2019 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

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2019 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–6 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLou Conte (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorTony Grantham (1st season)
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Southern Conference football standings
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

The 2019 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represents

The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs are led by fourth-year head coach Brent Thompson and play their home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium. They are members of the Southern Conference
(SoCon).

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]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 313:00 p.m.No. 11 Towson*
ESPN+L 21–288,008
September 72:00 p.m.at Elon*
FloSportsL 28–355,071
September 1412:30 p.m.at Georgia Tech*
ACCRSNW 27–24 OT42,871
September 216:00 p.m.Charleston Southern*No. 25
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
ESPN+W 22–139,626
September 283:00 p.m.at
Seibert Stadium
  • Birmingham, AL
    		• ESPN+L 55–61 4OT3,524
    October 52:00 p.m.VMI
    		ESPN+L 21–3412,126
    October 122:00 p.m.Western Carolina
    • Johnson Hagood Stadium
    • Charleston, SC
    		ESPN3W 35–178,023
    October 191:00 p.m.at No. 8 Furman
    		ESPN3W 27–106,603
    October 262:00 p.m.Mercerdagger
    • Johnson Hagood Stadium
    • Charleston, SC
    		ESPN+W 35–2411,439
    November 23:30 p.m.at East Tennessee State
    		ESPN3W 31–278,674
    November 162:00 p.m.at Chattanooga
    		ESPN+L 33–347,363
    November 2312:00 p.m.No. 14 Wofford
    • Johnson Hagood Stadium
    • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
    		ESPN+L 11–316,844
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Eastern time

    [3]

    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
    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 Injured
    • Redshirt 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 4OT Total
    Bulldogs 7 7 7 33 27
    Yellow Jackets 0 6 8 100 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 4OT2OT3OT4OT Total
    No. 25 CIT Bulldogs 7 7 7 177730 55
    SAM Bulldogs 7 3 14 147736 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
    PollPre123456789101112Final
    STATS FCSRVRVRV2525
    CoachesRVRV—RVRV

    References

    1. ^ "SoCon Media Tab Wofford Preseason Favorite". July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
    2. ^ a b "Football Coaches Select Preseason Teams, Poll". July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
    3. ^ "The Citadel Bulldogs Football 2019 Schedule". www.CitadelSports.com. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
    4. ^ "The Citadel Football 2018 History & Record Book" (PDF). www.CitadelSports.com. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
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