2020 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
| 2020 The Citadel Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 2–10 (2–6 SoCon) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Lou Conte (5th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Triple option |
| Defensive coordinator | Tony Grantham (2nd season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium | Johnson Hagood Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 VMI $^ | 6 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 East Tennessee State | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga† | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 4 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 3 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford† | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2020 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by fifth-year head coach Brent Thompson and played their home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium. They competed as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).
Schedule
The Citadel had games scheduled against Elon and Charleston Southern, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 12 | 7:00 p.m. | at South Florida* | ESPNU | L 6–27 | 0 | |||
| September 19 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 1 (FBS) Clemson* | ACCN | L 0–49 | 18,609 | |||
| September 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky* | ESPN+ | L 14–37 | 3,081 | |||
| October 10 | 1:30 p.m. | at Army* | CBSSN | L 9–14 | 5,344 | |||
| February 27 | 3:30 p.m. | at Mercer | ESPN+ | L 28–42 | 3372 | |||
| March 6 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 18 Chattanooga | ESPN+ | L 24–25 | 3108 | |||
| March 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at Western Carolina | ESPN+ | L 14–21 | 980 | |||
| March 20 | 1:00 p.m. | East Tennessee State |
| ESPN+ | L 21–28 | 2642 | ||
| March 27 | 1:00 p.m. | Samford |
| ESPN+ | L 7–55 | 3081 | ||
| April 3 | 1:00 p.m. | at Wofford | ESPN+ | W 28–24 | 1109 | |||
| April 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Furman |
| ESPN+ | W 26–7 | 3081 | ||
| April 17 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 15 VMI | ESPN+ | L 17–31 | 3000 | |||
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Game summaries
At South Florida
The Citadel at South Florida
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bulldogs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| • Bulls | 7 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
- Date: September 12, 2020
- Location: Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, FL - Game start: 7:00 p.m. EDT
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 7 minutes
- Game attendance: 0
- Referee: Tim Rich
- TV announcers (ESPNU): Lincoln Rose (play-by-play) and Stan Routt (analyst)
| 1 | 04:07 | CIT | Colby Kinter 45-yard field goal (10 plays, 38 yards, 4:16) | CIT 3–0 |
| 00:49 | USF | DeVontres Dukes 10-yard pass from Jordan McCloud (Spencer Shrader kick) (8 plays, 62 yards, 3:18) | USF 7–3 | |
| 2 | 11:08 | CIT | Colby Kinter 41-yard field goal (10 plays, 54 yards, 4:41) | USF 7–6 |
| 06:52 | USF | Omarion Dollison 0-yard punt returned (Spencer Shrader PAT failed) (3 plays, −6 yards, 1:31) | USF 13–6 | |
| 02:41 | USF | Noah Johnson 9-yard rush (Spencer Shrader kick) (5 plays, 60 yards, 2:44) | USF 20–6 | |
| 4 | 06:55 | USF | Kelley Jonier 3-yard rush (Spencer Shrader kick) (7 plays, 86 yards, 2:59) | USF 27–6 |
| Statistics | The Citadel | South Florida |
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| First downs | 16 | 20 |
| Total yards | 284 | 404 |
| Rushing yards | 200 | 302 |
| Passing yards | 84 | 102 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 32:17 | 27:43 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| The Citadel | Passing | Brandon Rainey | 4/18, 84 yards, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Brandon Rainey | 20 carries, 65 yards | |
| Receiving | Ryan McCarthy | 2 receptions, 44 yards | |
| South Florida | Passing | Jordan McCloud | 11/16, 68 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Kelley Joiner | 8 carries, 87 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Bryce Miller | 3 receptions, 36 yards |
At Clemson
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 1 (FBS) Tigers | 28 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
Eastern Kentucky
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Colonels | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 37 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
At Army
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| Black Knights | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
References
- ^ "2020 The Citadel Football Schedule". The Citadel Athletic Department. Retrieved September 9, 2020.