2019 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

2019 The Citadel Bulldogs football
2019 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–6 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Brent Thompson (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Lou Conte (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Tony Grantham (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Southern Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 16 Wofford $^	7	–	1	8	–	3
No. 21 Furman ^	6	–	2	8	–	4
Chattanooga	5	–	3	6	–	6
The Citadel	4	–	4	6	–	6
Samford	4	–	4	5	–	7
VMI	4	–	4	5	–	7
Mercer	3	–	5	4	–	8
Western Carolina	2	–	6	3	–	9
East Tennessee State	1	–	7	3	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by fourth-year head coach Brent Thompson and played their home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium. They were members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).

Preseason

Preseason media poll

The SoCon released their preseason media poll and coaches poll on July 22, 2019. The Bulldogs were picked to finish in 7th place in both polls.^[1]^[2]

Media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Wofford	253 (21)
2	Furman	229 (6)
3	East Tennessee State	187 (2)
4	Mercer	146
5	Chattanooga	134
6	Samford	125
7	The Citadel	111
8	Western Carolina	88
9	VMI	32

Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Wofford	63 (7)
2	Furman	55 (1)
3	East Tennessee State	44 (1)
4	Chattanooga	40
5	Mercer	34
6	Samford	33
7	The Citadel	22
8	Western Carolina	21
9	VMI	12

Preseason All-SoCon Teams

The Bulldogs placed six players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.^[2]

Offense

2nd team

Haden Haas – OL

Drew McEntyre – OL

Defense

1st team

Joseph Randolph II – DL

Willie Eubanks III – LB

Specialists

1st team

Matthew Campbell – P

2nd team

Jacob Godek – PK

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	3:00 p.m.	No. 11 Towson*		Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN+	L 21–28	8,008
September 7	2:00 p.m.	at Elon*		Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	FloSports	L 28–35	5,071
September 14	12:30 p.m.	at Georgia Tech*		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ACCRSN	W 27–24 ^OT	42,871
September 21	6:00 p.m.	Charleston Southern*	No. 25	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN+	W 22–13	9,626
September 28	3:00 p.m.	at Samford	No. 25	Seibert Stadium Birmingham, AL	ESPN+	L 55–61 ^4OT	3,524
October 5	2:00 p.m.	VMI		Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (Military Classic of the South)	ESPN+	L 21–34	12,126
October 12	2:00 p.m.	Western Carolina		Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN3	W 35–17	8,023
October 19	1:00 p.m.	at No. 8 Furman		Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)	ESPN3	W 27–10	6,603
October 26	2:00 p.m.	Mercer		Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN+	W 35–24	11,439
November 2	3:30 p.m.	at East Tennessee State		William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN3	W 31–27	8,674
November 16	2:00 p.m.	at Chattanooga		Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN+	L 33–34	7,363
November 23	12:00 p.m.	No. 14 Wofford		Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 11–31	6,844
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

2019 The Citadel Bulldogs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`1`	Evan Schickel	Fr
FB	`5`	Clay Harris	So
RB	`8`	Keyonte Sessions	Jr
QB	`11`	Cooper Wallace	Fr
WR	`12`	Ryan McCarthy	So
WR	`13`	Cole Owens	So
WR	`15`	Jalen Smith	Fr
QB	`16`	Brandon Rainey	Jr
FB	`18`	Dante Smith	So
QB	`19`	Brian Murdaugh	Jr
FB	`21`	Remus Butler	Sr
WR	`22`	Raleigh Webb	Jr
FB	`23`	Keefe White	Fr
FB	`28`	Nkem Nkoju	So
FB	`32`	Emeka Nwanze	Fr
RB	`33`	Darique Hampton	Fr
FB	`34`	Sam Llewellyn	Fr
RB	`37`	Stephon Eugene	Jr
FB	`38`	Logan Billings	Fr
FB	`43`	Hoss Smith	Jr
FB	`46`	Donnie Brechtel III	So
OL	`52`	Jon Barrett Lewis	Jr
OL	`53`	Tereis Drayton	Fr
OL	`54`	Haden Haas	So
OL	`56`	Ronald Prince	Fr
OL	`57`	Blake Harrison	So
OL	`58`	Denzel Wright	Jr
OL	`59`	Kevin Wilson	So
OL	`61`	Mark Weakland	Jr
OL	`63`	Drew McIntyre	Sr
OL	`64`	Stephon Stokes	Fr
OL	`65`	Johnathan Toole	Fr
OL	`67`	Prince Howard-Whitaker	Jr
OL	`69`	Tyrell Earl	Fr
OL	`71`	Charley Conley	Jr
OL	`73`	Ben Brockington	Fr
OL	`74`	Nick Hudgens	Jr
OL	`78`	Thomas Crawford	So
TE	`80`	Thomas Wyatt	Fr
WR	`82`	Rashad Riley	Jr
WR	`84`	Laim Reid	So
WR	`87`	Cameron Roberts	So
TE	`89`	Elijah Lowe	Jr
RB		Jack Alvarez	Fr
QB		Nathan Cronic	Fr
WR		Damian Crowson	So
RB		Dexter Freeman	So
TE		Daniel Hollister	Fr
WR		Carter Moody	So
WR		Steven White	Fr
TE		Jeffrey Wood	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`2`	Andy Davis	Fr
LB	`3`	Airan Reed	Sr
LB	`4`	Phil Davis	Sr
DB	`6`	Lane Botkin	So
DB	`7`	Destin Mack	So
LB	`9`	Willie Eubanks III	Jr
DB	`10`	Torian Spencer	Fr
DB	`11`	Phil Barrett	Jr
DB	`17`	Chris Beverly	So
DB	`20`	Jay Howard	So
DB	`24`	Jay Girdner	Fr
LB	`25`	Sean-Thomas Faulkner	So
DB	`26`	Bud Chaney	Fr
DB	`27`	Jaylan Adams	Fr
DB	`29`	Ryland Akers	So
DB	`30`	Jake Kenison	Fr
LB	`31`	Von Ramsey	Fr
CB	`33`	Javonte Middleton	Fr
DB	`35`	Antareus Pressley	Fr
LB	`36`	Joe Douglas	So
DB	`39`	Nehemiah McIntosh	Fr
LB	`40`	Hayden Williamson	Fr
LB	`41`	Kyler Estes	So
DB	`42`	Nic Trocha	Sr
LB	`43`	Logan Braucht	Fr
DL	`44`	Nick Grier	Fr
LB	`45`	Brian Horn	So
LB	`47`	Jay Lagroon	Fr
DL	`48`	Gunner Covey	Jr
LB	`49`	Marquise Blount	So
LB	`50`	Caleb Devoux	Fr
LB	`51`	Collin Flanders	So
LB	`55`	Eric Vettel	Jr
DL	`60`	Jay Smith	So
DL	`68`	Sidney Starr	Fr
DL	`70`	Robert Harbor	Fr
DL	`72`	Dalton Owens	So
DL	`75`	Hi'Keem Elmore	Fr
DL	`76`	Dewey Greene IV	Fr
LB	`77`	Palmer Story	So
DL	`79`	Jeb Lawson	Fr
LB	`81`	Ronald Reid	Fr
LB	`83`	Michael McDowell	Fr
LB	`88`	Anthony Britton Jr.	Fr
DL	`92`	Aaron Brawley	Jr
DL	`94`	Brian Bowersox	Fr
DL	`95`	Blake Oliveira	So
DL	`96`	Hasan Black	Fr
DL	`97`	Jabauri Garner	So
DL	`98`	Joseph Randolph II	Sr
DL	`99`	Christian Weyrich	So
DL		Wes Carlay	So
LB		Robert Demarre	So
LB		Robert Fisher	So
DB		Huw Meredith	Fr
DB		Nate Thomas	So
LB		Jackson Watson	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LS	`62`	Trey Gable	Fr
K	`69`	Joshua Roides	Jr
LS	`85`	Patrick Keefe	Sr
K	`86`	Jacob Godek	Sr
P	`90`	Matt Campbell	So
P	`93`	Gage Russell	Jr
LS		Steele Judy	Fr

Head coach

Brent Thompson (4th season)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Tony Grantham – Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers
Lou Conte - Offensive Coordinator / QBs / B-Backs
Turner West - Special Teams / Recruiting Coordinator
Ron Boyd - Offensive Line
Orlando Mitjans Jr. - Cornerbacks
Brian Rucker - Wide Receivers
John Ward - Defensive Line
Ben Hodges - Inside Linebackers
Kevin Westin - Outside Linebackers
Bobby Ruff - Tackles / Tight Ends
Donnell Boucher - Strength and Conditioning
Floris Mendonca - Video Coordinator
Kate Yeager - Director of Personnel
Will Christopher - Director of Football Operations

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 1, 2020

Game summaries

Towson

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Tigers	7	10	0	11	28
Bulldogs	0	14	0	7	21

At Elon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	7	14	28
Phoenix	7	14	7	7	35

At Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Bulldogs	7	7	7	3	3	27
Yellow Jackets	0	6	8	10	0	24

Charleston Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	3	3	7	13
No. 25 Bulldogs	0	7	13	2	22

At Samford

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	4OT	Total
No. 25 CIT Bulldogs	7	7	7	17	7	7	3	0	55
SAM Bulldogs	7	3	14	14	7	7	3	6	61

VMI

	1	2	3	4	Total
Keydets	7	10	7	10	34
Bulldogs	7	0	7	7	21

Western Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Catamounts	3	7	7	0	17
Bulldogs	14	14	0	7	35

At Furman

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	0	14	6	27
No. 8 Paladins	3	0	0	7	10

Mercer

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	10	14	0	24
Bulldogs	7	7	7	14	35

At East Tennessee State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	3	7	14	31
Buccaneers	10	3	7	7	27

At Chattanooga

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	2	7	17	7	33
Mocs	12	0	0	22	34

Wofford

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Terriers	14	0	14	3	31
Bulldogs	0	0	3	8	11

Source: ^[4]

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	RV	RV	RV	25	25
Coaches	RV	RV	—	RV	RV

References

^ "SoCon Media Tab Wofford Preseason Favorite". July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Football Coaches Select Preseason Teams, Poll". July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
^ "The Citadel Bulldogs Football 2019 Schedule". www.CitadelSports.com. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
^ "The Citadel Football 2018 History & Record Book" (PDF). www.CitadelSports.com. Retrieved July 24, 2019.

[1] "SoCon Media Tab Wofford Preseason Favorite". July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.

[2019_SoCon_Coaches_Poll_and_Teams-2] "Football Coaches Select Preseason Teams, Poll". July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.

[3] "The Citadel Bulldogs Football 2019 Schedule". www.CitadelSports.com. Retrieved July 24, 2019.

[4] "The Citadel Football 2018 History & Record Book" (PDF). www.CitadelSports.com. Retrieved July 24, 2019.

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