2017 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

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2017 The Citadel Bulldogs football
The Citadel Athletics script.svg
Conference Southern Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Lou Conte (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Triple option
Defensive coordinator Blake Harrell (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Johnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons
  2016
2018  
2017 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Wofford $^  7 1   10 3  
No. 18 Samford ^  6 2   8 4  
No. 19 Furman ^  6 2   8 5  
Western Carolina  5 3   7 5  
Mercer  4 4   5 6  
The Citadel  3 5   5 6  
Chattanooga  3 5   3 8  
East Tennessee State  2 6   4 7  
VMI  0 8   0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by second-year head coach Brent Thompson and played their home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium. They were members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 3–5 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

Contents

Preseason

Preseason media poll

The SoCon released their preseason media poll on July 18, 2017, with the Bulldogs predicted to finish in second place, with six of 22 voters picking The Citadel first. [1] The same day the coaches released their preseason poll with the Bulldogs also predicted to finish in second place. [2]

Media poll
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Wofford178 (11)
2The Citadel166 (6)
3Samford156 (3)
4Chattanooga152 (2)
5Mercer101
6Furman87
7Western Carolina71
8ETSU49
9VMI30
Coaches poll
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Wofford63 (7)
2The Citadel54 (2)
3Samford52
4Chattanooga41
5Mercer32
6Western Carolina27
7Furman26
8ETSU17
9VMI12

Preseason All-SoCon Teams

The Bulldogs placed five players on the preseason all-SoCon teams, and Kailik Williams was named as preseason Defensive Player of the Year.

Defensive Player of the Year

Kailik Williams – DB

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m. Newberry *No. 16 7C, ESPN3 W 31–147,467
September 9 [3] Noonat Presbyterian *No. 14 BSN W 48–72,586
September 161:00 p.m.at East Tennessee State No. 13ESPN3W 31–257,544
September 303:00 p.m.at No. 25 Samford No. 8ESPN3L 14–359,233
October 72:00 p.m. Mercer No. 17
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
ESPN3L 14–249,969
October 146:00 p.m.No. 5 Wofford No. 23
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
ESPN3L 16–208,543
October 212:00 p.m.at Chattanooga ESPN3W 20–147,521
October 282:00 p.m. VMI Dagger-14-plain.png
7C, ESPN3W 21–311,609
November 42:00 p.m.No. 24 Western Carolina
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
ESPN3L 19–317,384
November 112:00 p.m.at No. 21 Furman 7CL 20–5610,105
November 1812:20 p.m.at No. 4 (FBS) Clemson * ACCN L 3–6180,618
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[4] [5]

Roster

2017 The Citadel Bulldogs football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 2Rod JohnsonSo
QB 4Brian MurdaughFr
QB 10Jordan BlackSo
QB 12Ryan McCarthyFr
WR 13Jalen LampkinJr
WR 13Cole OwensFr
FB 16Brandon RaineySo
WR 17Logan BaileyFr
RB 18Cam JacksonSr
QB 19Dominique AllenSr
WR 21Curt NixonSo
WR 22 Raleigh Webb Fr
RB 26Keyonte SessionsFr
RB 29Grant DrakefordJr
WR 30Dante SmithFr
FB 31Malik BrooksFr
FB 34Evan McFieldSo
RB 36Matthew TaylorFr
FB 37Lorenzo WardSo
WR 40Jordan WilliamsSo
FB 41Shy McPhailFr
FB 42Brandon BerryFr
FB 44Jordan ThomasSo
OL 52Jon Barrett LewisFr
OL 53Tyler DavisJr
OL 54Haden HaasFr
OL 56Attorney GallmanSo
OL 57Blake HarrisonFr
OL 61Mark WeaklandFr
OL 62Jonathan ColeFr
OL 63Drew McIntyreSo
OL 64Harry EaslerSo
OL 67Prince Howard-WhitakerFr
OL 70Charley ConleyFr
OL 73Patrick IveyFr
OL 73Mike RentzJr
OL 74Nick HudgensFr
OL 77Tristan HarkleroadJr
WR 80Josh LeBlancSo
WR 81Dijon ProfitFr
WR 82Rashad RileyFr
WR 83Cardan WilliamsFr
WR 84Liam ReidFr
WR 87Cameron RobertsFr
WR 88Peter KennedySo
OL Nick PappasFr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 1Shy PhillipsSr
DB 3Wally WilmoreFr
LB 5Myles PierceSr
DB 6Lane BotkinFr
DB 7Kailik WilliamsSr
LB 8Israel BattleSr
DB 9Khafari BuffaloSo
DB 11Ben RobertsSr
DB 20Jay HowardFr
DB 23Tyus CarterSr
DB 24Aron Span IIIJr
DB 25Phil BarrettFr
DB 28Chance SteversonFr
LB 32Phil DavisSo
LB 33Quinlan WashingtonJr
DB 34Marvin MarshallFr
LB 38 Noah Dawkins Jr
LB 39Micah Byrd-BrownFr
DB 43Jalen BarrFr
DB 45Sean-Thomas FaulknerFr
DB 46Carl Cunningham Jr.Jr
LB 47Jeremy SamuelsFr
LB 48Cody FloydSr
DB 49KD FrederickFr
LB 50Willie Eubanks IIIFr
LB 52K. J. SimpsonFr
LB 55Russell HubbsJr
LB 58Denzel WrightFr
LB 59Adam BakerFr
DL 60Adam WawrzynskiSo
LB 65Colton FeinbergFr
DL 68Ken AllenJr
LB 70Collin FlandersFr
DL 71Dalton OwensFr
DL 72Sam ParkerSr
DL 75Bradley CarterSo
DL 76Jabauri GarnerFr
DL 79Gunner CoveyFr
DL 90John Wesley Whiteside IIFr
LB 92Aaron BrawleyFr
DL 94A. J. StokesFr
DL 95Blake OliveiraFr
DL 96Jalon WilliamsSo
DL 97Jonathan KingSr
DL 98Joseph Randolph IISo
DL 99Christian WeyrichFr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
LS 57Aaron BlaylockSo
K 69Joshua RoidesFr
LS 85Patrick KeefeJr
K 86Jacob GodekSo
P 93Gage RussellFr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Blake HarrellDefensive 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
  • Floris Mendonca - Video Coordinator
  • Kate Yeager - Director of Personnel

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 6, 2020

Game summaries

Newberry

Team1234Total
Wolves070714
No. 16 Bulldogs7771031
  • Date: September 2, 2017
  • Location: Johnson Hagood Stadium, Charleston, SC
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:10
  • Game attendance: 7,467
  • Game weather: 85°F • N 10 • Mostly cloudy
  • Referee: Thomas Graham
  • TV announcers (7C/ESPN3): Kendall Lewis, James Riley, Eric Summers

At Presbyterian

Team1234Total
No. 14 Bulldogs14216748
Blue Hose70007
  • Date:September 9, 2017 [3]
  • Location: Bailey Memorial Stadium, Clinton, SC
  • Game start: Noon EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:26
  • Game attendance: 2,586
  • Game weather: 73°F • NNE 12 • Sunny
  • Referee: Greg Waybright
  • TV announcers (BSN/ESPN3): Kendall Lewis, James Riley, Eric Summers

At East Tennessee State

Team1234Total
No. 13 Bulldogs7071731
Buccaneers773825
  • Date: September 16, 2017
  • Location: William B. Greene Jr. Stadium, Johnson City, TN
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:02
  • Game attendance: 7,544
  • Game weather: 80°F • NE 6 • Mostly Sunny
  • Referee: Larry Adcock
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): David Jackson, Mark Hutsell, Kasey Marler

At Samford

Team1234Total
No. 8 Bulldogs (CIT)077014
No. 25 Bulldogs (SAM)2870035
  • Date: September 30, 2017
  • Location: Seibert Stadium, Homewood, AL
  • Game start: 3:00 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:58
  • Game attendance: 9,233
  • Game weather: 79°F • NE 6 • Clear and sunny
  • Referee: Jerry Welmaker
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Curt Bloom, Chad Pilcher, Hattie Breece

Mercer

Team1234Total
Bears777324
No. 17 Bulldogs0001414
  • Date: October 7, 2017
  • Location: Johnson Hagood Stadium, Charleston, SC
  • Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:21
  • Game attendance: 9,969
  • Game weather: 85°F • Calm • Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Edwin Lee
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Kevin Fitzgerald, James Riley

Wofford

Team1234Total
No. 5 Terriers077620
No. 23 Bulldogs772016
  • Date: October 14, 2017
  • Location: Johnson Hagood Stadium, Charleston, SC
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:03
  • Game attendance: 8,549
  • Game weather: Low 80s • Calm • Mostly clear
  • Referee: Thomas Graham
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Kevin Fitzgerald, James Riley

At Chattanooga

Team1234Total
Bulldogs076720
Mocs770014
  • Date: October 21, 2017
  • Location: Finley Stadium, Chattanooga, TN
  • Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:44
  • Game attendance: 7,521
  • Game weather: 74°F • SE 3 • Partly cloudy
  • Referee: B. Johnson
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Chris Goforth, B.J. Coleman

VMI

Homecoming
Team1234Total
Keydets30003
Bulldogs1400721
  • Date: October 28, 2017
  • Location: Johnson Hagood Stadium, Charleston, SC
  • Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:00
  • Game attendance: 11,609
  • Game weather: High 70's • Mostly cloudy
  • Referee: Edwin Lee
  • TV announcers (7C/ESPN3): Kendall Lewis, James Riley

Western Carolina

Team1234Total
No. 24 Catamounts7107731
Bulldogs0109019

At Furman

Team1234Total
Bulldogs0014620
No. 21 Paladins142114756

At Clemson

Team1234Total
Bulldogs00033
No. 4 (FBS) Tigers211720361

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS 1614131081723RVRVRV
Coaches 12131310111722RVRVRV

References

  1. "Wofford Picked by Media to Win Football Title". Southern Conference. July 18, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  2. "SoCon Coaches Pick Wofford, Select All-Conference Teams". Southern Conference. July 18, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "CITADEL-PC FOOTBALL GAME MOVED TO CLINTON, SC; KICKOFF AT NOON ON SAT". The Citadel Bulldogs. September 6, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  4. "Five In-State Games Highlight 2017 Schedule". The Citadel Bulldogs. September 12, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  5. "2017 Football Schedule". The Citadel Bulldogs. December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.