2019 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

2019 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–6 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLou Conte (4th season)
Offensive schemeTriple option
Defensive coordinatorTony Grantham (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
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  
  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 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).

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 SamfordNo. 25
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.Mercer
  • 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
  • Homecoming
  • 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
  • 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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