2019 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

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).

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	Conf.							Overall
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

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

See also: 2019 Towson Tigers football team

At Elon

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

See also: 2019 Elon Phoenix football team

At Georgia Tech

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

See also: 2019 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

Charleston Southern

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

See also: 2019 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

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

See also: 2019 Samford Bulldogs football team

VMI

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

See also: 2019 VMI Keydets football team and Military Classic of the South

Western Carolina

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

See also: 2019 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

At Furman

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

See also: 2019 Furman Paladins football team and The Citadel–Furman football rivalry

Mercer

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

See also: 2019 Mercer Bears football team

At East Tennessee State

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

See also: 2019 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

At Chattanooga

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

See also: 2019 Chattanooga Mocs football team

Wofford

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

See also: 2019 Wofford Terriers football team and The Citadel–Wofford football rivalry

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