S.C./Dorman25 PhilBarrett DB 6-0 170 RFr. Columbia,S.C./Irmo26 KeyonteSessions A-Back 5-8 190 Fr. MyrtleBeach,S.C./MyrtleBeach27 SeanDumas DB 5-11 180 RFr. NewOrleans,La./ArchbishopShaw28 ChanceSteverson DB 6-1 180 RFr. Houston,Texas/CypressCreek29 GrantDrakeford A-Back 5-10 175 Jr. Atlanta,Ga./Riverwood/GeorgiaState31 MalikBrooks B-Back 6-0 205 Fr. Saluda,S.C./Saluda32 PhilDavis LB 6-1 215 RSo. Marietta,Ga./Hillgrove33 QuinlanWashington LB 6-0 205 Jr. Gainesville,Fla./Buchholz35 DanteSmith WR 5-10 180 Fr. NorthCharleston,S.C./Porter-Gaud36 MatthewTaylor A-Back 5-11 190 Fr. JohnsCreek,Ga./JohnsCreek37 LorenzoWard B-Back 5-10 210 RSo. Columbia,S.C./Dreher38 NoahDawkins LB 6-1 215 Jr. Lyman,S.C./Byrnes39 MicahByrd-Brown LB 5-10 210 Fr. Blythewood,S.C./Blythewood40 JordanWilliams WR 6-2 202 RSo. Columbia,S.C./SpringValley41 ShyMcPhail B-Back 5-6 193 RFr. Hartsville,S.C./Hartsville42 BrandonBerry B-Back 5-11 230 Fr. Crawfordville,Fla./Wakulla43 JalenBarr DB 6-0 185 Fr. LakeCity,S.C./LakeCity44 JordanThomas B-Back 6-1 215 RSo. Fairburn,Ga./OurLadyofMercy45 Sean-ThomasFaulkner DB 5-11 180 Fr. Easley,S.C./Easley46 CarlCunningham,Jr. DB 6-1 180 Jr. Cibolo,Texas/BryonP.SteelII47 JeremySamuels LB 6-0 230 RFr. WinterGarden,Fla./WestOrange48 CodyFloyd LB 5-9 210 Sr. Georgetown,S.C./Georgetown49 KDFrederick DB 6-0 170 Fr. RockHill,S.C./SouthPointe50 WillieEubanks,III LB 6-2 215 Fr. Augusta,Ga./Laney51 K.J.Simpson LB 6-3 215 Fr. John'sCreek,Ga./John'sCreek52 JonBarrettLewis OL 6-2 295 Fr. Lenoir,N.C./Hibriten53 TylerDavis OL 6-1 279 Jr. MurrellsInlet,S.C./Waccamaw54 HadenHaas OL 6-3 290 Fr. Cuero,Texas/Cuero55 RussellHubbs LB 6-1 220 Jr. RockHill,S.C./Northwestern56 AttorneyGallman OL 6-1 255 RSo. Hiram,Ga./Hiram57 BlakeHarrison OL 6-2 270 Fr. Atlanta,Ga./St.PiusXCatholic58 DenzelWright LB 6-1 250 RFr. Lawrenceville,Ga./Grayson60 AdamWawrzynski DL 6-0 210 RSo. NewCastle,Pa./Neshannock61 MarkWeakland OL 6-2 260 RFr. StateCollege,Pa./StateCollege62 JonathanCole OL 6-1 290 Fr. Fuquay-Varina,N.C./Fuquay-Varina63 DrewMcEntyre OL 6-3 265 So. Calhoun,Ga./Calhoun64 HarryEasler OL 6-2 285 So. Kingstree,S.C./WilliamsburgAcademy65 ColtonFeinberg LB 5-11 202 RFr. Mt.Pleasant,S.C./Wando66 CharleyConley OL 5-11 273 Fr. Parkersburg,W.V.a./Parkersburg

the citadel rosterALPHABETICALNo. Name Pos.19 Allen, Dominique QB68 Allen, Ken DL17 Bailey,Logan WR43 Barr, Jalen DB25 Barrett,Phil DB8 Battle,Israel LB42 Berry,Brandon B-Back10 Black,Jordan QB57 Blaylock,Aaron LS6 Botkin,Lane DB92 Brawley, Aaron LB/DL31 Brooks,Malik B-Back9 Buffalo,Khafari DB39 Byrd-Brown,Micah LB23 Carter, Tyus DB62 Cole,Jonathan OL70 Conley,Charley OL79 Covey,Gunner DL46 CunninghamJr.,Carl DB32 Davis, Phil LB53 Davis,Tyler OL38 Dawkins,Noah LB29 Drakeford,Grant A-Back27 Dumas, Sean DB64 Easler,Harry OL50 EubanksIII,Willie LB45 Faulkner,Sean-Thomas DB65 Feinberg,Colton LB70 Flanders, Collin LB/LS48 Floyd, Cody LB49 Frederick,KD DB56 Gallman,Attorney OL76 Garner,JaBauri DL86 Godek,Jacob K/P54 Haas,Haden OL77 Harkleroad,Tristan OL57 Harrison,Blake OL67 Howard-Whitaker,Prince OL55 Hubbs,Russell LB74 Hudgens,Nick OL73 Ivey,Patrick OL18 Jackson,Cam A-Back2 Johnson,Rod A-Back85 Keefe,Patrick LS88 Kennedy,Peter WR97 King,Jonathan DL13 Lampkin,Jalen A-Back75 Lawson,Tanner OL80 LeBlanc,Josh WR52 Lewis,JonBarrett OL12 McCarthy,Ryan QB63 McEntyre,Drew OL41 McPhail,Shy B-Back21 Nixon,Curt WR95 Oliveira,Blake DL14 Owens,Cole WR71 Owens,Dalton DL72 Parker,Sam DL1 Phillips, Shy DB5 Pierce,Myles LB81 Profit,Dijon WR


No. Name POS. HT. WT. CLASS Hometown/High School 67 PrinceHoward-Whitaker OL 6-3 250 RFr. Columbia,S.C./SpringValley68 KenAllen DL 6-1 295 Jr. Elberton,Ga./ElbertCounty69 JoshuaRoides K 5-7 146 Fr. Caledonia,N.Y./Caledonia-Mumford70 CollinFlanders LB/LS 6-1 205 Fr. Aiken,S.C./Aiken71 DaltonOwens DL 6-2 295 Fr. Monroe,Ga./PrinceAvenueChristian72 SamParker DL 6-2 250 Sr.Greensboro,N.C./N.Guilford/HudsonVall.73 PatrickIvey OL 6-2 280 Fr. Augusta,Ga./Aquinas74 NickHudgens OL 6-0 250 RFr. Columbia,S.C./A.C.Flora75 TannerLawson OL 6-2 320 Fr. Anderson,S.C./T.L.Hanna76 JabauriGarnder DL 6-2 290 Fr. Florence,Ala./Florence77 TristanHarkleroad OL 6-2 286 Jr. Savannah,Ga./BenedictineMilitary79 GunnerCovey DL 6-2 242 RFr. Pickens,S.C./Pickens80 JoshLeBlanc WR 6-3 200 So. Houston,Texas/Westfield81 DijonProfit WR 6-1 190 Fr. GooseCreek,S.C./GooseCreek82 RashadRiley WR 6-1 200 RFr. St.Matthews,S.C./CalhounCounty83 CardanWilliams WR 6-0 175 Fr. Chester,S.C./Chester84 LiamReid WR 6-5 220 Sr. Irmo,S.C./DutchFork85 PatrickKeefe LS 5-11 190 Jr. FortWaltonBeach/Choctawhatchee86 JacobGodek K/P 6-0 170 So. Longwood,Fla./LakeBrantley87 CameronRoberts WR 6-1 175 Fr. NorthCharleston,S.C./NorthwoodAca.90 JohnWesleyWhiteside,II DL 6-1 325 Fr. Dalton,Ga./Dalton91 Tre’vonWhite DL 6-5 225 Jr. Pelham,Ga./Pelham92 AaronBrawley LB/DL 6-2 215 Fr. Loganville,Ga./Grayson93 GageRussell P 5-11 160 RFr. Florence,S.C./WestFlorence94 A.J.Stokes DL 6-4 260 RFr. Athens,Ga./MonsignorDonovanCath.95 BlakeOliveira DL 6-3 245 Fr. Maryville,Tenn./Maryville96 Ja’LonWilliams DL 6-2 280 RSo. Columbia,S.C./SpringValley97 JonathanKing DL 6-1 270 Sr. Statesville,N.C./SouthIredell98 JosephRandolphII DL 6-3 270 So. Jefferson,Ga./Jefferson99 ChristianWeyrich DL 6-0 230 Fr. Durham,N.C./RabunGap-Nacoochee AdamBaker LB 6-1 213 Fr. Mt.Solon,Va./FortDefiance Bradley Carter DL 6-2 235 So. Blythewood, S.C. / Westwood PeterKennedy WR 6-1 190 So. Detroit,Mich./DetroitCatholicCentral MarvinMarshall DB 5-11 170 Fr. Columbia,S.C./Ridgeview BrianMurdaugh QB 6-0 213 Fr. Walterboro,S.C./ColletonPrep MikeRentz OL 6-2 225 Jr. Beaufort,S.C./Beaufort

ALPHABETICALNo. Name Pos. 16 Rainey,Brandon B-Back98 RandolphII,Joseph DL84 Reid,Liam WR65 Rentz,Mike OL82 Riley,Rashad WR11 Roberts,Ben DB87 Roberts,Cameron WR69 Roides,Joshua K93 Russell,Gage P47 Samuels, Jeremy LB26 Sessions,Keyonte A-Back51 Simpson, K.J. LB35 Smith,Dante WR24 SpannIII,Aron DB28 Steverson,Chance DB94 Stokes,A.J. DL36 Taylor,Matthew A-Back44 Thomas,Jordan B-Back37 Ward,Lorenzo B-Back33 Washington,Quinlan LB60 Wawrzynski,Adam DL61 Weakland,Mark OL22 Webb,Raleigh WR99 Weyrich,Christian DL91 White,Tre'Von DL90 WhitesideII,JohnWesley DL83 Williams,Cardan WR96 Williams,Ja'Lon DL40 Williams,Jordan WR7 Williams,Kailik DB3 Wilmore, Wally DB58 Wright,Denzel LB

pronunciation guide7 Khailik (KAH-lee) Williams 9 Khafari (KUH-far-ee)Buffalo13 Jalen (JAY-len)Lampkin31 Malik (ma-LEEK)Brooks27 Sean Dumas (DOO-mus) 85 PatrickKeefe (KEEF) 86 JacobGodek (GO-deck) 91 Tre'Von (TRAY-vahn) White 96 Ja’Lon (JAY-luhn) Williams60 Adam Wawrzynski (war-ZIN-skee)99 ChristianWeyrich (WHY-rich)

THE CITADEL COACHING STAFFHeadCoach ..........................................................BrentThompson(Norwich,1998)OffensiveCoord./QBs/B-Backs ....................................LouConte(Springfield,2004)Defensive Coord./LBs ................................... BlakeHarrell(WesternCarolina,2002)SpecialTeamsCoord./A-Backs ................................ J.P.Gunter(Lenoir-Rhyne,2007)OffensiveLine. ........................................... RonBoyd(WestVirginiaWeslyan,1992)OffensiveTackles .................................... CharlesHopkins(GeorgiaSouthern,2006)Cornerbacks ..............................................OrlandoMitjans,Jr.(Northeastern,1982)WideReceivers ............................................. BrianRucker(WesternCarolina,2004)Safeties/Def.PassGameCoord. ....................................Joel Taylor (S.C. State, 2004)DefensiveLine/Acad.Coord. .......................................JohnWard(Springfield,2010)OutsideLBs/RecruitingCoord. ...............................ScottYielding(TheCitadel,1993)AsstAD/Strength&Conditioning ....................DonnellBoucher(WorcesterSt.,2005)AsstAD/SportsMedicine ................................. Andy Clawson (Henderson St., 1969)Quality Control ...........................................................................TamynGarrick(Off.) .................................................................................................. AllenTucker(Def.) ................................................................................. WillHornsby(SpecialTeams)Video Coord. ....................................................................................FlorisMendoncaDirectorofPersonnel ..............................................................................KateYeager


OFFENSE QB 19 DominiqueAllen Sr. 6-1 217...22-11asastarteratTheCitadel...StartedinfrontofNickFitzgeraldinHS SoConOffensivePOTWvsETSU(9/16)...QBofbothSoContitleteams 10 JordanBlack So. 6-1 200 ...Playedin8games...3TDpassesvsPC(9/9)...223ydspassingvsFurman A-BACK 18 CamJackson Sr. 6-2 205 ...271TotalYdsvs.Furman...No.8all-timeatCIT(2,427careerrushyds) 51-yardKOreturn&61-yardTDrec.vsFurman...74-ydTDrunvs.New 26 KeyonteSessions Fr. 5-8 195 2-ydTDreceptionvs.WCU(11/4) B-BACK 16 BrandonRainey Fr. 6-0 185 ConvertedQB...Firstcareer100-ydgamevs.VMI(16rushfor125yds) 37 LorenzoWard So. 5-10 211 SonofLouisvilleDCLorenzoWard...79rushydsandTDvs.VMI or 42 BrandonBerry Fr. 5-11 230 SparkedDogsto2ndhalfrallyatETSUwith46ydson14carries A-BACK 2 RodJohnson So. 5-11 198 18-ydTDrecatPC...Seasonhigh5rushfor58yds&TDvs.Chatt(10/21) OR 29 Grant Drakeford Jr. 5-10 187 10.2ydsperrush...Ga.StTransfer...Key44-ydrunvs.ChattledtoCitwin X 22 RaleighWebb Fr. 6-2 195 FourTDsin17touchesthisseason...Avg.22.5ydsperreception 21 CurtNixon So. 6-0 184 Fourreceptionsfor25ydsinfirstseasonatWR...WasaDB Z 80 JoshLeBlanc So. 6-3 200 18.6ydsperreception...Bigtarget...Key25-ydTDreceptionvs.Chatt OR 17 LoganBailey Fr. 6-0 195 Startedlasttwogames...Careerbest2rec.for81ydsvs.Furman LT 67 PrinceHoward-Whitaker Fr. 6-3 250 Playedeverysnaponoffensethisseason...761of761 56 AttorneyGallman So. 6-1 255 LG 52 JonBarrettLewis Fr. 6-2 295 Truefreshmanhasplayed757of761snapsonoffensein'17 64 Harry Easler So. 6-2 285 C 53 TylerDavis Jr. 6-1 279Top-gradingOffLineman...MovedtoCinspring...Played757of761snaps 54 Haden Haas Fr. 6-3 295 RG 62 JonathanCole Fr. 6-1 295 Truefreshmanhasplayed757of761snapsonoffensein'17 77 TristanHarkleroad Jr. 6-2 286 RT 63 DrewMcEntyre So. 6-3 285 Staredfourgamesasafreshman...No.2gradingOffensiveLineman 61 MarkWeakland Fr. 6-2 265

DEFENSE DT 97 JonathanKing Sr. 6-1 270 Keyrun-stopper...Createsgapsforlinebackers...PreseasonAll-SoCon 98 JosephRandolphII So. 6-3 255 Playedinall10games...2.5TFLsandasackin'17 NG 68 KenAllen Jr. 6-1 282 Hasmade22consecutivestarts...Keypieceupfrontinrundefense 90 JohnWesleyWhitesideII Fr. 6-1 310 TruefreshmanhadINTvs.PC...TwoTFLsinsevengames DE 96 Ja'LonWilliams So. 6-2 270 Emergedin'17...LedSoConinTFLsearlyinseason...8.5TFLsin9games 94 A.J.Stokes RFr. 6-4. 260 Firstcareerstartvs.Furman...Playsignificantsnapsin9gms...3.0TFLs KAT 91 Tre'VonWhite Jr. 6-5 224 Started10gameswith12tacklesandaTFL 8 IsraelBattle Sr. 6-2 220 14tacklesand3.5TFLsdespitelimitedsnapsduring'17 LB 5 MylesPierce Sr. 6-0 229 SoConDefensivePOTYCandidate...83tacklesand12TFLsleadteam BrotherMichaelplaysforBaltimoreRavens(NT)...Ledteamintacklesin5gmsthisseason 55 RussellHubbs Jr. 6-1 226 MadefirstcareerstartatFurmanlastweek LB 38 NoahDawkins Jr. 6-1 225 Secondonteamwith10.5TFLsand56tackles...Ninestopsvs.VMI 32 PhilDavis 6-1 215 RSo. MadefirstcareerstartagainstFurman...HadeighttacklesandaTFL BAND 33 QuinlanWashington Jr. 6-0 195 Tiedforsecondonteamwith4QBhurries;28tacklesathybridDB/S 28 ChanceSteverson Fr. 6-1 185 CB 23 TyusCarter Sr. 6-1 180 DidnotplayfootballtilSRyearofHS;23tackles,INTin'17 3 WallyWilmore Fr. 5-11 175 Talentedfreshman;Started1gameatcorner,INTvs.PC FS 7 KailikWilliams Sr. 5-11 185 SoConDefensivePOTYin'16;Recoveredownforcedfumblevs.Woff "Pitch6"vs.Woffordin'16ledtoSoContitle 9 KhafariBuffalo So. 6-2 189 Startedtowgamesin'17;26tackles ROVER 24 AronSpannIII Jr. 6-2 212 No.8nationallywith5INTs,LeadsSoCon;INTinendzonelatesavedwinatChatt 27 Sean Dumas Fr. 5-11 180 CB 11 BenRoberts Sr. 5-9 175 Started21gamesatCB;INTvsChatt(10/21)4PBUsleadsteam 1 ShyPhillips Sr. 6-0 162 KeypieceatCB;Alsoabaseballplayer SPECIAL TEAMS PK 86 JacobGodek So. 6-0 155 Careerlong46-yarderhelpedsealwithatETSU 69 JoshuaRoides K 5-7 146 LS 85 Patrick Keefe Jr. 5-11 190 P 93 GageRussell Fr. 5-11 160 TookoverpuntingdutiesinOctober H 93 GageRussell Fr. 5-11 160 69 JoshuaRoides K 5-7 146 KR 22 RaleighWebb Fr. 6-2 195 18 CamJackson Sr. 6-2 205 FourlongestKOreturnsofseasonforCITinlasttwoweeks;51yardervsFurman PR 21 CurtNixon So. 6-0 184 8.2yardaverageon17returns;Longof16againstChatt 7 KailikWilliams Sr. 5-11 185

the citadel depth chart


2017 GAME BY GAME STARTERSoFFENSEGAME LT LG C RG RT QB A-BACK A-BACK B-BACK WR WRNEW Howard-Whitaker Lewis T. Davis Cole McEntyre D. Allen Johnson Jackson Rainey Webb LeBlancPC Howard-Whitaker Lewis T. Davis Cole McEntyre D. Allen Johnson Jackson Rainey Webb LeBlanc ETSU Howard-Whitaker Lewis T. Davis Cole McEntyre D. Allen Johnson Jackson Rainey Webb LeBlanc SAM Howard-Whitaker Lewis T. Davis Cole McEntyre D. Allen Johnson Jackson Rainey Webb LeBlancMERCER Howard-Whitaker Lewis T. Davis Cole McEntyre D. Allen Johnson Jackson Rainey Webb LeBlanc WOF Howard-Whitaker Lewis T. Davis Cole McEntyre D. Allen Johnson Jackson Rainey Webb LeBlanc CHATT Howard-Whitaker Lewis T. Davis Cole McEntyre D. Allen Johnson Jackson Rainey Webb LeBlanc VMI Howard-Whitaker Lewis T. Davis Cole McEntyre D. Allen Drakeford Jackson Rainey Webb LeBlanc WCU Howard-Whitaker Lewis T. Davis Cole McEntyre D. Allen Drakeford Jackson Rainey Webb Bailey FURMAN Howard-Whitaker Lewis T. Davis Cole McEntyre D. Allen Drakeford Jackson Rainey Webb Bailey CLEM

DEFENSEGAME DT NG DE KAT RLB KLB BANDIT CB ROVER FS CBNEW King K.Allen Ja.Williams White Pierce Dawkins WashingtonB.Roberts Spann K.Williams T.CarterPC King K.Allen Ja.Williams White Pierce Dawkins WashingtonB.Roberts Spann K.Williams T.CarterETSU King K.Allen Ja.Williams White Pierce Dawkins WashingtonB.Roberts Spann K.Williams T.CarterSAM King K.Allen Ja.Williams White Pierce Dawkins WashingtonB.Roberts Spann K.Williams T.CarterMERCER King K.Allen Ja.Williams White Pierce Dawkins WashingtonB.Roberts Spann K.Williams T.CarterWOF King K.Allen Ja.Williams White Pierce Dawkins WashingtonB.Roberts Spann K.Williams PhillipsCHATT King K.Allen Ja.Williams White Pierce Dawkins WashingtonB.Roberts Spann K.Williams T.CarterCHATT King K.Allen Ja.Williams White Pierce Dawkins WashingtonB.Roberts Spann Buffalo T.CarterWCU King K.Allen Ja.Williams White Pierce Dawkins Washington Wilmore Spann K. Williams T. Carter FURMAN King K.Allen Ja.Williams White Pierce Dawkins WashingtonB.Roberts Spann Buffalo T.CarterCLEM

MISC. STATS OPP. CAPTAINS TOSS CHOICE 1ST CIT. PLAY 1ST POSS. OPP. 1ST POSS. CIT. 2H TIME JERSEYS PANTS FINAL NEW JACKSON, ALLEN, PIERCE, WILLIAMS CIT REC. ALLEN PASS-INC. PUNT PUNT FUMB 3:10 NAVY NAVY W, 31-14 PC ALLEN, JACKSON, ROBERTS, CARTER PC DEFER ALLEN RUN PUNT PUNT TD 2:26 LEAD LEAD W, 48-7 ETSU JACKSON, PIERCE, DAVIS, KING ETSU DEFER JACKSON RUN FUMBLE PASS TD TD 3:02 WHITE WHITE W, 31-25 SAM JACKSON, PIERCE, ROBERTS, CARTER CIT DEFER RAINEY RUN PUNT PASS TD TD 2:58 WHITE BLUE L 35-14 MER JACKSON, KING, PIERCE, LAMPKIN CIT DEFER JACKSON RUN FUMBLE PUNT PUNT 3:21 WHITE LEAD L, 24-14 WOF JACKSON, ROBERTS, PIERCE, LAMPKIN WOF DEFER ALLEN RUN TD PUNT PUNT 3:03 NAVY LEAD L, 20-16 CHAT JACKSON, ROBERTS, PIERCE, LAMPKIN CIT DEFER RAINEY RUN PUNT PUNT FG 2:44 WHITE WHITE W, 20-14 VMI PIERCE, KING, JACKSON, ALLEN CIT DEFER JACKSON RUN TD FG PUNT 3:00 BLUE WHITE W, 21-3 WCU Drakeford, Spann III, Davis, Hubbs CIT DEFER RAINEY RUN FUMBLE TD TD 2:59 BLUE BLUE L, 31-19 FUR Allen, Pierce, Davis, King FUR DEFER JACKSON RUN PUNT TD TD 2:55 WHITE WHITE L, 56-20 CLEM

STARTS CHART OFFENSE ‘17 '16 ‘15 ‘14 TOT CONS. 18 CamJackson,A-Back,Sr. 10 9 13 7 39 10 19 Dominique Allen, QB, Sr. 10 9 13 0 32 19 53 TylerDavis,OL,Jr. 10 12 0 -- 22 22 10 JordanBlack,QB,RSo. 0 3 -- -- 5 - 2 RodJohnson,RB,Jr. 8 2 -- -- 9 - 63 DrewMcEntyre,OL,So. 10 4 -- -- 14 10 22 RaleighWebb,WR,RFr. 10 -- -- -- 10 10 62 JonthanCole,OG,Fr. 10 -- -- -- 10 10 67 PrinceHoward-Whitaker,OT,RFr. 10 -- -- -- 10 10 52 J.B.Lewis,OG,Fr. 10 -- -- -- 10 10 16 BrandonRainey,RB,Fr. 10 -- -- -- 10 10 80 JoshLeBlanc,WR,So. 8 -- -- -- 8 -- 29 GrantDrakeford,A-Back,Jr. 3 1 0 -- 3 3 17 LoganBailey,WR,Fr. 2 -- -- -- 1 2

DEFENSE ‘17 ‘16 ‘15 ‘14 TOT CONS.97 JonathanKing,DL,Sr. 10 12 13 0 35 357 K. Williams, DB, Sr. 9 11 9 0 29 --38 NoahDawkins,LB,Jr. 9 11 9 0 29 --68 Ken Allen, DL, Jr. 10 12 0 -- 22 2250 MylesPierce,LB,Sr. 10 12 0 0 22 1211 BenRoberts,DB,Sr. 9 12 0 0 21 124 AronSpannIII,DB,Jr. 10 1 0 -- 11 1033 QuinlanWashington,LB,Jr. 10 8 3 -- 21 1291 Tre'VonWhite,DL,Jr. 9 -- -- -- 9 --23 Tyus Carter, DB, Sr. 9 -- -- -- 9 496 Ja'LonWilliams,DE,So. 9 -- -- -- 9 --9 KhafariBuffalo,DB,So. 2 0 -- -- 2 194 A.J.Stokes,DL,Fr. 1 -- -- -- 1 132 Phil Davis, LB, So. 1 0 -- -- 1 155 RussellHubbs,LB,Jr. 1 0 0 -- 1 13 Wally Wilmore, DB, Fr. 1 -- -- -- 1 --1 Shy Phillips, DB, Sr. 1 0 2 0 3 -*Notallstartsmaybeatthepositioncurrentlylisted


THE CITADEL GAME-BY-GAME LEADERS OPPONENT RUSH (YDS) PASSING RECEIVING PUNTING FIELD GOALS TACKLES SCORING NEWBERRY Jackson-110yds Black-43yds,TD Webb(2-38yds) Cannon(4-35.6) Godek(1/1,37) Dawkins(8) Black(12) ATPRESBYTERIAN Black-103yds Black-89yds,3TD Webb(1-57yds) Cannon(1-42) -- Pierce(6) D.Allen(18) ATETSU Drakeford-93yds D.Allen-104yds,TD LeBlanc(3-76yds) Cannon(3-46.3) Godek(1/2,46) TwoTied(6) TwoTied(12) AT#23SAMFORD Black-81yds Black-136yds LeBlanc(3-71yds) Cannon(5-38.6) -- Williams(11) TwoTied(6) MERCER Berry-66yds D.Allen-180yds LeBlanc(4-61yds) Russell(8-38.2) Godek(0/1) Spann(12) TwoTied(6) #5WOFFORD Black-57yds Black-32yds LeBlanc(1-22yds) Russell(7-37.6) -- Pierce(12) TwoTied(6) ATCHATTANOOGA Drakeford-97yds D.Allen-39yds LeBlanc(2-39yds) Russell(4-40.8) Godek(2/4,79) Pierce(8) Godek(8) VMI Rainey-125yds D.Allen-14yds Webb(1-14yds) Russell(4-36.8) -- TwoTied(9) ThreeTied(6) WESTERNCAROLINA D.Allen-116yds D.Allen-53yds Jackson(1-51yds) Russell(2-41.5) Godek(1/1,23) Pierce(7) D.Allen(12) ATFURMAN Ward-41yds Black-223yds Bailey(2-81yds) Russell(6-31.8) -- TwoTied(10) Black(12) ATCLEMSON

THE CITADEL LONG PLAYS (30+ Yards) YDS PLAY OPP. (QTR) 74 Jacksonrun* NEW(3) 72 BaileypassfromBlack FUR(4) 71 Drakefordrun* VMI(1) 61 JacksonpassfromBlack* FUR(3) 57 WebbpassfromBlack* PC(2) 54 D. Allen run UTC (4) 51 Jacksonreturn FUR(3) 51 LeBlancpassfromBlack SAM(2) 50 JacksonpassfromD.Allen WCU(2) 48 WebbpassfromBlack* FUR(3) 47 JacksonpassfromBlack SAM(4) 45 Wardrun* VMI(4) 45 Drakefordrun UTC(3) 44 LeBlancpassfromBlack ETSU(4) 43 Webb run UTC (2) 41 LeBlancpassfromD.Allen MER(2) 37 WebbpassfromBlack NEW(4) 33 WebbpassfromD.Allen MER(4) 32 Sessions run WCU (4) 32 Johnson run UTC (2) 30 Blackrun SAM(3)

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OPPONENT LONG PLAYS (30+ Yards)YDS PLAY OPP. (QTR) 81 Newsome run * WCU (3)76 Marable run PC (1)70 El-Amin pass from Hodges * SAM (1)63 Marshall pass from Hodges * SAM (2)61 Bridges run * UTC (1)59 Hill pass from Goodson * WOF (3)57 McKnight pass from Hodges SAM (1)55 Wilcox run * FUR (1)48 Moore pass from Goodson WOF (2)43 Mitchell run MER (1)42 Castle pass from Jones NEW (2)40 Burnette pass from Roberts FUR (4)39 Walker pass from Blazejowski FUR (2)34 Adams run WCU (4)33 Schumpert pass from Blazejowski FUR (2)32 Robinson pass from Adams * WCU (2)

*-TDscoredonplay

THE CITADEL SCORING DRIVESOpp. Plays Yds. Time Qtr./Clock Scoring Play NEW 12 75 5:17 1st/12:31 Drakeford29-ydrunNEW 11 45 4:25 2nd/5:53 Black1-ydrunNEW 1 74 0:13 3rd/0:50 Jacksonv74-yardrunNEW 10 80 4:48 4th/12:10 LeBlanc6-ydpassfromBlackNEW 9 55 4:11 4th/4:28 Godek37-ydFGPC 8 52 3:34 1st/10:10 D. Allen 1-yd runPC 10 75 4:23 1st/6:18 Ward 5-yd runPC 4 74 1:39 2nd/15:00 Webb57-ydpassfromBlackPC 6 74 2:34 2nd/10:56 Johnson18-ydpassfromBlackPC 11 52 5:25 2nd/6:34 D. Allen 1-yd runPC 14 81 7:53 3rd/13:34 D. Allen 2-yd runPC 18 92 9:19 4th/14:46 Rainey14-ydpassfromBlackETSU 11 75 5:28 1st/12:38 Rainey10-ydrunETSU 14 75 6:44 3rd/11:01 D. Allen 1-yd runETSU 11 66 4:35 3rd/1:17 Webb 7-yd runETSU 4 43 1:46 4th/9:36 Webb 28-yd pass from D. AllenETSU 7 46 2:58 4th/5:15 Godek46-ydFGSAM 2 5 0:13 2nd/0:37 Black1-ydrunSAM 12 78 6:13 3rd/6:13 Rainey8-ydrunMER 5 67 1:43 4th/15:00 D.Allen1-ydrunMER 8 75 1:22 4th/3:55 Berry2-ydrunWOF 16 81 7:32 1st/15:00 D.Allen7-ydrunWOF 16 77 8:05 2nd/8:16 Johnson2-ydrunUTC 6 72 2:19 2nd/11:15 LeBlanc25-ydpassfromD.AllenUTC 10 46 4:48 3rd/10:05 Godek45-ydfieldgoalUTC 10 95 4:32 3rd/1:51 Johnson 4-yd runUTC 6 63 3:08 4th/11:39 Godek34-ydfieldgoalVMI 3 71 0:52 1st/10:01 Drakeford71-ydrunVMI 7 46 2:53 1st/00:10 D.Allen1-ydrunVMI 2 56 0:45 4th/02:45 Ward45-ydrunWCU 5 25 2:12 2nd/12:00 Sessions 2-yd pass from D. AllenWCU 13 53 6:55 2nd/2:28 Godek23-ydfieldgoalWCU 3 67 1:08 3rd/13:44 D. Allen 26-yd runWCU - - - 3rd/04:24 SafetyFUR 1 48 0:07 3rd/13:29 Webb48-ydpassfromBlackFUR 5 70 2:00 3rd/6:56 Jackson61-ydpassfromBlackFUR 3 73 0:24 4th/0:00 Berry1-ydrun

OPPONENT SCORING DRIVESOpp. Plays Yds. Time Qtr./Clock Scoring Play NEW 4 9 0:52 2nd/11:22 Clark3-ydrunNEW 6 75 2:54 4th/7:22 Walker26-ydpassfromJonesPC 1 76 0:13 1st/6:31 Marable 76-yd runETSU 1 22 0:07 1st/12:45 Lowe22-ydpassfromHerinkETSU 6 51 1:19 2nd/2:24 Powell8-ydpassfromHerinkETSU 7 45 3:51 3rd/14:52 Jerman46-ydFGETSU 9 75 2:35 4th/7:50 Stinson4-ydrunSAM 4 75 1:00 1st/14:00 McKnight8-ydpassfromHodgesSAM 1 70 0:14 1st/11:56 El-Amin70-ydpassfromHodgesSAM 3 41 0:46 1st/9:40 Satine10-ydrunSAM 9 61 3:05 1st/4:19 Hodges1-ydrunSAM 4 83 1:17 2nd/10:39 Marshall63-ydpassfromHodgesMER 5 48 2:13 1st/11:32 Leggett1-ydrunMER 11 70 4:29 2nd/8:58 Mitchell16-ydrunMER 11 48 5:10 3rd/8:07 Mitchell2-ydrunMER 8 72 4:00 4th/7:59 Fisher29-ydkickWOF 11 82 5:42 2nd/14:06 Goodson1-ydrunWOF 3 59 1:35 3rd/14:50 Hill59-ydpassfromGoodsonWOF 13 68 5:13 4th/6:23 Stoddard3-ydrunUTC 2 66 0:46 1st/00:17 Bridges61-ydrunUTC 4 35 1:51 2nd/4:09 Bridges1-ydrunVMI 10 56 4:01 1st/10:59 Clemson37-ydkickWCU 10 75 3:50 1st/11:10 Young8-ydpassfromAdamsWCU 7 37 2:19 2nd/9/32 Gibson39-ydfieldgoalWCU 5 55 0:39 2nd/0:08 Robinson32-ydpassfromAdamsWCU 1 81 0:14 3rd/13:21 Newsome 81-yd runWCU 7 71 3:29 4th/6:14 Robinson6-ydpassfromAdamsFUR 6 70 2:06 1st/9:38 Burnette20-ydpassfromBlazejowskiFUR 5 81 1:51 1st/4:02 Wilcox55-ydrunFUR 6 62 2:49 2nd/12:01 Wilcox1-ydrunFUR 6 68 2:16 2nd/7:35 Morehead14-ydrunFUR 7 58 3:37 2nd/2:23 Dirks9-ydrunFUR 3 41 1:01 3rd/13:48 Dirks26-ydrunFUR 9 86 4:22 3rd/9:02 McCarter29-ydpassfromBlazejowskiFUR 11 57 5:58 4th/9:52 Gibson1-ydrun


career highsdominique allenRushing Attempts............... 33 (at Coastal Carolina 11/28/15)Rushing Yards.................174 (at Coastal Carolina 11/28/15)Rushing Touchdowns...................................................3 (at PC 9/9/17)Completions....................................14 (vs. Mercer 10/7/17)Passing Yards..................................180 (vs. Mercer 10/7/17)Passing Touchdowns.........................2 (at Chattanooga 11/14/15)Touchdown Responsibility.................................... 3 (3x, last at PC 9/9/16)

KEN allenTackles...........................................6 (vs. WCU 11/4/17)Tackles For Loss................. 2.5 (2x, last vs. Samford 11/5/16)Sacks............................2.5 (at W. Carolina 10/1/16)

israel battleTackles.................................... 5 (vs. Davidson 9/5/15)Tackles For Loss.......................................2.0 (vs. VMI 10/28/17)Sacks.......................................2.0 (vs. VMI 10/28/17)Pass Breakups..................... 1 (2x, last vs. Davidson 9/5/15)

BRANDON BERRYRushing Attempts.........................................14 (at ETSU 9/16/17)Rushing Yards.........................................46 (at ETSU 9/16/17)

jordan blackRushing Attempts.................................. 16 (at Samford 9/30/17)Rushing Yards..............................................103 (at PC 9/9/17)Rushing Touchdowns.....................................2 (vs. Furman 9/10/16)Completions....................................8 (at Furman 11/11/17)Passing Yards...............................223 (at Furman 11/11/17)Passing Touchdowns...................................................3 (at PC 9/9/17)Touchdown Responsibility...................................................3 (at PC 9/9/17)

khafari buffaloTackles.....................6 (3x, last at Furman 11/11/17)Pass Breakups........................................1 (vs. ETSU 10/29/16)Fumble Recoveries.....................................1 (vs. Furman 9/10/16)

tyus carterTackles............................4 (2x, last vs. VMI 10/28/17)

Tackles For Loss................1.0 (2x, last vs. Wofford 10/14/17)Pass Breakups.......... 1 (5x, last at Chattanooga 10/21/17)Interceptions........................................... 1 (at ETSU 9/16/16)Fumble Recoveries.......................................1 (vs. Mercer 10/7/17)

carl cunningham jr.Tackles........................................2 (vs. ETSU 10/29/16)

noah dawkinsTackles............................9 (2x, last vs. VMI 10/28/17)Tackles For Loss.......................................3.0 (vs. VMI 10/28/17)Sacks.......1.0 (7x, last at Chattanooga 10/21/17)Pass Breakups.........................1 (2x, last vs. ETSU 10/29/16)Quaterback Hurries.........................3 (at Chattanooga 10/21/17)

grant drakefordRushing Attemps.............................9 (2x, last at ETSU 9/16/17)Rushing Yards...................... 97 (at Chattanooga 10/21/17)Rushing Touchdowns........................................... 1 (VMI 10/28/2017)Receptions.....................................1 (at Samford 9/30/17)Receiving Yards.................................. 16 (at Samford 9/30/17)

SEAN DUMASTackles.....................2 (2x, last at Furman 11/11/17)

WILLIE EUBANKS, IIITackles...................................................4 (at PC 9/9/17)Tackles for Loss...................................0.5 (vs. Mercer 10/7/17)

jacob godekKickoffs.................................... 8 (2x, last at PC 9/9/17)Touchbacks.................................... 4 (3x, last at PC 9/9/17)Field Goals Made.........................2 (at Chattanooga 10/21/17)Field Goal Distance.........................................46 (at ETSU 9/16/17)

RUSSELL HUBBSTackles................... 4 (2x, last vs. Wofford 10/14/17)

Tackles For Loss.................. 2.0 (at South Carolina 11/21/15)Sacks........................................1.0 (at ETSU 9/16/17)

cam jacksonRushing Attempts...................... 15 (at Chattanooga 10/21/17)Rushing Yards...................................142 (at Mercer 11/1/14)Rushing Touchdowns.........................2 (3x, last vs. ETSU 10/29/16)Receptions............................... 4 (vs. Charlotte 10/11/14)Receiving Yards................................. 75 (at Furman 11/11/17)Kick Returns....................................6 (at Furman 11/11/17)Kick Return Yards...............................186 (at Furman 11/11/17)Kick Return Average..............................31.0 (at Furman 11/11/17)Pass Completions............................. 1 (3x, last at WCU 10/1/16)Passing Yards.............................75 (at W. Carolina 10/1/16)Passing Touchdowns................................1 (at W. Carolina 10/1/16)Blocked Punts...........................................2 (vs. WCU 11/4/17)

rod johnsonRushing Attempts........................ 7 (at Gardner-Webb 9/17/16)Rushing Yards..........................76 (at N. Greenville 10/6/16)Rushing Touchdowns................................3 (at W. Carolina 10/1/16)Receptions.................................... 1 (3x, last at PC 9/9/17)Receiving Yards................................................ 18 (at PC 9/9/17)

jonathan kingTackles............................................. 5 (at CSU 12/5/15)Tackles For Loss..........................2.0 (2x, last at VMI 11/12/16)Sacks..........................1.0 (5x, last at VMI 11/12/16)Forced Fumbles............................................1 (at VMI 11/12/16)Fumble Recoveries............................................1 (at VMI 11/12/16)

JALEN LAMPKINRushing Attempts...................................................1 (at PC 9/9/17)Rushing Yards...................................................2 (at PC 9/9/17)

josh lEblancReceptions.......................................4 (vs. Mercer 10/7/17)Receiving Yards.........................................76 (at ETSU 9/16/17)

curt nixonPunt Returns.......................................4 (vs. Mercer 10/7/17)Punt Return Yards....................................39 (vs. Mercer 10/7/17)


Receptions.......................................3 (vs. Mercer 10/7/17)Reception Yards....................................28 (vs. Mercer 10/7/17)

shy phillipsTackles................4 (2x, last at S. Carolina 11/21/15)Tackles for Loss.............................. 1.0 (vs. Wofford 10/14/17)Interceptions...........................................1 (at CCU 11/28/15)Pass Breakups...................... 1 (6x, last vs. Chatt. 10/15/16)

Myles pierceTackles.................12 (2x, last vs. Wofford 10/14/17)Tackles For Loss................. 3.0 (at North Greenville 10/6/16)Sacks...............................................1.0 (at ETSU 9/16)Forced Fumbles............................1 (2x, last vs. VMI 10/28/17)Fumble Recoveries................................... 1 (vs. Newberry 9/2/17)Pass Breakups............................1 (4x, last vs. VMI 10/28/17)

BRANDON RAINEYRushing Attempts.................................. 18 (at Samford 9/30/17)Rushing Yards........................................... 125 (VMI 10/28/17)Rushing Touchdowns......................1 (2x, last at Samford 9/30/17)

joseph randolph iiTackles.......................................3 (vs. Mercer 10/7/17)Tackles for Loss...................................1.5 (vs. Mercer 10/7/17)Sacks...................................0.5 (vs. Mercer 10/7/17)

ben robertsTackles....................................8 (vs. Samford 11/5/16)Tackles For Loss................................1.0 (vs. Samford 11/5/16)Pass Breakups............................1 (8x, last vs. VMI 10/28/17)

GAGE RUSSELLLongest Punt...............(51 yds at Chattanooga 10/21/17)Punt Average.....................................41.5 (vs. WCU 11/4/17)

KEYONTE SESSIONRushing Attempts...................................................3 (at PC 9/9/17)Rushing Yards............................33 (vs. W. Carolina 11/4/17)

aron spann, iiiTackles....................................12 (vs. Mercer 10/7/17)Tackles For Loss..................1.0 (4x, last at Furman 11/11/17)Pass Breakups.................... 1 (2x, last vs. Newberry 9/2/17)Interceptions.........................2 (at Chattanooga 10/21/17)Forced Fumbles........................2 (2x, last vs. Mercer 10/7/17)Quarterback Hurries.......................................1 (vs. Mercer 10/7/17)

A.J. STOKESTackles............................2 (4x, last vs. VMI 10/28/17)Tackles for Loss........................ 1.0 (3x, last vs. VMI 10/28/17)Sacks........................ 1.0 (2x, last vs. VMI 10/28/17)Quarterback Hurries.......................................2 (vs. Mercer 10/7/17)

JORDAN THOMASRushing Attempts...................................................2 (at PC 9/9/17)Rushing Yards...................................................9 (at PC 9/9/17)

LORENZO WARDRushing Attemps............................... 10 (vs. Wofford 10/14/17)Rushing Yards..............................................79 (VMI 10/28/17)Rushing Touchdowns............................1 (2x, last vs. VMI 10/28/17)

quinlan washingtonTackles.....................................7 (at Samford 9/30/17)Tackles For Loss...................................2.0 (vs. Mercer 10/7/17)Sacks......................................... 1.0 (vs. VMI 11/7/15)Pass Breakups.........................1 (at Chattanooga 10/21/17)Interceptions.............................................2 (vs. VMI 11/7/15)Forced Fumbles......................................... 1.0 (vs. VMI 11/7/15)Fumble Recovery...........................................1 (vs. WCU 11/4/17)Quarterback Hurries................................... 2 (vs. Newberry 9/2/17)Kick Returns.................. 6 (at Georgia Southern 9/19/15)Kick Return Yards....................127 (at Chattanooga 11/14/15)Kick Return Average...................................... 37.5 (vs. CSU 9/26/15)

RALEIGH WEBBRushing Attempts............................1 (4x, last vs. VMI 10/28/17)Rushing Yards...................... 43 (at Chattanooga 10/21/17)

Rushing Touchdowns........................................... 1 (at ETSU 9/16/17)Receptions.......................................3 (vs. Mercer 10/7/17)Receiving Yards................................. 70 (at Furman 11/11/17)Receiving Touchdowns.....................1 (3x, last at Furman 11/11/17)

tre’von whiteTackles.....................................3 (at Samford 9/30/17)

WALLY WILMORETackles...........................................4 (vs. WCU 11/4/17)

JOHN WESLEY WHITESIDE IITackles.......................................4 (vs. Mercer 10/7/17)Tackles for Loss........................ 0.5 (2x, last vs. VMI 10/28/17)Interceptions...................................................1 (at PC 9/9/17)

ja’lon williamsTackles............................... 10 (vs. Wofford 10/14/17)Tackles for Loss................................4.0 (vs. Newberry 9/2/17)Sacks.................................1.0 (2x, last at PC 9/9/17)Quarterback Hurries.......... 1 (3x, last at Chattanooga 10/21/17)Forced Fumbles..................................1 (vs. Wofford 10/14/17)

kailik williamsTackles......................14 (at Gardner-Webb 9/17/16)Tackles For Loss................2.0 (2x, last vs. Wofford 10/14/17)Sacks................................ 1.0 (at Furman 10/24/15)Interceptions......................1 (5x, last at Samford 9/30/17)Pass Breakups.............................. 2 (3x, last vs. VMI 11/7/15)Forced Fumbles................... 1 (4x, last vs. Wofford 10/14/17)Fumble Recoveries................... 1 (3x, last vs. Wofford 10/14/17)Punt Returns........................................... 1 (at ETSU 9/16/17)

career highs


last time it happened...PASSING30 Pass AttemptsCIT:38byTommyEdwardsatGeorgiaSouthern(2009)Opp.:36byDuncanHodges,VMI(2017)40 Pass AttemptsCIT:48byBartBlanchardvs.GeorgiaSouthern(2008)Opp.:46byDevlinHodges,Samford(2016)20 CompletionsCIT:23byTommyEdwardsatGeorgiaSouthern(2009)Opp.:35byDevlinHodges,Samford(2016)200 Passing YardsCIT:223byJordanBlackatFurman(2017)Opp.:204byPJBlazejowskiatFurman(2017)300 Passing YardsCIT:358byBartBlanchardvs.GeorgiaSouthern(2008)Opp.:323byDevlinHodges,Samford(2017)400 Passing YardsCIT:428byKipAllenvs.Wofford(1985)Opp.:415byAlexRoss,CoastalCarolina(2015)Three Touchdown PassesCIT:3byJordanBlackvs.Presbyterian(2017)Opp.:3byTyrieAdams,WCU(2017)Four Touchdown PassesCIT:6byBartBlanchardvs.Presbyterian(2009)Opp.:4byMattJohnson,Charlotte(2014)

RUSHING25 Rushing AttemptsCIT:45byTylerRenewvs.Samford(2016)Opp.:32byJerickMcKinnon,GeorgiaSouthern(2013)35 Rushing AttemptsCIT:45byTylerRenewvs.Samford(2016)Opp.:35byJerickMcKinnon,GeorgiaSouthern(2010)100 Rushing YardsCIT:116byDomAllenvsWCU(2017)Opp.:197byDetrezNewsomevsWCU(2017)200 Rushing YardsCIT:285byTylerRenewvs.Samford(2016)Opp.:291byArmantiEdwards,AppalachianState(2007)Three Rushing TouchdownsCIT:3byTylerRenewvs.Samford(2016)Opp.:3byNicGrigsby,Arizona(2010)FCSOpp.:3byMikeHolloway,CharlestonSouthern(2015)Four Rushing TouchdownsCIT:5byBenDupreeatOldDominion(2013)Opp.:4byPJHill,Wisconsin(2007)FCSOpp.:4byChazWilliams,GeorgiaSouthern(2004)Two 100-Yard Rushers in Same GameCIT:T.Renew(285)andCamJackson(100)vs.Samford(2016)Opp.:MikeHolloway(172)andDariusHammond(129),CharlestonSouthern(2015)Three 100-Yard Rushers in Same GameCIT:DominiqueAllen(174),TylerRenew(129),CamJackson(113)andVinnyMiller (100) at Coastal Carolina, 2015Opp.:BrothelCole(137),SteveBishop(101),MikeGlenn(100),Furman(1980)Four 100-Yard Rushers in Same GameCIT:DominiqueAllen(174),TylerRenew(129),CamJackson(113)andVinnyMiller (100) at Coastal Carolina, 2015Two Players with Three Rushing Touchdowns in Same GameCIT:ErickLittle(3)andEveretteSands(3)vs.Lees-McRae(1993)

RECEIVING10 ReceptionsCIT:10byAndreRobertsatChattanooga(2009)Opp.:13byKarelHamilton,Samford(2016)100 Receiving YardsCIT:123byMattThomasatAppalachianState(2012)Opp.:118byKelvinMcKnight,Samford(2016)Three Touchdown ReceptionsCIT:4byAndreRobertsvs.Presbyterian(2009)Opp.:3byAustinDuke,Charlotte(2014)

SPECIAL TEAMSThree Field Goals MadeCIT:3byCodyClarkvs.Samford(2016)Opp.:3byColeFisher,Mercer(2016)Four Field Goals MadeCIT:5byEricGoinsvs.VMI(2015)

DEFENSE20 TacklesCIT:23byRodHarlandvs.Wofford(2011)Opp.:20byAllanCratsenberg,VMI(2016)Three SacksCIT:3.0byMitchellJeteratSamford(2015)Opp.:3.0byPatrickHatcher,Samford(2008)Two InterceptionsCIT:2byAaronSpannIII,Chattnooga(2017)Opp.:2byLaronScott,GeorgiaSouthern(2010)Interception Returned for TouchdownCIT:KailikWilliams(13yards)atWofford(2016)Opp.:DevinWatson(64yards),Wofford(2016,FCSPlayoffs)Two Interceptions Returned for Touchdowns in Same GameCIT:CortezAllen(7yards)andDemetriusJackson(52yards)vs.Chowan(2010)Four InterceptionsCIT:vs.VMI-Q.Washington(2),MalikDiggs,TevinFloyd(2015)Fumble Returned for TouchdownCIT:JonathanKing(54yards)atVMI(2016)Opp.:QuandonChristian(22yards),Clemson(2013)Safety ScoredCIT:CamJackson/TeamblockedpuntvsWCU(2017)Opp.:WoffordtackledBenDupreeinendzone(2011)Blocked PuntCIT:CamJacksonvs.WCU(2017)Opp.:ArmaniHelligar,Wofford(2016)Blocked Punt Returned for TouchdownCIT:CarsonSmith(8yards)atAppalachianState(2012)Opp.:MarcusPendergrass(2yards),Chattanooga(2002)Punt Returned for TouchdownCIT:DeAndreSchoultz(81yards)atGardner-Webb(2016)Opp.:DariusHammond(74yards),CharlestonSouthern(2014)Two Punt Returns for Touchdowns in Same GameCIT:CarlosFrank(53and80yards)vs.Newberry(1997)Kickoff Returned for TouchdownCIT:ScooterJohnson(91yards)vs.VMI(2002)Opp.:TimMaypray(99yards),VMI(2007)Blocked Field GoalCIT:JonathanKingatWofford(2016)Opp.:ByVMI(2017)Blocked Field Goal Returned for TouchdownCIT:DemetriusJackson(74yards)vs.Chowan(2010)Opp.:J.D.Dothard(64yards),Chattanooga(2008)Blocked PATCIT:KevinGrahamatVMI(2016)Opp.:JonStrozyk,VMI(2016)Defensive Extra Point ScoredCIT:NeverOpponent:RobertMason,VMI(2003)

MISCEarned ShutoutCitadel: vs. Davidson, 69-0Opponent:atWofford,0-35Beat FBS TeamCitadel: at South Carolina, 2015


GAME 1 1 2 3 4 FinalThe Citadel (1-0) 7 7 7 10 31Newberry (0-1) 0 7 0 7 14

Bulldogs Handle Newberry in Opener, 31-14CHARLESTON,S.C.–CitadelrunningbackCamJackson's74-yardtouchdownruninthe

thirdquarterbrokeopenaone-scoregameandliftedtheBulldogstoa31-14winoverNewberryonSaturdaynightintheseasonopener.TheCitadel(1-0)controlledthefirsthalf,butledonly14-7atthebreak.Newberry

threatenedtotiethegameinthethirdbeforeJacksontookapitchfromquarterbackDominiqueAllenandraceduptheleftsidelinetoputthegameoutofreachbehindaBulldogdefensethatallowedonly42yardsintheopeninghalf.Second-yearheadcoachBrentThomsonimprovedto2-0inopenersatTheCitadel.

Histeamdidn'tfinishinthefirsthalf,buttheveteranssteppedupinthesecondhalftoputtheopeneroutofreach.Jacksonfinishedwith110yardsononlyninecarries.Allenadded91yardson16

carries.Jacksonbecamethe12thBulldogtoeclipse2,000yardsforhiscareeronhislong

touchdownruninthethird.Hehas2,058careeryardsisthecareerleaderinyardspercarry,a#hehelpedtonightaveraging12.2yardspercarry.Hedidn'tfactorintoover240yardsofoffensefortheDogsinthefirsthalf,butpickedhismomenttoswingtheopenerofhissenioryearintherightdirection.ThedefensegavetheBulldogstheballbackplenty,forcingthreeturnoversandafew

shortfieldsonthree-and-outs.Newberrywasonly3-of-10onthird-downConv..SophomoreJa'LonWilliamsdisruptedNewberry'spassinggameallnight,finish-

ingwith4.0tacklesforlossandasack.TheBulldogshadsixtacklesforlossandheldNewberrytoonly55offensiveplays,holdingalmosta10-minuteadvantageintimeofpossession.TheCitadelstruckfirst,marching75yardson12playsasGrantDrakefordsparkedthe

offense.Drakefordbrokeloosefrom29yardsoutforthegame'sfirsttouchdown.Bran-donRaineyhada12-yardrunonthedriveandquarterbackDominiqueAllenfoundCamJacksonforsevenyardsonthirddowntokeepthedrivealive.TheBulldogslookedpoisedtojumpoutbytwoscores,butafourth-downattempt

frominsidethefivewasruledjustshortofthemarker.Areplaychallengedidn'tchangethemarkandNewberrytookoverinsideitsownfive.Newberry'sWillElminterceptedAllenontheensuingpossessiontosetupa1-yard

TDrunbytheWolves'DariusClarktoknotthescoreat7-7.TheBulldogsmanagedjust46yardsofoffenseinthefirsthalf,42ononeplay.TheBulldogdefensesetupTheCitadel'snextscore.TheCitadelkeptNewberry

backedupinsideitsownfivefollowinga46-yardpuntbyNoahCannon.TheCitadelcapitalizedwithan11-play,45-yarddrivesparkedbyJordanBlack.Blackdoveinfrom1-yardouttogiveTheCitadela14-7leadatthehalf.FollowingJackson'sthird-quarterblow,Blackcamebackonandleda10-play,80-yard

drive,highlightedbya37-yardcompletiontoRaleighWebbanda6-yardtouchdownpasstoJoshLeBlanc,thefirstTDreceptionofhiscareer.TheBulldogsrushedfor374yardsandhad454yardsofoffenseinthewin.Newberry

hadonly276yardsoftotaloffenseandwasunder250untilthefinaldrive.JuniorAronSpannIIIhelpedthedefensivecauseinthefourthquarter,runningapost

routewithaNewberrywidereceiverforhisfirstinterceptionoftheseason.FreshmanWallyWilmoregrabbedoneintheclosingsecondstoicethegameaway.

THE CITADEL

Rushing No Net TD Lg AvgJackson 9 110 1 74 12.2Allen 16 91 0 20 5.7Drakeford 9 65 1 29 7.2Rainey 15 54 0 14 3.6Black 9 39 1 9 4.3Johnson 3 15 0 17 5Ward 1 1 0 1 1

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD LgAllen 4-10-1 37 0 21 0Black 2-3-0 43 1 37 0

Receiving No. Yds TD LongWebb 2 39 0 37Jackson 2 28 0 21LeBlanc 2 13 1 7

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time ScoringPlay Conv. Plays Time Score CIT 1st 07:14 Drakeford29ydrun Godekkick 12-75 5:17 0-7 NBY 2nd 10:30 DariusClark3ydrun SheaRodgerskick4-9 0:52 7-7 CIT 2nd 01:28 Black1ydrun Godekkick 11-45 4:25 7-14 CIT 3rd 00:37 Jackson74ydrun Godekkick 1-74 0:13 7-21 CIT 4th 07:22 LeBlanc6ydpassfromBlack Godekkick 10-80 4:48 7-28 NBY 4th 04:28 Walker26ydpassfromJones Rodgerskick 6-75 2:54 14-28 CIT 4th 00:17 Godek37ydfieldgoal 9-55 4:11 14-31

2017 GAME RECAPS

Sept. 2 - Johnson Hagood Stadium - Charleston, S.C. - 7,846

TEAM STATS NEW CITFIRSTDOWNS 15 24Rushing 3 19Passing 11 4 Penalty 1 1NETYARDSRUSHING 66 374RushingAttempts 26 63AveragePerRush 2.5 5.9RushingTouchdowns 1 3YardsGainedRushing 82 389YardsLostRushing 16 15NETYARDSPASSING 210 80Completions-Att.-Int 16-29-2 6-13-1AveragePerAttempt 7.2 6.2AveragePerCompletion 13.1 13.3PassingTouchdowns 1 1TOTALOFFENSEYARDS 276 454Totaloffenseplays 55 76AverageGainPerPlay 5.0 6.0Fumbles: #-Lost 2-1 1-0Penalties:#-Yards 2-20 2-12PUNTS-YARDS 6-233 4-143AverageYardsPerPunt 38.8 35.8 Net Yards Per Punt 38.8 35.8Inside20 2 1Faircatch 5 2KICKOFFS-YARDS 3-192 6-387AverageYardsPerKickoff64.0 64.5NetYardsPerKickoff 40.0 47.2Touchbacks 1 2Kickoffreturns:#-Yds-TD 4-54-0 2-47-0Avg.PerReturn 13.5 23.5Interceptions:#-Yds-TD 1-31-0 2-0-0Possession Time 24:36 35:24 1st Quarter 4:28 10:32 2nd Quarter 3:54 11:06 3rd Quarter 10:17 4:43 4th Quarter 5:57 9:03Third-Down Conv. 3 of 10 8 of 16Fourth-Down Conv. 1 of 1 1 of 2Red-ZoneScores-Chances 1-1 3-4Touchdowns 1-1 2-4Fieldgoals 0-1 1-4SacksBy:#-Yards 0-0 1-4PATKicks 2-2 4-4FieldGoals 0-0 1-1Pointsoffturnovers 7 7FieldGoals 1-1 0-0

BULLDOG NOTESTheBulldogsimprovedto11-2under Brent Thompson and 2-0 in openers under Thompson.

SeniorrunningbackCamJacksonhadacareer-long74-yardtouchdownruninthethirdquartertohelptheBulldogsputthegameoutofreach.Jacksonwentover2,000yardsforhiscareeronthejaunt,climbinginto11thonTheCitadel’scareerlistforrushingyards,passingStanleyMyers(95-85).

JuniorGrantDrakeford(9rush.,65yards)hadacareerhighforrushingyardsinagameontheBulldogs’seconddriveofthegame.Drakefordcappedthedrivewitha29-yardtouchdownruntogivetheBulldogsa 7-0 lead.

TheCitadelhelda232-46advantageintotalyardsathalftime,butledonly 14-7. Newberry held the Bulldogsonfourth-and-shortinsidethefive.TheBulldogschallengedthespotandrulingwasconfirmed.TheCitadel now has instant replay for homegames.

The Citadel is now 11-2 under Brent Thompson.TheBulldogshaverushedfor300yardsineightofThompson’s13gamesatthehelmoftheprogram.Theyare7-1inthoseeightgameswiththelonelosscom-ingatNorthCarolina.

Three freshmen started on the offensivelineandpavedthewayfor374yardsrushinginthewin.FourBulldogshadatleast50yardsrushingandfivefreshmenstartedonoffense.RBBrandonRainey(54yardsrush.)andRaleighWebb(2rec.,39yards)sparkedtheoffense.

STAT LEADERS

NEWBERRY

Rushing No Net TD Lg AvgTruesdale 3 38 0 21 12.7Clark 10 20 1 6 2Walker 2 9 0 7 4.5Barnes 1 1 0 1 1Jones 9 1 0 7 0.1Waters 1 -3 0 0 -3

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD LgNickJones 16-29-2 210 1 42 1

Receiving No. Yds TD LongCastle 5 78 0 42Jordan 2 27 0 15Staggers 2 14 0 12Truesdale 2 11 0 7Lewis 1 27 0 27Walker 1 26 1 26Johnson 1 15 0 15Clark 1 8 0 8Waters 1 4 0 4


GAME 2 1 2 3 4 FinalTheCitadel(2-0) 14 21 6 7 48Presbyterian (0-2) 7 0 0 0 7

No. 13 Bulldogs Roll Past Presbyterian, 48-7CLINTON,S.C.–DominiqueAllenhadthreerushingtouchdownsandfellow-quarterback

JordanBlackhadthreepassingtouchdowns–onthreeattempts-toleadTheCitadeltoa48-7 win over Presbyterian on Saturday at Bailey Memorial Stadium.ThegamewasoriginallyscheduledtobeplayedinCharleston,butwasmovedtoClinton

midweekduetothethreatofHurricaneIrma.TheCitadel(2-0)roaredtoa35-7halftimelead,scoringtouchdownsonsevenconsecutive

possessions,togrinddownPresbyterian(0-2).TheBulldogsheldtheballforover40minutes,rackingup536yardsofoffenseand435rushingyards.WhenTheCitadelthrew,theexecu-tionandproductioncouldnothavebeenbetter.Blackfinished3-for-3for89yards.Allthreecompletionsweretouchdowns.Allencompletedhisonlypassfor15yards.TheBulldogspuntedontheiropeningpossessionanddidnotpunttherestoftheday,

reelingoffseven-straightTDdrivesallofatleast52yardsandfourlongerthan10plays.Aftera1-playtouchdowndrivebyPC,theBulldogdefenseforcedthreepuntsandaninterceptionovertheBlueHose'nextfourdrivesastheoffenseputthegameoutofreach.FreshmanrunningbackBrandonRaineyhad48yardsonTheCitadel'sfirstscoringdrive,

cappedbya1-yardTDdrivebyDomAllen.Raineyfinishedwithacareer-best70yardson17carries.PCansweredtheBulldogs'openingtouchdowninoneplay.RunningbackTorranceMarable

rippedoffa76-yardtouchdownrunonthefirstplayoftheensuingdrivetotiethegame,7-7.A21-yardrunbyRaleighWebbsetuptheBulldogsonthenextCitadelpossessioninsidethe

five.SophomoreLorenzoWardplungedinfromfiveyardsoutasTheCitadelquicklyregainedthelead,14-7,lateinthefirst.Afterback-to-backAllen-ledscoringdrives,BlackcameontofindWebbfora57-yard

touchdownpass.WebbbrokefreebehindthePCsecondaryandracedupthelefthashforTheCitadel'slongestpassplayto-date.BlackfoundrunningbackRodJohnsonforTheCitadel'snextscore.Johnsonsnuckoutof

thebackfieldtothegoalpostandsnaggedatouchpassfromBlacktopushtheleadto28-7,cappinga6-play,74-yarddrive.TheCitadeladdedanotherscorejustbeforethehalftopushtheleadto35-7,capitalizingonaKailikWilliams'interception,hisfirstoftheseason.Allenaddedathirdone-yardTDruninthesecondhalfandBlackfoundRaineyfrom14

yardsoutforthegame'sfinalscore.Black'slegscreatedthefinalscore,escapingtroubleandbuyingtimeasRaineydriftedopennearthesideline.Blackfinishedwith102yardsrushingon12carries.Allenadded57yardson16carries.

JuniorGrantDrakefordhadsevencarriesfor84yardsontheday.TheBulldogsgotsixtacklesfromMylesPierceonadaywherethedefensespentlittletime

onthefield.PCranonly40plays.FreshmanJohnWesleyWhitesidecameupwithalateinterceptiontosetoffawildcelebrationontheBulldogsideline.PChadjustover100yardsoffenseuntilitsfinaltwopossessions,endingondowns

insidethe10andonthelatepick.PCquarterbackscombinedtogo11-of-221for108yardsandtwointerceptions.TheBulldogsopenSouthernConferenceplaynextSaturdayatETSU.Kickoffisat1

p.m.atETSU'snewGreeneStadium.

THE CITADEL

Rushing No Net TD Lg AvgBlack 12 103 0 16 8.6Drakeford 7 84 0 21 12Rainey 17 70 0 21 4.1Allen 16 57 3 9 3.6Ward 9 37 1 6 4.1Webb 1 21 0 21 21.0Sessions 3 10 0 5 3.3Thomas 2 9 0 5 4.5Lampkin 1 2 0 2 2.0

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD LgBlack 3-3-0 89 3 57Allen 1-1-0 15 0 15

Receiving No. Yds TD LongWebb 1 57 1 57Johnson 1 18 1 18LeBlanc 1 15 0 15Rainey 1 14 1 14

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time ScoringPlay Conv. Plays Time ScoreCIT 1st 06:36 D.Allen1ydrun Godekkick 8-52 3:34 7-0PC 1st 06:18 MARABLE,T.76ydrun NORTON,B.kick1-76 0:13 7-7CIT 1st 01:55 Ward5ydrun Godekkick 10-75 4:23 14-7CIT 2nd 13:21 Webb57ydpassfromBlack Godekkick 4-74 1:39 21-7CIT 2nd 08:22 Johnson18ydpassfromBlack Godekkick 6-74 2:34 28-7CIT 2nd 01:09 D.Allen1ydrun Godekkick 11-52 5:25 35-7CIT 3rd 05:41 D.Allen2ydrun Godekkickfailed14-81 7:53 41-7CIT 4th 05:27 Rainey14ydpassfromBlack Godekkick 18-92 9:19 48-7

2017 GAME RECAPS

Sept. 9 - Bailey Memorial Stadium - Clinton, S.C. - 2,586

TEAM STATS CIT PCFIRST DOWNS 29 10Rushing 26 4Passing 2 5 Penalty 1 1NET YARDS RUSHING 435 120RushingAttempts 77 19AveragePerRush 5.6 6.3RushingTouchdowns 4 1YardsGainedRushing 436 128YardsLostRushing 1 8NET YARDS PASSING 104 107Completions-Attempts-Int4-4-0 11-21-2AveragePerAttempt 26.0 5.1AveragePerCompletion 26.0 9.7PassingTouchdowns 3 0TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 539 227Totaloffenseplays 81 40AverageGainPerPlay 6.7 5.7Fumbles: #-Lost 1-0 0-0Penalties:#-Yards 3-39 2-25PUNTS-YARDS 1-42 4-178AverageYardsPerPunt 42.0 44.5 Net Yards Per Punt 42.0 41.0Inside20 1 1 50+ Yards 0 1Faircatch 0 2KICKOFFS-YARDS 8-515 2-30AverageYardsPerKickoff64.4 15.0NetYardsPerKickoff 39.9 -10.0Touchbacks 4 2PuntRet.s:#-Yards-TD 1-14-0 0-0-0AveragePerRet. 14.0 0.0KickoffRet.s:#-Yds-TD 0-0-0 4-96-0AveragePerRet. 0.0 24.0Interceptions:#-Yds-TD 2-18-0 0-0-0Possession Time 40:21 19:39 1st Quarter 11:14 3:46 2nd Quarter 9:38 5:22 3rd Quarter 7:53 7:07 4th Quarter 11:36 3:24Third-Down Conv. 13 of 16 3 of 8Fourth-Down Conv. 1 of 1 0 of 1Red-ZoneScores-Chances 6-6 0-2Touchdowns 6-6 0-2Fieldgoals 0-6 0-2SacksBy:#-Yards 1-4 0-0PATKicks 6-7 1-1FieldGoals 0-0 0-0Pointsoffturnovers 7 0

BULLDOG NOTESThe 48 points are the most by The Citadel under Brent Thompson

TheBulldogswentover300yardsrushingfortheninthtimein14gamesunderBrentThompson.TheBulldogsare8-1inthosegames(UNC,‘16).TheBulldogsare6-0whenrushingforover400yards.

The teams played in Clinton, SC forthefirsttimesince1937.

TheBulldogsstartedfivefresh-menonoffenseforthesecondstraightgameinlinemenPrinceHoward-Whitaker,JBLewis,andJonathanCole.WRRaleighWebbandRBBrandonRaineyalsostarted.

QBDomAllenhadthreerushingtouchdowns(careerhigh),thefirsttimeaCitadelRBhadthreerushingTDssinceTylerRenewhadthreeagainstSamfordlastseason.QBJordanBlack’sthreeTD passes are the most by a BulldogagainstanFCSopponentsinceTommyEdwardshadthreeagainstChattanoogain2009.MattThompsonhadthreeagainstChowan in 2010.

JordanBlack(102yards),BrandonRainey(70),GrantDrakeford(84)and Lorenzo Ward (43) all had careerhighsinrushingyards.

TheBulldogsplayedonly40snapsinthewinandwereonthefieldforlessthan20minutesinTOP.PC did not have a drive of more thanfourplaysuntilthethirdquarter. (7 drives, TD, 4 punts, INT)

STAT LEADERS

PRESBYTERIAN

Rushing No Net TD Lg AvgMARABLE 7 93 1 76 13.3ROBINSON 4 16 0 5 4WILSON 2 8 0 7 4BROCK 1 5 0 5 5

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD LgBROCK 15-9-1 86 0 21CHEEK 6-2-1 21 0 15

Receiving No. Yds TD LongFRAZIER 5 50 0 15HILTON 2 27 0 21WATSON 2 19 0 13PEARSON 1 7 0 7ROBINSON 1 4 0 4


GAME 3 1 2 3 4 FinalThe Citadel (3-0, 1-0 SoCon) 7 0 7 17 31ETSU (1-2, 0-1 SoCon) 7 7 3 0 25

BigSecondHalfLiftsCitadelPastETSU,31-25JOHNSONCITY,Tenn.–TheCitadelBulldogsscored21unansweredpointsontheirfirst

threedrivesofthesecondhalftorallypastETSUfora31-25winintheirSouthernConfer-enceopeneronSaturdayatWilliamB.GreeneStadium.TheCitadel(3-0,1-0SoCon)trailed17-7afterETSU(1-2,0-1)addedafieldgoaltoits

halftimeleadtoopenthesecondhalf.TheBulldogswouldscoretouchdownsontheirensuingthreepossessionstotakea28-17lead.TheBuccaneerscuttheleadtothreewithatouch-downandaconversion,butastopbyTheCitadeldefenseon4th-and-2withjustovertwominutesremainingsealedthewin.TheBulldogsweredisplacedearlierthisweekbyHurricaneIrma,hadahomegamemoved

lastweekend,andlostarecentteammateinacaraccident.Theweekwasamongthetough-estinthecareerofHeadCoachBrentThompson,buthisteampersevered.TheBulldogsovercameacoupleofmiscuesonspecialteamsincludingabotchedsnapand

ashankedfieldgoaltorallyfroma10-pointdeficit.ThedefenseheldETSUtoeightyardsontwopossessionsafterafieldgoalbytheBuccaneersopenedthesecondhalf.Inthemean-time,TheCitadeloffensereeledofftouchdowndriveof75,66,and43yardstocompletelychangethegame.RunningbackGrantDrakefordrushedfor93yardsonninecarriesandwideoutRaleigh

Webbhadtouchdownsonhisonlytwotouchesofthegame–onerunandonepass.TheBulldogsheldETSUto26yardsrushingandhadfoursacksinthewin.ETSUstruckfirstaftertheBulldogsturneditoverontheirfirstpossession,whenasnapon

thepunthittheupmanandtheBuccaneerstookoveratTheCitadel22.AustinHerinkfoundVincentLoweonthenextplayfor22yardsandthegame'sfirstscoretogiveETSUa7-0lead.TheBulldogsansweredrightbackwithan11-play,75-yarddrivecappedbya10-yard

touchdownrunbyBrandonRainey.All75yardscameonthegroundastheBulldogstiedthegameat7-7.ETSUcapitalizedonashortfieldjustbeforehalfasHenrikfoundDrakePowellonaslant

fromeightyardsouttoputtheBulldogsdown14-7atthebreak,despiteoutgainingETSU221-81intheopeninghalf.ETSUopenedthesecondhalfwitha7-play,45-yarddrivetotakea17-7leadona47-yard

fieldgoalbyJ.J.Jerman.JajuanStinson's18-yardrunsparkedthedrive,movingtheBucsintoCitadelterritoryquickly.TheBulldogscontrolledthenext20minutes,seizingcontrolofthegame.DomAllen's1-yardtouchdownruncappeda14-play,75-yarddriveonTheCitadel'sfirst

possessionofthesecondhalf.BrandonBerry,inhisfirstactionoftheseason,gavetheBull-dogsaburstwith23punishingyardsonsixcarriesonthedrive.AsackbyJa'LonWilliamsandRussellHubbssetupthenextCitadeldrive.Drakeford's

11-yardrunsetuptheBulldogsinsidetheETSU20.AperfectlyexecutedreversetoRaleighWebbfora7-yardtouchdownrunearlyinthefourthgaveTheCitadela21-17lead.AllenfoundWebbfora28-yardtouchdownontheBulldogs'nextpossessiontoaddtothe

lead.Webbbrokefreeuptheseamandreeledinaperfectone-handcatchtomakeit28-17,The Citadel.ETSUwouldnotgoaway,Stinsonscoredona4-yardtouchdownrunwith5:15toplayasthe

THE CITADELRushing No Net TD Lg AvgDrakeford 9 93 0 22 10.3Jackson 10 70 0 22 7.0Allen 16 52 1 18 3.2Rainey 11 52 1 10 4.7Berry 14 46 0 8 3.3Ward 3 18 0 7 6.0Black 5 14 0 8 2.8Johnson 1 8 0 8 8.0Webb 1 7 1 7 7.0

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD LgAllen 4-10-1 104 1 44 Black 0-1-0 0 0 0

Receiving No. Yds TD LongJoshLeBlanc 3 76 0 44RaleighWebb 1 28 1 28

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time ScoringPlay Conv. Plays Time ScoreETSU 1st 12:38 Lowe22ydpassfromHerink JJJermankick 1-22 0:07 0-7CIT 1st 07:10 Rainey10ydrun Godekkick 11-75 5:28 7-7ETSU 2nd 01:05 Powell8ydpassfromHerink JJJermankick 6-51 1:19 7-14ETSU 3rd 11:01 JJJerman46ydfieldgoal 7-45 3:51 7-17CIT 3rd 04:17 D.Allen1ydrun Godekkick 14-75 6:44 14-17CIT 4th 11:42 Webb7ydrun Godekkick 11-66 4:35 21-17CIT 4th 07:50 Webb28ydpassfromD.Allen Godekkick 4-43 1:46 28-17ETSU 4th 05:15 JajuanStinson4ydrun KobeKelleypass9-75 2:35 28-25CIT 4th 02:17 Godek46ydfieldgoal 7-46 2:58 31-25

2017 GAME RECAPS

Sept. 16 - Greene Stadium - Johnson City, Tenn. - 7,544

TEAM STATS CIT ETSUFIRSTDOWNS 26 13Rushing 22 4Passing 4 7 Penalty 0 2 NETYARDSRUSHING 331 26RushingAttempts 72 22Avg.PerRush 4.6 1.2RushingTouchdowns 3 1YardsGainedRushing 378 79YardsLostRushing 47 53NET YARDS PASSING 104 182 Comp.-Attempts-Int 4-11-1 18-32-1Avg.PerAttempt 9.5 5.7Avg.PerCompletion 26.0 10.1PassingTouchdowns 1 2TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 435 208 Totaloffenseplays 83 54Avg.GainPerPlay 5.2 3.9Fumbles: #-Lost 4-1 0-0 Penalties:#-Yards 5-60 2-10PUNTS-YARDS 3-139 6-214Avg.YardsPerPunt 46.3 35.7 Net Yards Per Punt 46.0 30.7 Inside20 2 1 50+ Yards 1 1 Touchbacks 0 0Faircatch 1 1KICKOFFS-YARDS 6-375 5-325Touchbacks 3 4Punt returns: #-Yards-TD 4-30-0 1-1-0 Avg.PerReturn 7.5 1.0Kickoffreturns:#-Yds-TD 1-20-0 3-71-0Avg.PerReturn 20.0 23.7Interceptions:#-Yds-TD 1--8-0 1-0-0MiscellaneousYards 0 24Possession Time 37:00 23:00 1st Quarter 10:46 4:14 2nd Quarter 8:26 6:34 3rd Quarter 8:01 6:59 4th Quarter 9:47 5:13 Third-Down Conv. 9 of 17 2 of 12 Fourth-Down Conv. 0 of 2 0 of 1 Red-ZoneScores-Chances 3-4 2-2Touchdowns 3-4 2-2Fieldgoals 0-4 0-2SacksBy:#-Yards 4-30 0-0PATKicks 4-4 2-2FieldGoals 1-2 1-1Pointsoffturnovers 0 7

BULLDOG NOTESTheBulldogswontheirninthconsecutiveregularseasonSoCongame.

The win was the 500th in the his-toryofTheCitadelprogram.

TheCitadelhaswonninecon-secutiveSoConregularseasoncontests…BrentThompsoncoachedteamsarenow9-1whenrushingforover300yards(331vs. ETSU).

TheBulldogsplayedthegameduringthefuneralofMitchellJeter,aformerBulldogwhowasthe 2015 SoCon Defensive Player oftheYear.JeterwaskilledinacarwreckonSaturdaynight.

WRRaleighWebbhadtwotouchdownsontwotouchesandbecamethefirstCitadelplayertohadarushingTDandareceivingTDsinceReggieWilliamsagainstNGUin'16.

TheBulldogstrailedforthefirsttimethisseasoninthefirstquar-ter,whenETSUturnedaspecialteamsmistakeintoa7-0lead.

PKJacobGodek(46yards)andPNoah Cannon (55 yards) both had careerlongsinthegame.

The 208 total yards allowed by theBulldogswerethesecondfewest under Brent Thompson. TheBulldogs'10.0TFLswereaseasonhigh.

STAT LEADERS

ETSURushing No Net TD Lg AvgStinson 7 33 1 18 4.7Herink 10 6 0 14 0.6Monroe 4 1 0 2 0.2Lowe 1 -14 0 0 -14.0

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD LgHerink 18-32-1 182 2 27

Receiving No. Yds TD LongPowell 6 76 1 25Lowe 3 53 1 27Kelley 3 18 0 9Richburg 2 11 0 6Wike 1 13 0 13Heyward 1 9 0 9Wick 1 4 0 4Herink 1 -2 0 0


GAME 4 1 2 3 4 FinalThe Citadel (3-1, 1-1 SoCon) 0 7 7 0 14Samford (3-2, 1-1 SoCon) 28 7 0 0 35

Samford's Fast Start Too Much For Bulldogs, 35-14BIRMINGHAM, Ala.–No.23Samford(3-2,1-1SoCon)builta21-0leadintheopeningsix

minutesandfoughtoffNo.8Citadelinthesecondhalffora35-14winonSaturdayafternoonat Seibert Stadium.SamfordquarterbackDevlinHodgescompletedtwotouchdownpassesofover60yardsin

theopeninghalftosparktheBulldogoffenseearly.TheCitadelhaditsopportunitiesinthesecondhalftocutintotheSamfordlead,butwasheldondownstwiceinsidetheSamford10-yard line.HodgesCompleted21-of-26passesfor323yardsandthreetouchdowns,includingtwoin

theopeningthreeminutesandanother63-yardertoTaDarrylMarshallinthesecondquarterastheBulldogsbuilta35-0lead.TheCitadelscoredtwice,includingontheopeningdriveofthesecondhalf,buttwoemptytripsinsidetheSamford10-yardlinekeptTheCitadelfromthreateninglate."Itwastoobigofaholeforustodigoutof,"CitadelheadcoachBrentThompsonsaid

afterward."Wejustdidthingsthataren'ttypicalforus.Wedidn'ttackleverywell.Wegaveupbigplays,andwedidn'tcomeoutreadytoplayfootball.Theyareveryathleticandaverygoodfootballteam,butweshould'vebeenreadytoplay."SophomorequarterbackJordanBlacksparkedtheBulldogstotwotouchdowndrives,

punchingitinfrom1-yardoutinthemiddleofthesecondquarterfollowingaKailikWilliams'interception.WilliamssnaggedaHodgesoverthrowandraceduptheleftsideline,bumpedoutashedoveforthepylontosparkTheCitadel,cuttingtheleadto35-7.TheCitadelopenedthesecondhalfwithanimpressivedrivetocutintothelead.Brandon

Rainey's8-yardtouchdownruncappedaJordanBlackleddrivethatlookedalittlemoreliketheBulldogoffensethatenteredthegameasthenation'sNo.1rushingoffense.The12-play,78-yarddrivetookoversixminutesofftheclockandcuttheleadto35-14mid-thirdquarter.Anoffsidespenalty,andcomingupsixinchesshortonafourthdownattempt,keptthings

fromgettingveryinterestingthefinalhalfofthefourth,astheBulldogscameupemptytwiceinside the Samford 10."Wehadtheballintheredzoneandwejustcouldn'tscore,"Thompsonsaidofthe

Bulldogs'rally."Ithoughtwerespondedbetterinthesecondhalf,butstillwhenwehadop-portunitiestoputpointsontheboard,wedidn't.Weputourselvesinbadsituationsandhadtogofortouchdownsinsteadoffieldgoals."Blackfinished5-of-11passingfor136yards,acareerhigh.Healsorushedfor60yardsanda

touchdown.BrandonRaineyranfor59yardson18carries.WilliamsledTheCitadeldefensewith11tackles,aninterception,andatackleforloss.KelvinMcKnightfinishedwithsixreceptionsfor97yardsandatouchdown.Healsocaughta

fleaflickerontheBulldogs'secondsnaptoquicklyshortenthefieldforSamford.Samfordhadninetacklesforlossasadefense,ledby12tacklesfromAhmadGoodenwho

had two TFLs.TheCitadelreturnshomeforthefirsttimeinfiveweeksonSaturdayasMercervisitsJohn-

sonHagoodStadiumforTheCitadel'sSoConhomeopener.Kickoffisat2p.m.forParents'Day.

THE CITADELRushing No Net TD Lg AvgBlack 16 60 1 30 3.8Rainey 18 59 1 10 3.3Ward 7 37 0 10 5.3Allen 4 21 0 11 5.2

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD LgBlack 5-11-0 136 0 51Black 1-3-0 16 0 0

Receiving No. Yds TD LongLeBlanc 3 71 0 51Jackson 1 47 0 47Webb 1 18 0 18Drakeford 1 16 0 16

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time ScoringPlay Conv. Plays Time ScoreSAM 1st 14:00 McKnight8ydpassfromHodges Weaverkick 4-75 1:00 0-7SAM 1st 11:56 El-Amin70ydpassfromHodges Weaverkick 1-70 0:14 0-14SAM 1st 09:40 Satine10ydrun Weaverkick 3-41 0:46 0-21SAM 1st 04:19 Hodges1ydrun Weaverkick 9-61 3:05 0-28SAM 2nd 10:39 Marshall63ydpassfromHodgesWeaverkick 4-83 1:17 0-35CIT 2nd 06:55 Black1ydrun Godekkick 2-5 0:37 7-35CIT 3rd 08:41 Rainey8ydrun Godekkick 12-78 6:13 14-35

2017 GAME RECAPS

Sept. 30 - Siebert Stadium - Birmingham, Ala. -9,233

TEAM STATS CIT SAMFIRST DOWNS 17 19Rushing 12 9Passing 3 9 Penalty 2 1NET YARDS RUSHING 194 139RushingAttempts 55 32AveragePerRush 3.5 4.3RushingTouchdowns 2 2YardsGainedRushing 234 156YardsLostRushing 40 17NET YARDS PASSING 152 323Comp.-Att.-Int 6-14-0 21-26-2AveragePerAtt. 10.9 12.4AveragePerComp 25.3 15.4PassingTouchdowns 0 3TOTALOFFENSEYARDS 346 462Totaloffenseplays 69 58AverageGainPerPlay 5.0 8.0Fumbles: #-Lost 0-0 0-0Penalties:#-Yards 10-61 4-40PUNTS-YARDS 5-193 3-126AverageYardsPerPunt 38.6 42.0 Net Yards Per Punt 38.6 42.0Inside20 2 0 50+ Yards 0 1Faircatch 3 1KICKOFFS-YARDS 3-193 6-389Avg.YardsPerKickoff 64.3 64.8NetYardsPerKickoff 42.7 42.2Touchbacks 2 3Punt returns: #-Yards-TD 1-0-0 0-0-0Kickoffreturns:#-Yds-TD 3-61-0 1-15-0Avg.PerReturn 20.3 15.0Interceptions:#-Yds-TD 2-28-0 0-0-0Possession Time 36:52 23:08 1st Quarter 9:55 5:05 2nd Quarter 9:11 5:49 3rd Quarter 10:57 4:03 4th Quarter 6:49 8:11Third-Down Conv. 3 of 13 4 of 8Fourth-Down Conv. 0 of 5 0 of 0Red-ZoneScores-Chances 2-5 3-4Touchdowns 2-5 3-4Fieldgoals 0-5 0-4SacksBy:#-Yards 1-2 3-20PATKicks 2-2 5-5FieldGoals 0-0 0-1Pointsoffturnovers 7 0

BULLDOG NOTESTheBulldogslostforthefirsttimeinSoConplayunderBrentThompsonandthefirsttimesincetheirregularseasonfinaleatChattanoogain2015.

TheBulldogswentjust2-of-5intheredzoneafterstartingtheseason 12-of-14. Empty trips inside the 1 (3rd Qtr.) and inside inthe10inthe4thkepttheBulldogsfromrallying.

JordanBlack's136yardspassingandtheBulldogs152werethemost by The Citadel under Brent Thompsonandthemostsincethrowingfor186yardsagainstGardner-Webbin2014,aspanof37games.

SeniorKailikWilliamshadhissecondinterceptionoftheseasonandfifthofhiscareertogowith11tacklesandaTFL.

TheBulldogsheldSamfordtoonly64yardsinthesecondhalf,butcouldn'tmountacomebackwith three empty redzone trips. TheBulldogshadtheballattheSamford 1 early in the fourth, but weresetbackonapenalty.

WRJoshLeBlanchadthreecatchesfor71yards,hissecondstraightgamewithacareerhighthreecatches.Hehad76yardsreceivingagainstETSU.

FBBrandonRainey's18carrierwerethemostinhisyoungcareer.He had 59 yards and a TD.

STAT LEADERS

SAMFORDRushing No Net TD Lg AvgSatine 12 73 1 13 6.1Shelling 3 32 0 17 10.7Washington 7 27 0 10 3.9Curry 4 17 0 12 4.2

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD LgHodges 26-21-2 323 3 70

Receiving No. Yds TD LongMcKnight 6 97 1 57Satine 5 49 0 26El-Amin 4 83 1 70Marshall 2 64 1 63


GAME 5 1 2 3 4 FinalMercer (3-3, 2-2) 7 7 7 3 24The Citadel (3-2, 1-2) 0 0 0 14 14

Bulldogs Can't Oversome Miscues in Loss to Mercer, 24-14CHARLESTON,S.C.–TeeMitchellhadtworushingtouchdownstoleadtheMer-

cerBearspastTheCitadelonSaturdayafternoonatJohnsonHagoodStadium,24-14.Mercer(3-3,2-1SoCon)capitalizedonthreeturnoversbytheBulldogstobuild

a21-0leadandheldoffacoupleoflateopportunitiesforTheCitadel(3-2,1-2SoCon)latetoedgetheBulldogsathome.AnearlyturnoverinsidetheMercer5-yardlineprovedcostlyasTheCitadelscoredtwiceinthefourthquarterandrecoveredalateonsidekicktothreaten."Wehadopportunitiestowinthisgameandtoputtheballintheendzoneand

wedidn't,"CitadelheadcoachBrentThompsontoldthemediafollowingthegame."I'vebeenaroundthisgamelongenoughtoknowthatifyouruntheballandcontinuetogetfirstdowns,thenyouhaveachancetowinthegame,andwedidn'tdothattoday."TheBulldogsoutgainedMercer381-311,butconvertedononly3-of-15third

downopportunities.QuarterbackDomAllenthrewfor180yards,completing14-of-31passeswithaninterception.MitchellhadthekeyplayinthewinforMercer,breakinglooseonasecond-and-

goalopportunityfrom16fortheBears'secondquartertopushtheleadto14-0justbeforethehalf.Bears'quarterbackKaelanRileywas12-for-23throughtheairfor 111 yards.TheCitadeldefenseforcedtwoturnoversandhad10tacklesforlossinthe

game.Mercerjumpedouttoa7-0leadonashortC.J.Leggetttouchdownrun,capping

a5-play,48-yarddriveatthemidwaypointofthefirstquarterfollowingafumblebytheBulldogsnearmidfield.TheBulldogswoulddriveinsidetheMercer5earlyinthesecond,butMercer's

KyleTrammelcrashedinonTheCitadel'sBrandonBerrytoforceafumble,recov-eredbytheBearstokeepthescoreat7-0.Berryfinishedwith65yardsandhisfirstcareertouchdownrunintheloss.FollowingaBulldogmissedfieldgoal,Mercerdrove70yardsin11playstoadd

toitsleague.Mitchellbrokelooseona16-yardtouchdownrunonalongsecond-and-goalplaytopushtheleadto14-0with4:24toplayinthehalf.Mercerpushedtheleadto21-0lateinthethirdonanothershortMitchellTD

run.TheBulldogsralliedtoopenthefourthwhenAllenfoundRaleighWebbfor33

yardsonacatch-and-runtosetupashortAllenleaptocuttheleadto21-7.Berry'slateTDruncameontheheelsofanacrobaticcatchbyrunningbackCam

JacksonalongtheCitadelsidelinefor28yards.TheBulldogswouldgettheonsidekick,butcouldnotinchanyclose.SafetyAronSpannIIIledtheBulldogswith12tackles,aforcedfumble,anda

TFL.LeeBennettledMercerwith16tackles.

THE CITADELRushing No Net TD Lg AvgBerry 15 65 1 21 4.3GDrakeford 6 43 0 18 7.2Johnson 5 40 0 12 8.0Jackson 5 25 0 16 5.0D Allen 13 23 1 6 1.8Rainey 1 3 0 3 3.0Ward 1 2 0 2 2.0

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD LgD. Allen 14-31-1 180 0 41CamJackson 0-1-0 0 0 0

Receiving No. Yds TD LongJoshLeBlanc 4 61 0 41RaleighWebb 3 47 0 33CamJackson 3 40 0 28CurtNixon 3 28 0 13G.Drakeford 1 4 0 4

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time ScoringPlay Conv. Plays Time Score MER 1st 9:19 CJLeggett1ydrun ColeFisherkick 5-48 2:13 7-0 MER 2nd 4:29 TeeMitchell16ydrun ColeFisherkick11-70 4:29 14-0 MER 3rd 2:57 TeeMitchell2ydrun ColeFisherkick11-48 5:10 21-0 CIT 4th 13:17 D.Allen1ydrun Godekkick 5-67 1:43 21-7 MER 4th 03:59 ColeFisher29ydfieldgoal 8-72 4:00 24-7 CIT 4th 02:33 Berry2ydrun Godekkick 8-75 1:22 24-14

2017 GAME RECAPS

Oct. 7 - Johnson Hagood Stadium - Charleston, S.C. - 9,969

TEAM STATS MER CITFIRST DOWNS 18 21Rushing 12 9Passing 5 9 Penalty 1 3NET YARDS RUSHING 200 201RushingAttempts 50 46Avg.PerRush 4.0 4.4RushingTDs 3 2YardsGainedRushing 226 212YardsLostRushing 26 11NET YARDS PASSING 111 180Comp.-Attempts-Int 12-23-0 14-32-1Avg.PerAttempt 4.8 5.6Avg.PerCompletion 9.2 12.9PassingTDs 0 0TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 311 381Totaloffenseplays 73 78Avg.GainPerPlay 4.3 4.9Fumbles: #-Lost 2-2 6-3Penalties:#-Yards 4-41 2-19PUNTS-YARDS 9-376 8-306Avg.YardsPerPunt 41.8 38.2 Net Yards Per Punt 37.4 32.9Inside20 2 1 50+ Yards 1 1Touchbacks 0 1Faircatch 3 3KICKOFFS-YARDS 5-308 2-130Avg.YardsPerKickoff 61.6 65.0NetYardsPerKickoff 40.6 40.0Touchbacks 3 2Punt returns: #-Yards-TD 3-23-0 4-39-0Avg.PerReturn 7.7 9.8Kickoffreturns:#-Yds-TD 0-0-0 2-30-0Avg.PerReturn 0.0 15.0Interceptions:#-Yds-TD 1-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time 33:36 26:24 1st Quarter 8:08 6:52 2nd Quarter 8:13 6:47 3rd Quarter 9:34 5:26 4th Quarter 7:41 7:19Third-Down Conv. 4 of 14 3 of 15Fourth-Down Conv. 0 of 0 2 of 3Red-ZoneScores-Chances 4-4 2-4 TDs 3-4 2-4Fieldgoals 1-4 0-4SacksBy:#-Yards 1-7 0-0PATKicks 3-3 2-2FieldGoals 1-1 0-1Pointsoffturnovers 7 0

BULLDOG NOTESTheBulldogslostathomeforthefirsttimeunderBrentThompsoninSoConplay.'16losstoWoffordwasinFCSPlayoffs.

TheBulldogshadthreeturnoversforthefirsttimeunderThompsonincludingtwointheredzone.AfirstquarterfumbleattheMercer1keptTheCitadelfromtyingthegameat7-7.

Mercerwasonlythesecondteamto amass more than 300 yards againsttheBulldogs.Samfordhad462aweekago,butnoneofTheCitadel'sfirstthreeopponentspassed 300 yards.

WRJoshLeBlanchadacareer-highfourreceptionsfor61yardsintheloss.LeBlanchas10catchesoverthelastthreegames.HeleadstheBulldogswith13receptionsthisseason.

RBBrandonBerryhadacareerhighincarriesandyardsinthegame.Hefinishedwith15carriesfor65yards.Hehad14carriesagainstETSUfor54yards.

Forthefifthconsecutivegame,TheCitadelstartedfivefreshmenonoffense,threeontheoffensiveline.RBBrandonBerryreplacedfellowfreshmanBrandonRaineyearlyinthegame.

Forthefirsttimethisseason,TheCitadeldidNOTrecordaninter-ception,althoughTyusCarter'snearpickontheMercersidelinewasreviewedandthecallonthefield(incomplete)stood.

STAT LEADERS

MERCERRushing No Net TD Lg AvgTeeMitchell 23 88 2 43 3.8AlexLakes 16 79 0 21 4.9KaelanRiley 10 32 0 12 3.2CJLeggett 1 1 1 1 1.0

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD LgKaelanRiley 12-23-0 111 0 21

Receiving No. Yds TD LongMIrvin 3 30 0 12SamWalker 3 22 0 12ChandlerCurtis 2 18 0 13TeeMitchell 2 11 0 8Avery Ward 1 21 0 21T Cannon 1 9 0 9


GAME6 1 2 3 4 FinalWofford(6-0,4-0) 0 7 7 6 20TheCitadel(3-3,1-3) 7 7 2 0 16

BulldogsFallonLateTDbyNo.5Wofford20-16CHARLESTON,S.C.–Wofford'sAndreStoddardscoredona3-yardrunwith1:10remainingtolifttheNo.5TerrierpastNo.22TheCitadel,20-16,onSaturdaynightatJohnsonHagoodStadium. Woffordimprovesto6-0and4-0inSoConplay,whileTheCitadelfallsto3-3and1-3inconferenceplay. Woffordpiecedtogethera13-play,68-yarddrivedownthestretchofthefourthquar-tertorallyfroma16-14deficitandwinitsfifthonepossessiongamethisseason. TheCitadelled14-7atthehalf,butakeyturnoverinthethirdquarterandonly67yardsoftotaloffenseinthesecondhalfkepttheBulldogsfromhandingWofforditsfirstlossoftheseason. TheBulldogsheldWoffordtoonly99yardsrushingon41carries,theirfewestyardsinagamesince2005againstWestVirginia.TheCitadelhad10tacklesforlossandthreeplayerswithdoublefiguresintackles. TheBulldogsmanagedonly258yardsofoffense,buthadtwofirst-halftouchdowndrivesandseemedtohavecontrolatthehalf,butaquickscorefromWoffordtoopenthesecondhalfchangedthemomentumofthegame. TheCitadelmarched81yardsin16playstotakea7-0leadontheopeningpossession.SeniorQBDomAllenconvertedafourth-and-1attheWofford16-yardline,thenscoredona7-yardTDrunovertherightside.RodJohnsonhad22yardsrushingonthedrive. Woffordansweredwitha1-yardTDrunfromquarterbackBrandonGoodsonatthemidwaypointofthesecondquartertotiethegameat7-7. CitadelQBJordanBlackengineeredanimpressivedriveastheBulldogstooktheleadandcontrolledtheclockintothebreak.A2-yardTDruncappeda16-playdrivethattookovereightminutesofftheclockgoingintothelockerroom.JoshLeBlanc's22-yardreceptionsetupJohnson'sshortTDrun. Woffordquicklytiedthegametoopenthesecondhalf.GoodsonfoundJasonHillroamingfreedowntherightsidelinefor59yardstoknotthegameat14-14. TheteamswouldtradeturnoversaftertheWoffordscore.KailikWilliams'forcedaStoddardfumbleandjumpedonthelooseballtosetupashortfieldfortheBulldogs. Ontheensuingpossession,CitadelquarterbackJordanBlackbrokelooseontheoptionandwasheadedforthego-aheadscore,butWofford'sMasonAlstatpunchedtheballloosejustshyofthegoallineandDataviousWilsonpouncedonitastheBulldogscameupemptyinsidetheWofford5. TheBulldogs'defensewouldgiveTheCitadelthelead.NoahDawkinsandJa'LonWil-liamspinnedGoodsondownjustshyofthegoallineforasafetyfollowingtheBlackfumble,givingTheCitadela16-14lead. WoffordcapitalizedonfourconsecutivepuntsbytheBulldogstocloseoutthegame.TheTerriersconvertedthreethirddownsonthefinaldrivetosetupStoddard'sgamewinner. ThelossspoiledamonsternightfromKailikWilliams.Williamshad10tackles,twoforloss,andaforcedfumble,whichherecovered.MylesPiercealsohad12tacklesandJa'LonWilliamshad10stopswith1.5tacklesforloss. TylerVaughnandDataviousWilsonledWoffordwith12stopseach. Goodsonfinished11-of-17throughtheairfor219yardsandatouchdown.Blackwas4-of-9throughtheairfor32yardsfortheBulldogs. BlackledTheCitadelwith55yardsrushingon13carries.

THE CITADELRushing No Net TD Lg AvgBlack 13 55 0 13 4.2Jackson 6 49 0 20 8.2Allen 6 33 1 12 5.5Johnson 4 32 1 17 8.0Ward 10 31 0 6 3.1Rainey 8 19 0 6 2.4Drakeford 2 7 0 4 3.5

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD LgBlack 4-9-0 32 0 220Allen 0-4-0 0 0 0Jackson 0-1-0 0 0 0

Receiving No. Yds TD LongJackson 2 13 0 7LeBlanc 1 22 0 22Webb 1 -3 0 0

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time ScoringPlay Conv. Plays Time Score CIT 1st 07:28 D.Allen7ydrun Godekkick 16-81 7:32 0-7 WOF 2nd 08:24 BrandonGoodson1ydrun Carterkick 11-82 5:42 7-7 CIT 2nd 00:11 Johnson2ydrun Godekkick 16-77 8:05 7-14 WOF 3rd 13:15 Hill59ydpassfromGoodson Carterkick 3-59 1:35 14-14CIT 3rd 08:07 TEAMsafety 14-16WOF 4th 01:10 Stoddard3ydrun McAfeerushfailed13-68 5:13 20-16

2017 GAME RECAPS


TEAM STATS CIT WOFFIRST DOWNS 12 12Rushing 4 10Passing 8 1 Penalty 0 1NETYARDSRUSHING 89 226RushingAttempts 41 49Avg.PerRush 2.2 4.6RushingTouchdowns 2 2YardsGainedRushing 136 229YardsLostRushing 47 3NET YARDS PASSING 219 32 Comp.-Attempts-Int 11-17-0 4-14-0Avg.PerAttempt 12.9 2.3Avg.PerCompletion 19.9 8.0PassingTouchdowns 1 0TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 308 258Totaloffenseplays 58 63Avg.GainPerPlay 5.3 4.1Fumbles: #-Lost 2-1 2-1Penalties:#-Yards 5-50 5-32PUNTS-YARDS 4-175 7-263Avg.YardsPerPunt 43.8 37.6 Net Yards Per Punt 43.8 38.7Inside20 2 3Faircatch 2 1KICKOFFS-YARDS 5-308 3-194Avg.YardsPerKickoff 61.6 64.7NetYardsPerKickoff 43.0 38.7Touchbacks 1 1Punt returns: #-Yards-TD 1--8-0 1-0-0Avg.PerReturn -8.0 0.0Kickoffreturns:#-Yds-TD 2-53-0 4-68-0Avg.PerReturn 26.5 17.0Interceptions:#-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time 28:47 31:13 1st Quarter 4:56 10:04 2nd Quarter 5:53 9:07 3rd Quarter 8:28 6:32 4th Quarter 9:30 5:30Third-Down Conv. 8 of 14 7 of 17Fourth-Down Conv. 1 of 1 1 of 2Red-ZoneScores-Chances 2-2 2-3Touchdowns 2-2 2-3Fieldgoals 0-2 0-3SacksBy:#-Yards 0-0 1-9PATKicks 2-2 2-2FieldGoals 0-1 0-0Pointsoffturnovers 0 0

BULLDOG NOTESTheCitadeldroppedthreestraightgamesforthefirsttimesince2014.

TheBulldogsscoredontheiropeningpossessionforthefirsttimethisseasonona7-yardTDrun by Dom Allen.

ThedefenseheldWoffordto89yardsrushing,theirfewestsincealosstoWestVirginiain2005.

The Citadel has held four opponents to less than 300 yards ofoffensethisseason,twoinSoConplayinETSUandWofford.

RBLorenzoWardhadacareerhigh10carriesfor31yards.Hehad37yardsrushingagainstPCearlier this season.

DELa'JonWilliamswascreditedwithacareerhigh10tackles,1.5tacklesforloss,andaforcedfumble.TheBulldogsthreeplay-erswithdoubledigitsintacklesisaseasonhigh.

TheBulldogshad10.0TFLsforthethirdtimeintheirlastfourgamesandthirdtimethisseason.Allthreedouble-digitsTFLtotalshavecomeinSoConplay.

ThelosswasthefirstbytheBulldogsunderThompsonwhentrailingafterthreequarters(now10-1)andthefirstwhenholdingopponents to under 100 yards rushing(now8-1).

STAT LEADERS

WOFFORDRushing No Net TD Lg AvgMcAfee 7 49 0 29 7.0Nelson 11 38 0 9 3.5Stoddard 8 10 1 4 1.2Goodson 5 5 1 16 1.0Morgan 6 4 0 6 0.7Pace 2 -4 0 1 -2.0Taylor 1 -12 0 0 -12.0

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD LgGoodson 11-17-0 219 1 59 1

Receiving No. Yds TD LongHill 5 97 1 59Morgan 3 40 0 16Taylor 2 34 0 28Moore 1 48 0 48


GAME 7 1 2 3 4 FinalThe Citadel (4-3, 2-3) 0 7 10 3 20Chattanooga(1-7,1-5) 7 7 0 0 14

Spann'sLateINTSealsWinatChattanooga,20-14CHATTANOOGA,Tenn.–JuniorAronSpannIII'sinterceptionintheendzonewith1:10remainingsealeda20-14winforTheCitadeloverChattanoogaonSaturdayafternoonat Finley Stadium.Spann'ssecondinterceptionoftheafternoonendedChattanooga'sfinalthreat,theMocs'longestdriveofthegame.UTCmovedfromitsown20tofirst-and-10attheBulldogs'11,butquarterbackpressureandSpannsteppinginfrontofaColeCopelandpassforasecondtimesecuredthewin.TheBulldogsshutouttheMocsinthesecondhalfandscoredthegame'sfinal13pointstowintheirsecondSoCongameoftheseason.The Citadel (4-3, 2-3) rushed for 405 yards and held the ball for over 37 minutes in the win.Chattanooga(1-7,1-3)hadahandfuloflongreturnstosetupshorttouchdowndrivesinthegame.Thedifferencewasthesecondhalf,whentheBulldogsscoredall13points,heldUTCtothreepuntsandSpann'sinterceptiononthefinaldrive.RunningbackGrantDrakefordledtheBulldogswith97yardsoneightcarries.Hewasat100yardsforthegamebeforelosingthreeyardsonhisfinalcarry.His45-yardruninthethirdquarterjoltedtheBulldogsoffenseandsetupaRodJohnson2-yardtouchdownrun.TheBulldogsseason-highthreeinterceptionsmadethingstoughontheChattanoogaoffenseandfreshmanquarterbackColeCopeland,butUTChungaroundonthestrengthofalongtouchdownrunandabigplaysonspecialteams.ANoahDawkinssackandforcedfumbleturnedbackapromisingstarttoChatta-nooga'sopeningdrive.TheBulldogscapitalizedonthethird-and-longopportunity,asseniorBenRobertspickedofftheCopelandinCitadelterritorytoendthethreat.TheBulldogsmovedintoChattanoogaterritory,butthedrivestalledandplacekickerJacobGodekpusheda51-yardattemptwideright.UTCwouldscoretwoplayslaterasDarrellBridgesracedinfrom61yardsouttogivetheMocsa7-0lead.TheBulldogsansweredfollowingtheirsecondinterceptionoftheday.SpanncircledunderadeepballfromCopelandtoendtheMocs'threattogouptwoscored.Theoffensewouldanswerwitha6-play,72-yarddrivecappedbya25-yardpassfromDomAllentoJoshLeBlanctotiethegameat7-7.RodJohnsonhada32-yardrunonthedrive,hislongestoftheseason.ChattanoogaspecialteamssetuptheMocs'nextscoreasUTCtooka14-7lead.A37-yardpuntreturnbyBrandonDowdellsetupa1-yardleapfromDarrellBridgesasUTCmovedaheadwith4:09leftinthehalf.TheCitadelmarched46yardsin10playstoopenthesecondhalf,scoringona45-yardfieldgoalfromGodektocuttheleadto14-10atthetime.AftertheBulldogdefenseheld,theCitadelmovedoutfromtheshadowofitsowngoallinetoputtogetherthedecisivedrive.Drakeford's45-yardrunonthirddownandlongfromtheBulldogs'25–withapersonalfoulpenaltyadded–setupJohnson'srunasTheCitadeltookitsfirstlead.TheBulldogsaddeda34-yardfieldgoalfromGodekinthefourth,butcouldn'tdistancethemselves.TheBulldogspuntedtoUTC,whichstarteditsfinaldriveatitsown20.ChattanoogapickedupafirstdownattheBulldog11ona17-yardcompletion,buttheBulldogsheld.QuarterbackDomAllenfinishedwith88yardsrushingandacareerlong54-yardrunonthefieldgoaldriveinthefourth.CamJacksonadded74yardson15carries.TheBulldogsheldUTCto298totalyards,thefifthtimethisseasontheBulldogshaveheldanopponentunder300yardsofoffense.SeniorlinebackerMylesPierceledtheCitadelwitheighttackles,oneforaloss.DawkinsaddedthreeQBhurries.

THE CITADELRushing No Net TD Lg AvgDrakeford 3 97 0 45 12.1Allen 2 88 0 54 6.8Jackson 8 74 0 17 4.9Johnson 0 58 1 32 11.6Webb 0 43 0 43 43Ward 0 28 0 6 3.5Rainey 4 19 0 5 1.7Black 0 4 0 4 4

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD LgAllen 2-7-0 39 1 25

Receiving No. Yds TD Long JoshLeBlanc 2 39 1 25

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time ScoringPlay Conv. Plays Time Score UTC 1st 00:17 DarrellBridges61ydrun VictorUlmokick2-66 0:46 0-7 CIT 2nd 11:15 LeBlanc25ydpassfromD.Allen Godekkick 6-72 2:19 7-7 UTC 2nd 04:09 DarrellBridges1ydrun VictorUlmokick4-35 1:51 7-14 CIT 3rd 10:05 Godek45ydfieldgoal 10-46 4:48 10-14 CIT 3rd 01:51 Johnson4ydrun Godekkick 10-95 4:32 17-14 CIT 4th 11:39 Godek34ydfieldgoal 6-63 3:08 20-14

2017 GAME RECAPS

Oct. 21 - Finley Stadium - Chattanooga, Tenn. - 7,521

TEAM STATS CIT CHATFIRST DOWNS 22 15Rushing 18 7Passing 2 6 Penalty 2 2NET YARDS RUSHING 405 143RushingAttempts 65 19Avg.PerRush 6.2 7.5RushingTouchdowns 1 2YardsGainedRushing 428 149YardsLostRushing 23 6NET YARDS PASSING 39 155Comp.-Attempts-Int 2-7-0 17-31-3Avg.PerAttempt 5.6 5.0Avg.PerCompletion 19.5 9.1PassingTouchdowns 1 0TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 444 298Totaloffenseplays 72 50Avg.GainPerPlay 6.2 6.0Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 1-0Penalties:Number-Yards 4-46 3-35PUNTS-YARDS 4-163 5-190Avg.YardsPerPunt 40.8 38.0 Net Yards Per Punt 26.5 30.0Inside20 1 2 50+ Yards 1 0Touchbacks 1 2Faircatch 2 2KICKOFFS-YARDS 5-324 3-190Avg.YardsPerKickoff 64.8 63.3NetYardsPerKickoff 28.8 42.7Touchbacks 2 1Punt returns: #-Yards-TD 0-0-0 1-37-0AveragePerReturn 0.0 37.0Kickoffret:#-Yds-TD 2-37-0 3-130-0AveragePerReturn 18.5 43.3Interceptions:#-Yds-TD 3-12-0 0-0-0Possession Time 37:02 22:58 1st Quarter 8:19 6:41 2nd Quarter 9:43 5:17 3rd Quarter 9:27 5:33 4th Quarter 9:33 5:27Third-Down Conv. 8 of 17 0 of 7Fourth-Down Conv. 1 of 1 0 of 1Red-ZoneScores-Chances 2-3 1-2Touchdowns 1-3 1-2Fieldgoals 1-3 0-2SacksBy:Number-Yards 1-6 0-0PATKicks 2-2 2-2FieldGoals 2-4 0-0Pointsoffturnovers 7 0

BULLDOG NOTESTheBulldogsendedathree-gamelosingstreaktomovebackabove.500 overall at 4-3. Brent Thomp-son improves to 6-1 on the road in SoCon play.

TheBulldogsheldafourthop-ponent under 300 total yards this season.Chattanoogaamassedonly 298 total yards and had only 25yardsrushinginthesecondhalfafterhaving118atthehalf.OnlySamfordhashadmorethan311yardsofoffenseonTheCita-del this season.

TheBulldogs'threeinterceptionwereaseasonhighandAronSpann'stwoINTswerethisfirsttimethisseasonaplayerhadmultiplepicks.TheCitadel's405yardsrushingare the most by any team in SoCon play this season and the secondmostbytheBulldogsthisseason (425 vs. PC).RBGrantDrakeford's97yardswere100beforelosingthreeyardsonhisfinalcarry.TheBulldogshavenothasa100-yardrusher in SoCon play.

TheBulldogsoutscoredChatta-nooga13-0inthesecondhalfandareout-scoringopponents90-41inthesecondhalfthisseason.

Priortotheirfinaldrive,theMocspickedup44yardson16playsontheirfirstthreedrivesofthesecondhalf.TheCitadelhelda19-11minutesedgeintimeofpossessioninthesecondhalf.

PKJacobGodekbouncedbackfrom an 0-2 start to the day to connectonbothsecondhalffieldgoals.His45-yarderwasayardshyofhiscareerlong.

STAT LEADERS

CHATTANOOGARushing No Net TD Lg AvgBridges 17 149 2 61 8.3

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD LgCopeland 17-31-3 155 0 31

Receiving No. Yds TD LongStewart 4 33 0 11Morton 3 56 0 31Parker 3 34 0 17Bridges 2 6 0 5Trotter 2 0 0 2Lenoir 1 17 0 17


GAME 8 1 2 3 4 FinalVMI(0-9,0-6) 3 0 0 0 3The Citadel (5-3, 3-3) 14 0 0 7 21

Bulldogs Shut Down VMI for Silver Shako, 21-3 CHARLESTON,S.C.–TheCitadeldefenseheldVMItoonlyafieldgoalontheiropeningdrivetocarrytheBulldogstoa21-3victoryovertheirrivalonhomecomingSaturdayafternoonatJohnsonHagoodStadium.TheBulldogsmaintainedcontrolofTheSilverShakotrophywithan11thconsecutive

win in the series.TheCitadel(5-3,3-3SoCon)scoredonitsopeningpossessionanddidnottrailagainontheday.VMI(0-9,0-6)pulledoutallthestopswithanumberoftrickplaysearly,butdespitemissedopportunitiesandasteadyraininthesecondhalf,theBulldogskepttheirintensitylevelhighthroughouttheafternoonandcelebratedthewinafterwardovertheirlongtimerivals.TheBulldogsrushedforaSoConseasonbest407yards.RunningbackBrandonRaineybecamethefirstBulldogtogooverthecenturymarkinSoConplaywith125yardsrushing.QuarterbackDomAllenadded80yardsontheground.GrantDrakefordandLorenzoWardbothaddedlongtouchdownruns.Theredzone,includingfourmissedfieldgoals,continuedtobeachallengefortheBulldogsandkeptthegamecloseuntila45-yardtouchdownrunbyWardintheclosingminutes.OneBulldogmakingthemostofopportunitiesisjuniorsafetyAronSpannIII.Hehadhisfifthinterception,whichleadstheSoCon,toturnbackaVMIdriveinthethird.Hefinishedwithsixtackles.TheBulldogshad11tacklesforlossasateamandheldVMIto219totalyards.LinebackerNoahDawkinsaddedninetacklesandthreeTFLs.SeniorMylesPierceaddedninestopsandtwoTFLs.VMIgrabbedaquick3-0leadona37-yardfieldgoalfromGrantClemonstocapa10-play,56-yarddrivetoopenthegame.Ahook-and-ladderontheopeningplaygavetheKeydets some early momentum on the drive.TheBulldogsneededonlythreeplaytotaketheleadforgood.DrakefordtookapitchfromquarterbackDomAllenandrolled71yardsuptherightsidelinefortheBulldogsopeningtouchdown,grabbinga7-3lead.TherunwasthelongestofDrakeford'scareerandTheCitadel'slongestinSoConplaythisseason.TheCitadeladdedtoitsleadinthefinalmomentsofthefirstquarter.Allen's1-yardtouchdownlurchpushedtheleadto14-3onashortdrivefollowingashankedpuntbythe Keydets.TwomissedfieldgoalkepttheBulldogsfromextendingtheirlead.KickerJacobGodekpusheda35-yardfieldgoalattempttoopenthesecondhalfaftertheBulldogsdrove56yardstoinsidetheVMI20.Allenhada27-yardrunonthedrive.Theteamstradedpunts,turnovers,andmissedfieldgoalsoverthedownthestretchuntilWardbrokelooseastheBulldogsweretryingtoputthegameawayintheclosingminutes.TheCitadelharassedVMIquarterbackDuncanHodgesinto22-of-36withanintercep-tionfor147yards.TheBulldogsfinishedwith59carriesfor407yards.

THE CITADELRushing No Net TD Lg AvgRainey 16 125 0 28 7.8Allen 17 80 1 27 4.7Ward 9 79 1 45 8.8Drakeford 3 76 1 71 25.3Jackson 7 34 0 22 4.9Black 3 13 0 11 4.3Sessions 1 3 0 3 3.0

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD LgAllen 1-8-0 14 0 14

Receiving No. Yds TD Long Webb 1 14 0 14

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time ScoringPlay Conv. Plays Time Score VMI 1st 10:59 GrantClemons37ydfieldgoal 10-56 4:01 3-0 CIT 1st 10:01 Drakeford71ydrun Godekkick 3-71 0:52 3-7 CIT 1st 00:10 D.Allen1ydrun Godekkick 7-46 2:53 3-14 CIT 4th 02:45 Ward45ydrun Godekkick 2-56 0:45 3-21

2017 GAME RECAPS


TEAM STATS VMI CIT FIRSTDOWNS 16 18Rushing 9 17Passing 5 1 Penalty 2 0NET YARDS RUSHING 72 407RushingAttempts 32 59Avg.PerRush 2.2 6.9RushingTDs 0 3YardsGainedRushing 114 433YardsLostRushing 42 26NET YARDS PASSING 147 14Comp.-Attempts-Int 22-36-1 1-9-0Avg.PerAttempt 4.1 1.6Avg.PerCompletion 6.7 14.0PassingTDs 0 0TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 219 421Totaloffenseplays 68 68Avg.GainPerPlay 3.2 6.2Fumbles: #-Lost 2-1 2-0Penalties:#-Yards 1-6 6-67PUNTS-YARDS 6-221 4-147Avg.YardsPerPunt 36.8 36.8 Net Yards Per Punt 31.0 36.2Inside20 2 1 50+ Yards 0 0Touchbacks 0 0Faircatch 1 2KICKOFFS-YARDS 2-119 4-260Avg.YardsPerKickoff 59.5 65.0NetYardsPerKickoff 38.0 40.8Touchbacks 1 3PuntRet.:#-Yards-TD 2-2-0 4-35-0Avg.PerReturn 1.0 8.8KickoffRet.:#-Yds-TD 1-22-0 1-18-0Avg.PerReturn 22.0 18.0Interceptions:#-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-6-0Possession Time 28:44 31:16 1st Quarter 7:21 7:39 2nd Quarter 8:03 6:57 3rd Quarter 7:00 8:00 4th Quarter 6:20 8:40Third-Down Conv. 5 of 16 6 of 15Fourth-Down Conv. 0 of 3 0 of 0Red-ZoneScores-Chances 1-1 1-5 TDs 0-1 1-5Fieldgoals 1-1 0-5SacksBy:#-Yards 1-6 5-26PATKicks 0-0 3-3FieldGoals 1-1 0-4

BULLDOG NOTESTheBulldogsheldVMItothreepoints, the fewest in the Brent Thompson era and the fewest in SoConplaysincea2005shutoutat Elon, 21-0.

TheBulldogsrushedforover400yardsinback-to-backgamesforsincelastOctober-NovemberagainstSamfordandVMIinback-to-backweeks.TheCitadel's407yardsrushingwereaSoConseasonhighfortheBulldogs.

TheBulldogs'playedasecondconsecutivegamewithoutaturnover despite a downpour in thesecondhalf.TheBulldogshelda2-0edgeinturnovers.

RBBrandonRaineyhadacareerhighandCitadelseasonhighwith125yardsrushing.Healsobecamethefirstbacktogoover100yardsinSoConplayfortheBulldogsthisseason.

TheBulldogsheldafourthoppo-nentunder100yardsrushingandhave held 5-of-8 opponents under 300 total yards this season.

DBAronSpannIIIhadhisthirdinterceptioninthelasttwoweeksandhasfourtakeawaysintheBulldogslasttwowins.Healsohadafumblerecovery.SpannleadstheSoConininterceptions.

TheBulldogsare11-0againstFCSopponents under Brent Thomp-sonwhenrushingforatleast300yards. 5-0 this season.

STAT LEADERS

VMIRushing No Net TD Lg AvgRamsey 12 40 0 11 3.3Hodges 12 29 0 28 2.4Palmer 6 16 0 5 2.7Thornton 1 -4 0 0 -4.0Hogan 1 -9 0 0 -9.0

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD LgHodges 22-36-1 147 0 15

Receiving No. Yds TD Long Thornton 6 51 0 15 Palmer 5 25 0 11 Martin 4 20 0 7Ramsey 2 3 0 5Jackson 1 14 0 14Rider 1 12 0 12Myers 1 9 0 1 Lara 1 8 0 8 Parker 1 5 0 5


GAME 9 1 2 3 4 FinalWestern Carolina (7-3, 5-2) 7 10 7 7 31The Citadel (5-4, 3-4) 0 10 9 0 19

Bulldogs Fall to Western Carolina on Senior Day, 31-19CHARLESTON,S.C.–TheCitadelBulldogscommittedaseason-highfiveturnoverstofalltoNo.24WesternCarolinaonSeniorDayatJohnsonHagoodStadiumonSaturday,31-19.TheCitadel(5-4,3-4SoCon)rushedfor367andcontrolledthelineofscrimmageattimes,butwasonly2-of-5onredzonechances,includingareplayoverturningacalled-on-the-fieldCamJacksontouchdownduringawildswingintheclosingminutesofthefirsthalf.AlatetouchdowndriveandtwolongscoringplayssparkedtheWesternCarolina(7-3,5-2).WCUquarterbackTyrieAdamsfoundTerryonRobinsonona32-yardtouchdownjustbeforethehalffollowingtheoverturnedscoreandDetrezNewsomerumbled81yardsforanothertouchdowninthekeystrikesfortheCatamountoffense.TheCitadeloutgainedWCU,420-386,butturnoversontheirfirstandlastpossessionintheredzonedefinedatoughhomefinaleforoneofthemostsuccessfulclassesinprogramhistory.OneplacetheBulldogscreatedopportunitieswasonspecialteams.Jacksonblockedtwopuntsandwasintheareaofathirdpuntshankedoffanup-manasTheCitadelcreatedop-portunitiesinthekickinggame.WCUtooktheopeningkickoffanddrove75yardsin10playstotakeaquick7-0lead.AdamsfoundConnellYoungforeightyards.TheCatamountsovercameabadsnapandawould-besackbyKailikWilliamstomarchtotheearlyadvantage.TheCitadelmovedtheballjustintotheWCUredzoneitsopeningdrive,butafumbleontheirfirstsnapinsidethe20onthesnapwaspouncedonbytheCatamounts'EzavianDunnto end the threat.DefenseandspecialteamwouldhelptheBulldogstiethegameearlyinthesecondquarter.AfterthedefenseheldWesternCarolinainsideitsown3-yardline,seniorCamJacksongotahandonanIanBerrymanpunttosetupTheCitadelattheWCU25.ADomAllenrunsettheBulldogsupinsidethefive,wherehefoundKeyonteSessionsinthebackoftheendzonefora2-yardtouchdowntotiethegameat7-7.TheBulldogsrolleddownthefieldtoopenthesecondhalfandtiethegameat17-17.DomAllen's26-yardtouchdownruncappeda3-play,67-yarddrive–allontheground.NewsomeansweredbackaplaylaterforWCU,racing81yardsforatouchdownonthefirstsnapoftheensuingdriveonthelongestplaytheBulldogshaveallowedthisseason.AninterceptionendedanotherredzonepossessionforTheCitadel,butJonathanKingkepttheCatamountsbackedupbywrappingupNewsomeforalossofeightonfirstdown.TheBulldogsblockedtheensuingpuntasJacksondrovetheprotectorintoBerryman'spuntsend-ingtheballoutofthebackoftheendzoneforasafety,cuttingtheleadto31-16.TheBulldogs,onashortfield,hadachancetotakeadvantageofapuntoffanupmandown24-16,butJordanBlackandtheBulldogoffensecouldn'tconvertonfourthdown.Adamswouldputtogetheralatedrivetopushtheleadto31-19lateinthegame,findingTerryonRobinsonforsixyardsonthirddowntoextendtheadvantage.TheBulldogsmarchedinsidetheWCU5-yardlinelate,butanAllenpasswastippedandinterceptedbylinebackerDanielRiddletoendanythreatofaCitadelrally.Newsomefinishedwith197yardsrushingon24carriesandAdamsthrewfor133yardsandthreetouchdowns.LinebackerMylesPierceledtheBulldogswithseventackles,1.5forloss.Riddlehad13tacklesforWCU.

THE CITADELRushing No Net TD Lg AvgAllen 17 116 1 26 6.8Rainey 17 60 0 9 3.5Jackson 7 60 0 28 8.6Drakeford 7 57 0 22 8.1Sessions 2 33 0 32 16.5Berry 11 32 0 8 2.9Black 3 5 0 2 1.7Ward 2 4 0 3 2.0

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD LgAllen 2-7-3 53 1 50 Black 0-1-0 0 0 0

Receiving No. Yds TD Long Jackson 1 51 0 50Sessions 1 2 1 2

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time ScoringPlay Conv. Plays Time Score WCU 1st 11:10 Young8ydpassfromAdams Gibsonkick 10-75 3:50 7-0 CIT 2nd 12:00 Sessions2ydpassfromD.Allen Godekkick 5-25 2:12 7-7 WCU 2nd 09:32 Gibson39ydfieldgoal 7-37 2:19 10-7 CIT 2nd 02:28 Godek23ydfieldgoal 13-53 6:55 10-10 WCU 2nd 00:08 Robinson32ydpassfromAdamsGibsonkick 5-55 0:39 17-10 CIT 3rd 13:44 D.Allen26ydrun Godekkick 3-67 1:08 17-17 WCU 3rd 13:21 DetrezNewsome81ydrun Gibsonkick 1-81 0:14 24-17 CIT 3rd 04:24 TEAMsafety 24-19 WCU 4th 06:14 Robinson6ydpassfromAdams Gibsonkick 7-71 3:29 31-19

2017 GAME RECAPS

Nov. 4 - Johnson Hagood Stadium - Charleston, S.C. - 7,384

TEAM STATS WCU CIT FIRST DOWNS 17 19 Rushing 11 18Passing 6 0 Penalty 0 1 NETYARDSRUSHING 253 367RushingAttempts 35 66AveragePerRush 7.2 5.6RushingTouchdowns 1 1YardsGainedRushing 288 371YardsLostRushing 35 4NET YARDS PASSING 133 53 Completions-Attempts-Int14-21-02-8-3AveragePerAttempt 6.3 6.6AveragePerCompletion 9.5 26.5PassingTouchdowns 3 1TOTALOFFENSEYARDS 386 420Totaloffenseplays 56 74AverageGainPerPlay 6.9 5.7Fumbles: #-Lost 3-1 2-2 Penalties:#-Yards 5-49 4-18PUNTS-YARDS 5-118 2-83 AverageYardsPerPunt 23.6 41.5 Net Yards Per Punt 14.4 31.5 Inside20 0 1 50+ Yards 1 0 Touchbacks 0 1Faircatch 0 1KICKOFFS-YARDS 7-364 4-260Avg.YardsPerKickoff 52.0 65.0NetYardsPerKickoff 34.7 32.2Touchbacks 0 1Punt returns: #-Yards-TD 0-0-0 3-46-0 AveragePerReturn 0.0 15.3Kickoffreturns:#-Yds-TD3-106-0 6-121-0AveragePerReturn 35.3 20.2Interceptions:#-Yds-TD 3-39-0 0-0-0Possession Time 22:35 37:25 1st Quarter 7:19 7:41 2nd Quarter 5:11 9:49 3rd Quarter 1:39 13:21 4th Quarter 8:26 6:34 Third-Down Conversions 2 of 9 8 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 3 of 4 Red-ZoneScores-Chances 2-2 2-5Touchdowns 2-2 1-5Fieldgoals 0-2 1-5SacksBy:#-Yards 0-0 0-0PATKicks 4-4 2-2FieldGoals 1-1 1-1Pointsoffturnovers 7 0

BULLDOG NOTESTheBulldogslostforthefirsttimeunder Brent Thompson when rushingformorethan300yardsagainstanFCSopponent.

TheCitadelhadaseason-highfiveturnovers, three in the red zone.

TheBulldogsblockedapuntforthefirsttimesince2013vs.OldDominion.TheCitadelactuallyblockedtwointhegameandWCUricochetedathirdpuntoffanupman.

WidereceiverLoganBaileymadehisfirstcareerstart.

Thekeyplay&momentinthegamecameona50-yardcatchand run for a would-be TD for CamJacksonjustbeforehalf.Theplay was reviewed and over-turned.WCUscoredmomentslaterinawild14-pointswingtoswap side on a 17-10 lead at the half.OnlyTheCitadelandMercerhave replay in the SoCon.

QB Dom Allen rushed for a SoCon seasonhigh116yardsandatouchdownintheloss.

CamJacksonhadTheCitadel'slongestkick(29)andpuntreturns(26,creditedwithareturnontheblockedpuntoutoftheendzone)of the season in the loss. He also blockedtwopunts.

STAT LEADERSWCURushing No Net TD Lg AvgNewsome 24 197 1 81 8.2Adams 7 50 0 34 7.1Holloway 1 12 0 12 12.0

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD LgAdams 14-21-0 133 3 32 0

Receiving No. Yds TD Long Robinson 6 71 2 32Young 3 30 1 12Mathis 3 20 0 12Swan Jr. 2 12 0 8


GAME 10 1 2 3 4 FinalTheCitadel(5-5,3-5) 0 0 14 6 20Furman(7-3,6-1) 14 21 14 7 56

Bulldogs Fall at Furman in SoCon FinaleCHARLESTON, S.C. –TheCitadelBulldogscommittedaseason-highfiveturnoverstofalltoGREENVILLE,S.C.–TheCitadelBulldogsdroppedtheir2017SoConfinaleon Saturday to rival Furman at Paladin Stadium, 56-20.Furman(7-3,6-1)scoredonitsfirstfivepossessionstoputTheCitadel(5-5,3-5SoCon)inanearlyhole.ThePaladinsrackedup544yards,themostheBulldogshaveallowedthisseason,whileholdingTheCitadeltojust146yardsontheground.BulldogquarterbackJordanBlackthrewfor223yardsandatouchdown,buttheBulldogscouldn'tanswerFurmanearly.TheBulldogspiecedtogether20pointsbehindabigdayfromseniorrunningbackCamJackson.Jacksonhad271all-purposeyardsincludinga61-yardTDreceptionandTheCitadel'sthreelongestkickoffreturnsoftheseason.Furmanjumpedtoaquick7-0leadasP.J.BlazejowskifoundCamBurnettefor20yardsonitsopeningpossession,cappinga6-play,70-yarddrivetoopenthegame.ThePaladinswouldscoreonallfiveoftheirpossessionsinthefirsthalftoputtheBulldogsinatoughspot.Blazejowskiwas11-for-14throughtheairfor204yardsandtwotouchdowns.RunningbackAntonioWilcoxhad106yardsonthegroundandtwotouchdowns.TheCitadelfoundsomeoffenseinthesecondhalfasJordanBlackfoundRaleighWebbfora48-yardtouchdownontheBulldogsfirstsnapofthehalffollowinga51-yardkickoffreturnbyJackson,theBulldogs'longestthisseason.JacksonwouldscoreTheCitadel'ssecondtouchdown,kickingthroughafewtacklestobreakfreefora61-yardtouchdownreceptionfromBlack.TheBulldogsaddedalatetouchdownrunfromBrandonBerryfrom1-yardout.SafetyAronSpannIIIledTheCitadelwith10tacklesandatackleforloss.Line-backerMylesPiercealsohad10tops.

THE CITADELRushing No Net TD Lg AvgWard 8 41 0 12 5.1Rainey 5 34 0 24 6.8Drakeford 5 34 0 12 6.8Black 15 13 0 21 0.9Allen 6 10 0 10 1.7Jackson 4 10 0 5 2.5Webb 1 3 0 3 3.0Berry 1 1 1 1 1.0

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD LgBlack 8-17-0 223 2 72

Receiving No. Yds TD Long Jackson 3 75 1 61Bailey 2 81 0 72 Webb 2 70 1 48

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time ScoringPlay Conv. Plays Time Score FUR 1st 09:38 Burnette20ydpassfromBlazejowski Atkinskick 6-70 2:06 0-7 FUR 1st 04:02 Wilcox55ydrun Atkinskick 5-81 1:51 0-14 FUR 2nd 12:01 Wilcox1ydrun Atkinskick 6-62 2:49 0-21 FUR 2nd 07:35 Morehead14ydrun Atkinskick 6-68 2:16 0-28 FUR 2nd 02:23 Dirks9ydrun Atkinskick 7-58 3:37 0-35 FUR 3rd 13:48 KealandDirks26ydrun Atkinskick 3-41 1:01 0-42 CIT 3rd 13:29 Webb48ydpassfromBlack Godekkick 1-48 0:07 7-42 FUR 3rd 09:02 McCarter29ydpassfromBlazejowski Atkinskick 9-86 4:22 7-49 CIT 3rd 06:56 Jackson61ydpassfromBlack Godekkick 5-70 2:00 14-49 FUR 4th 09:52 Gibson1ydrun Atkinskick 11-57 5:58 14-56 CIT 4th 00:00 Berry1ydrun 3-73 0:24 20-56

2017 GAME RECAPS

Nov. 11 - Paladin Stadium - Greenville, S.C. - 10,105

TEAM STATS WCU CIT FIRST DOWNS 14 25Rushing 10 12Passing 4 11 Penalty 0 2NETYARDSRUSHING 146 283RushingAttempts 45 45AveragePerRush 3.2 6.3RushingTouchdowns 1 6YardsGainedRushing 185 287YardsLostRushing 39 4NETYARDSPASSING 223 261Comp.-Attempts-Int 8-19-0 14-19-0AveragePerAttempt 11.7 13.7AveragePerCompletion 27.9 18.6PassingTouchdowns 2 2TOTALOFFENSEYARDS 369 544Totaloffenseplays 64 64AverageGainPerPlay 5.8 8.5Fumbles: #-Lost 0-0 0-0Penalties:#-Yards 7-43 2-24PUNTS-YARDS 6-191 3-112AverageYardsPerPunt 31.8 37.3 Net Yards Per Punt 31.8 35.0Inside20 1 04Faircatch 4 1KICKOFFS-YARDS 3-189 9-546AverageYardsPerKickoff63.0 60.7NetYardsPerKickoff 30.0 32.9Touchbacks 0 2Punt returns: #-Yards-TD 1-7-0 0-0-0AveragePerReturn 7.0 0.0Kickoffreturns:#-Yds-TD7-200-0 3-99-0AveragePerReturn 28.6 33.0Interceptions:#-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0FumbleReturns:#-Yds-TD0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time 28:09 31:51 1st Quarter 11:03 3:57 2nd Quarter 6:18 8:42 3rd Quarter 5:48 9:12 4th Quarter 5:00 10:00Third-Down Conversions 4 of 14 5 of 10Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 4 2 of 2Red-ZoneScores-Chances 1-1 5-5Touchdowns 1-1 5-5Fieldgoals 0-1 0-5SacksBy:#-Yards 0-0 5-31PATKicks 2-2 8-8FieldGoals 0-0 0-0

BULLDOG NOTESQBJordanBlackthrewfor223yards, the most by a Citadel QB since2009.Blackwas8-for-17for223yardsandatouchdown.

RB/KRCamJacksonhad271all-purpose yards in the loss. He had a61-yardTDreceptioninthethirdquarterandhadTheCitadel'sthreelongestkickreturnsoftheseason, 35, 33, and 51 yards. The 51-yardsetupa1-playscoringdriveonthethrowtoRaleighWebb.

FreshmenWRsLoganBaileyandRaleighWebbeachhadcareerhighsinreceivingyards.Webbhad70 yards and Bailey had 81 yards, bothontworeceptions.

TheBulldogsstartedSIXfreshmenonoffensewithLoganBaileymak-inghissecondstart.Defensively,freshmanA.J.Stokes,alongwithlinebackersRussellHubbsandPhilDavisbothmadetheirfirstcareerstarts.

Davis and freshman Willie Eubanksbothhadcareerhighsinstops.DavishadeighttacklesandEubankshadthree.

STAT LEADERSFURRushing No Net TD Lg AvgWilcox 12 106 2 55 8.8Dirks 11 83 2 26 7.5Morehead 3 46 1 16 15.3DeLuca 1 13 0 13 13.0Gibson 11 13 1 5 1.2Gordon 2 12 0 7 6.0

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD LgBlazejowski 11-14-0 204 2 39Roberts 3-5-0 57 0 40

Receiving No. Yds TD Long Gordon 4 71 0 25Burnette 2 60 1 40Walker 2 46 0 39Schumpert 2 38 0 33Morehead 2 7 0 8McCarter 1 29 1 29


THE CITADEL INDIVIDUAL SEASON HIGHSRushes 18 RaineyatSamford(Sep30)YardsRushing 125 RaineyvsVMI(Oct28)TDRushes 3 D.AllenatPresbyterian(Sep09)LongRush 74 JacksonvsNewberry(Sep02)Passattempts 31 D.AllenvsMercer(Oct07)Passcompletions 14 D.AllenvsMercer(Oct07)YardsPassing 223 BlackatFurman(Nov11)TDPasses 3 BlackatPresbyterian(Sep09)LongPass 72 BlackatFurman(Nov11)Receptions 4 LeBlancvsMercer(Oct07)YardsReceiving 81 BaileyatFurman(Nov11)TDReceptions 1 LeBlancvsNewberry(Sep02) Webb at Presbyterian (Sep 09) Johnson at Presbyterian (Sep 09) RaineyatPresbyterian(Sep09) Webb at ETSU (Sep 16) LeBlancatChattanooga(Oct21) Sessions vs Western Carolina (Nov 04) JacksonatFurman(Nov11) Webb at Furman (Nov 11)LongReception 72 BaileyatFurman(Nov11)FieldGoals 2 GodekatChattanooga(Oct21)LongFieldGoal 46 GodekatETSU(Sep16)Punts 8 RussellvsMercer(Oct07)PuntingAvg 46.3 CannonatETSU(Sep16)LongPunt 55 CannonatETSU(Sep16)Puntsinside20 3 RussellvsWofford(Oct14)LongPuntReturn 16 NixonvsMercer(Oct07)LongKickoffReturn51 JacksonatFurman(Nov11)Tackles 12 SpannvsMercer(Oct07) PiercevsWofford(Oct14)Sacks 2.0 BattlevsVMI(Oct28)TacklesForLoss 4.0 Ja.WilliamsvsNewberry(Sep02)Interceptions 2 SpannatChattanooga(Oct21)

THE CITADEL TEAM SEASON HIGHSRushes 77 atPresbyterian(Sep09)YardsRushing 435 atPresbyterian(Sep09)YardsPerRush 6.9 vsVMI(Oct28)TDRushes 4 atPresbyterian(Sep09)Passattempts 32 vsMercer(Oct07)Passcompletions 14 vsMercer(Oct07)YardsPassing 223 atFurman(Nov11)Yards Per Pass 26.0 at Presbyterian (Sep 09)TD Passes 3 at Presbyterian (Sep 09)Total Plays 83 at ETSU (Sep 16)TotalOffense 539 atPresbyterian(Sep09)Yards Per Play 6.7 at Presbyterian (Sep 09)Points 48 at Presbyterian (Sep 09)SacksBy 5 vsVMI(Oct28)First Downs 29 at Presbyterian (Sep 09)Penalties 10 atSamford(Sep30)PenaltyYards 67 vsVMI(Oct28)Turnovers 5 vs Western Carolina (Nov 04)InterceptionsBy 3 atChattanooga(Oct21)Punts 8 vsMercer(Oct07)PuntingAvg 46.3 atETSU(Sep16)LongPunt 55 atETSU(Sep16)Puntsinside20 3 vsWofford(Oct14)LongPuntReturn 16 vsMercer(Oct07)

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL SEASON HIGHSRushes 24 DetrezNewsome,vsWesternCarolina(Nov04)YardsRushing 197 DetrezNewsome,vsWesternCarolina(Nov04)TDRushes 2 TeeMitchell,vsMercer(Oct07) DarrellBridges,atChattanooga(Oct21) KealandDirks,atFurman(Nov11) AntonioWilcox,atFurman(Nov11)LongRush 81 DetrezNewsome,vsWesternCarolina(Nov04)Passattempts 36 DuncanHodges,vsVMI(Oct28)Passcompletions 22 DuncanHodges,vsVMI(Oct28)YardsPassing 323 DevlinHodges,atSamford(Sep30)TDPasses 3 DevlinHodges,atSamford(Sep30) Tyrie Adams, vs Western Carolina (Nov 04)LongPass 70 DevlinHodges,atSamford(Sep30)Receptions 6 DrakePowell,atETSU(Sep16) KelvinMcKnight,atSamford(Sep30) KrisThornton,vsVMI(Oct28) T.Robinson,vsWesternCarolina(Nov04)YardsReceiving 97 KelvinMcKnight,atSamford(Sep30) JasonHill,vsWofford(Oct14)TDReceptions 2 T.Robinson,vsWesternCarolina(Nov04)LongReception 70 YassarEl-Amin,atSamford(Sep30)FieldGoals 1 JJJerman,atETSU(Sep16) ColeFisher,vsMercer(Oct07) GrantClemons,vsVMI(Oct28) JoshuaGibson,vsWesternCarolina(Nov04)LongFieldGoal 46 JJJerman,atETSU(Sep16)Punts 9 GrantGoupil,vsMercer(Oct07)PuntingAvg 50.5 IanBerryman,vsWesternCarolina(Nov04)LongPunt 59 IanBerryman,vsWesternCarolina(Nov04)Puntsinside20 2 SheaRodgers,vsNewberry(Sep02) GrantGoupil,vsMercer(Oct07) LukeCarter,vsWofford(Oct14) ColinBrewer,atChattanooga(Oct21) BillHogan,vsVMI(Oct28)LongPuntReturn 37 BrandonDowdell,atChattanooga(Oct21)LongKickoffReturn56 ThomasGordon,atFurman(Nov11)Tackles 19 DylanWeigel,atETSU(Sep16)Sacks 1.5 JaylanReid,atFurman(Nov11)TacklesForLoss 2.5 TaeDavis,atChattanooga(Oct21)Interceptions 2 MarvinTillman,vsWesternCarolina(Nov04)

OPPONENT TEAM SEASON HIGHSRushes 50 vsMercer(Oct07)YardsRushing 283 atFurman(Nov11)YardsPerRush 7.5 atChattanooga(Oct21)TDRushes 6 atFurman(Nov11)Passattempts 36 vsVMI(Oct28)Passcompletions 22 vsVMI(Oct28)YardsPassing 323 atSamford(Sep30)Yards Per Pass 13.7 at Furman (Nov 11)TD Passes 3 at Samford (Sep 30) vs Western Carolina (Nov 04)TotalPlays 73 vsMercer(Oct07)TotalOffense 544 atFurman(Nov11)Yards Per Play 8.5 at Furman (Nov 11)Points 56 at Furman (Nov 11)SacksBy 5 atFurman(Nov11)First Downs 25 at Furman (Nov 11)Penalties 5 vsWofford(Oct14) vs Western Carolina (Nov 04)PenaltyYards 50 vsWofford(Oct14)Turnovers 3 vs Newberry (Sep 02) atChattanooga(Oct21)InterceptionsBy 3 vsWesternCarolina(Nov04)Punts 9 vsMercer(Oct07)PuntingAvg 44.5 atPresbyterian(Sep09)LongPunt 59 vsWesternCarolina(Nov04)Punts inside 20 2 vs Newberry (Sep 02) vsMercer(Oct07) vsWofford(Oct14) atChattanooga(Oct21) vsVMI(Oct28)

2017 Citadel Football

The Citadel Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 11, 2017)

All games

Date Opponent Score Att.

Sep 02, 2017 NEWBERRY W 31-14 7467

Sep 09, 2017 at Presbyterian W 48-7 2586

* Sep 16, 2017 at ETSU W 31-25 7544

* Sep 30, 2017 at #23 Samford L 14-35 9233

* Oct 07, 2017 MERCER L 14-24 9969

* Oct 14, 2017 #5 WOFFORD L 16-20 8543

* Oct 21, 2017 at Chattanooga W 20-14 7521

* Oct 28, 2017 VMI W 21-3 11609

* Nov 04, 2017 #24 WESTERN CAROLINA L 19-31 7384

* Nov 11, 2017 at #21 Furman L 20-56 10105

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g

Dominique Allen 10 124 621 50 571 4.6 8 54 57.1

Grant Drakeford 10 56 562 6 556 9.9 2 71 55.6

Brandon Rainey 10 119 505 10 495 4.2 2 28 49.5

Cam Jackson 10 77 508 29 479 6.2 1 74 47.9

Jordan Black 9 77 369 63 306 4.0 2 30 34.0

Lorenzo Ward 10 58 278 0 278 4.8 2 45 27.8

Rod Johnson 7 20 174 3 171 8.6 2 32 24.4

Brandon Berry 4 41 145 1 144 3.5 2 21 36.0

Raleigh Webb 10 5 76 0 76 15.2 1 43 7.6

Keyonte Sessions 6 6 46 0 46 7.7 0 32 7.7

Jordan Thomas 1 2 9 0 9 4.5 0 5 9.0

Jalen Lampkin 3 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.7

Total 10 597 3295 209 3086 5.2 22 74 308.6

Opponents 10 321 1645 254 1391 4.3 19 81 139.1

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g

Dominique Allen 10 79.72 29-82-6 35.4 458 3 50 45.8

Jordan Black 9 186.37 22-46-0 47.8 523 6 72 58.1

Cam Jackson 10 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0

TEAM 8 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0

Total 10 115.35 51-131-6 38.9 981 9 72 98.1

Opponents 10 128.95 156-255-11 61.2 1848 12 70 184.8

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g

Josh LeBlanc 8 16 297 18.6 2 51 37.1

Raleigh Webb 10 12 270 22.5 3 57 27.0

Cam Jackson 10 12 254 21.2 1 61 25.4

Curt Nixon 10 4 25 6.2 0 13 2.5

Logan Bailey 9 2 81 40.5 0 72 9.0

Grant Drakeford 10 2 20 10.0 0 16 2.0

Rod Johnson 7 1 18 18.0 1 18 2.6

Brandon Rainey 10 1 14 14.0 1 14 1.4

Keyonte Sessions 6 1 2 2.0 1 2 0.3

Total 10 51 981 19.2 9 72 98.1

Opponents 10 156 1848 11.8 12 70 184.8

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk

Jacob Godek 5-13 38.5 0-0 1-4 2-5 2-3 0-1 46 2

PAT

Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts

Dominique Allen 8 - - - - - - - 48

Jacob Godek - 5-13 29-30 - - - - - 44

Raleigh Webb 4 - - - - - - - 24

Brandon Rainey 3 - - - - - - - 18

Rod Johnson 3 - - - - - - - 18

Brandon Berry 2 - - - - - - - 12

Grant Drakeford 2 - - - - - - - 12

Lorenzo Ward 2 - - - - - - - 12

Jordan Black 2 - - - - - - - 12

Cam Jackson 2 - - - - - - - 12

Josh LeBlanc 2 - - - - - - - 12

Keyonte Sessions 1 - - - - - - - 6

TEAM - - - - - - - 2 4

Total 31 5-13 29-30 - - - - 2 234

Opponents 31 4-6 29-29 0-1 1 1-1 - - 229

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total

The Citadel 49 59 62 64 0 234

Opponents 80 73 38 38 0 229

Record: Overall Home Away Neutral

All games 5-5 2-3 3-2 0-0

Conference 3-5 1-3 2-2 0-0

Non-Conference 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-0

Team Statistics CIT OPP

FIRST DOWNS 202 160

R u s h i n g 161 75

P a s s i n g 30 73

P e n a l t y 11 12

RUSHING YARDAGE 3086 1391

Rushing Attempts 597 321

Average Per Rush 5.2 4.3

Average Per Game 308.6 139.1

TDs Rushing 22 19

PASSING YARDAGE 981 1848

C o m p - A t t - I n t 51-131-6 156-255-11

Average Per Pass 7.5 7.2

Average Per Catch 19.2 11.8


TDs Passing 9 12

TOTAL OFFENSE 4067 3239

Average Per Play 5.6 5.6


KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 28-602 24-646

PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 19-171 8-55

INT RETURNS: #-Yards 11-56 6-70

FUMBLES-LOST 18-7 12-6

PENALTIES-Yards 48-397 30-300

PUNTS-AVG 44-38.0 51-38.1

TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 4 : 0 7 2 5 : 5 3

3RD-DOWN Conversions 69/156 36/108

4TH-DOWN Conversions 10/24 4/10

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg

Aron Spann, III 5 18 3.6 0 12

Kailik Williams 2 44 22.0 0 28

T. Carter 1 -8 -8.0 0 0

Ben Roberts 1 0 0.0 0 0

Wally Wilmore 1 0 0.0 0 0

J.W. Whiteside, II 1 2 2.0 0 2

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk

Gage Russell 31 1153 37.2 51 3 13 8 2 0

Noah Cannon 13 517 39.8 55 0 6 6 1 0

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg

Curt Nixon 17 139 8.2 0 16


Cam Jackson 1 26 26.0 0 0

Total 19 171 9.0 0 16

Opponents 8 55 6.9 0 37

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg

Cam Jackson 16 390 24.4 0 51

Quinlan Washington 7 132 18.9 0 28

Lorenzo Ward 2 27 13.5 0 14


Rod Johnson 1 19 19.0 0 19

Raleigh Webb 1 18 18.0 0 18

Total 28 602 21.5 0 51

Opponents 24 646 26.9 0 56

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g

Cam Jackson 10 479 254 26 390 0 1149 114.9

Grant Drakeford 10 556 20 0 0 0 576 57.6

Dominique Allen 10 571 0 0 0 0 571 57.1

Brandon Rainey 10 495 14 0 0 0 509 50.9

Raleigh Webb 10 76 270 0 18 0 364 36.4

Total 10 3086 981 171 602 56 4896 489.6

Opponents 10 1391 1848 55 646 70 4010 401.0

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g

Dominique Allen 10 206 571 458 1029 102.9

Jordan Black 9 123 306 523 829 92.1

Grant Drakeford 10 56 556 0 556 55.6

Brandon Rainey 10 119 495 0 495 49.5

Cam Jackson 10 79 479 0 479 47.9

Total 10 728 3086 981 4067 406.7

Opponents 10 576 1391 1848 3239 323.9

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd

## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf

5 Myles Pierce 10 34 49 83 12.0-27 2.0-9 . 4 4 1-0 1 . .

38 Noah Dawkins 10 34 22 56 10.5-49 3.5-22 . 1 9 . 1 . .

24 Aron Spann, III 10 32 19 51 3.0-3 . 5-18 1 1 1-0 1 . .

7 Kailik Williams 8 34 15 49 3.5-12 0.5-3 2-44 3 . 1-0 2 . .

96 Ja'Lon Williams 9 12 24 36 8.5-32 2.5-12 . 1 4 1-0 1 . .

Total 10 312 272 584 68-223 15-85 11-56 22 34 6-0 6 2 2

Opponents 10 406 480 886 49-177 10-64 6-70 21 17 7-0 11 2 .


The Citadel Game Results (as of Nov 11, 2017)

All games

Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend

Sep 02, 2017 NEWBERRY W 31-14 1-0 0-0 3:10 7467

Sep 09, 2017 at Presbyterian W 48-7 2-0 0-0 2:26 2586

* Sep 16, 2017 at ETSU W 31-25 3-0 1-0 3:02 7544

* Sep 30, 2017 at #23 Samford L 14-35 3-1 1-1 2:58 9233

* Oct 07, 2017 MERCER L 14-24 3-2 1-2 3:21 9969

* Oct 14, 2017 #5 WOFFORD L 16-20 3-3 1-3 3:03 8543

* Oct 21, 2017 at Chattanooga W 20-14 4-3 2-3 2:44 7521

* Oct 28, 2017 VMI W 21-3 5-3 3-3 3:00 11609

* Nov 04, 2017 #24 WESTERN CAROLINA L 19-31 5-4 3-4 2:59 7384

* Nov 11, 2017 at #21 Furman L 20-56 5-5 3-5 2:55 10105


The Citadel Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 11, 2017)

All games

Team Statistics CIT OPP

SCORING 234 229

Points Per Game 23.4 22.9

Points Off Turnovers 28 28

FIRST DOWNS 202 160

R u s h i n g 161 75

P a s s i n g 30 73

P e n a l t y 11 12

RUSHING YARDAGE 3086 1391

Yards gained rushing 3295 1645

Yards lost rushing 209 254

Rushing Attempts 597 321

Average Per Rush 5.2 4.3


TDs Rushing 22 19

PASSING YARDAGE 981 1848

C o m p - A t t - I n t 51-131-6 156-255-11

Average Per Pass 7.5 7.2

Average Per Catch 19.2 11.8


TDs Passing 9 12

TOTAL OFFENSE 4067 3239

Total Plays 728 576

Average Per Play 5.6 5.6


KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 28-602 24-646

PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 19-171 8-55

INT RETURNS: #-Yards 11-56 6-70

KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.5 26.9

PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 9.0 6.9

INT RETURN AVERAGE 5.1 11.7

FUMBLES-LOST 18-7 12-6

PENALTIES-Yards 48-397 30-300


PUNTS-Yards 44-1670 51-1943

Average Per Punt 38.0 38.1

Net punt average 35.3 34.0

KICKOFFS-Yards 44-2827 47-2771

Average Per Kick 64.2 59.0

Net kick average 38.2 36.6

TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 4 : 0 7 2 5 : 5 3

3RD-DOWN Conversions 69/156 36/108

3rd-Down Pct 44% 33%

4TH-DOWN Conversions 10/24 4/10

4th-Down Pct 42% 40%

SACKS BY-Yards 15-85 10-64

MISC YARDS 0 24

TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 31 31

FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 5-13 4-6

ON-SIDE KICKS 1-1 0-0

RED-ZONE SCORES (24-40) 60% (21-25) 84%

RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (21-40) 52% (19-25) 76%

PAT-ATTEMPTS (29-30) 97% (29-29) 100%

ATTENDANCE 44972 36989

Games/Avg Per Game 5/8994 5/7398

Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total

The Citadel 49 59 62 64 0 234

Opponents 80 73 38 38 0 229


The Citadel Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 11, 2017)

All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g

Dominique Allen 10 124 621 50 571 4.6 8 54 57.1

Grant Drakeford 10 56 562 6 556 9.9 2 71 55.6

Brandon Rainey 10 119 505 10 495 4.2 2 28 49.5

Cam Jackson 10 77 508 29 479 6.2 1 74 47.9

Jordan Black 9 77 369 63 306 4.0 2 30 34.0

Lorenzo Ward 10 58 278 0 278 4.8 2 45 27.8

Rod Johnson 7 20 174 3 171 8.6 2 32 24.4

Brandon Berry 4 41 145 1 144 3.5 2 21 36.0

Raleigh Webb 10 5 76 0 76 15.2 1 43 7.6

Keyonte Sessions 6 6 46 0 46 7.7 0 32 7.7

Jordan Thomas 1 2 9 0 9 4.5 0 5 9.0

Jalen Lampkin 3 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.7

Josh LeBlanc 8 2 0 10 -10 -5.0 0 0 -1.2

TEAM 8 9 0 37 -37 -4.1 0 0 -4.6

Total 10 597 3295 209 3086 5.2 22 74 308.6

Opponents 10 321 1645 254 1391 4.3 19 81 139.1

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g

Dominique Allen 10 79.72 29-82-6 35.4 458 3 50 45.8

Jordan Black 9 186.37 22-46-0 47.8 523 6 72 58.1

Cam Jackson 10 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0

TEAM 8 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0

Total 10 115.35 51-131-6 38.9 981 9 72 98.1

Opponents 10 128.95 156-255-11 61.2 1848 12 70 184.8

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g

Josh LeBlanc 8 16 297 18.6 2 51 37.1

Raleigh Webb 10 12 270 22.5 3 57 27.0

Cam Jackson 10 12 254 21.2 1 61 25.4

Curt Nixon 10 4 25 6.2 0 13 2.5

Logan Bailey 9 2 81 40.5 0 72 9.0

Grant Drakeford 10 2 20 10.0 0 16 2.0

Rod Johnson 7 1 18 18.0 1 18 2.6

Brandon Rainey 10 1 14 14.0 1 14 1.4

Keyonte Sessions 6 1 2 2.0 1 2 0.3

Total 10 51 981 19.2 9 72 98.1

Opponents 10 156 1848 11.8 12 70 184.8

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg

Curt Nixon 17 139 8.2 0 16


Cam Jackson 1 26 26.0 0 0

Total 19 171 9.0 0 16

Opponents 8 55 6.9 0 37

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg

Aron Spann, III 5 18 3.6 0 12



T. Carter 1 -8 -8.0 0 0

Ben Roberts 1 0 0.0 0 0

J.W. Whiteside, II 1 2 2.0 0 2

Total 11 56 5.1 0 28

Opponents 6 70 11.7 0 31

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg

Cam Jackson 16 390 24.4 0 51

Quinlan Washington 7 132 18.9 0 28

Lorenzo Ward 2 27 13.5 0 14


Raleigh Webb 1 18 18.0 0 18

Rod Johnson 1 19 19.0 0 19

Total 28 602 21.5 0 51

Opponents 24 646 26.9 0 56

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg

Total 0 0 0.0 0 0

Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0



All games

PAT

Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts

Dominique Allen 8 - - - - - - - 48

Jacob Godek - 5-13 29-30 - - - - - 44

Raleigh Webb 4 - - - - - - - 24

Rod Johnson 3 - - - - - - - 18

Brandon Rainey 3 - - - - - - - 18

Josh LeBlanc 2 - - - - - - - 12

Grant Drakeford 2 - - - - - - - 12

Lorenzo Ward 2 - - - - - - - 12

Brandon Berry 2 - - - - - - - 12

Cam Jackson 2 - - - - - - - 12

Jordan Black 2 - - - - - - - 12

Keyonte Sessions 1 - - - - - - - 6

TEAM - - - - - - - 2 4

Total 31 5-13 29-30 - - - - 2 234

Opponents 31 4-6 29-29 0-1 1 1-1 - - 229

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g

Dominique Allen 10 206 571 458 1029 102.9

Jordan Black 9 123 306 523 829 92.1

Grant Drakeford 10 56 556 0 556 55.6

Brandon Rainey 10 119 495 0 495 49.5

Cam Jackson 10 79 479 0 479 47.9

Lorenzo Ward 10 58 278 0 278 27.8

Rod Johnson 7 20 171 0 171 24.4

Brandon Berry 4 41 144 0 144 36.0

Raleigh Webb 10 5 76 0 76 7.6

Keyonte Sessions 6 6 46 0 46 7.7

Jordan Thomas 1 2 9 0 9 9.0

Jalen Lampkin 3 1 2 0 2 0.7

Josh LeBlanc 8 2 -10 0 -10 -1.2

TEAM 8 10 -37 0 -37 -4.6

Total 10 728 3086 981 4067 406.7

Opponents 10 576 1391 1848 3239 323.9

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk

Jacob Godek 5-13 38.5 0-0 1-4 2-5 2-3 0-1 46 2

FG Sequence The Citadel Opponents

Newberry (37) -

Presbyterian - -

ETSU 30,(46) (46)

Samford - 43

Mercer 47 (29)

Wofford - 47

Chattanooga 51,27,(45),(34) -

VMI 33,35,22,23 (37)

Western Carolina (23) (39)

Furman - -

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk

Gage Russell 31 1153 37.2 51 3 13 8 2 0

Noah Cannon 13 517 39.8 55 0 6 6 1 0

Total 44 1670 38.0 55 3 19 14 3 0

Opponents 51 1943 38.1 59 2 18 12 5 2

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln

Jacob Godek 44 2827 64.2 20 0

Total 44 2827 64.2 20 0 26.9 38.2 26

Opponents 47 2771 59.0 18 0 21.5 36.6 28



All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g

Cam Jackson 10 479 254 26 390 0 1149 114.9

Grant Drakeford 10 556 20 0 0 0 576 57.6

Dominique Allen 10 571 0 0 0 0 571 57.1

Brandon Rainey 10 495 14 0 0 0 509 50.9

Raleigh Webb 10 76 270 0 18 0 364 36.4

Jordan Black 9 306 0 0 0 0 306 34.0

Lorenzo Ward 10 278 0 0 27 0 305 30.5

Josh LeBlanc 8 -10 297 0 0 0 287 35.9

Rod Johnson 7 171 18 0 19 0 208 29.7

Curt Nixon 10 0 25 139 0 0 164 16.4

Brandon Berry 4 144 0 0 0 0 144 36.0

Quinlan Washin 10 0 0 0 132 0 132 13.2

Logan Bailey 9 0 81 0 0 0 81 9.0

Kailik Williams 8 0 0 6 0 44 50 6.2

Keyonte Session 6 46 2 0 0 0 48 8.0

Aron Spann, III 10 0 0 0 0 18 18 1.8

Wally Wilmore 10 0 0 0 16 0 16 1.6

Jordan Thomas 1 9 0 0 0 0 9 9.0

J.W. Whiteside, I 7 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.3

Jalen Lampkin 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.7

T. Carter 10 0 0 0 0 -8 -8 -0.8

TEAM 8 -37 0 0 0 0 -37 -4.6

Total 10 3086 981 171 602 56 4896 489.6

Opponents 10 1391 1848 55 646 70 4010 401.0


The Citadel Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Nov 11, 2017)

All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd

## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf

5 Myles Pierce 10 34 49 83 12.0-27 2.0-9 . 4 4 1-0 1 . .

38 Noah Dawkins 10 34 22 56 10.5-49 3.5-22 . 1 9 . 1 . .

24 Aron Spann, III 10 32 19 51 3.0-3 . 5-18 1 1 1-0 1 . .

7 Kailik Williams 8 34 15 49 3.5-12 0.5-3 2-44 3 . 1-0 2 . .

96 Ja'Lon Williams 9 12 24 36 8.5-32 2.5-12 . 1 4 1-0 1 . .

11 Ben Roberts 10 26 9 35 . . 1-0 4 . . . . .

33 Quinlan Washington 10 12 16 28 3.0-14 . . 2 4 1-0 . . .

9 Khafari Buffalo 10 18 8 26 . . . . . . . . .

68 Ken Allen 10 10 16 26 5.0-9 1.0-5 . . 3 . . . .

23 T. Carter 10 19 4 23 1.0-5 . 1--8 2 . 1-0 . . .

55 Russell Hubbs 10 5 13 18 4.0-14 1.5-9 . . 2 . . . .

50 Willie Eubanks, III 10 11 6 17 1.0-1 . . . . . . . .

94 AJ Stokes 9 8 7 15 3.0-8 2.0-5 . . 2 . . . .

8 Israel Battle 10 9 5 14 3.5-16 2.0-12 . . 1 . . . .

3 Wally Wilmore 10 11 2 13 . . 1-0 . . . . . .

90 J.W. Whiteside, II 7 3 10 13 2.0-4 . 1-2 . . . . . .

91 Tre'Von White 10 5 7 12 1.0-2 . . . 2 . . . .

1 Shy Phillips 8 7 4 11 1.0-4 . . . . . . . .

98 Joseph Randolph, II 10 2 8 10 2.5-12 1.0-10 . 1 1 . . . .

32 Phil Davis 8 4 5 9 1.0-1 . . . . . . . .

97 Jonathan King 10 4 4 8 2.0-9 . . 1 . . . . .

27 Sean Dumas 10 1 4 5 . . . 1 . . . . .

43 Jalen Barr 10 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .

22 Raleigh Webb 10 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .

46 Carl Cunningham, Jr. 8 1 2 3 . . . 1 . . . . .

86 Jacob Godek 10 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .

63 Drew McEntyre 10 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .

92 Aaron Brawley 8 . 2 2 . . . . 1 . . . .

48 Cody Floyd 10 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

73 Patrick Ivey 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

58 Denzel Wright 1 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

36 Matthew Taylor 1 . 1 1 0.5-1 . . . . . . . .

21 Curt Nixon 10 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

2 Rod Johnson 7 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

37 Lorenzo Ward 10 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

19 Dominique Allen 10 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

18 Cam Jackson 10 1 . 1 . . . . . . . 2 .

TM TEAM 8 . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Total 10 312 272 584 68-223 15-85 11-56 22 34 6-0 6 2 2

Opponents 10 406 480 886 49-177 10-64 6-70 21 17 7-0 11 2 .


The Citadel Team Game-by-Game (as of Nov 11, 2017)

All games

TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot

Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off

Sep 02 NEWBERRY 63 374 3 74 6 80 1 37 6-13-1 80 1 37 2 47 0 28 0 0 0 0 454

Sep 09 at Presbyterian 77 435 4 21 4 104 3 57 4-4-0 104 3 57 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 14 539

Sep 16 at ETSU 72 331 3 22 4 104 1 44 4-11-1 104 1 44 1 20 0 20 4 30 0 15 435

Sep 30 at Samford 55 194 2 30 6 152 0 51 6-14-0 152 0 51 3 61 0 22 1 0 0 0 346

Oct 07 MERCER 46 201 2 21 14 180 0 41 14-32-1 180 0 41 2 30 0 18 4 39 0 16 381

Oct 14 WOFFORD 49 226 2 20 4 32 0 22 4-14-0 32 0 22 4 68 0 19 1 0 0 0 258

Oct 21 at Chattanooga 65 405 1 54 2 39 1 25 2-7-0 39 1 25 2 37 0 22 0 0 0 0 444

Oct 28 VMI 59 407 3 71 1 14 0 14 1-9-0 14 0 14 1 18 0 18 4 35 0 12 421

Nov 04 WESTERN CAROLINA 66 367 1 32 2 53 1 50 2-8-3 53 1 50 6 121 0 29 3 46 0 10 420

Nov 11 at Furman 45 146 1 24 8 223 2 72 8-19-0 223 2 72 7 200 0 51 1 7 0 7 369

The Citadel 597 3086 22 74 51 981 9 72 51-131-6 981 9 72 28 602 0 51 19 171 0 16 4067

Opponents 321 1391 19 81 156 1848 12 70 156-255-11 1848 12 70 24 646 0 56 8 55 0 37 3239

Games: 10 • Avg/rush: 5.2 • Avg/catch: 19.2 • Pass effic: 115.35 • KR avg: 21.5 • PR avg: 9.0 • All purpose avg/game: 489.6 • Total offense avg/gm: 406.7

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off

Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts

Sep 02 NEWBERRY 29 26 55 6.0-13 1.0-6 1 1-0 2-0 4 3 0 4-4 0 0 0 7 31

Sep 09 at Presbyterian 18 24 42 4.0-8 1.0-4 0 0-0 2-18 4 2 0 6-7 0 0 0 7 48

Sep 16 at ETSU 27 20 47 10.0-55 4.0-30 0 0-0 1--8 5 2 0 4-4 0 0 0 0 31

Sep 30 at Samford 38 20 58 5.0-11 2.0-6 0 0-0 2-28 1 2 0 2-2 0 0 0 7 14

Oct 07 MERCER 36 42 78 10.0-23 0.0-0 1 2-0 0-0 3 1 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 14

Oct 14 WOFFORD 28 44 72 10.0-44 1.0-9 2 1-0 0-0 3 1 0 2-2 0 0 1 0 16

Oct 21 at Chattanooga 33 8 41 2.0-8 1.0-6 1 0-0 3-12 4 5 0 2-2 0 0 0 7 20

Oct 28 VMI 41 26 67 11.0-38 5.0-26 1 1-0 1-6 6 4 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 21

Nov 04 WESTERN CAROLINA 28 26 54 6.0-18 0.0-0 0 1-0 0-0 3 0 2 2-2 0 0 1 0 19

Nov 11 at Furman 34 36 70 4.0-5 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 20

The Citadel 312 272 584 68.0-223 16.0-87 6 6-0 11-56 34 22 2 29-30 0 0 2 28 234

Opponents 406 480 886 49.0-177 10.0-64 11 7-0 6-70 17 21 2 29-29 0 1 0 28 229

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs

Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob

Sep 02 NEWBERRY 4 143 35.8 46 0 0 2 0 1 1-1 37 0 6 387 64.5 2 0

Sep 09 at Presbyterian 1 42 42.0 42 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 0 0 8 515 64.4 4 0

Sep 16 at ETSU 3 139 46.3 55 0 0 1 1 2 1-2 46 1 6 375 62.5 3 0

Sep 30 at Samford 5 193 38.6 45 0 0 3 0 2 0-0 0 0 3 193 64.3 2 0

Oct 07 MERCER 8 306 38.2 50 0 1 3 1 1 0-1 0 0 2 130 65.0 2 0

Oct 14 WOFFORD 7 263 37.6 45 0 0 1 0 3 0-0 0 0 3 194 64.7 1 0

Oct 21 at Chattanooga 4 163 40.8 51 0 1 2 1 1 2-4 45 0 5 324 64.8 2 0

Oct 28 VMI 4 147 36.8 42 0 0 2 0 1 0-4 0 1 4 260 65.0 3 0

Nov 04 WESTERN CAROLINA 2 83 41.5 47 0 1 1 0 1 1-1 23 0 4 260 65.0 1 0

Nov 11 at Furman 6 191 31.8 38 0 0 4 0 1 0-0 0 0 3 189 63.0 0 0

The Citadel 44 1670 38.0 55 0 3 19 3 14 5-13 46 2 44 2827 64.2 20 0

Opponents 51 1943 38.1 59 2 2 18 5 12 4-6 46 0 47 2771 59.0 18 0


The Citadel Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Nov 11, 2017)

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OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot

Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off

Sep 02 NEWBERRY 26 66 1 21 16 210 1 42 16-29-2 210 1 42 4 54 0 15 0 0 0 0 276

Sep 09 at Presbyterian 19 120 1 76 11 107 0 21 11-21-2 107 0 21 4 96 0 31 0 0 0 0 227

Sep 16 at ETSU 22 26 1 18 18 182 2 27 18-32-1 182 2 27 3 71 0 30 1 1 0 1 208

Sep 30 at Samford 32 139 2 17 21 323 3 70 21-26-2 323 3 70 1 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 462

Oct 07 MERCER 50 200 3 43 12 111 0 21 12-23-0 111 0 21 0 0 0 0 3 23 0 20 311

Oct 14 WOFFORD 41 89 2 29 11 219 1 59 11-17-0 219 1 59 2 53 0 35 1 -8 0 0 308

Oct 21 at Chattanooga 19 143 2 61 17 155 0 31 17-31-3 155 0 31 3 130 0 50 1 37 0 37 298

Oct 28 VMI 32 72 0 28 22 147 0 15 22-36-1 147 0 15 1 22 0 22 2 2 0 1 219

Nov 04 WESTERN CAROLINA 35 253 1 81 14 133 3 32 14-21-0 133 3 32 3 106 0 41 0 0 0 0 386

Nov 11 at Furman 45 283 6 55 14 261 2 40 14-19-0 261 2 40 3 99 0 56 0 0 0 0 544

Opponents 321 1391 19 81 156 1848 12 70 156-255-11 1848 12 70 24 646 0 56 8 55 0 37 3239

The Citadel 597 3086 22 74 51 981 9 72 51-131-6 981 9 72 28 602 0 51 19 171 0 16 4067

Games: 10 • Avg/rush: 4.3 • Avg/catch: 11.8 • Pass effic: 128.95 • KR avg: 26.9 • PR avg: 6.9 • All purpose avg/game: 401.0 • Total offense avg/gm: 323.9

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off

Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts

Sep 02 NEWBERRY 41 44 85 5.0-10 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-31 3 2 0 2-2 0 0 0 7 14

Sep 09 at Presbyterian 45 62 107 0.0-0 0.0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 7

Sep 16 at ETSU 42 68 110 6.0-34 0.0-0 2 1-0 1-0 2 2 1 2-2 0 1 0 7 25

Sep 30 at Samford 38 50 88 9.0-40 3.0-20 0 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 5-5 0 0 0 0 35

Oct 07 MERCER 35 48 83 3.0-11 1.0-7 5 3-0 1-0 4 6 0 3-3 0 0 0 7 24

Oct 14 WOFFORD 30 50 80 3.0-5 0.0-0 2 1-0 0-0 4 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 20

Oct 21 at Chattanooga 51 26 77 8.0-20 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 14

Oct 28 VMI 42 34 76 2.0-11 1.0-6 0 0-0 0-0 0 3 1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3

Nov 04 WESTERN CAROLINA 42 62 104 2.0-4 0.0-0 1 2-0 3-39 1 1 0 4-4 0 0 0 7 31

Nov 11 at Furman 40 36 76 11.0-42 5.0-31 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 8-8 0 0 0 0 56

Opponents 406 480 886 49.0-177 10.0-64 11 7-0 6-70 17 21 2 29-29 0 1 0 28 229

The Citadel 312 272 584 68.0-223 16.0-87 6 6-0 11-56 34 22 2 29-30 0 0 2 28 234

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs

Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob

Sep 02 NEWBERRY 6 233 38.8 43 0 0 5 0 2 0-0 0 0 3 192 64.0 1 0

Sep 09 at Presbyterian 4 178 44.5 50 0 0 2 1 1 0-0 0 0 2 30 15.0 2 0

Sep 16 at ETSU 6 214 35.7 50 0 0 1 1 1 1-1 46 0 5 325 65.0 4 0

Sep 30 at Samford 3 126 42.0 50 0 0 1 1 0 0-1 0 0 6 389 64.8 3 0

Oct 07 MERCER 9 376 41.8 51 0 0 3 1 2 1-1 29 0 5 308 61.6 3 0

Oct 14 WOFFORD 4 175 43.8 48 0 0 2 0 2 0-1 0 0 5 308 61.6 1 0

Oct 21 at Chattanooga 5 190 38.0 48 0 2 2 0 2 0-0 0 0 3 190 63.3 1 0

Oct 28 VMI 6 221 36.8 48 0 0 1 0 2 1-1 37 0 2 119 59.5 1 0

Nov 04 WESTERN CAROLINA 5 118 23.6 59 2 0 0 1 0 1-1 39 0 7 364 52.0 0 0

Nov 11 at Furman 3 112 37.3 38 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 0 0 9 546 60.7 2 0

Opponents 51 1943 38.1 59 2 2 18 5 12 4-6 46 0 47 2771 59.0 18 0

The Citadel 44 1670 38.0 55 0 3 19 3 14 5-13 46 2 44 2827 64.2 20 0


The Citadel Red-Zone Results (as of Nov 11, 2017)

All games

The Citadel Inside Opponent Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ

Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game

Sep 02, 2017 NEWBERRY W 31-14 4 3 17 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

Sep 09, 2017 at Presbyterian W 48-7 6 6 41 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sep 16, 2017 at ETSU W 31-25 4 3 21 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Sep 30, 2017 at Samford L 14-35 5 2 14 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0

Oct 07, 2017 MERCER L 14-24 4 2 14 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0

Oct 14, 2017 WOFFORD L 16-20 3 2 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Oct 21, 2017 at Chattanooga W 20-14 3 2 10 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

Oct 28, 2017 VMI W 21-3 5 1 7 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0

Nov 04, 2017 WESTERN CAROLINA L 19-31 5 2 10 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0

Nov 11, 2017 at Furman L 20-56 1 1 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Totals 40 24 154 21 17 4 3 6 5 2 3 0 0

24 of 40 (60.0%)

Opponents Inside The Citadel Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ

Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game

Sep 02, 2017 NEWBERRY W 31-14 1 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sep 09, 2017 at Presbyterian W 48-7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0

Sep 16, 2017 at ETSU W 31-25 2 2 15 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sep 30, 2017 at Samford L 14-35 4 3 21 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Oct 07, 2017 MERCER L 14-24 4 4 24 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Oct 14, 2017 WOFFORD L 16-20 2 2 13 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Oct 21, 2017 at Chattanooga W 20-14 2 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Oct 28, 2017 VMI W 21-3 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Nov 04, 2017 WESTERN CAROLINA L 19-31 2 2 14 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Nov 11, 2017 at Furman L 20-56 5 5 35 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Totals 25 21 139 19 14 5 2 0 1 3 0 0 0

21 of 25 (84.0%)


The Citadel By-Quarter Statistics (as of Nov 11, 2017)

All games

3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime

Sep 02, 2017 NEWBERRY W 31-14 8-16 50.0 3-6 50.0 3-5 60.0 0-2 0.0 2-3 66.7

Sep 09, 2017 at Presbyterian W 48-7 13-16 81.2 5-6 83.3 1-2 50.0 3-4 75.0 4-4 100.0

Sep 16, 2017 at ETSU W 31-25 9-17 52.9 1-4 25.0 2-5 40.0 3-3 100.0 3-5 60.0

Sep 30, 2017 at Samford L 14-35 3-13 23.1 0-3 0.0 1-4 25.0 2-3 66.7 0-3 0.0

Oct 07, 2017 MERCER L 14-24 3-15 20.0 1-3 33.3 0-4 0.0 0-3 0.0 2-5 40.0

Oct 14, 2017 WOFFORD L 16-20 7-17 41.2 3-5 60.0 3-4 75.0 1-4 25.0 0-4 0.0

Oct 21, 2017 at Chattanooga W 20-14 8-17 47.1 2-4 50.0 2-5 40.0 2-4 50.0 2-4 50.0

Oct 28, 2017 VMI W 21-3 6-15 40.0 3-4 75.0 1-4 25.0 1-3 33.3 1-4 25.0

Nov 04, 2017 WESTERN CAROLINA L 19-31 8-16 50.0 3-5 60.0 2-4 50.0 3-4 75.0 0-3 0.0

Nov 11, 2017 at Furman L 20-56 4-14 28.6 3-5 60.0 1-6 16.7 0-1 0.0 0-2 0.0

The Citadel 69-156 44.2 24-45 53.3 16-43 37.2 15-31 48.4 14-37 37.8 0-0 0.0

Opponents 36-108 33.3 4-22 18.2 11-26 42.3 11-26 42.3 10-34 29.4 0-0 0.0

4th-Down Conversions


Sep 02, 2017 NEWBERRY W 31-14 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0

Sep 09, 2017 at Presbyterian W 48-7 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0

Sep 16, 2017 at ETSU W 31-25 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0

Sep 30, 2017 at Samford L 14-35 0-5 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-2 0.0

Oct 07, 2017 MERCER L 14-24 2-3 66.7 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-2 50.0

Oct 14, 2017 WOFFORD L 16-20 1-2 50.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0

Oct 21, 2017 at Chattanooga W 20-14 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0

Oct 28, 2017 VMI W 21-3 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0

Nov 04, 2017 WESTERN CAROLINA L 19-31 3-4 75.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 2-3 66.7

Nov 11, 2017 at Furman L 20-56 1-4 25.0 0-0 0.0 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0

The Citadel 10-24 41.7 2-4 50.0 4-8 50.0 1-3 33.3 3-9 33.3 0-0 0.0

Opponents 4-10 40.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-2 50.0 2-7 28.6 0-0 0.0

Time of Possession


Sep 02, 2017 NEWBERRY W 31-14 35:24 10:32 11:06 4:43 9:03

Sep 09, 2017 at Presbyterian W 48-7 40:21 11:14 9:38 7:53 11:36

Sep 16, 2017 at ETSU W 31-25 37:00 10:46 8:26 8:01 9:47

Sep 30, 2017 at Samford L 14-35 36:52 9:55 9:11 10:57 6:49

Oct 07, 2017 MERCER L 14-24 26:24 6:52 6:47 5:26 7:19

Oct 14, 2017 WOFFORD L 16-20 31:13 10:04 9:07 6:32 5:30

Oct 21, 2017 at Chattanooga W 20-14 37:02 8:19 9:43 9:27 9:33

Oct 28, 2017 VMI W 21-3 31:16 7:39 6:57 8:00 8:40

Nov 04, 2017 WESTERN CAROLINA L 19-31 37:25 7:41 9:49 13:21 6:34

Nov 11, 2017 at Furman L 20-56 28:09 11:03 6:18 5:48 5:00

The Citadel Total 341:06 94:05 87:02 80:08 79:51 0:00

Avg. 34:06 9:24 8:42 8:00 7:59 0:00

Opponents Total 258:54 55:55 62:58 69:52 70:09 0:00

Avg. 25:53 5:35 6:17 6:59 7:00 0:00


The Citadel Games Played (as of Nov 11, 2017)

All games

## PLAYER GP-GS NBY PC ETSU SAM MER WOF UTC VMI WCU FUR

19 D. Allen 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START

68 K. Allen 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START

17 Bailey 9/2 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . X X X START START

43 Barr 10/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

8 Battle 10/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

42 Berry 4/- . . . . . . X X X . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X

10 Black 9/- X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

6 Botkin 1/- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . .

92 Brawley 8/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . X X X X X X

9 Buffalo 10/2 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X START X X X START

39 Byrd-Brown 2/- . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . X X X . . . . . .

88 Cannon 4/- X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

23 T. Carter 10/9 START START START START START X X X START START START START

62 Cole 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START

46 Cunningham 8/- . . . X X X . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

32 P. Davis 8/1 X X X X X X . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X START

53 T. Davis 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START

38 Dawkins 10/9 START START START START START START START START START X X X

29 Drakeford 10/3 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X START START START

27 Dumas 10/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

64 Easler 2/- . . . X X X . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

50 Eubanks, III 10/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

45 Faulkner 1/- . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

70 Flanders 1/- . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

48 Floyd 10/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

56 Gallman 1/- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X . . .

89 Glick 1/- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . .

86 Godek 10/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

67 Howard-Whitaker 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START

55 Hubbs 10/2 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X START X X X X X X X X X START

73 Ivey 1/- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . .

18 Jackson 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START

2 Johnson 7/7 START START START START START START START . . . . . . . . .

85 Keefe 10/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

97 King 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START

13 Lampkin 3/- . . . X X X . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X

80 LeBlanc 8/8 START START START START START START START START . . . . . .

52 Lewis 9/9 START START START START START START START START START . . .

63 McEntyre 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START

34 McField 1/- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . .

21 Nixon 10/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

1 Phillips 8/1 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X START . . . X X X X X X . . .

5 Pierce 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START

81 Profit 1/- . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 Rainey 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START

98 Randolph 10/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

82 Riley 1/- . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


The Citadel Games Played (as of Nov 11, 2017)

All games

## PLAYER GP-GS NBY PC ETSU SAM MER WOF UTC VMI WCU FUR

11 B. Roberts 10/9 START START START START START START START START X X X START

93 Russell 10/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

26 Sessions 6/- . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

24 Spann 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START

4 Stevens 2/- X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

28 Steverson 6/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . .

94 Stokes 9/1 . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X START

36 Taylor 1/- . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

44 Thomas 1/- . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

37 Ward 10/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

33 Washington 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START

61 Weakland 2/- X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

22 Webb 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START

91 White 10/8 START START START START START X X X START START START X X X

90 Whiteside 7/- . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X

83 C. Williams 1/- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X . . .

96 Ja. Williams 9/9 START START START START START START START START START . . .

7 K. Williams 8/8 START START START START START START START . . . START . . .

3 Wilmore 10/1 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X START X X X

58 Wright 1/- . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


The Citadel Total Tackles Game-by-Game (as of Nov 11, 2017)

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Total Tackles UA-A Total NBY PC ETSU SAM MER WOF UTC VMI WCU FUR

Pierce LB 34-49 83 4 - 2 2 - 5 2 - 3 5 - 4 3 - 7 3 - 9 5 - 3 5 - 4 2 - 5 3 - 7

Dawkins LB 34-22 56 5 - 3 1 - 0 1 - 2 5 - 0 4 - 3 4 - 5 3 - 0 6 - 3 2 - 3 3 - 3

Spann DB 32-19 51 0 - 2 2 - 0 1 - 3 0 - 1 8 - 4 1 - 4 4 - 0 4 - 2 5 - 0 7 - 3

K. Williams DB 34-15 49 7 - 0 2 - 0 4 - 2 6 - 5 5 - 3 6 - 4 4 - 1 D N P - D N P

Ja. Williams DL 12-24 36 4 - 3 1 - 3 2 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 5 1 - 9 - 2 - 2 - D N P

B. Roberts DB 26-9 35 1 - 1 2 - 0 5 - 1 4 - 1 1 - 0 3 - 2 1 - 3 4 - 0 1 - 0 4 - 1

Washington LB 12-16 28 0 - 2 1 - 2 1 - 0 4 - 3 2 - 2 1 - 2 2 - 0 1 - 2 0 - 2 0 - 1

K. Allen DL 10-16 26 1 - 1 - 1 - 0 0 - 2 2 - 3 1 - 4 1 - 0 2 - 2 2 - 4 -

Buffalo DB 18-8 26 1 - 1 1 - 1 - 1 - 0 2 - 0 - 1 - 0 3 - 3 5 - 1 4 - 2

T. Carter DB 19-4 23 1 - 1 2 - 0 2 - 0 2 - 0 2 - 0 2 - 1 4 - 0 3 - 1 1 - 0 0 - 1

Hubbs LB 5-13 18 1 - 1 - 0 - 2 - 2 - 2 1 - 3 - 1 - 2 0 - 1 0 - 2

Eubanks, III LB 11-6 17 - 2 - 2 1 - 1 1 - 0 1 - 2 1 - 0 2 - 0 - 0 - 1 3 - 0

Stokes DL 8-7 15 D N P 0 - 1 2 - 0 1 - 0 1 - 1 0 - 1 2 - 0 2 - 0 0 - 2 0 - 2

Battle LB 9-5 14 0 - 2 0 - 2 2 - 1 1 - 0 - - 1 - 0 3 - 0 2 - 0 -

Whiteside DL 3-10 13 D N P 0 - 2 0 - 1 2 - 0 0 - 4 D N P D N P 1 - 1 0 - 1 0 - 1

Wilmore DB 11-2 13 1 - 0 1 - 0 0 - 1 1 - 0 - - 1 - 0 2 - 1 4 - 0 1 - 0

White DL 5-7 12 1 - 1 0 - 1 1 - 0 1 - 2 0 - 2 - - - - 2 - 1

Phillips DB 7-4 11 0 - 1 - 1 - 1 1 - 0 1 - 2 3 - 0 D N P 1 - 0 - D N P

Randolph DL 2-8 10 0 - 2 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 2 - 0 - 1 0 - 1 - 0 - 2

P. Davis LB 4-5 9 - - D N P D N P - - - 0 - 1 - 4 - 4

King DL 4-4 8 0 - 2 0 - 1 - - - - - - 2 - 1 2 - 0

Dumas DB 1-4 5 - 0 - 2 - 1 - 0 - - - - - 0 - 2

Barr DB 1-3 4 0 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 0 0 - 1 0 - 1

Webb 2-2 4 1 - 0 1 - 0 - - - - - 0 - 1 0 - 1 -

Cunningham DB 1-2 3 D N P - D N P 0 - 1 - - - - 0 - 1 1 - 0

Godek 1-1 2 - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 -

Brawley LB 0-2 2 - - - - - - D N P D N P - 0 - 2

McEntyre 1-1 2 - - - - - - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 -

Johnson 1-0 1 - - - - - 1 - 0 - D N P D N P D N P

Taylor 0-1 1 D N P 0 - 1 D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P

Ward 0-1 1 - - - - - - - - - 0 - 1

Floyd LB 1-0 1 - - - 1 - 0 - - - - - -

Ivey 1-0 1 D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P 1 - 0 D N P D N P D N P

Nixon DB 0-1 1 - - 0 - 1 - - - - - - -

Wright LB 0-1 1 D N P 0 - 1 D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P

D. Allen 1-0 1 1 - 0 - - - - - - - - -

Jackson 1-0 1 - - - - - - - - 1 - 0 -


The Citadel Rushing/Receiving Game-by-Game (as of Nov 11, 2017)

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RUSHING No-Yds/TD NBY PC ETSU SAM MER WOF UTC VMI WCU FUR

D. Allen QB 124-571/8 16-91/0 16-57/3 16-52/1 4-21/0 13-23/1 6-33/1 13-88/0 17-80/1 17-116/1 6-10/0

Drakeford RB 56-556/2 9-65/1 7-84/0 9-93/0 - 6-43/0 2-7/0 8-97/0 3-76/1 7-57/0 5-34/0

Rainey FB 119-495/2 15-54/0 17-70/0 11-52/1 18-59/1 1-3/0 8-19/0 11-19/0 16-125/0 17-60/0 5-34/0

Jackson RB 77-479/1 9-110/1 8-43/0 10-70/0 6-4/0 5-25/0 6-49/0 15-74/0 7-34/0 7-60/0 4-10/0

Black QB 77-306/2 9-39/1 12-103/0 5-14/0 16-60/1 DNP 13-55/0 1-4/0 3-13/0 3-5/0 15-13/0

Ward FB 58-278/2 1-1/0 9-37/1 3-18/0 7-37/0 1-2/0 10-31/0 8-28/0 9-79/1 2-4/0 8-41/0

Johnson RB 20-171/2 3-15/0 - 1-8/0 2-18/0 5-40/0 4-32/1 5-58/1 DNP DNP DNP

Berry FB 41-144/2 DNP DNP 14-46/0 DNP 15-65/1 DNP DNP DNP 11-32/0 1-1/1

Webb WR 5-76/1 - 1-21/0 1-7/1 1-2/0 - - 1-43/0 - - 1-3/0

Sessions RB 6-46/0 DNP 3-10/0 DNP DNP DNP - - 1-3/0 2-33/0 -

Thomas FB 2-9/0 DNP 2-9/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

Lampkin RB 1-2/0 DNP 1-2/0 DNP DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP -

LeBlanc WR 2--10/0 - - - 1--7/0 - - 1--3/0 - DNP DNP

TEAM 9--37/0 1--1/0 1--1/0 2--29/0 DNP DNP - 2--3/0 3--3/0 - -

RECEIVING No-Yds/TD NBY PC ETSU SAM MER WOF UTC VMI WCU FUR

LeBlanc WR 16-297/2 2-13/1 1-15/0 3-76/0 3-71/0 4-61/0 1-22/0 2-39/1 - DNP DNP

Webb WR 12-270/3 2-39/0 1-57/1 1-28/1 1-18/0 3-47/0 1--3/0 - 1-14/0 - 2-70/1

Jackson RB 12-254/1 2-28/0 - - 1-47/0 3-40/0 2-13/0 - - 1-51/0 3-75/1

Bailey RB 2-81/0 - - - - - - DNP - - 2-81/0

Nixon 4-25/0 - - - - 3-28/0 - - - - 1--3/0

Drakeford RB 2-20/0 - - - 1-16/0 1-4/0 - - - - -

Johnson RB 1-18/1 - 1-18/1 - - - - - DNP DNP DNP

Rainey FB 1-14/1 - 1-14/1 - - - - - - - -

Sessions RB 1-2/1 DNP - DNP DNP DNP - - - 1-2/1 -

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