2018 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

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.

2018 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	5–6 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Brent Thompson (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Lou Conte (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Blake Harrell (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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

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)
1	Samford	204 (20)
2	Furman	174 (2)
3	Wofford	163 (1)
4	Mercer	133
5	Western Carolina	114
6	Chattanooga	88
7	The Citadel	83
8	East Tennessee State	53
9	VMI	23

Coaches poll

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Samford	63 (7)
2	Wofford	53 (1)
3	Furman	52 (1)
4	Western Carolina	39
5	Chattanooga	34
6	Mercer	32
7	The Citadel	28
8	East Tennessee State	15
9	VMI	8

Preseason All-SoCon Teams

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

Offense 1st team Tyler Davis – OL 2nd team Drew McEntyre – OL

Defense 1st team Aron Spann III – RB 2nd team Ja'Lon Williams – DL Noah Dawkins – LB

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	at No. 10 Wofford	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 21–28	8,930
September 8	6:00 p.m.	Chattanooga	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN+	L 28–29 OT	8,076
September 22	4:00 p.m.	at Mercer	Moye Complex Macon, GA	ESPN+	W 38–31	11,772
September 29	4:00 p.m.	at No. 25 Towson*	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	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	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA (Military Classic of the South)	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	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	ESPN+	W 38–24	10,499
November 10	2:00 p.m.	Samford	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN+	W 42–27	11,145
November 17	12:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Alabama*	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (FBS)	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 Homecoming 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.

• Source:^[3]

Roster

2018 The Citadel Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class 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. # Name Class 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. # Name Class 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 Brent Thompson (3rd season) 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 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

See also: 2018 Wofford Terriers football team and The Citadel–Wofford football rivalry

Chattanooga

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Mocs	14	7	0	0	8	29
Bulldogs	0	14	7	0	7	28

See also: 2018 Chattanooga Mocs football team

At Mercer

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

See also: 2018 Mercer Bears football team

At Towson

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

See also: 2018 Towson Tigers football team

East Tennessee State

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

See also: 2018 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

At VMI

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

See also: 2018 VMI Keydets football team and Military Classic of the South

Furman

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

See also: 2018 Furman Paladins football team and The Citadel–Furman football rivalry

At Western Carolina

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

See also: 2018 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

Samford

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

See also: 2018 Samford Bulldogs football team

At Alabama

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

See also: 2018 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

Charleston Southern

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

See also: 2018 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

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.