The 2020 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by fifth-year head coach Brent Thompson and played their home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium. They competed as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 2–10 (2–6 SoCon) |
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Offensive coordinator | Lou Conte (5th season) |
Home stadium | Johnson Hagood Stadium |
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No. 11 VMI $^ | 6 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 East Tennessee State | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga† | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercer | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford | 4 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 3 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wofford† | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editThe Citadel had games scheduled against Elon and Charleston Southern, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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September 12 | 7:00 p.m. | at South Florida* | ESPNU | L 6–27 | 0 | |||
September 19 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 1 (FBS) Clemson* | ACCN | L 0–49 | 18,609 | |||
September 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky* | ESPN+ | L 14–37 | 3,081 | |||
October 10 | 1:30 p.m. | at Army* | CBSSN | L 9–14 | 5,344 | |||
February 27 | 3:30 p.m. | at Mercer | ESPN+ | L 28–42 | 3372 | |||
March 6 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 18 Chattanooga | ESPN+ | L 24–25 | 3108 | |||
March 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at Western Carolina | ESPN+ | L 14–21 | 980 | |||
March 20 | 1:00 p.m. | East Tennessee State |
| ESPN+ | L 21–28 | 2642 | ||
March 27 | 1:00 p.m. | Samford |
| ESPN+ | L 7–55 | 3081 | ||
April 3 | 1:00 p.m. | at Wofford | ESPN+ | W 28–24 | 1109 | |||
April 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Furman |
| ESPN+ | W 26–7 | 3081 | ||
April 17 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 15 VMI | ESPN+ | L 17–31 | 3000 | |||
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Game summaries
editAt South Florida
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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USF −18.5 | 55.5[2] |
Statistics | The Citadel | South Florida |
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First downs | 16 | 20 |
Total yards | 284 | 404 |
Rushing yards | 200 | 302 |
Passing yards | 84 | 102 |
Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
Time of possession | 32:17 | 27:43 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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The Citadel | Passing | Brandon Rainey | 4/18, 84 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | Brandon Rainey | 20 carries, 65 yards | |
Receiving | Ryan McCarthy | 2 receptions, 44 yards | |
South Florida | Passing | Jordan McCloud | 11/16, 68 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Kelley Joiner | 8 carries, 87 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Bryce Miller | 3 receptions, 36 yards |
At Clemson
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 1 (FBS) Tigers | 28 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
Eastern Kentucky
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Colonels | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 37 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
At Army
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
Black Knights | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
References
edit- ^ "2020 The Citadel Football Schedule". The Citadel Athletic Department. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ^ "The Citadel Bulldogs vs USF Bulls". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 12, 2020.