2018 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

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2018 The Citadel Bulldogs football
The Citadel Athletics script.svg
Conference Southern Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Lou Conte (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBlake Harrell (3rd season)
Home stadium Johnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons
  2017
2019  
2018 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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  
The Citadel  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.

Contents

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 finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Samford204 (20)
2Furman174 (2)
3Wofford163 (1)
4Mercer133
5Western Carolina114
6Chattanooga88
7The Citadel83
8East Tennessee State53
9VMI23
Coaches poll
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Samford63 (7)
2Wofford53 (1)
3Furman52 (1)
4Western Carolina39
5Chattanooga34
6Mercer32
7The Citadel28
8East Tennessee State15
9VMI8

Preseason All-SoCon Teams

The Bulldogs placed five players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1 6:00 p.m. at No. 10 Wofford ESPN+ L 21–28 8,930
September 8 6:00 p.m. Chattanooga ESPN+ L 28–29 OT 8,076
September 22 4:00 p.m. at Mercer ESPN+ W 38–31 11,772
September 29 4:00 p.m. at No. 25 Towson * 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 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 ESPN+ W 38–24 10,499
November 10 2:00 p.m. Samford Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
ESPN+ W 42–27 11,145
November 17 12:00 p.m. at No. 1 Alabama * SECN L 17–50 101,681
November 29 [lower-alpha 1] 7:00 p.m. Charleston Southern *
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
ESPN+ W 43–14 7,877
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
  1. This game was originally scheduled for September 15, but it was rescheduled in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

Roster

2018 The Citadel Bulldogs football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 2Rod JohnsonJr
FB 5Clay HarrisFr
FB 8Lorenzo WardJr
QB 10Jordan BlackJr
QB 12Ryan McCarthy Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 13Cole Owens Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 15Jalen SmithFr
QB 16Brandon RaineySo
FB 18Dante Smith Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 19Javonte MiddletonFr
QB 19Brian MurdaughSo
WR 21Curt NixonJr
WR 22 Raleigh Webb So
RB 23Keefe WhiteFr
RB 26Keyonte SessionsSo
RB 28Nkem NjokuFr
RB 29Grant DrakefordSr
FB 32Emeka NwanzeFr
FB 34Sam LlewellynFr
RB 39Dexter Freeman Redshirt.svg  Fr
FB 42Brandon BerrySo
FB 43Hoss SmithSo
TE 44Jordan ThomasJr
OL 52Jon Barrett LewisSo
OL 53Tyler DavisSr
OL 54Haden Haas Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 56Ronald PrinceFr
OL 57Blake Harrison Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 58Denzel WrightSo
OL 59Kevin WilsonFr
OL 61Mark WeaklandSo
OL 62Jonathan ColeSo
OL 63Drew McIntyreJr
OL 64Harry EaslerJr
OL 65Johnathan TooleFr
OL 67Prince Howard-WhitakerSo
OL 69Tyrell EarlFr
OL 71Charley ConleySo
OL 73Patrick Ivey Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 74Nick HudgensSo
OL 75Tanner Lawson Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 76Donnie Brechtell IIIFr
OL 77Palmer StoryFr
OL 78Thomas CrawfordFr
WR 81Dijon ProfitSo
WR 82Rashad RileySo
WR 83Cardan WilliamsSo
WR 84Liam Reid Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 87Cameron Roberts Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 89Attorney GallmanJr
WR Damian CrowsonFr
RB Stephon EugeneSo
QB Darique HamptonFr
WR Carter MoodyFr
OL Nick Pappas Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR Kevin WilliamsFr
TE Jeffrey WoodFr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 3Joshua BowersFr
LB 4Phil DavisJr
DB 6Lane Botkin Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 7Khafari BuffaloJr
LB 9Willie EubanksSo
DB 11Phil BarrettSo
DB 17Christ BeverlyFr
DB 20Jay Howard Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 24Aron Spann IIISr
LB 25Sean-Thomas Faulkner Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 27Jaylan AdamsFr
DB 30Cliff Barrett IISr
LB 31Von RamseyFr
DB 33Ronald PeterkinSr
LB 35Brian HornFr
LB 36Joe DouglasFr
DB 37Destin MackFr
LB 38 Noah Dawkins Sr
DB 39Ryland AyersFr
LB 40Jordan WilliamsJr
LB 41Kyler EstesFr
DB 45Marvin Marshall Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 46Isaac StewartSr
DL 48Gunner CoveySo
DL 49Marquise BlountFr
LB 50Caleb DeveauxFr
LB 55Russell HubbsSr
DL 60Adam WawrynskiJr
DL 66Jay SmithFr
DL 68Ken AllenSr
DL 70Mason KinseyFr
DL 72Dalton Owens Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 79Noah MillsFr
DL 88Shawn McCordSr
DL 91Bradley CooperJr
DL 92Aaron BrawleySo
DL 95Blake Oliveira Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 96Jalon WilliamsJr
DL 97Jabauri Garner Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 98Joseph Randolph IIJr
DL 99Christian Weyrich Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB Cody GreenFr
DB Daniel HaydelSo
DB Nic TrochaJr
LB Eric VettelSo
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 69Joshua RoidesSo
LS 70Collin FlandersFr
LS 85Patrick KeefeSr
K 86Jacob GodekJr
K 90Matt CampbellFr
P 93Gage RussellSo
Head coach
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
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 6, 2020

Game summaries

At Wofford

1234Total
Bulldogs0714021
No. 10 Terriers1470728

Chattanooga

1234OTTotal
Mocs14700829
Bulldogs01470728

At Mercer

1234Total
Bulldogs7732138
Bears7107731

At Towson

1234Total
Bulldogs3714327
No. 25 Tigers71717344

East Tennessee State

1234Total
No. 23 Buccaneers3671026
Bulldogs6301423

At VMI

1234Total
Bulldogs7714634
Keydets7761232

Furman

1234Total
Paladins7701428
Bulldogs377017

At Western Carolina

1234Total
Bulldogs73141438
Catamounts10140024

Samford

1234Total
SAM Bulldogs14103027
CIT Bulldogs07142142

At Alabama

1234Total
Bulldogs0100010
Crimson Tide73271350

Charleston Southern

1234Total
Buccaneers0140014
Bulldogs14233343

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References

  1. "Media picks Samford to win 2018 SoCon football title".
  2. "Football coaches select preseason all-conference teams, poll".
  3. "2018 Football Schedule". citadelsports.com. The Citadel. Retrieved April 20, 2018.