2020 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

2020 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–10 (2–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLou Conte (5th season)
Offensive schemeTriple option
Defensive coordinatorTony Grantham (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 VMI $^   6 – 1     6 – 2  
No. 22 East Tennessee State   4 – 1     4 – 1  
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • † – Chattanooga and Wofford opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 29 and April 5, 2021, respectively.
Rankings from STATS Poll

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

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The Citadel had games scheduled against Elon and Charleston Southern, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
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
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
 ESPN+ L 21–28 2642
March 27 1:00 p.m. Samforddagger
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
 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
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
 ESPN+ W 26–7 3081
April 17 1:30 p.m. at No. 15 VMI
ESPN+ L 17–31 3000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

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At South Florida

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The Citadel at South Florida
1 234Total
Bulldogs 3 300 6
• Bulls 7 1307 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)
   
Scoring summary
104:07CITColby Kinter 45-yard field goal
(10 plays, 38 yards, 4:16)		CIT 3–0
00:49USFDeVontres Dukes 10-yard pass from Jordan McCloud (Spencer Shrader kick)
(8 plays, 62 yards, 3:18)		USF 7–3
211:08CITColby Kinter 41-yard field goal
(10 plays, 54 yards, 4:41)		USF 7–6
06:52USFOmarion Dollison 0-yard punt returned (Spencer Shrader PAT failed)
(3 plays, −6 yards, 1:31)		USF 13–6
02:41USFNoah Johnson 9-yard rush (Spencer Shrader kick)
(5 plays, 60 yards, 2:44)		USF 20–6
406:55USFKelley Jonier 3-yard rush (Spencer Shrader kick)
(7 plays, 86 yards, 2:59)		USF 27–6
See also: 2020 South Florida Bulls football team
Pregame line Over/under
USF −18.5 55.5[2]
Statistics The Citadel South Florida
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
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

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0
No. 1 (FBS) Tigers 28 21 0 0 49
See also: 2020 Clemson Tigers football team

Eastern Kentucky

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1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 13 10 7 7 37
Bulldogs 7 7 0 0 14
See also: 2020 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

At Army

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 3 0 0 6 9
Black Knights 0 7 7 0 14
See also: 2020 Army Black Knights football team

References

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  1. ^ "2020 The Citadel Football Schedule". The Citadel Athletic Department. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "The Citadel Bulldogs vs USF Bulls". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
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