2016 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

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2016 The Citadel Bulldogs football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 10
FCS CoachesNo. 9
Record10–2 (8–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLou Conte (1st season)
Offensive schemeTriple option
Defensive coordinatorBlake Harrell (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 The Citadel $^   8 – 0     10 – 2  
No. 9 Wofford ^   6 – 2     10 – 4  
No. 13 Chattanooga ^   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 23 Samford ^   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Mercer   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Furman   3 – 5     3 – 8  
East Tennessee State   2 – 6     5 – 6  
Western Carolina   1 – 7     2 – 9  
VMI   1 – 7     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented

The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by first-year head coach Brent Thompson and played their home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium. They played as members of the Southern Conference
, as they have since 1936.

With their win over Samford on November 4, the Bulldogs clinched their second consecutive, and fourth overall, SoCon championship. By virtue of their victory over VMI on November 12, 2016, The Citadel completed their first undefeated SoCon season in program history and claimed the championship outright. The win over VMI also marked the second time in program history that the Bulldogs earned double digit wins in one season, after winning 11 games in 1992.

They finished the season 10–2, 8–0 in SoCon play to win the SoCon title. They received the SoCon's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the second round to Wofford.

Schedule

The Bulldogs planned to host North Greenville for their traditional Parents' Day game on October 8.[1] Due to Hurricane Matthew, the game against North Greenville took place at NGU's Younts Stadium in Tigerville, South Carolina on Thursday, October 6.[2]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 pmat MercerNo. 15
FSNW 24–2312,542
September 106:00 pmFurmanNo. 15
ESPN3W 19–1412,009
September 176:00 pmat
BSN
W 31–246,850
October 13:30 pmat Western CarolinaNo. 9
ESPN3W 37–1412,283
October 67:00 pmat North Greenville*No. 9
ESPN3W 38–145,435
October 153:00 pmNo. 5 ChattanoogaNo. 8
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
FSNW 22–1414,590
October 221:30 pmat WoffordNo. 5
ESPN3W 24–21 OT11,102
October 292:00 pmEast Tennessee StateNo. 5
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
ESPN3W 45–1012,978
November 52:00 pmNo. 20 SamforddaggerNo. 5
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
ESPN3W 37–34 OT15,015
November 121:30 pmat VMINo. 5
ESPN3W 30–208,251
November 193:30 pmat North Carolina*No. 5
ACCN+L 7–4141,000
December 36:00 pmNo. 19 Wofford*No. 6
ESPN3L 3–1710,336
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Stadium issues

In 2016, The Citadel determined that lead paint needed remediation on the east (visitor's) side of Johnson Hagood Stadium. The work resulted in the entire east side being closed for the first game of the season against Furman and some sections being opened for subsequent games. The capacity was thus 10,500 for the first game and about 15,000 for later games.[3][4][5]

Game summaries

Mercer

See also: 2016 Mercer Bears football team
1 234Total
• #15 Bulldogs 21 003 24
Bears 10 1030 23
  • Date: September 1, 2016
  • Location:
    EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:49
  • Game attendance: 12,542
  • Game weather: 86°F • ESE 12 • Mostly cloudy
  • Referee: Larry Saunders
  • TV announcers (FSN): Darren Goldwater, Ray Goff, Lyndsay Rowley
Scoring summary
114:21CITTyler Renew 70-yard run (Cody Clark kick)CIT 7–0
112:59CITCam Jackson 8-yard run (Clark kick)CIT 14–0
17:44MERCole Fisher 26-yard field goalCIT 14–3
15:46CITReggie Williams 29-yard run (Clark kick)CIT 21–3
13:08MERJohn Russ 38-yard run (Fisher kick)CIT 21–10
211:21MERFisher 31-yard field goalCIT 21–13
26:46MERRuss 1-yard run (Fisher kick)CIT 21–20
31:33MERFisher 47-yard field goalMER 23–21
48:16CITClark 35-yard field goalCIT 24–23

Furman

See also: 2016 Furman Paladins football team and The Citadel–Furman football rivalry
1 234Total
Paladins 7 070 14
• #15 Bulldogs 7 606 19
  • Date: September 10, 2016
  • Location:
    EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:53
  • Game attendance: 12,009
  • Referee: Marshall Lewis
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Kevin Fitzgerald, Saddath Jean-Pierre
Scoring summary
112:38FURAndrej Suttles 12-yard pass from P.J. Blazejowski (Jon Croft Hollingsworth kick)FUR 7–0
15:05CITJordan Black 1-yard run (Cody Clark kick)7–7
24:04CITBlack 1-yard run (Clark kick failed)CIT 13–7
31:19FURBlazejowski 1-yard run (Hollingsworth kick)FUR 14–13
42:13CITDominique Allen 1-yard run (two-point run conv. failed)CIT 19–14

Gardner–Webb

See also: 2016 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team
1 234Total
• #15 Bulldogs 7 7710 31
Runnin' Bulldogs 7 377 24
  • Date: September 17, 2016
  • Location:
    EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:34
  • Game attendance: 6,850
  • Game weather: 83°F • SE 4 • 48% humidity
  • Referee: Henry Johns
  • TV announcers (BSN): Fabian Fuentes, Alex Guest
Scoring summary
111:22GWJonathan Blackmon 39-yard run (Paul Schumacher kick)GW 7–0
16:50CITJordan Black 1-yard run (Cody Clark kick)7–7
213:49GWSchumacher 27-yard field goalGW 10–7
22:44CITRod Johnson 7-yard run (Clark kick)CIT 14–10
34:05GWKhalil Lewis 28-yard run (Schumacher kick)GW 17–14
30:00CITDeAndre Schoultz 81-yard punt return (Clark kick)CIT 21–17
48:10GWWillie Jackson IV 19-yard pass from Tyrell Maxwell (Schumacher kick)GW 24–21
42:51CITDominique Allen 1-yard run (Clark kick)CIT 28–24
40:26CITClark 45-yard field goalCIT 31–24

Western Carolina

See also: 2016 Western Carolina Catamounts football team
1 234Total
• #9 Bulldogs 7 2073 37
Catamounts 0 077 14
  • Date: October 1, 2016
  • Location:
    EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:11
  • Game attendance: 12,283
  • Game weather: Low 70s • W 4 • Sunny
  • Referee: Larry Saunders
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Pete Yanity, Will Merritt
Scoring summary
12:49CITRod Johnson 31-yard run (Cody Clark kick)CIT 7–0
210:50CITJohnson 1-yard run (Clark kick)CIT 14–0
26:46CITRudder Brown 5-yard pass from Jordan Black (two-point run conv. failed)CIT 21–0
23:11CITTyler Renew 75-yard pass from Cam Jackson (Clark kick)CIT 28–0
38:23CITJohnson 15-yard run (Clark kick)CIT 34–0
31:36WCUTyrie Adams 7-yard run (Logan Howard kick)CIT 34–7
411:43WCUDetrez Newsome 65-yard run (Logan Howard kick)CIT 34–14
44:32CITClark 33-yard field goalCIT 37–14

North Greenville

1 234Total
• #9 Bulldogs 7 14143 38
Crusaders 7 700 14
  • Date: October 6, 2016
  • Location:
    EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:48
  • Game attendance: 5,435
  • Game weather: 71°F • NE 8 • Sunny
  • Referee: Thomas Graham
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Kevin Fitzgerald, Sadath Jean-Pierre
Scoring summary
111:22NGRJavon Smith 99-yard pass from Will Hunter (Matt Gravely kick)NGR 7–0
16:50CITReggie Williams 17-yard run (Cody Clark kick)7–7
214:17CITRod Johnson 49-yard run (Clark kick)CIT 14–7
25:39NGRSmith 90-yard pass from Hunter (Gravely kick)14–14
25:29CITCam Jackson 52-yard run (Clark kick)CIT 21–14
36:48CITDominique Allen 15-yard run (Clark kick)CIT 28–14
30:10CITWilliams 30-yard pass from Allen (Cody Clark kick)CIT 35–14
410:16CITClark 31-yard field goalCIT 38–14

Chattanooga

See also: 2016 Chattanooga Mocs football team
1 234Total
#5 Mocs 7 700 14
• #8 Bulldogs 7 1023 22
  • Date: October 15, 2016
  • Location:
    EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:44
  • Game attendance: 14,590
  • Referee: Bob Johnson
  • TV announcers (FSN): Kevin Fitzgerald, Sadath Jean-Pierre
Scoring summary
15:00CITDominique Allen 1-yard run (Cody Clark kick)CIT 7–0
14:49CHAC.J. Board 75-yard pass from Alejandro Bennifield (Henrique Ribeiro kick)7–7
210:16CITAllen 1-yard run (Clark kick)CIT 14–7
23:41CHADerrick Craine 1-yard run (Ribeiro kick)14–14
20:00CITClark 37-yard field goalCIT 17–14
30:00CITTeam SafetyCIT 19–14
40:24CITClark 32-yard field goalCIT 22–14

Wofford

See also: 2016 Wofford Terriers football team
1 234OTTotal
• #5 Bulldogs 0 07143 24
Terriers 7 3380 21
  • Date: October 22, 2016
  • Location:
    EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:12
  • Game attendance: 11,102
  • Referee: Larry Adcock
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Mark Hauser, Thom Henson
Scoring summary
12:30WOFChase Nelson 1-yard run (David Marvin kick)WOF 7–0
20:00WOFMarvin 41-yard field goalWOF 10–0
36:46WOFMarvin 39-yard field goalWOF 13–0
31:33CITReggie Williams 34-yard run (Cody Clark kick)WOF 13–7
412:55CITDominique Allen 1-yard run (Clark kick)CIT 14–13
48:09WOFLennox McAfee 16-yard run (Chandler Gouger pass from Brandon Goodson)WOF 21–14
45:57CITKailik Williams 13-yard interception return (Clark kick)21–21
OTCITClark 21-yard field goalCIT 24–21

East Tennessee State

See also: 2016 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team
1 234Total
Buccaneers 0 730 10
• #5 Bulldogs 14 17014 45
  • Date: October 29, 2016
  • Location:
    EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:56
  • Game attendance: 12,978
  • Referee: Marshall Lewis
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Kevin Fitzgerald, Sadath Jean-Pierre
Scoring summary
110:32CITCam Jackson 1-yard run (Cody Clark kick)CIT 7–0
18:14CITJorian Jordan 5-yard pass from Dominique Allen (Clark kick)CIT 14–0
214:11CITReggie Williams 11-yard run (Clark kick)CIT 21–0
27:41ETSUHaddon Hill 3-yard pass from Austin Herink (J.J. Jerman kick)CIT 21–7
26:47CITJackson 38-yard run (Clark kick)CIT 28–7
20:07CITCody Clark 29-yard field goalCIT 31–7
32:33ETSUJerman 22-yard field goalCIT 31–10
413:24CITJordan Black 2-yard run (Clark kick)CIT 38–10
48:04CITJonathan Dorogy 3-yard run (Clark kick)CIT 45–10

Samford

See also: 2016 Samford Bulldogs football team
1 234OTTotal
#20 Bulldogs (SAM) 7 130140 34
• #5 Bulldogs (CIT) 7 77133 37
  • Date: November 5, 2016
  • Location:
    EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:24
  • Game attendance: 15,015
  • Referee: Edwin Lee
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Kevin Fitzgerald, Sadath Jean-Pierre
Scoring summary
14:23CITCam Jackson 8-yard run (Cody Clark kick)CIT 7–0
11:53SAMDevlin Hodges 10-yard run (Reece Everett kick)7–7
210:11SAMHodges 57-yard run (Everett kick)SAM 14–7
28:18CITTyler Renew 55-yard run (Clark kick)14–14
25:23SAMEverett 51-yard field goalSAM 17–14
20:46SAMEverett 44-yard field goalSAM 20–14
31:53CITRenew 58-yard run (Clark kick)CIT 21–20
413:02CITClark 48-yard field goalCIT 24–20
410:36SAMEmmanuel Obajimi 18-yard pass from Hodges (Everett kick)SAM 27–24
46:17SAMKarel Hamilton 9-yard pass from Hodges (Everett kick)SAM 34–24
44:24CITRenew 4-yard run (Clark kick)SAM 34–31
40:03CITClark 34-yard field goal34–34
OTCITClark 36-yard field goalCIT 37–34

VMI

See also: 2016 VMI Keydets football team and Military Classic of the South
1 234Total
• #5 Bulldogs 10 767 30
Keydets 0 7130 20
  • Date: November 12, 2016
  • Location:
    EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:07
  • Game attendance: 8,251
  • Game weather: Low 50's • 3–5 MPH • Cool, clear, not bad
  • Referee: Larry Saunders
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Wade Branner, Dave Harding
Scoring summary
16:01CITCody Clark 21-yard field goalCIT 3–0
11:36CITJonathan King 54-yard fumble recovery (Clark kick)CIT 10–0
214:26VMIAustin Coulling 30-yard pass from Ryan Swingle (Tommy Smith kick)CIT 10–7
210:49CITDominique Allen 7-yard run (Clark kick)CIT 17–7
38:51CITTyler Renew 8-yard pass from Dominique Allen (Clark kick blocked)CIT 23–7
33:40VMIAaron Sanders 27-yard pass from Jake Paladino (Smith kick)CIT 23–14
31:18VMITyain Smith 5-yard run (Smith kick blocked)CIT 23–20
413:03CITJonathan Dorogy 17-yard run (Clark kick)CIT 30–20

North Carolina

See also: 2016 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
1 234Total
#5 Bulldogs 0 007 7
• Tar Heels 14 17100 41
  • Date: November 19, 2016
  • Location:
    EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:55
  • Game attendance: 41,000
  • Game weather: 68°F • Variable • Mostly sunny
  • Referee: Gary Patterson
  • TV announcers (ACCN+): Dan Gutowsky, John Gregory
Scoring summary
13:10UNCBrandon Fritts 19-yard pass from Mitch Trubisky (Nick Weiler kick)UNC 7–0
11:15UNCRyan Switzer 72-yard pass from Trubisky (Weiler kick)UNC 14–0
211:09UNCT.J. Logan 23-yard pass from Trubisky (Weiler Kick)UNC 21–0
29:54UNCDominquie Green 58-yard interception return (Weiler kick)UNC 28–0
20:59UNCWeiler 23-yard field goalUNC 31–0
314:46UNCLogan 100-yard kickoff return (Weiler kick)UNC 38–0
36:29UNCWeiler 41-yard field goalUNC 41–0
49:21CITGrant Drakeford 28-yard run (Cody Clark kick)UNC 41–7

FCS playoffs

Second round – Wofford

1 234Total
• #19 Terriers 0 0314 17
#6 Bulldogs 3 000 3
  • Date: December 3, 2016
  • Location:
    EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:51
  • Game attendance: 10,336
  • Referee: Charlie Jebran
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Greg Mescall, Stan Lewter
Scoring summary
17:25CITCody Clark 24-yard field goalCIT 3–0
38:09WOFDavid Marvin 47-yard field goal3–3
410:28WOFJoe Newman 36-yard run (Marvin kick)WOF 10–3
40:30WOFDevin Watson 64-yard interception (Marvin kick)WOF 17–3

Ranking movements

Main article: 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS151515109985 (5)5 (3)5 (3)5 (7)5 (6)610
Coaches1516151010996776669
FCS PlayoffsNot released666Not released

References

  1. ^ "The Citadel Sets 2016 Schedule". The Citadel Bulldogs. August 20, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  2. ^ Jeff Hartsell (October 4, 2016). "Citadel football game moved to Thursday at North Greenville". Charleston, SC: Post and Courier. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  3. ^ Jeff Hartsell (August 29, 2016). "Citadel considers tearing down visitors' side at Johnson Hagood Stadium". Post and Courier. Charleston, SC. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  4. ^ Jeff Hartsell (September 9, 2016). "Citadel football returns to (half of) Johnson Hagood Stadium". Post and Courier. Charleston, SC. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  5. ^ Jeff Hartsell (October 11, 2016). "Citadel home at last, with nation's best 4 road wins". Post and Courier. Charleston, SC. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
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