2018 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLou Conte (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBlake Harrell (3rd season)
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
2018 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 13 Wofford +^  6 2   9 4  
No. 22 East Tennessee State +^  6 2   8 4  
Furman +  6 2   6 4  
Samford  5 3   6 5  
Chattanooga  4 4   6 5  
The Citadel  4 4   5 6  
Mercer  4 4   5 6  
Western Carolina  1 7   3 8  
VMI  0 8   1 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by third-year head coach Brent Thompson and played their home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium. They were members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 5–6, 4–4 in SoCon play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.

Preseason

Preseason media poll

The SoCon released their preseason media poll on July 25, 2018, with the Bulldogs predicted to finish in seventh place.[1] The same day the coaches released their preseason poll with the Bulldogs also predicted to finish in seventh place.[2]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Samford204 (20)
2Furman174 (2)
3Wofford163 (1)
4Mercer133
5Western Carolina114
6Chattanooga88
7The Citadel83
8East Tennessee State53
9VMI23
Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Samford63 (7)
2Wofford53 (1)
3Furman52 (1)
4Western Carolina39
5Chattanooga34
6Mercer32
7The Citadel28
8East Tennessee State15
9VMI8

Preseason All-SoCon Teams

The Bulldogs placed five players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1 6:00 p.m. at No. 10 Wofford ESPN+ L 21–28 8,930
September 8 6:00 p.m. Chattanooga ESPN+ L 28–29 OT 8,076
September 22 4:00 p.m. at Mercer ESPN+ W 38–31 11,772
September 29 4:00 p.m. at No. 25 Towson* CAA.tv L 27–44 7,323
October 13 2:00 p.m. No. 23 East Tennessee State
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
ESPN3 L 23–26 11,043
October 20 1:30 p.m. at VMI ESPN3 W 34–32 7,002
October 27 2:00 p.m. Furman
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
ESPN+ L 17–28 8,574
November 3 3:30 p.m. at Western Carolina ESPN+ W 38–24 10,499
November 10 2:00 p.m. Samforddagger
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
ESPN+ W 42–27 11,145
November 17 12:00 p.m. at No. 1 Alabama* SECN L 17–50 101,681
November 29[lower-alpha 1] 7:00 p.m. Charleston Southern*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
ESPN+ W 43–14 7,877
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
  1. This game was originally scheduled for September 15, but it was rescheduled in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

Roster

2018 The Citadel Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 2 Rod Johnson Jr
FB 5 Clay Harris Fr
FB 8 Lorenzo Ward Jr
QB 10 Jordan Black Jr
QB 12 Ryan McCarthy  Fr
WR 13 Cole Owens  Fr
QB 15 Jalen Smith Fr
QB 16 Brandon Rainey So
FB 18 Dante Smith  Fr
QB 19 Javonte Middleton Fr
QB 19 Brian Murdaugh So
WR 21 Curt Nixon Jr
WR 22 Raleigh Webb So
RB 23 Keefe White Fr
RB 26 Keyonte Sessions So
RB 28 Nkem Njoku Fr
RB 29 Grant Drakeford Sr
FB 32 Emeka Nwanze Fr
FB 34 Sam Llewellyn Fr
RB 39 Dexter Freeman  Fr
FB 42 Brandon Berry So
FB 43 Hoss Smith So
TE 44 Jordan Thomas Jr
OL 52 Jon Barrett Lewis So
OL 53 Tyler Davis Sr
OL 54 Haden Haas  Fr
OL 56 Ronald Prince Fr
OL 57 Blake Harrison  Fr
OL 58 Denzel Wright So
OL 59 Kevin Wilson Fr
OL 61 Mark Weakland So
OL 62 Jonathan Cole So
OL 63 Drew McIntyre Jr
OL 64 Harry Easler Jr
OL 65 Johnathan Toole Fr
OL 67 Prince Howard-Whitaker So
OL 69 Tyrell Earl Fr
OL 71 Charley Conley So
OL 73 Patrick Ivey  Fr
OL 74 Nick Hudgens So
OL 75 Tanner Lawson  Fr
OL 76 Donnie Brechtell III Fr
OL 77 Palmer Story Fr
OL 78 Thomas Crawford Fr
WR 81 Dijon Profit So
WR 82 Rashad Riley So
WR 83 Cardan Williams So
WR 84 Liam Reid  Fr
WR 87 Cameron Roberts  Fr
TE 89 Attorney Gallman Jr
WR Damian Crowson Fr
RB Stephon Eugene So
QB Darique Hampton Fr
WR Carter Moody Fr
OL Nick Pappas  Fr
WR Kevin Williams Fr
TE Jeffrey Wood Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 3 Joshua Bowers Fr
LB 4 Phil Davis Jr
DB 6 Lane Botkin  Fr
DB 7 Khafari Buffalo Jr
LB 9 Willie Eubanks So
DB 11 Phil Barrett So
DB 17 Christ Beverly Fr
DB 20 Jay Howard  Fr
DB 24 Aron Spann III Sr
LB 25 Sean-Thomas Faulkner  Fr
DB 27 Jaylan Adams Fr
DB 30 Cliff Barrett II Sr
LB 31 Von Ramsey Fr
DB 33 Ronald Peterkin Sr
LB 35 Brian Horn Fr
LB 36 Joe Douglas Fr
DB 37 Destin Mack Fr
LB 38 Noah Dawkins Sr
DB 39 Ryland Ayers Fr
LB 40 Jordan Williams Jr
LB 41 Kyler Estes Fr
DB 45 Marvin Marshall  Fr
LB 46 Isaac Stewart Sr
DL 48 Gunner Covey So
DL 49 Marquise Blount Fr
LB 50 Caleb Deveaux Fr
LB 55 Russell Hubbs Sr
DL 60 Adam Wawrynski Jr
DL 66 Jay Smith Fr
DL 68 Ken Allen Sr
DL 70 Mason Kinsey Fr
DL 72 Dalton Owens  Fr
DL 79 Noah Mills Fr
DL 88 Shawn McCord Sr
DL 91 Bradley Cooper Jr
DL 92 Aaron Brawley So
DL 95 Blake Oliveira  Fr
DL 96 Jalon Williams Jr
DL 97 Jabauri Garner  Fr
DL 98 Joseph Randolph II Jr
DL 99 Christian Weyrich  Fr
LB Cody Green Fr
DB Daniel Haydel So
DB Nic Trocha Jr
LB Eric Vettel So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 69 Joshua Roides So
LS 70 Collin Flanders Fr
LS 85 Patrick Keefe Sr
K 86 Jacob Godek Jr
K 90 Matt Campbell Fr
P 93 Gage Russell So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Blake Harrell – Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers
  • Lou Conte - Offensive Coordinator / QBs / B-Backs
  • J.P. Gunter - Special Teams / A-Backs
  • Ron Boyd - Offensive Line
  • Charles Hopkins - Offensive Tackles
  • Orlando Mitjans Jr. - Cornerbacks
  • Brian Rucker - Wide Receivers
  • Joel Taylor - Defensive Passing Game Coordinator / Safeties
  • John Ward - Defensive Line / Academic Coordinator
  • Scott Yielding - Outside Linebackers / Recruiting Coordinator
  • Donnell Boucher - Strength and Conditioning
  • Will Hornsby - Special Teams Quality Control
  • Colton Korn - Special Teams and Recruiting Quality Control
  • Bobby Ruff - Defensive Quality Control
  • Floris Mendonca - Video Coordinator
  • Kate Yeager - Director of Personnel

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 6, 2020

Game summaries

At Wofford

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

Chattanooga

1 2 3 4OT Total
Mocs 14 7 0 08 29
Bulldogs 0 14 7 07 28

At Mercer

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 7 3 21 38
Bears 7 10 7 7 31

At Towson

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 3 7 14 3 27
No. 25 Tigers 7 17 17 3 44

East Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Buccaneers 3 6 7 10 26
Bulldogs 6 3 0 14 23

At VMI

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 7 14 6 34
Keydets 7 7 6 12 32

Furman

1 2 3 4 Total
Paladins 7 7 0 14 28
Bulldogs 3 7 7 0 17

At Western Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 3 14 14 38
Catamounts 10 14 0 0 24

Samford

1 2 3 4 Total
SAM Bulldogs 14 10 3 0 27
CIT Bulldogs 0 7 14 21 42

At Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 10 0 0 10
Crimson Tide 7 3 27 13 50

Charleston Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 0 14 0 0 14
Bulldogs 14 23 3 3 43

References

  1. "Media picks Samford to win 2018 SoCon football title".
  2. "Football coaches select preseason all-conference teams, poll".
  3. "2018 Football Schedule". citadelsports.com. The Citadel. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.