2018 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

2018 The Citadel Bulldogs football
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

2018 Southern Conference football standings

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
	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

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.

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^[a]	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

^ 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

Chattanooga

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

At Mercer

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

At Towson

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

East Tennessee State

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

At VMI

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

Furman

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

At Western Carolina

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

Samford

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

At Alabama

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

Charleston Southern

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

References

^ "Media picks Samford to win 2018 SoCon football title".
^ "Football coaches select preseason all-conference teams, poll".
^ "2018 Football Schedule". citadelsports.com. The Citadel. Retrieved April 20, 2018.

[3] This game was originally scheduled for September 15, but it was rescheduled in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

[1] "Media picks Samford to win 2018 SoCon football title".

[2] "Football coaches select preseason all-conference teams, poll".

[4] "2018 Football Schedule". citadelsports.com. The Citadel. Retrieved April 20, 2018.

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