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The citadel (5-4, 3-2 SOCON) NOVEMBER 2 - 3:30 p.m. Aug. 31 #11 Towson L, 21-28 Sept. 7 @ Elon L, 28-35 Game 10 JOHNSON CITY, TENN. - GREENE STADIUM Sept. 14 @ Georgia Tech W, 27-24ot Sept. 21 Charleston Southern W, 22-13 RV/RV THE CITADEL BULLDOGS (5-4, 3-2) Sept. 28 @ Samford * L, 55-61ot4 Head Coach: Brent Thompson, 4th Season (Norwich, 1998) Oct. 5 VMI * L, 21-34 Record at The Citadel: 25-18 (.581) Career Record: Same Oct. 12 Western Carolina * W, 35-17 Oct. 19 @ #8 Furman * W, 27-10 Record against ETSU: 2-1 Oct. 26 Mercer * W, 35-24 Nov. 2 @ ETSU * 3:30 p.m. NR/NR ETSU BUCCANEERS (2-6, 0-5) Nov. 16 @ Chattanooga * 2 p.m. Head Coach: Randy Sanders, 2nd Season (Tennessee, 1989) Nov. 23 Wofford * Noon Record at ETSU: 10-10 (.500) Career Record: Same Home games in BOLD; * - SoCon game Record against The Citadel: 1-0 ETSU (2-6, 0-5 SOCON) Aug. 31 @ Appalachian State L, 7-42 Sept. 7 Shorter W, 48-10 MatCHup at a Glance Sept. 14 VMI * L, 24-31ot The Citadel______vs.______ETSU Sept. 21 Austin Peay W, 20-14 Charleston, South Carolina______Location______Johnson City, Tennessee Sept. 28 @ Furman * L, 10-17 1842______Founded______1911 Oct. 5 Wofford * L, 17-35 3,767______Enrollment______14,334 Oct. 17 @ Chattanooga * L, 13-16 Southern______Conference______Southern Oct. 26 @ Samford * L, 17-24 Johnson Hagood______Stadium______William B. Greene Jr. Nov. 2 The Citadel * 3:30 p.m. Mike Capaccio______Athletics Director______Scott Carter Nov. 9 @ Western Carolina * 3:30 p.m. 1905______First Year of Football______1920 Nov. 16 Mercer * 1 p.m. 512-564-32______All-Time Record______362-429-27 Nov. 23 at Vanderbilt TBA Brent Thompson______Head Coach______Randy Sanders Home games in BOLD; * - SoCon game 25-18______Record at School______10-10 25-18______Career Record______10-10 5-6______2018 Record______8-4 on the air TV/ONLINE inside the numbers ESPN+ Pete Yanity (PxP) 378 - For the third consecutive week, The Citadel set a new single-season high for Jared Singleton (analyst) rushing yards in a game. The Bulldogs rushed for a season-best 378 yards and four touchdowns in the victory over Mercer. RADIO 37:15 - The Citadel offense continues to control the football as the Bulldogs held the Luke Mauro (play-by-play) ball for 37:15 against Mercer. The Bulldogs had the ball for 23:14 in the second half. The Ted Byrne (analyst) Citadel continues to lead the country in time of possession at 37:51 per game. 23 - Quarterback Brandon Rainey set a new single-season record for touchdowns accounted for by a quarterback. The junior now has 23 touchdowns (14 rush/9 pass), GAMEDAY AFFILIATES passing the old record of 22 set by Jack Passander in 1969. Charleston 9 - The Bulldog defense held Mercer to just nine yards rushing in the second half. The WQNT (92.1-FM/102.1-FM/1450-AM) Citadel allowed just 61 rushing yards in the game. Columbia 8 - A-Back Remus Bulmer has accounted for eight touchdowns on the season. The WQXL (100.7-FM/1470-AM) graduate transfer has six rushing touchdowns and two receiving. He has accounted for Sumter five touchdowns over the past three weeks. WDXY (105.9-FM/1240-AM) on this date... In 2013, Darien Robinson rushed for three touchdowns to help The Citadel erase a 17-0 deficit and defeat Samford, 28-26, inside Johnson Hagood Stadium. Robinson’s third touchdown of the game gave the Bulldogs a 28-20 lead early in the fourth quarter. Samford would score with just over one minute to play, but the attempted two-point conversion failed. The Citadel recovered the onside kick and ran out the clock. As a team, The Citadel rushed for 338 yards and four touchdowns. 2019 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • ETSU

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Practice Off Day Practice Practice Practice Depart for @ ETSU 5:15 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Johnson City, Tenn. 3:30 p.m. Brent Thompson 11 a.m. Press Conference Brent Thompson Head Coach and 12:15 Radio Show Players available 7 p.m. after game

Football Information Daily Media Availability Offensive Formation______Triple Option Monday Press Conference Defensive Formation______Multiple Head coach Brent Thompson is available to the media on Monday’s 2018 Overall Record______5-6 at 12:15 p.m. on the 5th floor of Johnson Hagood Stadium. Two 2018 Conference Record______4-4 cadet-athletes may also be available following Coach Thompson. The 2018 Conference Finish______t-5th press conferences will be streamed live and available for replay on Offensive Starters Returning/Lost______10/3 CitadelSports.com. Defensive Starters Returning/Lost______7/4 First Varsity Season______1905 The Brent Thompson Radio Show Overall Record______507-561-32 (.475)) Head Coach Brent Thompson joins “Voice of the Bulldogs” Luke Mauro All-Time Playoff Record______2-5 for The Brent Thompson Radio Show each Wednesday from 7-8 p.m. at SoCon Titles______4 the Marina Variety Store. The show airs on ESPN Radio - 94.7 FM & 910 ______1961, 1992, 2015, 2016 AM in Charleston. NCAA Playoff Appearances______5 ______1988, 1990, 1992, 2015, 2016 The Citadel Cadet-Athlete Media Opportunities All requests for cadet-athlete interviews must be submitted via email Stadium Information to Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Communications John Brush Stadium Name______Johnson Hagood Stadium ([email protected]) at least 24 hours in advance of the requested Field______Natural Grass interview. The best time for interviews is before practice Tuesdays or Capacity______11,332 Thursdays but other times can be arranged. First Year______1948 First Game______Oct. 16, 1948 (Davidson 14, The Citadel 6) Note: Player or coach interviews must not conflict with classes, Largest Crowd______23,025 Oct. 17, 1992 (Marshall 34, The Citadel 13) meetings, training room treatments or other team obligations. Record at Stadium______230-149-3 (.606)

The Citadel Coaches and Staff Head Coach______Brent Thompson (Norwich, 1998) ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Record at The Citadel______20-14 (.588) McAlister Fieldhouse Overall Record______Same 171 Moultrie Street Charleston, S.C., 29409 Offensive Coord./QBs/B-Backs______Lou Conte (Springfield, 2004) Defensive Coord./DBs______Tony Grantham (Radford, 2000) Special Teams Coord./Recruiting______Turner West (Memphis, 2010) Offensive Line______Ron Boyd (West Virginia Weslyan, 1992) Cornerbacks______Orlando Mitjans, Jr. (Northeastern, 1992) Wide Receivers______Brian Rucker (Western Carolina, 2004) Defensive Line/Academic Coord.______John Ward (Springfield, 2010) Inside Linebackers______Ben Hodges (Central College, 2006) John Brush Milledge Austin Outside Linebackers______Kevin Weston (Tusculum, 2002) Assistant AD Associate Director Offensive Tackles/TEs______Bobby Ruff (Charleston Southern, 2017) (football contact) Director of Football Operations______Will Christopher Quality Control______Grant Drakeford (offense) ______Cannon Jordan (defense) Video Coordinator______Floris Mendonca Director of Personnel______Kate Yeager Asst AD/Strength & Conditioning______Donnell Boucher (Worcester St., 2005) Asst AD/Sports Medicine______Andy Clawson (Henderson St., 1969) Parker King Graphic Designer

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General Notes Scouting ETSU ETSU Quick Facts STATS FCS Top 25 Poll ETSU enters the weekend with an overall Location______Johnson City, Tenn. (Oct. 28) record of 2-6 and an 0-5 mark in Southern Enrollment______14,334 Conference action. Nickname______Buccaneers Prev Colors______Navy Blue and Old Gold Team (1st-place votes) Record Rank The Bucs are coming off a24-17 loss at Conference______Southern 1. North Dakota State (154) 8-0 1 Samford last Saturday. President______Dr. Brian Noland 2. James Madison (1) 8-1 2 Athletics Director______Scott Carter 3. Weber State 6-2 4 4. South Dakota State 6-2 3 ETSU got a field goal with just under 10 5. Kennesaw State 7-1 6 minutes to play to tie the game, but allowed Head Coach______Randy Sanders 6. Sacramento State 6-2 7 a touchdown on the next possession in the Record at School______10-10 (2nd season) 7. Illinois State 6-2 8 loss. Career Record______10-10 (2nd season) 8. Montana 6-2 10 9. Northern Iowa 5-3 11 The Bucs are averaging 338.2 yards per game, 2018 Record______8-4 10. Central Arkansas 6-2 12 with 151.9 yards coming on the ground and Conference Record (Finish)______6-2 (t-1st) 11. Villanova 6-2 5 186.4 coming through the air. Starters Returning______14 12. Princeton 6-0 13 Starters Lost______15 13. Furman 5-3 14 Running back Quay Holmes leads the ground 14. Montana State 5-3 9 attack with 592 yards and two touchdowns SID______David Fox 15. Dartmouth 6-0 17 on 113 carries. [email protected] 16. North Carolina A&T 5-2 18 17. Florida A&M 7-1 20 Office______423-439-5263 18. Southeast Missouri State 5-3 24 Jacob Saylors has rushed for 437 yards and a Web______etsubucs.com 19. Central Connecticut State 7-1 23 team-high three touchdowns. 20. Stony Brook 5-3 NR 21. Towson 4-4 16 Trey Mitchell has gone 125-of-217 for 1,332 22. Jacksonvill State 6-3 25 yards and eight touchdowns. He has also The Citadel’s Opening Drives 23. Wofford 5-2 NR thrown five touchdowns. Opp 1st 2nd 24. North Dakota 5-3 NR 25. Nicholls 4-4 15 Nate Adkins is the top target with 22 catches Towson Fumble Punt for 218 yards and two touchdowns. Elon Punt Punt Georgia Tech Punt Punt The ETSU defense is 357.9 yards of offense, Charleston Southern Punt Punt with 197.6 yards coming on the ground. Samford Downs Punt VMI TD TD Artevius Smith leads the defense with 58 Western Carolina TD Missed FG tackles,, including 39 solo stops. Smith also Furman TD Punt leads the team with dour interceptions. Mercer TD TD ETSU Preseason SoCon Player of the Year Nasir Chattanooga Player leads the team with 9.0 tackles-for-loss Wofford and 3.5 sacks.

2019 bulldog SCHEDULE & RESULTS DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT SERIES NOTES Aug. 31 Towson ESPN+ L, 28-21 TU leads 2-0 Rainey rushes for 169 in late loss Sept. 7 at Elon FloSports L, 28-35 CIT leads 8-6 Faulkner blocks pair of punts Sept. 14 at Georgia Tech ACC RSN W, 27-24 GT leads 10-1 Godek hits 37yd field goal in OT Sept. 21 Charleston Southern ESPN+ W, 22-13 CIT leads 7-5 Murdaugh rushes for 76, throws for 81 in 1st career start Sept. 28 at Samford * ESPN+ L, 55-61ot4 CIT leads 7-6 Rainey rushes for 3TDs, throws for 2 more in loss Oct. 5 VMI * ESPN+ L, 21-34 CIT leads 42-31-2 Webb catches 10 passes for 110 yards Oct. 12 Western Carolina * ESPN3 W, 35-17 Cit leads 26-17-1 Bulmer catches pair of TDs in win Oct. 19 at Furman * ESPN3 W, 27-10 FU leads 60-36-3 Defense holds Furman to just 216 yards of offense Oct. 26 Mercer * ESPN+ W, 35-24 CIT leads 11-5-1 Rainey sets touchdown record in victory Nov. 2 at ETSU * ESPN3 3:30 p.m. ETSU leads 16-11 Webb catches 8 passes for 116 yards Nov. 16 at Chattanooga * ESPN+ 2 p.m. CHAT leads 31-19-2 ‘Dogs suffer tough overtime loss in 2018 Nov. 23 Wofford* ESPN+ Noon CIT leads 42-29-1 Late drive stalls in final seconds in 2018 opener

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General Notes The Game FCS Coaches Poll The Citadel opens the month of November on 2-Minute Drill (Oct. 28) the road as the Bulldogs travel to face ETS on Nov. 2. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. u The Bulldogs open the month of November Prev on the road as they travel to face ETSU on Nov. Team (1st-place votes) Record Rank 2. 1. North Dakota State (26) 8-0 1 Radio Coverage u Saturday’s game will kick at 3:30 p.m. on 2. James Madison 8-1 2 All games this season can be heard live on ESPN3. 3. Weber State 6-2 5 92.1-FM/102.1-FM/1450-AM in the Charleston. u Pete Yanity (PxP) and Jared Singleton (analyst) 4. Kennesaw State 7-1 4 The new voice of the Bulldogs, Luke Mauro, will be on the call. u 5. South Dakota State 6-2 3 will be joined by Ted Byrne in the booth. The meeting is the 28th all-time between the two schools with the Bucs holding a 16-11 6. Sacramento State 6-2 8 advantage in the all-time series. 7. Illinois State 6-2 7 ESPN3 u Last season, the Bulldog defense held ETSU to 8. Montana 6-2 11 Saturday’s game will be broadcast on ESPN3. just 223 yards of offense, but a late interception 9. Central Arkansas 6-2 10 Pete Yanity will have the call. He will be joined return helped seal a 26-23 Bucs victory. 10. Northern Iowa 5-3 12 in the booth by Jared Singleton. u The Bulldogs have won three-straight games. 11. Villanova 6-2 6 It is the longest streak since opening the 2017 12. Princeton 6-0 13 Ingles SoCon Game of the Week with four-straight wins. 13. Furman 5-3 14 u Quarterback Brandon Rainey rushed for a 14. Dartmouth 6-0 16 Saturday’s game is the Ingles SoCon Game of touchdown and threw for another in the win 15. Montana State 5-3 9 the Week. The game can be seen on Nexstar over Mercer. The junior now has 23 touchdowns 16. North Carolina A&T 5-2 18 affiliates in the following areas. (14 rush/9 pass) on the season to set a new 17. Florida A&M 7-1 23 WYCW (Greenville/Spartanburg/Asheville) single-season record at The Citadel. 18. Jacksonville State 6-3 21 WJHL (Tri-Cities) u Rainey breaks the old record of 22 19. Central Connecticut State 7-1 24 WCBD (Charleston) touchdowns set by Tony Passander in 1969. 20. Wofford 5-2 NR WMUB (Macon) u Rainey finished the game against Mercer with 21. Southeast Missouri State 5-3 NR WWCW (Roanoke) 120 rushing yards and a touchdown. He also 22. Towson 4-4 17 added 31 yards and a touchdown. 23. North Dakota 5-3 NR u The game marked the sixth time in eight 24. Nicholls 4-4 15 Saturday Weather starts this season that Rainey has rushed for a 25. Austin Peay 5-3 NR The early forecast is calling for partly sunny touchdown and thrown a touchdown in the skies and temperatures in the mid-50s during same game. the day. u A-Back Remus Bulmer scored two touchdowns for the second-straight home game. Bulmer rushed for a pair of fourth quarter vs. ETSU scores against Mercer. He had a pair of receiving Saturday’s game marks the 28th meeting touchdowns against Western Carolina. between the two schools with the Bucs u A-Back Nkem Njoku scored his first career holding a 16-11 advantage in the all-time touchdown against Mercer. series. u Linebacker Willie Eubanks III posted 12 tackles and added three quarterback hurries. The game Last Year vs. ETSU was the fourth double-digit tackle performance for the junior this season. The Citadel held ETSU to just 224 yards, u Sean-Thomas Faulkner recorded a key sack but it was a late interception return for a on a fourth-down play to secure the victory over touchdown that helped the Bucs hang on for Mercer. a 26-23 victory at Johnson Hagood Stadium.

RED-ZONE SCORING Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs ------Failed to score inside RZ ------Opponent In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Downs Int Fumb Half Game Towson 4 3 21 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Elon 4 4 28 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Georgia Tech 4 2 10 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Charleston Southern 2 2 13 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Samford 7 5 31 4 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 VMI 3 3 21 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Western Carolina 5 4 28 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Furman 5 4 24 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Mercer 5 5 35 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ETSU Chattanooga Wofford Totals 39 32 211 29 23 6 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 32-of-39 (82.1%)

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General Notes Rainey Establishes New TD Mark THE CITADEL SCORING DRIVES Junior quarterback Brandon Rainey scored two touchdowns against Opponent Qt. Plays Yards TOP How Scored Mercer and has established a new mark for touchdowns accounted Towson 2 6 75 2:23 Rainey 3yd run for in a season at The Citadel. Rainey has now accounted for 23 Towson 2 19 88 8:31 Nwanze 1yd run touchdowns, breaking the old mark of 22 set by Tony Passander in Towson 4 18 75 9:12 Webb 9yd pass from Rainey 1969. Elon 2 6 14 2:44 Rainey 1yd run Touchdowns Accounted For Elon 3 2 5 0:36 Rainey 2yd run 23 Brandon Rainey (2019) 14 rush, 9 pass Elon 4 8 76 3:39 Rainey 2yd run 22 Tony Passander (1969) 13 pass, 9 rush Elon 4 5 51 2:255 Webb 27yd pass from Rainey 21 Ben Dupree (2013) 18 rush, 3 pass 21 Bart Blanchard (2008) 19 pass, 2 rush Georgia Tech 1 9 80 4:53 Webb 30yd pass from Rainey 21 Jeff Klein (2004) 17 pass, 4 rush Georgia Tech 2 13 67 5:15 Smith 12yd run 21 Robert Hill (1984) 20 pass, 1 rush Georgia Tech 3 9 75 4:45 Rainey 22yd run 21 Harry Lynch (1971) 11 pass, 10 rush Georgia Tech 4 11 45 5:38 Godek 47yd field goal Georgia Tech ot 4 5 0:00 Godek 37yd field goal Webb Adds to TD Total Charleston Southern 2 9 50 3:23 Bulmer 5yd run Wide receiver Raleigh Webb added to his season total as he caught his Charleston Southern 3 3 59 1:38 Webb 54yd pass from Murdaugh eighth touchdown of the season against Mercer. Charleston Southern 3 7 24 3:11 Bulmer 1yd run TDs Player Year Samford 1 4 60 1:45 Rainey 1yd run 14 Andre Roberts 2008 Samford 2 9 56 4:13 Bulmer 7yd run 13 Brian Baima 1971 Samford 3 3 85 1:31 Webb 84yd pass from Rainey 10 Andre Roberts 2007 Samford 4 9 65 3:32 Webb 17yd pass from Rainey 10 Paul McGuire 1959 Samford 4 4 6 2:05 Godek 23yd field goal 8 Andre Roberts 2009 Samford 4 3 3 1:14 Rainey 1yd run 8 Raleigh Webb 2019 Samford ot 5 25 0:00 Smith 5yd run 7 Scooter Johnson 2003 Samford ot 6 25 0:00 Rainey 1yd run 7 Scooter Johnson 2002 Samford ot 7 20 0:00 Godek 22yd field goal 7 Victor Frazier 1984 VMI 1 8 75 4:20 Rainey 2yd run VMI 3 12 75 5:57 Rainey 3yd run Control the Clock VMI 4 8 75 2:35 Rainey 3yd run The Bulldogs continued to control the clock this season as they held Western Carolina 1 10 72 4:39 Rainey 1yd run the ball for 37:15 in the victory against Mercer. On the season, The Western Carolina 1 7 67 3:33 Bulmer 17yd pass from Rainey Citadel leads the FCS in time of possession at 36:11 per game. Western Carolina 2 11 69 5:13 Rainey 1yd run Western Carolina 2 1 39 0:08 Webb 39yd pass from Rainey Western Carolina 4 10 61 4:43 Bulmer 17yd pass from Rainey Bulmer x2, Again For the second-straight home game, Remus Bulmer found the end Furman 1 7 75 3:32 Harris 4yd run zone twice. The graduate transfer had two receiving touchdowns Furman 3 6 31 2:34 Smith 4yd run Furman 3 2 12 0:47 Bulmer 8yd run against Western Carolina, and two rushing touchdowns against Furman 4 13 62 7:11 Godek 30yd field goal Mercer. Furman 4 4 6 1:34 Godek 46yd field goal Mercer 1 11 80 5:23 Rainey 4yd run Njoku Finds End Zone Mercer 2 2 65 0:18 Webb 20yd pass from Rainey For the first time in his career, Nkem Njoku found the end zone when Mercer 3 14 75 7:41 Njoku 2yd run he scored from two yards out in the third quarter against Mercer. He Mercer 4 16 81 8:18 Bulmer 9yd run finished the game with 66 yards on 10 carries. Mercer 4 9 35 4:34 Bulmer 5yd run Second Half Yards The Citadel defense held Mercer to just nine yards rushing in the second half, and 61 yards total. Overall, the Bulldogs held the Bears to just 148 yards in the second half.

Duo Earns Weekly Honors Outside linebacker Marquise Blount and kicker Jacob Godek were honored by the Southern Conference for their efforts against Furman. Blount was named the defensive player of the week, while Godek was tabbed the special teams player of the week. The honors are the second of the season for each.

Knocking Off Top 10 Opponent The Bulldogs went on the road and knocked off a Top 10 opponent for the first time since 2016 with a 27-10 victory over No. 8 Furman. It is the 24th overall victory against a ranked opponent.

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General Notes against Furman. Rainey ran for a season-high Athlon Sports Power Poll 169 yards against Towson. 2019 Honors (Oct. 28) Marquise Blount Harris Finds the End Zone • SoCon Defensive Player of the Week Prev B-Back Clay Harris found his way into the end Team Record Rank (10/14) zone for the first time this season when he 1. North Dakota State 8-0 1 scored from four yards out on the opening 2. James Madison 8-1 2 Matt Campbell 3. Weber State 6-2 4 drive against Furman. He finished the game 4. South Dakota State 6-2 3 with 31 yards on 11 carries. • FCS Punter of the Year Watch List 5. Sacramento State 6-2 5 • HERO Sports Preseason Third-Team 6. Montana 6-2 8 Godek Splits the Uprights All-American 7. Kennesaw State 7-1 7 Kicker Jacob Godek kicked a pair of field • Preseason First-Team All-SoCon 8. Northern Iowa 5-3 9 goals in the victory over Furman. The senior 9. Central Arkansas 6-2 16 connected on both field goals late in the 10. Furman 5-3 10 Willie Eubanks III fourth quarter, first hitting from 30 and then • SoCon Defensive Player of the Month 11. Illinois State 6-2 11 from 46. 12. Dartmouth 6-0 14 (September) 13. Villanova 6-2 6 • Preseason Second-Team All-SoCon Rainey Earn SoCon Academic Honor 14. Princeton 6-0 13 • STATS Honorable Mention FCS Defensive 15. North Carolina A&T 5-2 20 Quarterback Brandon Rainey was selected 16. North Dakota 5-3 NR as the Southern Conference Student-Athlete Player of the Week (9/23) 17. Montana State 5-3 12 of the Week on Oct. 16. The junior graduated 18. Elon 4-4 23 last May with a 3.63 grade-point average. He Sean-Thomas Faulkner 19. Sam Houston State 5-4 18 is currently in his first semester in graduated • SoCon Special Team Player of the Week 20. Florida A&M 7-1 19 school working towards his MBA. (9/9) 21. Austin Peay 5-3 24 • STATS Honorable Mention FCS Special 22. Southeast Missouri State 5-3 25 Blount Earns SoCon Defensive Honor 23. Nicholls 4-4 15 Teams Player of the Week (9/9) Sophomore outside linebacker Marquise 24. Stony Brook 5-3 NR Blount was named the Southern Conference 25. The Citadel 5-4 NR Jacob Godek Defensive Player of the Week after his performance against Western Carolina. He • Preseason Second-Team All-SoCon 216 Yards finished with nine tackles, two tackles-for-loss • SoCon Special Team Player of the Week The Bulldog defense held Furman to just 216 and 1.5 sacks. (9/16) yards of total offense. The Paladins entered • STATS Honorable Mention FCS Special the contest ranked 12th nationally in total Return of Ground Game Teams Player of the Week (9/16) offense at 463.5 yards per game. The Bulldogs rushed for 339 yards in the • SoCon Special Team Player of the Week victory over Western Carolina. The yardage (10/21) 44 Passing Yards total bested the previous high of 332 yards • STATS Honorable Mention FCS Special The Bulldogs held Furman to just 44 yards set against Towson in the season opener. Teams Player of the Week (10/21) through the air. It marks the fewest passing yards since Wofford threw for just 26 in the Rainey Accounts for 5 TDs Haden Haas 2018 season opener. Quarterback Brandon Rainey accounted for all five touchdowns in the victory over • Preseason Second-Team All-SoCon Another Sack for Blount Western Carolina. The junior ran for two Marquise Blount recorded another sack when scores and threw for three touchdowns. The Drew McEntyre he stripped the Furman quarterback and three touchdown passes are a carer high and • Preseason Second-Team All-SoCon set up a Bulldog touchdown. Blount has 2.5 the most for a Bulldog since 2017. sacks over the past two weeks and 4.5 on the Joseph Randolph II season. Multiple 5 TD Games • Preseason Second-Team All-SoCon The five TD performance against Western • College Sports Madness SoCon On the Ground Carolina marked the second time in three Defensive Player of the Week (9/15) The Citadel used a strong ground attack to games Brandon Rainey accounte for five defeat Furman as the Bulldogs rushed for a touchdowns. The quarterback rushed for season-best 360 yards against the Paladins. three scores and tossed for two more at The Bulldogs had eight different players carry Samford. the ball and three players reach the end zone. It was the most yards for the Bulldogs against Bulmer Catches 2 TDs the Paladins since rushing for 388 yards in A-Back Remus Bulmer caught a pair of 2015. touchdown passes in the victory over Western Carolina. The two TDs were the first two Rainey Over 100 receving touchdowns on the season and both For the first time since the season opener, came from 17-yards out. quarterback Brandon Rainey eclipsed the 100-yard mark when he ran for 165 yards

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General Notes Clay Harris vs. WCU Three Scores Multiple TDs on Ground and in Air B-Back Clay Harris has enjoyed success in his Quarterback Brandon Rainey rushed for three Brandon Rainey accounted for five two games against Western Carolina. The touchdowns against VMI. It is the second- touchdowns against Samford as he ran for sophomore rushed for a career-high 154 straight game, and third overall, that Rainey three and threw for two more. He is the first yards against the Catamounts. Last season, has scored three times. QB to have multiple rushing and passing Harris ran for 126 yards and two scores in his touchdowns in a game since Aaron Miller ran first career start at WCU. Longest Game in History for two and threw for two against Furman in 2014. The Citadel played the longest game in Onside Kick school history in the four overtime game The Bulldogs executed their second onside against Samford. The previous long was Rushing and Passing TD kick of the season when Jacob Godek three overtimes against Furman in 2005 and Quarterback Brandon Rainey has rushed and recovered his own onside kick against Georgia Southern in 2008. It was the seventh passed for a TD in five of the six games he has Western Carolina. Godek and the Bulldogs are multi-overtime game in program history. The played this season. The junior has a rushing now 2-for-2 on inside kicks this season. Bulldogs are just 2-5 in those games. and passing TD in six of the last seven games dating back to last season. Six Sacks on Final Drive 102 Plays The Bulldog defense recorded six sacks The Citadel set a new single-game record Webb Catches TD in 5th-Straight Game against Western Carolina. All six sacks came by running 102 plays against Samford. It Wide receiver Raleigh Webb caught an on the Catamounts final drive. Joseph broke the old record of 100 plays set against 84-yard touchdown pass against Samford. Randolph II had sacks on back-to-back plays Charlotte in a double-overtime game in 2014. It marked the fifth-straight game the junior and Marquise Blount added 1.5 sacks on the caught a touchdown pass. The streak drive. 95 Rushing Attempts equaled the mark set by Andre Roberts during the 2008 season. Roberts holds the The Bulldogs ran the ball 95 times against record for 10-straight games with a receiving Forcing Turnovers Samford, setting a new single-game record. touchdown. He caught a TD in the final six The Bulldogs forced three turnovers in the The previous record for rushing attempts in games of the 2007 season and the first four second half against WCU. Willie Eubanks II a game was 84, set against Western Carolina games of the 2008 season. forced a fumble in the third quarter, while in 2016. Destin mack and Jay Howard intercepted passes in the fourth quarter. Nwanze Carries the Load Taking to the Air Redshirt freshman Emeka Nwanze carried the The Bulldogs only threw seven passes against ball a career-high 34 times against Samford. Sold-Out Crowd Samford, but they completed six of them for He finished the day with a team-high 78 The Bulldogs played in front of a sold out 196 yards and two touchdowns. It was the yards. It is the most carries since Lorenzo crowd against VMI as 12,126 fans packed most passing yards since throwing for 223 Ward carried the ball 35 times against Towson Johnson Hagood Stadium for the Military yards against Furman in 2017. Classic of the South. The crowd was the in 2018. largest since the 2016 season. Second Longest Pass Play Murdaugh’s First Start The 84-yard touchdown pass from Brandon Redshirt junior Brian Murdaugh made his first Rainey Takes To The Air Rainey to Raleigh Webb ties for the second- career start against Charleston Southern and Quarterback Brandon Rainey went 19-for-34 longest pass play in school history. Webb now led the Bulldogs to a 22-13 victory. He rushed for 233 yards against VMI. It is a career-high owns the top two passing plays in school for 76 yards while also throwing for 81 yards in all three categories and the most passing history. yards since Jordan Black threw for 223 yards Yards Play and a touchdown. against Furman in 2017. 91 Jordan Black to Raleigh Webb vs. Furman (2018) 84 Brandon Rainey to Raleigh Webb vs. Samford (2019) Win in First Start at QB Webb Over 100 Yards 84 Lee Glaze to John Murphy vs. Davidson (1983) Brian Murdaugh became the fourth-straight Wide receiver Raleigh Webb had 10 catches Bulldog quarterback to get a win in his first for 110 yards against VMI. It was his second- Webb Over 100 Yards career start. He joins the list of Brandon straight 100 yard performance. He is the Junior Raleigh Webb caught two passes Rainey (2018), Jordan Black (2016) and first Bulldog with back-to-back 100-yard for 101 yards and two touchdowns against Dominique Allen (2015). Murdaugh is also the performances since Andre Roberts had four- Samford. It marked the second 100-yard first quarterback to throw a touchdown pass straight in 2008. performance of his career. He had eight grabs in his first start since Allen. for 116 yards against ETSU in 2018. 10 Catches Safety vs CSU Raleigh Webb’s 10 catches against VMI are Two Touchdown Receptions A mishandled snap by the quarterback led to the most by a Bulldog receiver since Andre The two receiving touchdowns against a safety in the fourth quarter. It marked the Roberts had 10 catches against Chattanooga Samford marked the first multi-touchdown second-straight year the Bulldog recorded a in 2009. game of Raleigh Webb’s career. He is the first safety against CSU. Bulldog with two receiving TDs in a game since Brandon Eakins caught two against Charlotte in 2014.

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General Notes Eubanks Makes Stand an 11-play drive in the fourth quarter that Double Digit Tackles Linebacker Willie Eubanks III came up with put the Bulldogs ahead late. He also put The inside linebacker duo of Willie Eubanks three-straight stops on a goal line stand to the Bulldogs in position to win the game in III and Airan Reed each reached double digits help secure the victory over CSU. Eubanks overtime. He carried the ball 11 times for 21 in tackles against Elon. Eubanks led the team made all three stops inside the one-yard line, yards in his first significant action. with 13 stops, while Reed added 10 tackles. including the final stop on fourth down. Dante vs. the FBS Onside Kick Bulmer Finds Endzone Twice Dante Smith has played two games against The Bulldogs successfully executed an onside Graduate transfer Remus Bulmer scored his FBS opponents and scored three rushing kick in the fourth quarter against Elon. Jacob first touchdowns as a Bulldog against CSU. touchdowns. Smith scored from 12 yards Godek’s kick to the left sideline was scooped He scored from five yards out in the first half out late in the first half against Georgia Tech. up by Ryland Ayers. The Citadel would score before outrunning everybody to the pylon for Last season, he scored a pair of touchdowns on the possession to tie the game in the against Alabama. a one-yard score in the third quarter. fourth quarter. Faulkner Earns SoCon Special Teams Honor Hurricane Evacuation Godek Wins SoCon Honor Due to the threat of Hurricane Dorian, the After kicking game-winning field goal at Redshirt sophomore Sean-Thomas Faulkner Bulldogs were forced to evacuate and spend Georgia Tech, Jacob Godek was named the was named the Southern Conference Special the week preparing for Elon at LookUp Lodge Southern Conference Special Teams Player Teams Player of the Week after blocking in Travelers Rest, South Carolina. It marked of the Week. Godek won the game with a two punts against Elon. Both blocks set up the third time in the last four years the ‘Dogs 37-yard field goal after giving the ‘Dogs the touchdown drives. evacuated. lead late in the fourth quarter with a 47-yard field goal. Rainey 3 Rushing TDs 100-Yard Rusher in Season Opener Quarterback Brandon Rainey rushed for Godek Walks Off Tech The Bulldogs continued their streak of having three touchdowns against Elon. He is the first a 100-yard rusher in the season opener as Kicker Jacob Godek kicked a 37-yard field Bulldog with three rushing touchdowns in a Brandon Rainey ran for 169 yards against goal in overtime to give the Bulldogs a 27-24 game since Tyler Renew ran for three scores Towson. The Citadel has had a 100-yard win over Georgia Tech. The field goal was his against Samford in 2016. Rainey scored on rusher in the season opener every year dating second of the game. He hit from 47 yards out runs of one, two and two yards. He is the first back to 2014. to give The Citadel a 24-21 lead with less than QB to rush for three touchdowns in a game Year Rusher Opponent Yards two minutes remaining in regulation. since Dominique Allen ran for three scores 2019 Brandon Rainey Towson 169 against Presbyterian on Sept. 9, 2017. 2018 Lorenzo Ward Wofford 124 FBS Win 2017 Cam Jackson Newberry 110 The Citadel notched its ninth win over a FBS Multiple Rushing TDs 2016 Tyler Renew Mercer 146 opponent with the win over Georgia Tech. The Citadel has rushed for at least two 2015 Evan McField Davidson 132 Isiaha Smith Davidson 109 It was the first win since the 23-22 win over touchdowns in eight-straight games. 2014 Tyler Renew Coastal Carolina 137 South Carolina in 2015. Additionally, the Bulldogs have rushed for Jake Stenson Coastal Carolina 120 Year Opponent Score multiple touchdowns in 14 of the last 15 2019 Georgia Tech 27-24ot games dating back to the start of the 2018 2015 South Carolina 23-22 Long Drives season. 1992 Arkansas 10-3 The Bulldogs’ offense put together three 1992 Army 15-14 drives in the season opener of at least 15 1991 Army 20-14 Faulkner Blocks 2 plays. The Citadel put together drives of 16, 1990 South Carolina 35-30 Season-Thomas Faulkner blocked two punts 19 and 18 plays against Towson. The drives 1989 Navy 14-10 against Elon. The sophomore now has four 1988 Navy 42-35 resulted in a pair of touchdowns and a missed blocked punts in his career after blocking field goal. 1979 Vanderbilt 27-14 punts against VMI and Western Carolina in 2018. First Win vs. Georgia Tech Possessing The Ball Ball control is the name of the game and The Bulldogs collected their first victory over Blocked Punts Georgia Tech in 11 meetings. The Citadel had The Citadel did just that in the opener. The The Bulldogs special teams have a knack for Bulldogs possessed the ball for 38:11 against lost the first 10 games before knocking off the blocking punts. The Citadel has blocked two Yellow Jackets in overtime. Towson. The Citadel kept the ball for 9:56 punts in a game for the second time in the in the first quarter and 11:47 in the second last six games. They have five blocked punts quarter. Win vs. ACC over that span. The Bulldogs blocked four The streak against the ACC is over. After losing punts in 2018. the first 22 meetings against teams from the Fourth-Down Conversions The Bulldogs took advantage of short ACC, The Citadel knocked off Georgia Tech in Webb Catches TD vs. Elon overtime. yardage situations and went 3-for-3 on Redshirt junior Raleigh Webb hauled in a fourth-down conversions against Towson. All 27-yard touchdown pass against Elon. The three conversions came on 4th-and-1. Murdaugh Leads Scoring Drive touchdown was the second of the season, Brian Murdaugh stepped into a big spot and equaling his total from a season ago. helped lead the Bulldogs to a victory over Georgia Tech. Murdaugh led The Citadel on

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General Notes True Freshman in Opener New Numbers The Bulldogs played six true freshmen in the Several members of the Bulldog football season opener, all on the defensive side of team will take the field in a new number this the ball. Defensive backs Andy Davis and Jay season. Girdner, linebackers Logan Braucht, Anthony Player Old # New # Britton and Hasan Black, and defensive Destin Mack 37 7 lineman Dewey Greene IV all saw action in Keyonte Sessions 26 8 Brian Murdaugh 19 10 the season opener. Ryland Ayers 39 29 Darique Hampton 27 33 Davis Gets Start in 1st Career Game Donnie Brechtel III 76 46 True freshman Andy Davis got the start at safety in his first collegiate game. He finished Graduate Transfers with a solo tackle. Davis also played a key role The Citadel football program added two on special teams. graduate transfers for the 2019 season. The list includes one linebacker and one running Nwanze Scores First TD back. Redshirt freshman Emeka Nwanze found Player Pos. Previous School the end zone for the first time in his career Remus Bulmer A-Back Sm Houston State when he scored from a yard out in the second Airan Reed LB Southern Illinois quarter. He finished the game with 22 yards on nine carries. Rainey, Barrett Named Captains Junior quarterback Brandon Rainey and Matt “The Leg” Campbell junior corner Phil Barrett have been named Matt Campbell picked up where he left off as the team captains for the 2019 season. a freshman as he averaged 49.0 yards on two punts. He kicked a long of 52 yards and had Preseason All-America both punts downed inside the 20-yard line. Sophomore punter Matt Campbell was selected as Preseason Third-Team All- The Rainey Effect American by HERO Sports. The strong end to the 2018 season coincided with the insertion of Brandon Rainey at Preseason All-Conference quarterback. The junior averaged 132.2 Six members of the 2019 team were named to rushing yards per game and scored three the 2019 Preseason All-Southern Conference touchdowns. He also threw for a pair of Team. Matt Campbell, Willie Eubanks III and touchdowns. In the comeback victory over Joseph Randolph II were named to the first Samford, Rainey rushed for 217 yards, the team, while Jacob Godek, Haden Haas and second most by a quarterback in school Drew McEntyre were selected to the second history. team. Yards QB Year 286 Gene Brown vs. VMI 1988 Up Next 217 Brandon Rainey vs. Samford 2018 The Bulldogs finally have their open weekend. 200 Jack Douglas vs. ETSU 1990 The Citadel return to the gridiron Nov. 16 at 197 Aaron Miller vs. Charlotte 2014 188 Brandon Rainey vs. WCU 2018 Chattanooga.

Opening Against the CAA The Bulldogs opened the season with two- straight games against the Colonial Athletic Association. After opening against Towson, the Bulldogs will hit the road to face Elon.

Afternoon Football The Citadel will play 11 of its 12 games during the afternoon in 2019. The only game under the lights is Sept. 21 against Charleston Southern. That contest will kick at 6 p.m. at Johnson Hagood Stadium.

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Head Coach Brent Thompson BRENT THOMPSON Head Coach • 4th Season Norwich, ‘98

The architect of one of the top rushing offenses in the FCS, Brent Thompson was named The Citadel’s 25th head coach on Jan. 19, 2016 Thompson enters his fourth season as the head coach at The Citadel. and put together the best season that any Bulldog football coach has enjoyed in their first campaign. Thompson owns an overall record of 20-14, including a program-record 10 wins during his first season in 2016. The Bulldogs followed up their championship the season prior by going 10-2 overall and 8-0 in conference action, marking just the seventh Under Thompson’s guidance, the Bulldogs have ranked in the top-10 undefeated season in Southern Conference history. in rushing offense each of the last three seasons. The Citadel ranked ninth nationally in 2018 at 283.6 yards per game, second in 2017 at The record marked the most wins for a first-year coach at The Citadel 294.6 yards per game and led the nation in 2016 at 348.2 rushing yards and earned Thompson SoCon Coach of the Year honors. per game. Thompson produced three All-Americans, two Academic All-Americans, The Bulldogs closed out the 2018 season with one of the most the Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year, the Southern impressive four-game stretches in program history. The Citadel Conference Jacobs Blocking Award winner and 11 All-Southern outscored its three FCS opponents 123-65, including 69-3 in the second Conference Performers in 2016. In addition, The Citadel claimed eight half of those games. SoCon player of the week accolades, one SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week and one conference player of the month. The lone loss during that stretch was on the road at Alabama when the Bulldogs shocked the college football world by being tied 10-10 with The Bulldogs led the FCS in rushing yards per game at 348.2 yards per the Crimson Tide at the half. game, the second-highest single-season total in school history. It was the third time, and first since 1994, that the Bulldogs led the country in rushing.

The Citadel also led the FCS with a nation-low 3.3 tackles-for-loss allowed per game. Additionally, the Bulldogs ranked in the top-10 in the FCS in 12 different team categories.

Thompson’s approach to developing a complete team was on display in his first season in charge. The Bulldogs ranked seventh in FCS in pass defense, led by SoCon interception champion Dee Delaney, and eighth in the country in total defense, improving by more than 50 yards from the previous season to allow only 302.7 yards per game. The Bulldogs also ranked first in the Southern Conference with only 30 touchdowns allowed in 12 games, an average of 2.5 per game.

Special teams played a crucial role in The Citadel’s success with a dangerous return game, led by SoCon punt return champion DeAndre Schoultz, clutch kicking and one of the best coverage units in the conference.

The Bulldogs faced a tall task in Thompson’s second season as The Citadel boasted one of the nation’s youngest offensive lines. The group helped pave the way for the nation’s second-best rushing attack, including rushing for over 400 yards in back-to-back wins over Chattanooga and VMI.

The 2017 team also featured a defense that led the SoCon in total defense, rushing defense, and was among the league leaders in scoring defense until the season’s final week.

Eight Bulldogs earned All-SoCon honors during the 2017 season, including first team honorees, center Tyler Davis and safeties Kailik Williams, and Aron Spann III. Davis would be named All-American by

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Head Coach Brent Thompson College Sports Madness after playing all but and second among quarterbacks. The B-back THE BRENT THOMPSON four snaps at center for the Bulldogs. combination of Renew and Isiaha Smith rushed for 1,352 yards and 10 touchdowns. FILE Thompson took over as the head coach after FAMILY serving the previous two seasons as offensive Thompson came to Charleston after • Wife - Tiffany coordinator. coordinating the offense at Lenoir-Rhyne • Children - Harper & Emma from 2010-13. Operating out of the triple EDUCATION In 2015, The Citadel earned a co-Southern option offense, Thompson’s attack was tops in • Norwich - 1998 Conference championship behind a then- rushing in Division II in 2013, averaging 370.9 PLAYING HISTORY school-record-tying six SoCon wins and yards per game, and set the NCAA record finished 9-4 overall after advancing to the • Norwich - 1996-97 for all divisions in rushing yards in a season second round of the NCAA FCS Playoffs for with 5,563 while advancing to the Division COACHING HONORS only the second time in school history. The II National Championship Game and a 13-2 • 2016 SoCon Coach of the Year Bulldogs, who finished the season with a overall record. • Most Wins by a first year head coach in conference-best +117 scoring margin that SoCon history. included a +100 margin in SoCon play, earned In 2012 Lenoir-Rhyne compiled 4,515 yards on Year School Position W-L the program’s first road playoff win with a 41- the ground and finished second in the nation 1999 Dickinson GA -- 38 victory at Coastal Carolina in the first round in rushing at 376.2 per game. The Bears also 2000 Dickinson GA -- of the playoffs. had their highest output of total offense in a season (430.6 ypg) since 1994 and averaged 2001 Northeastern WR -- In The Citadel’s 23-22 win at South Carolina, 35.2 points per game. 2002 Northeastern WR -- B-Back Tyler Renew piled up a career-high 2003 Bucknell WR -- 174 rushing yards, the most allowed at home In 2011 Thompson guided Lenoir-Rhyne to 2004 Bucknell QB -- by South Carolina since 2006 when Doak nearly 400 yards of offense per game (397.0 2005 Bucknell QB -- Walker Award winner and Heisman Trophy ypg) while the squad averaged 33.6 points 2006 Bucknell QB -- finalist Darren McFadden rushed for 219 yards. per outing. The Bears also ranked third in the 2007 Bucknell QB -- Renew’s total was higher than five teams’ nation in rushing (287.1 ypg), and quarterback rushing totals against the Gamecocks in Major Herron was named to the all-league 2008 Bucknell OL -- 2015. The next week, at Coastal Carolina, the first team. In his first season at L-R, Thompson 2009 Bucknell OC -- Bulldogs broke a school record with four 100- headed up a Bear attack in 2010 that averaged 2010 Lenoir-Rhyne OC -- yard rushers and piled up 524 rushing yards, more than 400 yards of total offense for the 2011 Lenoir-Rhyne OC -- the most in an NCAA Playoff game since 2012 first time in 18 years and led Division II in 2012 Lenoir-Rhyne OC -- and the second-highest single-game rushing rushing at 319.5 yards per game. 2013 Lenoir-Rhyne OC -- total in FCS in 2015 behind The Citadel’s 535 2014 The Citadel OC -- yards in the season opener. Thompson went to Lenoir-Rhyne after serving 2015 The Citadel OC -- as an assistant coach at Bucknell for seven Renew and offensive lineman Sam Frye were seasons. In 2009, Thompson served as the 2016 The Citadel HC 10-2 (8-0) named All-Americans, and Frye and fellow Bison’s offensive coordinator in addition to his 2017 The Citadel HC 5-6 (3-5) offensive lineman Kyle Weaver earned All- duties as recruiting coordinator and offensive 2018 The Citadel HC 5-6 (4-4) Southern Conference honors. In addition, line coach. Thompson started his tenure 2019 The Citadel HC 5-4 (3-2) offensive lineman Tyler Davis and B-Back Evan at the Lewisburg, Pa., school as the wide 25-18 (18-11 SoCon) McField earned spots on the All-Southern receivers coach in 2003. As quarterbacks and Conference Freshman Team. fullbacks coach in 2004, Thompson mentored quarterback Daris Wilson to first-team All- THOMPSON BY OPPONENT As a team, the Bulldogs broke school records Patriot League honors. Opponent Record for all-purpose yards, total offense yards and Alabama 0-1 rushing yards. The Citadel led the Southern Prior to Bucknell, Thompson coached the Charleston Southern 2-0 Conference and ranked second in FCS with 2001 and 2002 seasons at Northeastern where Chattanooga 2-1 an average of 346.9 rushing yards per game, he oversaw the running backs and was the Clemson 0-1 an average of 17.21 yards per completion and team’s video coordinator. In 2002, Thompson Elon 0-1 allowing 0.62 sacks per game. The Bulldogs helped lead the Huskies to the Atlantic 10 ETSU 2-1 also led the SoCon with 5.70 yards per rush championship. Thompson coached All- Furman 2-2 and 41 rushing touchdowns. American L.J. McKanas, who broke the school’s Gardner-Webb 1-0 career rushing record and was second in the Georgia Tech 1-0 Quarterback Dominique Allen led the nation in that category in 2001. Mercer 3-1 Southern Conference and tied for 17th in Newberry 1-0 FCS, second among quarterbacks, with 13 Thompson, a 1998 graduate of Norwich with North Carolina 0-1 rushing touchdowns. Allen also ranked third a degree in peace, war and diplomacy, was a North Greenville 1-0 in the SoCon in points responsibility with 104, two-year letterman as a defensive back on Presbyterian 1-0 fifth with 953 rushing yards, seventh with an the football squad. He began his coaching Samford 2-2 average of 140.3 yards of total offense per career at Dickinson in the fall of 1998 as a Towson 0-2 game and eighth with an average of 6.0 points graduate assistant and worked with the VMI 3-1 scored per game. outside linebackers before serving as the wide Western Carolina 3-1 receivers coach at Stony Brook in 2000. Wofford 1-3 In his first year at The Citadel, Thompson was TOTALS 25-18 instrumental in the development of Aaron A native of Poughkeepsie, New York, Miller as the senior ranked second in the Thompson is married to the former Tiffany vs. FCS Opponents 22-15 Southern Conference with 1,080 rushing yards, Lebengood. The couple has five-year old twin vs. FBS Opponents 1-3 the highest total by a Bulldog since 1998, and daughters, Harper and Emma. vs. Non-D1 2-0 finished the regular season 31st in the nation

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Head Coach Brent Thompson the citadel under BRENT thompson In August 0-1 When allowing 0-13 points 5-0 When gaining 400-499 rush yards 7-0 In September 9-6 When allowing 14-20 points 9-2 When gaining 500+ rush yards 2-0 In October 11-5 When allowing 21-29 points 7-6 With less than 100 passing yards 19-10 In November 5-5 When allowing 30+ points 3-10 With 100-199 passing yards 5-6 In December 0-1 When scoring first 14-5 With 200-299 passing yards 0-2 In SoCon home games 8-7 When leading after 1st quarter 13-3 When out-gaining opponents 20-6 In SoCon road games 10-4 When tied after 1st quarter 8-2 When allowing less than 300 yards 12-2 In non-conference home games 3-2 When trailing after 1st quarter 4-11 When allowing 300-399 yards 11-6 In non-conference road games 4-5 When leading at halftime 17-3 When allowing 400-499 yards 1-6 vs. ranked FCS opponents at home 2-5 When tied at halftime 1-2 When allowing 500+ yards 1-4 vs. ranked FCS opponents on road 1-4 When trailing at halftime 7-13 When allowing less than 100 rush yards 15-3 vs. FBS opponents 1-3 When leading after 3rd quarter 18-3 When allowing 100-199 rush yards 6-8 In home day games 7-6 When tied after 3rd quarter 1-4 When allowing 200-299 rush yards 3-5 In home night games 4-3 When trailing after 3rd quarter 6-11 When allowing 300+ rush yards 0-2 In road day games 2-8 In overtime 3-2 When allowing less than 100 pass yards 4-2 In road night games 3-1 When gaining less than 300 yards 3-5 When allowing 100-199 pass yards 10-4 In games decided by 10 points or less 13-8 When gaining 300-399 yards 7-10 When allowing 200-299 pass yards 6-4 In games decided by 3 points or less 5-2 When gaining 400-499 yards 11-3 When allowing 300+ pass yards 4-6 When scoring 0-13 points 0-3 When gaining 500+ yards 4-0 When scoring non-offense TD 6-1 When scoring 14-20 points 3-5 When gaining less than 100 rush yards 0-1 When allowing non-offense TD 3-4 When scoring 21-29 points 7-8 When gaining 100-199 rush yards 3-5 When committing 3+ turnovers 1-2 When scoring 30+ points 15-2 When gaining 200-299 rush yards 3-8 When forcing 3+ turnovers 8-1 When gaining 300-399 rush yards 10-4 When leading time of possession 22-11 the citadel GAME HIGHS UNDER THOMPSON MOST POINTS SCORED MOST RUSHING YARDS MOST TOTAL YARDS MOST FIRST DOWNS Team Pts Year Team Yds Season Opponent Yds Season Opponent 1st Season Samford 55 2019 North Greenville 559 2016 Western Carolina 602 2016 North Greenville 33 2016 Presbyterian 48 2017 Western Carolina 513 2016 North Greenville 599 2016 Western Carolina 30 2016 ETSU 45 2016 Samford 463 2016 Samford 542 2016 Presbyterian 29 2017

FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED MOST PASSING YARDS FEWEST TOTAL YARDS ALLOWED TIME OF POSSESSION VMI 3 2017 VMI 233 2019 Charleston Southern 75 2018 Opponent Time Season Presbyterian 7 2017 Furman 223 2017 Western Carolina 121 2016 Western Carolina 43:20 2016 Furman 10 2019 Samford 196 2019 ETSU 208 2017 North Carolina 42:25 2016 ETSU 10 2016 Furman 216 2019 Samford 42:09 2019 Georgia Tech 41:50 2019

game day coaches locations On the Field: Pressbox: Brent Thompson______Head Coach Lou Conte______Offensive Coordinator/QBs/B-Backs Tony Grantham______Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Brian Rucker______Wide Receivers Ron Boyd______Offensive Line Orlando Mitjans, Jr.______Cornerbacks Kevin Weston______Outside Linebackers Ben Hodges______Inside Linebackers Turner West______Special Teams Coordinator Bobby Ruff______Offensive Tackles/Tight Ends John Ward______Defensive Line Cannon Jordan______Defensive Quality Control Grant Drakeford______Offensive Quality Control

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DEPTH CHART OFFENSE DEFENSE

WR 22 Raleigh Webb 6-2 213 Jr. DE 48 Gunner Covey 6-2 242 Jr. 13 Cole Owens 5-11 175 RSo. 92 Aaron Brawley 6-2 215 Jr.

LT 67 Prince Howard-Whitaker 6-3 250 RJr. NT 72 Dalton Owens 6-2 302 RSo. 73 Ben Brockington 6-1 278 Fr. 60 Jay Smith 6-1 270 RFr.

LG 65 Johnathan Toole 6-1 287 RFr. DT 98 Joseph Randolph II 6-3 255 Sr. 52 Jon Barrett Lewis 6-2 295 Jr. 76 Dewey Greene IV 6-3 245 Fr.

C 54 Haden Haas 6-3 295 RSo. SAM 25 Sean-Thomas Faulkner 5-11 180 RSo. 53 Tereis Drayton 6-2 280 Fr. 45 Brian Horn 6-1 195 So.

RG 63 Drew McEntyre 6-3 285 Sr. MIKE 9 Willie Eubanks III 6-2 215 Jr. 64 Stephon Stokes 6-2 295 Fr. 36 Joe Douglas 6-2 200 So.

RT 58 Denzel Wright 6-1 240 Jr. MO 3 Airan Reed 6-2 240 Gr. 78 Thomas Crawford 6-3 230 RSo. 4 Phil Davis 6-1 225 Sr.

TE 89 Elijah Lowe 6-4 228 RJr. WILL 49 Marquise Blount 6-3 235 So. 84 Liam Reid 6-5 210 RSo. 96 Hasan Black 6-2 225 Fr.

WR 12 Ryan McCarthy 6-3 200 RSo. CB 11 Phil Barrett 6-0 170 Jr. 87 Cameron Roberts 6-1 175 RSo. 27 Jaylan Adams 5-10 165 RFr.

QB 16 Brandon Rainey 6-0 205 Jr. FS 17 Chris Beverly 5-10 181 So. 19 Brian Murdaugh 6-0 213 Jr. 2 Andy Davis 6-0 200 Fr.

A-Back 18 Dante Smith 5-10 180 RSo. SS 7 Destin Mack 6-0 190 So. 21 Remus Bulmer 5-8 170 Gr. 24 Jay Girdner 5-10 184 Fr.

B-Back 5 Clay Harris 6-0 203 So. CB 20 Jay Howard 6-1 180 RSo. 32 Emeka Nwanze 6-0 215 RFr. 6 Lane Botkin 6-0 195 RSo. or 38 Logan Billings 6-0 200 Fr.

A-Back 28 Nkem Njoku 5-9 195 So. 8 Keyonte Sessions 5-8 190 Jr.

SPECIALISTS

PK 86 Jacob Godek 6-0 155 Sr. KR 22 Raleigh Webb 6-2 213 Jr. 90 Matt Campbell 6-1 227 So. 27 Jaylan Adams 5-10 165 RFr.

P 90 Matt Campbell 6-1 227 So. PR 6 Lane Botkin 6-0 195 RSo. 93 Gage Russell 5-11 160 Jr. 33 Javonte Middleton 6-0 180 RFr.

H 93 Gage Russell 5-11 160 Jr. 19 Brian Murdaugh 6-0 213 Jr.

LS 85 Patrick Keefe 5-11 190 Gr. 48 Gunner Covey 6-2 242 Jr.

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Numerical Roster No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown / Previous School ALPHABETICAL 1 Evan Schickel QB 6-0 183 Fr. Fredericksburg, Va. / Massaponax 27 Jaylan Adams DB 2 Andy Davis DB 6-0 200 Fr. Canton, Ga. / Creekview 3 Airan Reed LB 6-2 240 Gr. Medina, Tenn. / Southern Illinois Jack Alvarez A-Back 4 Phil Davis LB 6-1 225 Gr. Marietta, Ga. / Hillgrove 29 Ryland Ayers DB 5 Clay Harris B-Back 6-0 203 So. Atlanta, Ga. / Norcross 66 Clayton Ballog OL 6 Lane Botkin DB 6-0 195 So. Columbia, S.C. / A.C. Flora 11 Phil Barrett DB 7 Destin Mack DB 6-0 190 So. Macon, Ga. / Tattnall Square 17 Chris Beverly DB 8 Keyonte Sessions A-Back 5-8 190 Jr. Myrtle Beach, S.C. / Myrtle Beach 55 Logan Billings LB 9 Willie Eubanks III LB 6-2 215 Jr. Augusta, Ga. / Laney 96 Hasan Black LB 10 Torian Spencer DB 5-11 172 Fr. Union City, Ga. / Langston Hughes 49 Marquise Blount LB 11 Phil Barrett DB 6-0 160 Jr. Columbia, S.C. / Irmo 6 Lane Botkin DB 11 Cooper Wallace QB 5-10 195 Fr. Florence, S.C. / West Florence 43 Logan Braucht LB 12 Ryan McCarthy WR 6-3 200 RSo. Cumming, Ga. / Pinecrest Academy 92 Aaron Brawley DL 13 Cole Owens WR 5-11 175 RSo. Irmo, S.C. / Chapin 46 Donnie Brechtel III B-Back 15 Jalen Smith QB 6-0 205 RFr. Columbia, S.C. / Ridgeview 88 Anthony Britton Jr. LB 16 Brandon Rainey QB 6-0 205 Jr. Acworth, Ga. / Allatoona 73 Ben Brockington OL 17 Chris Beverly DB 5-10 181 So. Tallahassee, Fla. / Wakulla 21 Remus Bulmer A-Back 18 Dante Smith A-Back 5-10 180 RSo. North Charleston, S.C. / Porter-Gaud 90 Matt Campbell P 19 Brian Murdaugh QB 6-0 213 RSo. Walterboro, S.C. / Colleton Prep Wes Carlay DL 20 Jay Howard DB 6-1 180 So. Lewisburg, Tenn. / Marshall County 26 Bud Chaney A-BACK 21 Remus Bulmer A-Back 5-8 170 Gr. Missouri City, Texas / Sam Houston State 71 Charley Conley OL 22 Raleigh Webb WR 6-2 213 Jr. Acworth, Ga. / Allatoona John Copeland K 23 Keefe White A-Back 5-11 190 RFr. Montgomery, Ala. / Montgomery Academy 48 Gunner Covey DL 24 Jay Girdner DB 5-10 184 Fr. Spartanburg, S.C. / Spartanburg 78 Thomas Crawford OL 25 Sean-Thomas Faulkner DB 5-11 180 RSo. Easley, S.C. / Easley Nathan Cronic QB 26 Bud Chaney A-Back 5-9 185 Fr. Cape Coral, Fla. / Lehigh Damian Crowson WR 27 Jaylan Adams DB 5-10 165 RFr. Johnson City, Tenn. / Science Hill 2 Andy Davis DB 28 Nkem Njoku A-Back 5-9 195 So. Hampton, Ga. / St. Pius X Catholic 4 Phil Davis LB 29 Ryland Ayers DB 5-9 173 So. Camden, S.C. / Camden Robert DeMarre DL 30 Jake Kenison DB 6-1 190 Fr. Simpsonville, S.C. / Hillcrest 50 Caleb Deveaux LB 31 Von Ramsey DB 5-11 190 RFr. Hodges, S.C. / Greenwood 36 Joe Douglas LB 32 Emeka Nwanze B-Back 6-0 215 RFr. John’s Creek, Ga. / Centennial 53 Tereis Drayton OL 33 Darique Hampton A-Back 5-10 162 RFr. Goose Creek, S.C. / Goose Creek 69 Tyrell Earl OL 33 Javonte Middleton DB 6-0 180 RFr. Savannah, Ga. / H.V. Jenkins 75 Hi’keem Elmore DL 34 Sam Llewellyn A-Back 5-11 199 RFr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / St. Thomas Aquinas 41 Kyler Estes LB 35 Antareus Pressley DB 6-0 160 Fr. Anderson, S.C. / Belton-Honea Path 9 Willie Eubanks III LB 36 Joe Douglas LB 6-2 200 So. Augusta, Ga. / Aquinas 37 Stephon Eugene A-Back 37 Stephon Eugene A-Back 5-9 195 RSo. Seabrook, S.C. / Whale Branch 25 Sean-Thomas Faulkner DB 38 Logan Billings B-Back 6-0 200 Fr. Spartanburg, S.C. / Boiling Springs Robert Fisher LB 39 Nehemiah McIntosh DB 5-10 170 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. / Westlake 51 Collin Flanders LS 40 Hayden Williamson LB 6-1 210 Fr. Okinawa, Japan / Kubasaki Dexter Freeman A-Back 41 Kyler Estes LB 6-2 220 So. Tallahassee, Fla. / North Florida Christian 62 Trey Gable LS 42 Nic Trocha DB 6-0 185 Sr. Greenville, S.C. / St. Joseph’s Catholic School 97 JaBauri Garner DL 43 Logan Braucht LB 6-2 212 Fr. Waycross, Ga. / Ware County 24 Jay Girdner DB 43 Hoss Smith B-Back 5-11 195 Jr. Oakland, Neb. / Oakland Craig 86 Jacob Godek K 44 Nick Grier DL 6-3 250 Fr. Snellville, Ga. / South Gwinnett 76 Dewey Greene IV DL 45 Brian Horn LB 6-1 195 So. Columbia, S.C. / Westwood 44 Nick Grier DL 46 Donnie Brechtel III B-Back 5-11 250 RSo. Niceville, Fla. / Niceville 54 Haden Haas OL 47 Jay Lagroon LB 6-3 200 Fr. Anderson, S.C. / T.L. Hanna 33 Darique Hampton A-Back 48 Gunner Covey DL 6-2 242 Jr. Pickens, S.C. / Pickens 70 Robert Harbor DL 49 Marquise Blount LB 6-3 235 So. Charlotte, N.C. / Vance 5 Clay Harris B-Back 50 Caleb Deveaux LB 6-1 213 RFr. Waxhaw, N.C. / Marvin Ridge 51 Collin Flanders LS 6-1 205 RFr. Aiken, S.C. / Aiken 57 Blake Harrison OL 52 Jon Barrett Lewis OL 6-2 295 Jr. Lenoir, N.C. / Hibriten Daniel Hollister TE 53 Tereis Drayton OL 6-2 280 Fr. Charleston, S.C. / James Island 45 Brian Horn LB 54 Haden Haas OL 6-3 295 RSo. Cuero, Texas / Cuero 20 Jay Howard DB 55 Eric Vettel LB 5-10 200 RSo. Charleston, S.C. / Bishop England 67 Prince Howard-Whitaker OL 56 Ronald Prince OL 6-2 280 RFr. Valhalla, N.Y. / Archbishop Stepinac 74 Nick Hudgens OL 57 Blake Harrison OL 6-2 270 RSo. Roswell, Ga. / St. Pius X Catholic 85 Steele Judy LS 58 Denzel Wright OL 6-1 240 Jr. Lawrenceville, Ga. / Grayson 85 Patrick Keefe LS 59 Kevin Wilson OL 6-4 260 RSo. Harker Hieghts, Texas / Harker Heights 30 Jake Kenison DB 60 Jay Smith DL 6-1 270 RFr. Charleston, S.C. / West Ashley 47 Jay Lagroon LB 61 Mark Weakland OL 6-2 265 Jr. State College, Pa. / State College 79 Jeb Lawson DL 62 Trey Gable LS 5-10 200 RFr. Hodges, S.C. / Greenwood 52 Jon Barrett Lewis OL 63 Drew McEntyre OL 6-3 285 Sr. Calhoun, Ga. / Calhoun Tyrique Lewis DB 64 Stephon Stokes OL 6-2 295 Fr. Greenville, S.C. / Greenville 34 Sam Llewellyn A-Back 65 Johnathan Toole OL 6-1 287 RFr. Spring, Texas / Klein Collins 89 Elijah Lowe TE 66 Joshua Roides K 5-7 146 Jr. Caledonia, N.Y. / Caledonia-Mumford 7 Destin Mack LB 67 Prince Howard-Whitaker OL 6-3 250 Jr. Columbia, S.C. / Spring Valley 12 Ryan McCarthy WR

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Numerical Roster 68 Sidney Starr DL 6-1 233 Fr. Brentwood, Tenn. / Brentwood 69 Tyrell Earl OL 6-3 295 RFr. Larwenceville, Ga. / Central Gwinnett 83 Michael McDowell LB 70 Robert Harbor DL 6-0 290 Fr. Richmond, Texas / Foster 63 Drew McEntyre OL 71 Charley Conley OL 5-11 273 Jr. Parkersburg, W.Va. / Parkersburg 39 Nehemiah McIntosh DB 72 Dalton Owens DL 6-2 302 RSo. Monroe, Ga. / Prince Avenue Christian Huw Meredith DB 73 Ben Brockington OL 6-1 278 Fr. Orangeburg, S.C. / Orangeburg-Wilkinson Dawson Merk DB 74 Nick Hudgens OL 6-0 250 RSo. Columbia, S.C. / A.C. Flora 33 Javonte Middleton DB 75 Hi’keem Elmore DL 5-10 265 Fr. Orangeburg, S.C. / Edisto Carter Moody WR 76 Dewey Greene IV DL 6-3 245 Fr. Columbia, S.C. / A.C. Flora 19 Brian Murdaugh QB 77 Palmer Story DL 6-0 225 RFr. Six Mile, S.C. / D.W. Daniel 28 Nkem Njoku A-Back 78 Thomas Crawford OL 6-3 230 RSo. Louisville, Ky. / Trinity 32 Emeka Nwanze B-Back 79 Jeb Lawson DL 6-2 220 Fr. Spartanburg, S.C. / Broome 95 Blake Oliveira DL 80 Thomas Wyatt LB 6-2 205 Fr. McKeesport, Pa. / McKeesport 13 Cole Owens WR 81 Ronald Reid LB 6-3 215 Fr. Bluffton, S.C. / Bluffton 72 Dalton Owens DL 82 Rashad Riley WR 6-1 210 Jr. St. Matthews, S.C. / Calhoun County Bradley Peery DL 83 Michael McDowell LB 6-1 215 Fr. Boiling Springs, S.C. / Boiling Springs 35 Antareus Pressley DB 84 Liam Reid WR 6-5 210 RSo. Irmo, S.C. / Dutch Fork 56 Ronald Prince OL 85 Patrick Keefe LS 5-11 190 Gr. Fort Walton Beach, Fla. / Choctawhatchee 16 Brandon Rainey QB 85 Steele Judy LS 5-9 215 Fr. Moncks Corner, S.C. / Berkeley 31 Von Ramsey DB 86 Jacob Godek K 6-0 155 Sr. Longwood, Fla. / Lake Brantley 98 Joseph Randolph II DL 87 Cameron Roberts WR 6-1 175 So. North Charleston, SC / Northwood Academy 3 Airan Reed LB 88 Anthony Britton Jr. LB 6-2 205 Fr. Stockbridge, Ga. / Eagles Landing 84 Liam Reid WR 89 Elijah Lowe TE 6-4 228 RJr. Abaco, Bahamas / Easley 82 Rashad Riley WR 90 Matt Campbell P 6-1 227 So. Dacula, Ga. / Mill Creek 87 Cameron Roberts WR 92 Aaron Brawley DL 6-2 215 Jr. Loganville, Ga. / Grayson 66 Joshua Roides K 93 Gage Russell P 5-11 160 Jr. Florence, S.C. / West Florence 93 Gage Russell P 95 Blake Oliveira DL 6-3 255 RSo. Maryville, Tenn. / Maryville 1 Evan Schickel QB 96 Hasan Black LB 6-2 225 Fr. Wyoming, Ohio / Wyoming 8 Keyonte Sessions A-Back 97 JaBauri Garner DL 6-2 290 So. Florence, Ala. / Florence 18 Dante Smith A-Back 98 Joseph Randolph II DL 6-3 255 Sr. Jefferson, Ga. / Jefferson 43 Hoss Smith B-Back 99 Christian Weyrich DL 6-0 230 So. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Seton Lasalle 15 Jalen Smith QB Jack Alvarez A-Back 6-0 170 Fr. Greenwood, S.C. / Greenwood Christian 60 Jay Smith DL Wes Carlay DL 6-0 228 Fr. Laurens, S.C. / Laurens 10 Torian Spencer DB John Copeland K 6-0 203 Fr. Minneapolis, Minn. / St. Thomas Academy 68 Tank Starr DL Nathan Cronic QB 6-2 200 Fr. Sharpsburg, Ga. / East Coweta 64 Stephon Stokes OL Damian Crowson WR 6-0 155 RFr. Tallahassee, Fla. / Maclay 77 Palmer Story DL Robert DeMarre DL 5-11 205 RSo. Lexington, S.C. / River Bluff Nate Thomas WR Robert Fisher LB 6-1 200 RSo. Kennesaw, Ga. / Harrison 65 Johnathan Toole OL Dexter Freeman A-Back 5-10 187 So. Charleston, S.C / West Ashley 42 Nic Trocha DB Daniel Hollister TE 6-5 230 RFr. Charleston, S.C. / Bishop England 38 Eric Vettel LB Tyrique Lewis DB 5-7 181 RFr. Blythewood, S.C. / Westwood 11 Cooper Wallace QB Huw Meredith DB 5-10 175 Fr. Mount Pleasant, S.C. / Wando Jackson Watson LB Dawson Merk DB 6-0 180 Fr. Iva, S.C. / Crescent 61 Mark Weakland OL Carter Moody WR 5-9 180 RFr. Oklahoma City, Okla. / Bishop McGuinness 22 Raleigh Webb WR Bradley Peery DL 6-5 303 RSo. Greenville, S.C. / Wade Hampton Nate Thomas DB 5-8 175 So. Easley, S.C. / Pickens 99 Christian Weyrich DL Jackson Watson LB 6-0 190 Fr. Charleston, S.C. / First Baptist 23 Keefe White A-Back Steven White WR 6-0 186 Fr. Charleston, S.C. / Burke 40 Hayden Williamson LB Jeffrey Wood TE 5-11 225 RFr. Atlanta, Ga. / North Atlanta 59 Kevin Wilson OL Jeffrey Wood TE Head Coach:Brent Thompson (Norwich, 1998), 4th season THE CITADEL PRONUNCIATIONS 58 Denzel Wright OL Assistant Coaches: Lou Conte (Offensive Coordinator / QBs / B-Backs) 8 Keyonte Sessions Key-on-TAY 80 Thomas Wyatt LB Tony Grantham (Defensive Coordinator / Safeties) 9 Willie Eubanks III YOU-banks 10 Brian Murdaugh Murr-daw Turner West (Special Teams / Recruiting Coordinator) 10 Torrian Spencer Tore-E-un Ron Boyd (Offensive Line) 19 Evan Schickel Shick-ull Orland Mitjans, Jr. (Cornerbacks) 21 Remus Bulmer REE-mus Bull-mer Brian Rucker (Wide Receivers) 22 Raleigh Webb Rawl-E John Ward (Defensive Line / Academic Coordinator) 28 Nkem Njoku Nuh-kem N-Joe-coo 29 Ryland Ayers Airs Ben Hodges (Inside Linebackers) 32 Emeka Nwanze Uh-Mee-Kay N-wan-zay Kevin Weston (Outside Linebackers) 33 Javonte Middleton Juh-von-TAY Bobby Ruff (Tackles/Tight Ends) 34 Sam Llewellyn Lew-EL-in Will Christopher (Director of Football Operations) 35 Antareus Pressley An-tear-E-us 39 Nehemiah McIntosh Knee-uh-my-uh Grant Drakeford (Offensive Quality Control) 41 Kyler Estes S-Tees Cannon Jordan (Defensive Quality Control 42 Nic Trocha Troke-uh Andy Clawson (Assistant AD / Sports Medicine) 43 Logan Braucht Brought Donnell Boucher (Assistant AD / Strength and Conditioning) 46 Donnie Brechtel Breck-tool Floris Mendonca (Video Coordinator) 49 Marquise Blount Mar-KEESE Blunt 50 Caleb Deveaux Duh-VO Kate Yeager (Director of Personnel) 53 Tereis Drayton Tear-E-us 54 Haden Haas Hoss 86 Jacob Godek Go-deck 99 Christian Weyrich WHY-rich

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General Notes

RECORDING THE CITADEL IN 2019 Tale of the Tape The Citadel’s Record in... August______0-1 September______2-2 October______3-1 November______0-0

The Citadel’s Conference Record... At home______2-1 On the road ______1-1 The Citadel ETSU The Citadel’s Non-Conference Record 30.1______Points______19.5 At home______1-1 On the road ______1-1 355.0______Total Offense______338.2 269.6______Rushing Yards______151.9 The Citadel vs. Ranked Opponents... 63.4______Rushing Attempts/Game______32.7 At home______0-1 4.2______Yards Per Carry______4.7 On the road ______1-0 85.4______Passing Yardage______186.4 8.8______Passing Attempts/Game______29.5 The Citadel’s Record in Games... 17.1______Yards Per Pass Completion______11.0 Decided by 1-3 points______1-0 4-7 points______0-3 27.3______Points Allowed______23.6 8-10 points______1-0 376.4______Total Defense______357.9 11-19 points______3-1 148.7______Rushing Yards Allowed______197.6 20-29 points______0-0 4.4______Yards Per Carry Allowed______4.8 30+ points______0-0 227.8______Passing Yards Allowed______160.2 14.4______Yards Per Completion Allowed______9.3 The Citadel’s Record When Scoring... -2______Turnover Margin______-4 10 or fewer points______0-0 11-19 points______0-0 20-29 points______3-3 Leaders Leaders 30+ points______2-1 Rainey (688)______Passing Yards______Mitchell (1332) Rainey (9)______Passing TDs______Mitchell (8) The Citadel’s Record When Allowing... Rainey (718)______Rushing Yards______Holmes (592) 10 or fewer points______1-0 Rainey (14)______Rushing TDs______Saylors (3) 11-19 points______2-0 Webb (21)______Receptions______Adkins (22) 20-29 points______2-1 Webb (8)______Receiving TDs______Adkins (2) 30+ points______0-3 Webb (411)______Receiving Yards______Coffee (251) The Citadel’s Record in Games... Eubanks III (81)______Tackles______Smith (58) During the day______4-4 Randolph II (5.0)______Sacks______Player (3.5) At night______1-0 Howard (2)______Interceptions______Smith (4) Scoring first______3-1 Opponent scores first ______2-3 Leading after 1st quarter______5-0 Trailing after 1st quarter______0-2 Tied after 1st quarter ______0-2 Leading at halftime______5-1 Trailing at halftime______0-3 Tied at Half______0-0 Leading after 3rd quarter______4-1 Trailing after 3rd quarter______1-3 Tied after 3rd quarter______0-0 In overtime______1-1

The Citadel’s record with... 100-yard rusher ______3-1 100-yard receiver______0-2 Less than 300-yards total offense______1-1 300-399 yards total offense______2-2 400-499 yards total offense______2-1 500+ yards total offense______0-0 Committing fewer turnovers______1-1 Committing more turnovers______2-3 Turnovers are equal______2-0

The Citadel’s Rushing Totals... Under 200 yards rushing______1-2 200-299 yards rushing______0-1 300-399 yards rushing______4-1 Rushing for over 400 yards______0-5

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GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS 2019 GAME BY GAME STARTERS oFFENSE WR LT LG C RG RT WR/TE A-BACK A-BACK B-BACK QB TOW Webb Howard-Whitaker Toole Haas McEntyre Wright Lowe Smith Sessions Harris Rainey ELON Webb Howard-Whitaker Toole Haas McEntyre Wright McCarthy Smith Sessions Harris Rainey GT Webb Howard-Whitaker Toole Haas McEntyre Wright McCarthy Smith Sessions Harris Rainey CSU Webb Howard-Whitaker Toole Haas McEntyre Wright Lowe Smith Njoku Harris Murdaugh SAM Webb Howard-Whitaker Toole Haas McEntyre Wright Lowe Smith Njoku Harris Rainey VMI Webb Crawford Toole Haas McEntyre Wright McCarthy Smith Njoku Billings Rainey WCU McCarthy Howard-Whitaker Toole Haas McEntyre Wright Lowe Smith Njoku Harris Rainey FUR Webb Howard-Whitaker Toole Haas McEntyre Wright McCarthy Smith Njoku Harris Rainey MER Webb Howard-Whitaker Toole Haas McEntyre Wright McCarthy Smith Njoku Harris Rainey UTC ETSU WOF

DEFENSE DE NT DT SAM MIKE MO WILL CB FS SS CB TOW Brawley Owens Randolph Faulkner Eubanks Reed Blount Barrett Beverly Davis Botkin ELON Covey Owens Randolph Douglas Eubanks Reed Blount Barrett Beverly Faulkner Botkin GT Brawley Owens Randolph Faulkner Eubanks Reed Blount Barrett Beverly Mack Botkin CSU Brawley Owens Randolph Faulkner Eubanks Reed Blount Barrett Beverly Mack Botkin SAM Brawley Owens Randolph Faulkner Eubanks Reed Blount Barrett Beverly Mack Botkin VMI Brawley Owens Randolph Davis Eubanks Reed Blount Barrett Beverly Mack Botkin WCU Covey Owens Randolph Faulkner Eubanks Reed Blount Barrett Beverly Mack Howard FUR Covey Owens Randolph Faulkner Eubanks Davis Blount Barrett Beverly Mack Howard MER Covey Owens Randolph Faulkner Eubanks Reed Black Barrett Beverly Mack Howard UTC ETSU WOF STARTS CHART OFFENSE ‘19 ‘18 '17 ‘16 TOT CONS. DEFENSE ‘19 ‘18 ‘17 ‘16 TOT CONS. 63 Drew McEntyre, OL, Sr. 9 11 11 4 35 31 98 Joseph Randolph II, DL, Sr. 9 11 -- -- 20 20 22 Raleigh Webb, WR, Jr. 8 11 11 -- 30 2 9 Willie Eubanks III, LB, Jr. 9 11 -- -- 20 20 67 Prince Howard-Whitaker, OT, Jr. 8 11 11 -- 29 3 17 Chris Beverly, DB, So. 9 9 -- -- 18 9 52 J.B. Lewis, OG, Jr. -- 11 11 -- 22 -- 11 Phil Barrett, DB, Jr. 9 9 -- -- 18 10 16 Brandon Rainey, QB, Jr. 8 4 11 -- 23 5 25 S-T Faulkner, DB, So. 8 8 -- -- 16 3 54 Haden Haas, OL, So. 9 11 -- -- 20 20 92 Aaron Brawley, DL, Jr. 5 7 -- -- 12 -- 8 Keyonte Sessions, RB, Jr. 3 5 -- -- 8 -- 7 Destin Mack, LB, So. 7 3 -- -- 10 7 18 Dante Smith, RB, So. 9 5 -- -- 14 9 72 Dalton Owens, NT, So. 9 ------9 9 5 Clay Harris, RB, So. 8 2 -- -- 10 3 49 Marquise Blount, LB, So. 8 ------8 -- 58 Denzel Wright, OT, Jr. 9 ------9 9 6 Lane Botkin, CB, So. 6 ------6 -- 65 Johnathan Toole, OG, Fr. 9 ------9 9 3 Airan Reed, LB, Gr. 8 ------8 1 12 Ryan McCarthy, WR, So. 6 2 -- -- 8 4 4 Phil Davis, LB, Sr. 1 2 1 0 4 -- 28 Nkem Njoku, RB, So. 6 1 -- -- 7 6 2 Andy Davis, DB, Fr. 2 ------2 -- 89 Elijah Lowe, TE, Sr. 4 ------4 -- 36 Joe Douglas, LB, So. 1 ------1 -- 19 Brian Murdaugh, QB, RJr. 1 ------1 -- 48 Gunner Covey, DL, Jr. 4 ------4 3 78 Thomas Crawford, OL, RFr. 1 ------1 1 96 Hasan Black, LB, Fr. 1 ------1 1

MISCllaneous STATS OPP. CAPTAINS TOSS CHOICE 1ST PLAY 1ST POSS. 2H POSS. JERSEYS PANTS TOW Barrett, McEntyre, Rainey, Randolph Win Defer Smith rush Fumble Punt White White ELON Barrett, Lowe, Rainey Win Defer incomplete pass Punt Punt White White GT Barrett, Davis, Rainey Win Receive Rainey rush Punt Punt White Gray CSU Barrett, Eubanks, Murdaugh, Rainey Win Receive Harris rush Punt Punt Citadel Blue Citadel Blue SAM Barrett, Brawley, Rainey, Wright Win Defer Harris rush Downs Punt White Citadel Blue VMI Barrett, Rainey, Russell Win Receive Pass to Njoku TD TD Citadel Blue White WCU Barrett, Covey, Rainey Win Defer Rainey rush TD Missed FG Citadel Blue White FUR Barrett, Rainey Win Defer Harris rush TD Punt White White MER Barrett, Rainey Win Defer Smith rush TD TD Citadel Blue White UTC ETSU WOF

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The Last Time... PASSING SPECIAL TEAMS 30 Pass Attempts Three Field Goals Made CIT: 34 by Brandon Rainey vs. VMI (2019) CIT: 3 by Cody Clark vs. Samford (2016) Opp.: 30 by Tyrie Adams, Western Carolina (2019) Opp.: 3 by Aidan O’Neill, Towson (2018) 40 Pass Attempts Four Field Goals Made CIT: 48 by Bart Blanchard vs. Georgia Southern (2008) CIT: 5 by Eric Goins vs. VMI (2015) Opp.: 69 by Devlin Hodges, Samford (2018) Opp: by JJ Jerman, ETSU (2018) 20 Completions CIT: 23 by Tommy Edwards at Georgia Southern (2009) DEFENSE Opp.: 22 by Tyrie Adams, Western Carolina (2019) 20 Tackles 200 Passing Yards CIT: 23 by Rod Harland vs. Wofford (2011) CIT: 233 by Brandon Rainey against VMI (2019) Opp.: 20 by Allan Cratsenberg, VMI (2016) Opp.: 244 by Kaelan Riley, Mercer (2019) Three Sacks 300 Passing Yards CIT: 3.0 by Mitchell Jeter at Samford (2015) CIT: 358 by Bart Blanchard vs. Georgia Southern (2008) Opp.: 3.0 by Patrick Hatcher, Samford (2008) Opp.: 328 by Tom Flacco, Towson (2019) Two Interceptions 400 Passing Yards CIT: 2 by Jay Howard, Charleston Southern (2018) CIT: 428 by Kip Allen vs. Wofford (1985) Opp.: 2 by Tyree Robinson, ETSU (2018) Opp.: 404 by Devlin Hodges, Samford (2018) Interception Returned for Touchdown Three Touchdown Passes CIT: Noah Dawkins (47 yards) at Wofford (2018) CIT: 3 by Brandon Rainey vs. Western Carolina (2019) Opp.: Tyree Robinson (28 yards), ETSU (2018) Opp.: 3 by Liam Welch, Samford (2019) Two Interceptions Returned for Touchdowns in Same Game Four Touchdown Passes CIT: Cortez Allen (7 yards) and Demetrius Jackson (52 yards) vs. Chowan (2010) CIT: 6 by Bart Blanchard vs. Presbyterian (2009) Four Interceptions Opp.: 5 by Reece Udinski, VMI (2018) CIT: vs. VMI - Q. Washington (2), Malik Diggs, Tevin Floyd (2015) Fumble Returned for Touchdown RUSHING CIT: Jonathan King (54 yards) at VMI (2016) 25 Rushing Attempts Opp.: Anthony Jennings (18 yards), Alabama (2018) CIT: 26 Brandon Rainey vs. Furman (2019) Safety Scored Opp.: 27 by Alex Ramsey, VMI (2019) CIT: TEAM vs. Charleston Southern (2019) 35 Rushing Attempts Opp.: Wofford tackled Ben Dupree in end zone (2011) CIT: 35 by Lorenzo Ward at Towson (2018) Blocked Punt Opp.: 35 by Jerick McKinnon, Georgia Southern (2010) CIT: Sean-Thomas Faulkner (2) vs. Elon (2019) 100 Rushing Yards Opp.: Theo Goodwin, Charleston Southern (2018) CIT: 120 by Brandon Rainey vs. Mercer (2019) Blocked Punt Returned for Touchdown Opp.: 135 by Jaylan Thoms, Elon (2019) CIT: Dante Smith (24 yards) vs. Charleston Southern (2018) 200 Rushing Yards Opp.: Darin Smalls (13 yards), Charleston Southern (2018) CIT: 217 by Brandon Rainey vs. Samford (2018) Punt Returned for Touchdown Opp.: 291 by Armanti Edwards, Appalachian State (2007) CIT: DeAndre Schoultz (81 yards) at Gardner-Webb (2016) Three Rushing Touchdowns Opp.: Darius Hammond (74 yards), Charleston Southern (2014) CIT: 3 by Brandon Rainey vs. Samford (2019) Two Punt Returns for Touchdowns in Same Game Opp.: 3 by JeMar Lincoln, Furman (2018) CIT: Carlos Frank (53 and 80 yards) vs. Newberry (1997) FCS Opp.: 3 by Mike Holloway, Charleston Southern (2015) Kickoff Returned for Touchdown Four Rushing Touchdowns CIT: Raleigh Webb (77 yards) vs. Charleston Southern (2018) CIT: 4 by Lorenzo Ward vs. Samford (2018) Opp.: Tim Maypray (99 yards), VMI (2007) Opp.: 4 by PJ Hill, Wisconsin (2007) Blocked Field Goal FCS Opp.: 4 by Chaz Williams, Georgia Southern (2004) CIT: Jonathan King at Wofford (2016) Two 100-Yard Rushers in Same Game Opp.: By VMI (2017) CIT: Brandon Rainey (188) and Clay Harris (126) at W. Carolina (2018) Blocked Field Goal Returned for Touchdown Opp.: Mike Holloway (172) and Darius Hammond (129), Charleston Southern CIT: Demetrius Jackson (74 yards) vs. Chowan (2010) (2015) Opp.: J.D. Dothard (64 yards), Chattanooga (2008) Three 100-Yard Rushers in Same Game Blocked PAT CIT: Dominique Allen (174), Tyler Renew (129), Cam Jackson (113) and Vinny CIT: Ken Allen at Alabama (2018) Miller (100) at Coastal Carolina, 2015 Opp.: Jon Strozyk, VMI (2016) Opp.: Brothel Cole (137), Steve Bishop (101), Mike Glenn (100), Furman (1980) Defensive Extra Point Scored Four 100-Yard Rushers in Same Game CIT: Never CIT: Dominique Allen (174), Tyler Renew (129), Cam Jackson (113) and Vinny Opponent: Robert Mason, VMI (2003) Miller (100) at Coastal Carolina, 2015 Two Players with Three Rushing Touchdowns in Same Game MISC CIT: Erick Little (3) and Everette Sands (3) vs. Lees-McRae (1993) Earned Shutout Citadel: vs. Davidson, 69-0 RECEIVING Opponent: at Wofford, 0-35 10 Receptions Beat FBS Team CIT: 10 by Raleigh Webb vs. VMI (2019) Citadel: at Georgia Tech, 2019 Opp.: 11 by Kris Thornton, VMI (2018) 100 Receiving Yards CIT: 110 by Raleigh Webb vs. VMI (2019) Opp.: 125 by Yahsyn McKee, Mercer (2019) Three Touchdown Receptions CIT: 4 by Andre Roberts vs. Presbyterian (2009) Opp.: 3 by Austin Duke, Charlotte (2014)

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SoCon Standings - Schedule 2019 Southern Conference Standings School Conf CPct. Overall Pct. Streak Wofford 4-1 .800 5-2 .714 W5 Furman 4-1 .800 5-3 .625 W1 Chattanooga 3-1 .750 4-4 .500 L1 The Citadel 3-2 .600 5-4 .556 W3 Samford 3-2 .600 4-4 .500 W1 VMI 3-2 .600 4-4 .500 L1 Mercer 2-3 .400 3-5 .375 L1 ETSU 0-5 .000 2-6 .250 L4 Western Carolina 0-5 .000 1-7 .125 L5

This Week’s Schedule SoCon Players of the Week Saturday, November 2 Sept. 2 Oct. 21 Western Carolina at VMI, 1:30 p.m. Offense______Chris Oladokun, SAM Offense______Joe Newman, WOF Furman at Chattanooga, 2 p.m. Defense______Marshall Cooper, CHAT Defense______Marquise Blount, CIT The Citadel at ETSU, 3:30 p.m. Specialist______Grayson Atkins, FUR Specialist______Jacob Godek, CIT Wofford at Clemson, 4 p.m. Samford at Mercer, 7 p.m. Sept. 9 Oct. 28 Offense______Darren Grainger, FUR Offense______Joe Newman, WOF Last Week’s Results Defense______Kaleb Tucker, VMI Defense______Artevius Smith, ETSU Specialist__Sean-Thomas Faulkner, CIT Specialist______Grayson Atkins, FUR Saturday, October 26 Samford 24, ETSU 17 Sept. 16 Wofford 35, Chattanooga 34 ot Offense______Chris Oladokun, SAM The Citadel 35, Mercer 24 Defense______Braden Gilby, FUR Furman 28, Western Carolina 7 Specialist______Jacob Godek, CIT

Sept. 23 Offense______Chris Oladokun, SAM Defense______Jireh Wilson, WOF Specialist______Grayson Atkins, FUR

Sept. 30 Offense______Liam Welch, SAM Defense______Artevius Smith, ETSU Specialist_____ Mitchell Fineran, SAM

September Offense______Chris Oladokun, SAM Defense______Willie Eubanks III, CIT

Oct. 7 Offense______Devin Wynn, FUR Defense______Ty Boeck, CHAT Specialist______Grant Clemons, VMI

Oct. 14 Offense______Alex Ramsey, VMI Defense______Marquise Blount, CIT Specialist______Grant Clemons, VMI

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2019 Game Recaps

Aug. 31 • Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, S.C. Sept. 7 • Rhodes Stadium • Elon, N.C. Sept. 14 • Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, Ga..

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CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Brandon Rainey rushed for ELON, N.C. -- Brandon Rainey rushed for three ATLANTA, Ga. -- Jacob Godek kicked a 37-yard a game high 169 yards and a touchdown in The touchdowns and Sean-Thomas Faulkner blocked a field goal in overtime to give The Citadel a 27-24 Citadel’s, 28-21, loss to No. 11 Towson in the season pair of punts in The Citadel’s 35-28 loss at Elon. victory over Georgia Tech. opener at Johnson Hagood Stadium. Two of the three rushing touchdowns were set The victory was the first against the Yellow Jackets The Bulldogs fell behind early before Rainey up off of blocks from Faulkner. He blocked one in and the first against the ACC. engineered two second quarter scoring drives. the first half that set up the Bulldogs at the 14, and The Bulldogs jumped out to an early lead as The Citadel got on the board after Rainey broke off another in the third quarter that gave The Citadel Brandon Rainey hit Raleigh Webb on a 30-yard a 55-yard run and then scored from three-yards out. the ball on the five yard line. touchdown pass. On the next drive, The Citadel used 18 plays to The Bulldogs entered the fourth quarter trailing The Citadel took a 14-6 lead into the half after drive down the field, ending with an Emeka Nwanze by 14 points. They engineered a 76-yard drive that Dante Smith scored from 12 yards out with just 15 one-yard touchdown run. ended with Rainey’s third rushing score of the game. seconds left. After neither team scored in the third quarter, the The Citadel got the ball right back as Jacob Godek After GT tied the game, Rainey got the lead back Bulldogs put together a 19-play drive to take their executed an onside kick that was scooped up along for The Citadel on a 22-yard run in the third quarter. first lead with 3:31 left in the game. After 18 running the sideline by Ryland Ayers. Godek put the Bulldogs ahead late in the fourth plays, Rainey rolled out and hit Raleigh Webb on a The Bulldogs capitalized on a 3rd-and-long as quarter with a 47-yard field goal before winning the nine-yard touchdown pass in the back of the end Rainey rolled left and found Raleigh Webb in the game in overtime. zone. back of the end zone for the 27-yard touchdown. The Bulldogs offense held the ball for 41:50 and ran Towson would answer back to take the lead for Elon was able to answer back on their next for 320 yards. good in the game’s final 90 seconds. possession and score the game-winning touchdown. Clay Harris led the offense with 93 yards on 26 The Citadel finished the day with 331 rushing yards Clay Harris led the ground game with 44 yards, carries. Rainey added 70 yards and a touchdown on on 71 attempts. The Bulldogs put together drives of while Rainey added 41. 17 carries. 16, 18 and 19 plays, an d held the ball for 38:11. Ryan McCarthy caught his first pass of the season, Sean-Thomas Faulkner led the defense with seven Chris Beverly led the defense with seven tackles a 37-yard reception that helped set up a touchdown. tackles, including a key stop on a fourth down play. and forced a fumble on the goal line to save a Willie Eubanks III led the defense with 13 tackles Joseph Randolph II recorded a pair of sacks, touchdown in the first half. and three quarterback hurries. Fellow linebacker including one on third down in overtime. Phil Barrett and Sean-Thomas Faulkner added six Airan Reed added 10 tackles. tackles each, while Aaron Brawley had two tackles- Scoring Summary 1 2 3 4 ot F for-loss and forced a fumble. Scoring Summary 1 2 3 4 F The Citadel 7 7 7 3 3 27 The Citadel 0 7 7 14 28 Georgia Tech 0 6 8 10 0 24 Scoring Summary 1 2 3 4 F Elon 7 14 7 7 35 Towson 7 10 0 11 28 1st Quarter The Citadel 0 14 0 7 21 1st Quarter 5:55 CIT - Webb 30yd pass from Rainey (Godek kick) 6:02 ELON - McNair 4yd run (Davis kick) 2nd Quarter 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 12:49 GT - Mason 4yd run (kick failed) 9:46 TOW - Simpson 6yd pass from Flacco (O’Neill kick) 14:22 CIT - Rainey 1yd run (Godek kick) 0:15 CIT - Smith 12yd run (Godek kick) 2nd Quarter 11:32 ELON - Weeks 27yd pass from Cheek (Davis kick) 3rd Quarter 13:56 TOW - O’Neill 40yd field goal 3:46 ELON - Thomas 6yd run (Davis kick) 10:50 GT - Camp 33yd pass from Johnson (Camp pass) 11:26 CIT - Rainey 3yd run (Godek kick) 3rd Quarter 6:05 CIT - Rainey 22yd run (Godek kick) 10:12 TOW - Simpson 45yd run (O’Neill kick) 2:34 CIT - Rainey 2yd run (Godek kick) 4th Quarter 0:40 CIT - Nwanze 1yd run (Godek kick) 0:45 ELON - Thomas 20yd run 7:29 GT - Mason 25yd run (King kick) 4th Quarter 4th Quarter 1:51 CIT - Godek 47yd field goal 12:43 TOW - O’Neill 25yd field goal 12:06 CIT - Rainey 2yd run (Godek kick) 0:00 GT - King 34yd field goal 3:31 CIT - Webb 9yd pass from Rainey (Godek kick) 9:10 CIT - Webb 27yd pass from Rainey (Godek kick) Overtime 1:27 TOW - Simpson 4yd run (Allen pass from Flacco) 6:07 ELON - Cyphers 30yd run (Davis kick) 0:00 CIT - Godek 37yd field goal

Team Statistics TOW CIT Team Statistics CIT ELON Team Statistics CIT GT First Downs 22 21 First Downs 14 24 First Downs 25 14 Rush Att.-Net Yards 23-133 71-332 Rush Att.-Net Yards 51-156 42-255 Rush Att.-Net Yards 71-320 33-183 Passing C-A-Int. 21-36-0 3-4-1 Passing C-A-Int. 4-8-1 13-23-0 Passing C-A-Int. 1-4-1 7-13-0 Net Passing Yards 328 24 Net Passing Yards 69 226 Net Passing Yards 30 118 Offensive Plays 59 75 Offensive Plays 59 65 Offensive Plays 75 46 Total Offense 461 356 Total Offense 225 481 Total Offense 350 301 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-2 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 Fumbles-Lost 3-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 4-30 4-30 Penalties-Yards 6-45 9-79 Penalties-Yards 5-55 8-80 Punts-Average 2-45.5 2-49.0 Punts-Average 6-47.7 4-20.2 Punts-Average 3-38.0 4-40.2 3rd Down Conversion 7-11 11-16 3rd Down Conversion 5-14 5-12 3rd Down Conversion 8-16 3-9 Time of Possession 21:49 38:11 Time of Possession 31:45 28:15 Time of Possession 41:50 18:10

Rushing Rushing Rushing CIT - Rainey 33-169, Harris 12-43, Njoku 3-32, Sessions CIT - Harris 13-44, Rainey 19-41, Bulmer 4-27, Smith CIT - Harris 26-93, Rainey 17-70, Smith 6-43, Njoku 3-39, 3-25, Smith 6-24, Nwanze 9-22, Bulmer 4-21, Webb 1-(- 3-14, Njoku 3-13, Nwanze 5-11, Sessions 3-7, Webb Bulmer 6-36, Murdaugh 11-21, Webb 1-16, Sessions 4); TOW - Simpson 9-74, Flacco 10-48, Thaenrat 3-12. 1-(-1); ELON - Thomas 20-135, Cyphers 13-80, McNair 1-2; GT - Oliver 11-92, Mason 11-78, Howard 2-12, Passing 6-22, Cheek 2-20. Johnson 7-5, Smith 1-(-2). CIT - Rainey 3-4-1-24-1; TOW - Flacco 21-36-0-328-1. Passing Passing Receiving CIT - Rainey 4-8-1-69-1; ELON - Cheek 14-23-0-226-1. CIT - Rainey 1-4-1-30-1; GT - Johnson 5-10-0-91-1, CIT - Webb 1-9, Njoku 1-9, Harris 1-6; TOW - Receiving Oliver 2-3-0-27-0. Leatherbury 5-78, Thompson 4-73, Simpson 4-37, CIT - Webb 2-30, McCarthy 1-37, Harris 1-2; ELON - Receiving Street 2-52, Clark 2-36, Epps 1-26, Smith 1-14, Allen 1-8, Weeks 3-39, Daughtry 3-37, Jones 2-55, Foster 2-47, CIT - Webb 1-30; GT - Camp 2-62, Carter 1-28, Mason Thaenrat 1-4. Taylor 2-16, Parham 1-29, Cyphers 1-3. 1-11, Brown 1-10, Thomas 1-9, Davis 1-(-2).

Attendance: 8,008 Attendance: 5,071 Attendance: 42,871

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2019 Game Recaps

Sept. 21 • Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, S.C. Sept. 28 • Seibert Stadium • Samford, Ala. Oct. 5 • Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, S.C.

CHARLESTON SO. 13 #25 THE CITADEL 55 VMI 34

#25 THE CITADEL 22 SAMFORD 61ot4 THE CITADEL 21

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The Citadel got a goal line BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Brandon Rainey ran for CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Brandon Rainey ran for three stand late in the fourth quarter to secure a 22-13 three touchdowns and threw for two more as No. 25 touchdowns and Raleigh Webb had a career day victory over Charleston Southern. The Citadel fell, 61-55, to Samford in four overtimes. with 10 catches as The Citadel fell, 34-21, to VMI in Holding on to a nine-point lead late in the game, Raleigh Webb caught two passes for 101 yards and the 75th edition of the Military Classic of the South. Willie Eubanks III made three-straight tackles to two touchdowns. His 84-yard touchdown catch in The game was played in front of a sold-out crowd keep the Buccaneers out of the endzone. the third quarter ties for the second-longest pass of 12,126. It was the largest crowd at Johnson Brian Murdaugh made his first career start and play in school history. Hagood Stadium since 2016. guided the Bulldog offense on three scoring drives. The Citadel set new single-game records with 102 Rainey scored on runs of two, three and three He engineered a nine-play drive late in the second offensive plays and 95 rushing plays. yards. It was his second-straight game, and third quarter that ended with Remus Bulmer scoring from Emeka Nwanze carried the ball 34 times for 78 overall with three rushing touchdowns. five yards out. yards. Rainey finished the day with 65 yards rushing Rainey was also 19-of-34 for 233 yards. It was the Murdaugh helped to extend the lead in the third and 196 yards passing on 6-of-7 passing. most passing attempts since the 2009 season. quarter when he rolled left and hit Raleigh Webb on Willie Eubanks III led the defense with 11 tackles, Webb had a career day on the outside as he caught a 54-yard touchdown pass. 10 solo, a sack and a forced fumble. 10 passes for 110 yards. It was his second-straight Eubanks set up the next touchdown with an Jay Howard intercepted a pass to set up a field goal 100-yard performance. The 10 catches were the interception inside Buc territory. Bulmer finished in the fourth quarter. most by a Bulldog in a decade. off the next drive by outrunning the defense to the Ryan McCarthy added five catches for 49 yards and corner of the endzone for a one-yard touchdown. Scoring Summary 1 2 3 4 ot F Dante Smith caught two passes for 43 yards. The Bulldogs extended the lead to nine points in The Citadel 7 7 7 17 17 55 Willie Eubanks III led the defense with 12 tackles, Samford 7 3 14 14 23 61 the fourth quarter when the snap was mishandled seven solo, and 1.5 tackles-for-loss. by the quarterback, leading to a safety. 1st Quarter Aaron Brawley, Chris Beverly and Destin Mack each Murdaugh led the offense by rushing for 76 yards 12:12 SAM - Oladokun 11yd run (Fineran kick) added seven stops. on 20 carries. He also went 3-for-5 for 81 yards and 0:07 CIT - Rainey 1yd run (Godek kick) Dalton Owens set a new career-high with 1.5 sacks. a touchdown. 2nd Quarter Marquise Blount added a sack and 2.5 tackles-for- Eubanks led the defense with nine tackles, two 4:39 CIT - Bulmer 7yd run (Godek kick) loss. tackles-for-loss, one sack and an interception. 0:54 SAM - Fineran 34yd field goal Marquise Blount added nine tackles, including 2.5 3rd Quarter Scoring Summary 1 2 3 4 F 12:42 SAM - Oladokun 6yd run (Fineran kick) tackles-for-loss and three quarterback hurries. VMI 7 10 7 10 34 3:09 CIT - Webb 84yd pass from Rainey (Godek kick) The Citadel 7 0 7 7 21 0:42 SAM - Stanton 2yd run (Fineran kick) Scoring Summary 1 2 3 4 F 4th Quarter 1st Quarter Charleston Southern 0 3 3 7 13 11:50 CIT - Webb 17yd pass from Rainey (Godek kick) 10:40 CIT - Rainey 2yd run (Godek kick) The Citadel 0 7 13 2 22 9:31 CIT - Godek 23yd field goal 1:07 VMI - Herres 9yd pass from Udinski (Clemons kick) 8:08 CIT - Rainey 1yd run (Godek kick) 2nd Quarter 2nd Quarter 5:22 SAM - Vice 5yd pass from Welch (Fineran kick) 5:37 VMI - Ramsey 1 yd run (Clemons kick) 2:13 CIT - Bulmer 5yd run (Godek kick) 1:43 SAM - Toney 67yd pass from Welch (Fineran kick) 0:00 VMI - Clemons 22yd field goal 0:00 CSU - Usry 35yd field goal Overtime 3rd Quarter 3rd Quarter 0:00 SAM - Vice 25yd pass from Welch (Fineran kick) 11:50 VMI - Lara 28yd pass from Udinski (Clemons kick) 13:20 CSU - Usry 48yd field goal 0:00 CIT - Smith 5yd run (Godek kick) 5:53 CIT - Rainey 3yd run (Godek kick) 6:03 CIT - Webb 54yd pass from Murdaugh (Godek kick) 0:00 CIT - Rainey 1yd run (Godek ick) 4th Quarter 2:18 CIT - Bulmer 1yd run (pass failed) 0:00 SAM - Stanton 7yd run (Godek kick) 12:30 VMI - Clemons 46yd field goal 4th Quarter 0:00 SAM - Fineran 33yd field goal 3:22 CIT - Rainey 3yd run (Godek kick) 10:41 CSU - Schwarting 27yd pass from Chambers (Usry kick) 0:00 CIT - Godek 22yd field goal 2:18 VMI - Herres 61yd pass from Udinski (Clemons kick) 8:44 CIT - TEAM safety 0:00 SAM - Welch 2yd run Team Statistics VMI CIT Team Statistics CSU CIT Team Statistics CIT SAM First Downs 23 20 First Downs 15 15 First Downs 24 25 Rush Att.-Net Yards 35-86 39-78 Rush Att.-Net Yards 34-176 58-197 Rush Att.-Net Yards 95-266 37-144 Passing C-A-Int. 25-35-0 19-34-0 Passing C-A-Int. 14-34-1 3-5-0 Passing C-A-Int. 6-7-0 18-36-1 Net Passing Yards 335 233 Net Passing Yards 204 81 Net Passing Yards 196 318 Offensive Plays 70 73 Offensive Plays 68 63 Offensive Plays 102 73 Total Offense 421 311 Total Offense 380 278 Total Offense 462 462 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1 Penalties-Yards 10-88 5-58 Penalties-Yards 9-41 7-57 Penalties-Yards 8-74 5-49 Punts-Average 6-42.3 6-44.8 Punts-Average 6-35.3 9-43.9 Punts-Average 3-52.0 4-38.2 3rd Down Conversion 5-15 5-14 3rd Down Conversion 6-16 3-14 3rd Down Conversion 9-22 5-13 Time of Possession 28:37 31:23 Time of Possession 23:53 36:07 Time of Possession 42:09 17:51 Rushing Rushing Rushing CIT - Billings 13-51, Smith 2-30, Njoku 2-7, Nwanze 4-5, CIT - Murdaugh 20-76, Harris 14-44, Bulmer 7-38, CIT - Nwanze 34-78, Rainey 29-65, Harris 14-54, Bulmer Rainey 15-1, Bulmer 3-(-16); VMI - Ramsey 27-97, Lara Nwanze 10-22, Njoku 2-8, Smith 2-5, Llewellyn 1-3, 9-32, Smith 6-31, Billings 2-4, Llewellyn 1-2; SAM - 1-19, Udinski 4-(-23). Billings 1-2; CSU - Chambers 8-94, Harris 23-93, Reid Stanton 15-97, Welch 10-24, Oladokun 10-18, Adams Passing 1-0, Wilson 1-(-3), Malmgren 1-(-8). 1-12, Ware 1-(-7). CIT - Rainey 19-34-0-233-0; VMI - Udinksi 25-35-0-335- Passing Passing 3. CIT - Murdaugh 3-5-0-81-1; CSU - Malmgren 10-26-1- CIT - Rainey 6-7-0-196-2; SAM - Oladokun 9-18-0-129-0, Receiving 112-0, Chambers 4-8-0-92-1. Welch 9-18-1-189-3. CIT - Webb 10-110, McCarthy 5-49, Smith 2-43, Bulmer Receiving Receiving 1-18, Njoku 1-13; VMI - Herres 8-175, Lara 5-77, CIT - Webb 1-54, Nwanze 1-16, Smith 1-11; CSU - Brown CIT - Webb 2-101, Smith 1-47, Bulmer 1-24, McCarthy Brimigion 3-37, Bridy 2-17, Jackson 2-12, Thomas 2-12, 6-118, Caballero 3-40, Schwarting 3-32, Williams 1-8, 1-16, Njoku 1-8; SAM - Toney 6-102, Shelling 5-55, Ramsey 2-1, Rider 1-4. Baptiste 1-6. Adams 2-42, Vice 2-30, Watson 1-51, Pollard 1-27, Stanton 1-11. Attendance: 12,126 Attendance: 9,626 Attendance: 3,524

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2019 Game Recaps

Oct. 12 • Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, S.C. Oct. 19 • Paladin Stadium • Greenville, S.C. Oct. 26 • Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, S.C.

W CAROLINA 17 THE CITADEL 27 MERCER 24

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CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Brandon Rainey rushed for GREENVILLE, S.C. -- The Citadel defense held CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Quarterback Brandon Rainey two touchdowns and threw for three more as The down one of the top offenses in the country as broke a 50-year old record in leading The Citadel to a Citadel defeated Western Carolina, 35-17, inside the Bulldogs went on the road and defeated No. 8 35-24 Homecoming victory over Mercer. Johnson Hagood Stadium. Furman, 27-10. Rainey rushed for a touchdown and threw for The Bulldogs scored 28 unanswered points to open After the Paladins kicked a field goal on the another to raise his season total to 23, breaking the up a 28-3 lead late into the second quarter. opening possession, the Bulldogs responded by old record of 22 set by Tony Passander in 1969. Rainey got the scoring going by capping a 10-play driving 75 yards to the end zone. Clay Harris capped The Bulldogs took the opening kickoff and drove drive with a one-yard touchdown run. the seven-play drive with a four-yard touchdown down the field to score on a four-yard run from On the next drive, Rainey hit Remus Bulmer down run, his first of the season. Rainey. the right sideline for a 17-yard touchdown pass. Defense dominated the next three quarters as After falling behind late in the second quarter, The Bulldogs reached the end zone again midway the Bulldogs allowed the Paladins to reach Bulldog Rainey broke off a 45-yard run and then threw a 20- through the second quarter when Rainey scored his territory just one time until the end of the third yard touchdown pass to Raleigh Webb on the next second TD of the game, also from one-yard out. quarter. play to give The Citadel the halftime lead. The Citadel took advantage of a personal foul After the exchange of punts in the third quarter, The Bulldogs extended the lead on the opening penalty and went with a surprise onside kick that was The Citadel took advantage of the field possession drive of the second half, but Mercer came back with recovered by Jacob Godek. and reached the end zone on a Dante Smith four- a pair of touchdowns to take a 24-21 lead into the On the next play, Rainey hit Raleigh Webb down the yard run. fourth quarter. middle of the field for a 39-yard touchdown. On the ensuing possession, Marquise Blount The Bulldogs responded by putting together a The defense came up big in the second half as Willie forced a fumble on a sack to set the offense up in 16-play drive that ended with a Remus Bulmer Eubanks III forced a fumble that was recovered by Jay the red-zone. touchdown. Howard. Two players later, Remus Bulmer outran the The defense then made a big defensive stop On the next defensive possession, Destin Mack defense to the pylon for an eight-yard TD. and Bulmer put the game away with a five-yard recorded his first career interception. The Bulldogs added to their lead late in the game touchdown. That turnover turned into the Bulldogs fifth as Jacob Godek connected on a pair of field goals. Rainey finished the day with 120 yards on 21 touchdown as Rainey and Bulmer connected again Godek first hit from 30 yards, then followed it up carries. on a 17-yard pass. with a 46-yard field goal. Willie Eubanks III led the defense with 12 tackles. The defense closed out the game by recording Brandon Rainey led the offense with 165 yards on six sacks on the final possession before Howard 26 carries. Scoring Summary 1 2 3 4 F intercepted a pass to end the game. The defense held Furman to just 216 yards of Mercer 0 10 14 0 24 Scoring Summary 1 2 3 4 F offense, their lowest output since 2014. The Citadel 7 7 7 14 35 Western Carolina 3 7 7 0 17 Scoring Summary 1 2 3 4 F The Citadel 14 14 0 7 35 1st Quarter The Citadel 7 0 14 6 27 0:44 CIT - Rainey 4yd run (Godek kick) Furman 3 0 0 7 10 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 11:04 WCU - Pletz 32yd field goal 9:09 MER - Dowden 31yd field goal 1st Quarter 6:19 CIT - Rainey 1yd run (Godek kick) 0:37 MER - McKee 38yd pass from Riley (Dowden kick) 12:42 FUR - Atkins 48yd field goal 0:51 CIT - Bulmer 17yd pass from Rainey (Godek kick) 0:13 CIT - Webb 20yd pass from Rainey (Godek kick) 9:10 CIT - Harris 5yd run (Godek kick) 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 3rd Quarter 7:40 CIT - Rainey 1yd run (Godek kick) 7:19 CIT - Njoku 2yd run (Godek kick) 5:14 CIT - Smith 4yd run (Godek kick) 7:32 CIT - Webb 39yd pass from Rainey (Godek kick) 4:27 MER - Peterson 5yd pass from Riley (Dowden kick) 3:33 CIT - Bulmer 8yd run (Godek kick) 1:26 WCU - Adams 4yd run (Pletz kick) 2:00 MER - Wise 41yd fumble return (Dowden kick) 4th Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter 11:55 FUR - Wynn 4yd run (Atkins kick) 5:05 WCU - Young 3yd pass from Adams (Pletz kick) 8:34 CIT - Bulmer 9yd run (Godek kick) 4:44 CIT - Godek 30yd field goal 4th Quarter 1:17 CIT - Bulmer 5yd run (Godek kick) 2:43 CIT - Godek 46yd field goal 9:44 CIT - Bulmer 17yd pass from Rainey (Godek kick) Team Statistics MER CIT Team Statistics CIT FUR Team Statistics WCU CIT First Downs 16 25 First Downs 19 14 First Downs 19 21 Rush Att.-Net Yards 26-61 69-378 Rush Att.-Net Yards 61-360 39-172 Rush Att.-Net Yards 35-128 56-339 Passing C-A-Int. 16-28-1 2-5-0 Passing C-A-Int. 4-7-1 5-25-0 Passing C-A-Int. 22-31-2 3-5-0 Net Passing Yards 267 31 Net Passing Yards 32 44 Net Passing Yards 210 73 Offensive Plays 54 74 Offensive Plays 68 64 Offensive Plays 66 61 Total Offense 328 409 Total Offense 392 216 Total Offense 338 412 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-1 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards 5-45 4-51 Penalties-Yards 4-30 2-10 Penalties-Yards 9-76 4-37 Punts-Average 1-33.0 1-52.0 Punts-Average 3-39.0 5-39.0 Punts-Average 1-55.0 2-34.0 3rd Down Conversion 5-12 14-17 3rd Down Conversion 4-12 3-14 3rd Down Conversion 12-18 2-11 Time of Possession 22:45 37:15 Time of Possession 34:39 25:21 Time of Possession 27:39 32:21 Rushing Rushing Rushing CIT - Rainey 21-120, Harris 18-90, Bulmer 10-66, CIT - Rainey 26-165, Njoku 4-58, Bulmer 8-41, Harris CIT - Harris 24-154, Rainey 18-87, Bulmer 5-53, Njoku Smith 7-54, Nwanze 4-13, Sessions 2-13, Njoku 3-13, 11-31, Llewellyn 3-26, Smith 4-22, Webb 1-16, Nwanze 4-30, Smith 2-16, Billings 1-2; WCU - Adams 20-87, Llewellyn 1-7, Webb 2-3; MER - Devezin 17-52, Rogers 2-4; FUR - Wynn 15-81, Watkins 5-25, Abrams 7-24, Spencer 7-25, C. Young 8-16. 4-13, Riley 4-(-3). Anderson 3-23, Grainger 9-19. Passing Passing Passing CIT - Rainey 3-5-0-73-3; WCU - Adams 22-30-2-210-1, CIT - Rainey 2-5-0-31-1; MER - Riley 15-27-1-244-2, CIT - Rainey 4-6-0-32-0, McCarthy 0-1-1-0-0; FUR - Thorpe 0-1-0-0-0. Goupil 1-1-0-23-0. Grainger 5-25-0-44-0. Receiving Receiving Receiving CIT - Bulmer 2-34, Webb 1-39; WCU - Patten 9-98, CIT - Webb 2-31; MER - McKee 5-125, Durden 3-67, CIT - Harris 2-13, McCarthy 1-12, Webb 1-7; FUR - Mullen 5-43, Thorpe 3-23, J. Young 2-26, Cosenke 2-13, Ellington 3-22, Devezin 2-29, Cannon 2-19, Peterson Gordon 2-20, Wynn 2-16, Anderson 1-8. C. Young 1-7. 1-5. Attendance: 6,603 Attendance: 8,023 Attendance: 11,439

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2019 Game Recaps

Nov. 2 • William Greene Stadium • Johnson City, Tenn. Nov. 16 • Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, Tenn. Nov. 23 • Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, S.C.

THE CITADEL THE CITADEL WOFFORD

ETSU CHATTANOOGA THE CITADEL

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. -- CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- SPARTANBURG, S.C. --

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Individual Game-by-Game Rushing (Att.-Yards-TD) TOW ELON GT CSU SAM VMI WCU FUR MER UTC ETSU WOF Logan Billings DNP DNP --- 1-2-0 2-4-0 13-51-0 1-2-0 ------Remus Bulmer 4-21-0 4-27-0 6-36-0 7-38-2 9-32-1 3-(-16)-0 5-53-0 8-41-1 10-66-2 Clay Harris 12-43-0 13-44-0 26-93-0 14-44-0 14-54-0 DNP 24-154-0 11-31-1 18-90-0 Sam Llewellyn DNP DNP DNP 1-3-0 1-2-0 ------3-26-0 1-7-0 Brian Murdaugh DNP --- 11-21-0 20-76-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Nkem Njoku 3-32-0 3-13-0 3-39-0 2-8-0 --- 2-7-0 4-30-0 4-58-0 3-13-0 Emeka Nwanze 9-22-1 5-11-0 DNP 10-22-0 34-78-0 4-5-0 --- 2-4-0 4-13-0 Brandon Rainey 33-169-1 19-41-3 17-70-1 DNP 29-65-3 15-1-3 18-87-2 26-165-0 21-120-1 Keyonte Sessions 3-25-0 3-7-0 1-2-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 2-13-0 Dante Smith 6-24-0 3-14-0 6-43-1 2-5-0 6-31-1 2-30-0 2-16-0 4-22-1 7-54-0 Raleigh Webb 1-(-4)-0 1-(-1)-0 1-16-0 ------1-16-0 2-3-0

Receiving (Rec.-Yards-TD) TOW ELON GT CSU SAM VMI WCU FUR MER UTC ETSU WOF Remus Bulmer ------1-24-0 1-18-0 2-34-2 ------Clay Harris 1-6-0 1-2-0 ------DNP --- 2-13-0 --- Ryan McCarthy --- 1-37-0 ------1-16-0 5-49-0 --- 1-12-0 --- Nkem Njoku 1-9-0 ------1-8-0 1-13-0 ------Emeka Nwanze ------DNP 1-18-0 ------Dante Smith ------1-11-0 1-47-0 2-43-0 ------Raleigh Webb 1-9-1 2-30-1 1-30-1 1-54-1 2-101-2 10-110-0 1-39-1 1-7-0 2-31-1

Passing (Comp.-Att.-Int.-Yards-TD) Punting/Field Goals (Punts-Avg./FGM-FGA)

#16 #10 #90 #93 #86 Brandon Brian Matt Gage Jacob Rainey Murdaugh Campbell Russell Godek Towson 3-4-1-24-1 DNP P P FG Elon 4-8-1-69-1 --- Towson 2-49.0 --- 0-1 Georgia Tech 1-4-1-30-1 --- Elon 6-47.7 --- 0-0 Charleston Southern DNP 3-5-0-81-1 Georgia Tech 3-38.0 --- 2-3 Samford 6-7-0-196-2 DNP Charleston Southern 9-43.9 --- 0-0 VMI 19-34-0-233-0 DNP Samford --- 3-52.0 2-2 Western Carolina 3-5-0-73-3 DNP VMI --- 6-44.8 0-0 Furman 4-6-0-32-0 DNP Western Carolina --- 2-34.0 0-1 Mercer 2-5-0-31-1 DNP Furman 3-39.0 --- 2-2 Chattanooga Mercer 1-52.0 --- 0-0 ETSU Chattanooga Wofford ETSU Wofford

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Team Game-by-Game First Time of Rushing Passing Total Offense 3rd Down Fumbles- Game Score Downs Possession (No-Yds-TD) (Cmp-Att-Int-Yds-TD) (Plays-Yds-TD) Conv. Lost THE CITADEL 21 21 38:11 71-332-2 3-4-1-24-1 75-356-3 11-of-17 3-2 Towson 28 22 21:49 23-133-2 21-36-1-328-1 59-461-3 7-of-11 2-1

THE CITADEL 28 14 31:45 51-156-3 4-8-1-69-1 59-225-4 5-of-14 1-0 at Elon 35 24 28:15 42-255-4 14-23-0-226-1 65-481-5 5-of-12 0-0

THE CITADEL 27 25 41:50 71-320-2 1-4-1-30-1 75-350-3 8-of-16 3-0 at Georgia Tech 24 14 18:10 33-183-2 7-13-0-118-1 46-301-3 3-of-9 0-0

THE CITADEL 22 15 36:07 58-197-2 3-5-0-81-1 63-278-3 3-of-14 1-1 Charleston Southern 13 15 23:53 34-176-0 14-34-1-204-1 68-380-1 6-of-16 1-0

THE CITADEL 55 24 42:09 95-266-5 6-7-0-196-2 102-462-7 9-of-22 0-0 at Samford 61 25 17:51 37-144-5 18-36-1-318-3 73-462-8 5-of-13 2-1

THE CITADEL 21 20 31:23 39-78-3 19-34-0-233-0 73-311-3 5-of-14 1-1 VMI 34 23 28:37 35-86-1 25-35-0-335-3 70-421-4 5-of-15 0-0

THE CITADEL 35 21 32:21 56-339-2 3-5-0-73-3 61-412-5 2-of-11 0-0 Western Carolina 21 19 27:39 35-128-1 22-31-2-210-1 66-338-2 12-of-18 1-1

THE CITADEL 27 19 34:39 61-360-3 4-7-1-32-0 68-392-3 4-of-12 3-2 at Furman 10 14 25:21 39-172-1 5-25-0-44-0 64-216-1 3-of-14 1-1

THE CITADEL 35 25 37:15 69-378-4 2-5-0-31-1 74-409-5 14-of-17 2-1 Mercer 24 16 22:45 26-61-0 16-28-1-267-2 54-328-2 5-of-12 0-0

THE CITADEL at Chattanooga

THE CITADEL at ETSU

THE CITADEL Wofford

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Big Plays 20-Yard Plus Plays Longest Plays By the Numbers Yds Type Player (s) Opponent Longest Play by Yards No. TD 84* Pass Brandon Rainey to Raleigh Webb Samford 100______0______0 63 Rush Clay Harris Western Carolina 90-99______0______0 55 Rush Brandon Rainey Towson 80-89______1______1 54* Pass Brian Murdaugh to Raleigh Webb Charleston Southern 70-79______0______0 48 Rush Brandon Rainey Furman 60-69______1______0 47 Pass Brandon Rainey to Dante Smith Samford 50-59______2______1 45 Rush Brandon Rainey Mercer 40-49______4______0 43 KOR Remus Bulmer Western Carolina 30-39______8______2 39* Pass Brandon Rainey to Raleigh Webb Western Carolina 20-29______23______2 37 Pass Brandon Rainey to Ryan McCarthy Elon Longest Play by Yards No. TD 36 Pass Brandon Rainey to Raleigh Webb VMI Rushing______14______1 35 Pass Brandon Rainey to Dante Smith VMI Passing______11______6 31 KOR Remus Bulmer Mercer Punt Returns______0______0 30 Rush Brandon Rainey Western Carolina Kick Returns______12______0 30* Pass Brandon Rainey to Raleigh Webb Georgia Tech Interceptions______2______0 30 KOR Remus Bulmer Charleston Southern Fumble Returns______0______0 29 INT Phil Davis Mercer Other______0______0 27* Pass Brandon Rainey to Raleigh Webb Elon Total______39______7 26 KOR Remus Bulmer Mercer 25 Rush Brandon Rainey Furman 20-Yard Plus By Player 25 KOR Raleigh Webb Western Carolina Player No. TD R P KR PR IR 25 Rush Nkem Njoku Georgia Tech R. Webb 10 6 0 7 3 0 0 24 Rush Remus Bulmer Western Carolina R. Bulmer 10 0 1 1 8 0 0 24 Pass Brandon Rainey to Remus Bulmer Samford B. Rainey 6 1 6 0 0 0 0 24 KOR Remus Bulmer Elon D. Smith 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 23 Rush Dante Smith Mercer N. Njoku 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 23 Rush Nkem Njoku Furman C. Harris 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 23 Rush Nkem Njoku Furman 23 KOR Raleigh Webb VMI R. McCarthy 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 23 KOR Jaylan Adams Elon J. Adams 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 Rush Dante Smith VMI J. Howard 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 KOR Raleigh Webb VMI P. Davis 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 22* Rush Brandon Rainey Georgia Tech Total 39 7 14 11 12 0 2 21 Rush Remus Bulmer Western Carolina * Fumble Return 21 KOR Remus Bulmer Towson 21 KOR Remus Bulmer Towson 20 Pass Brandon Rainey to Raleigh Webb Mercer 20 KOR Remus Bulmer Western Carolina 20 INT Jay Howard Samford * touchdown scored on the play Longest Plays of the Year Rushing 63, Clay Harris vs. Western Carolina (10/12) Rushing Touchdown 22, Brandon Rainey vs. Georgia Tech (9/14) Passing 84, Brandon Rainey to Raleigh Webb vs. Samford (9/28) Passing Touchdown 84, Brandon Rainey to Raleigh Webb vs. Samford (9/28) Punt Return 15, Lane Botkin vs. Elon (9/7) Kickoff Return 43, Remus Bulmer vs. Western Carolina (10/12) Interception Return 29, Phil Davis vs. Mercer (10/26) Fumble Return 11, Willie Eubanks III vs. Towson (8/31) Punt 67, Matt Campbell vs. Elon (9/7) Field Goal 47, Jacob Godek vs. Georgia Tech (9/14)

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Team Stats Schedule & Results Team Statistics Overall Home Away Neutral The Citadel Opponents ALL GAMES 5-4 3-2 2-2 0-0 SCORING ______271 ______246 CONFERENCE 3-2 2-1 1-1 0-0 Points Per Game ______30.1 ______27.3 NON-CONFERENCE 2-2 1-1 1-1 0-0 Points Off Turnovers ______37 ______24 FIRST DOWNS ______184 ______172 Date Opponent W/L Score Att. Rushing ______138 ______70 Aug. 31 #11 Towson L 21-28 8,008 Passing ______30 ______89 Sept. 7 at Elon L 28-35 5,071 Penalty ______16 ______13 Sept. 14 at Georgia Tech W 27-24ot 42,871 RUSHING YARDAGE ______2426 ______1338 Sept. 21 Charleston Southern W 22-13 9,626 Yards gained rushing ______2571 ______1612 Sept. 28* at Samford L 55-61ot4 3,524 Yards lost rushing ______145 ______274 Oct. 5* VMI L 21-34 12,126 Rushing Attempts ______571 ______304 Oct. 12* Western Carolina W 35-17 8,023 Average Per Rush ______4.2 ______4.4 Oct. 19* at #8 Furman W 27-10 6,603 Average Per Game ______269.6 ______148.7 Oct. 26* Mercer W 35-24 11,439 TDs Rushing ______26 ______16 * Southern Conference Game PASSING YARDAGE ______769 ______2050 Comp-Att-Int ______45-79-4 ______142-261-5 Average Per Pass ______9.7 ______7.9 Average Per Catch ______17.1 ______14.4 Average Per Game ______85.4 ______227.8 TDs Passing ______10 ______13 TOTAL OFFENSE ______3195 ______3388 Total Plays ______650 ______565 Score by Quarters Average Per Play ______4.9 ______6.0 Average Per Game ______355.0 ______376.4 1 2 3 4 OT Total The Citadel 49 63 62 77 20 271 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards ______19-385 ______11-295 Opponents 34 63 60 66 23 246 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards ______7-58 ______7-23 INT RETURNS: #-Yards ______5-55 ______4-10 KICK RETURN AVERAGE ______20.3 ______26.8 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE ______8.3 ______3.3 INT RETURN AVERAGE ______11.0 ______2.5 FUMBLES-LOST ______14-7 ______7-4 PENALTIES-Yards ______47-437 ______61-498 Average Per Game ______48.6 ______55.3 PUNTS-Yards ______35-1555 ______33-1235 Average Per Punt ______44.4 ______37.4 Net punt average ______39.8 ______33.8 KICKOFFS-Yards ______45-2826 ______45-2534 Average Per Kick ______62.8 ______56.3 Net kick average ______38.5 ______40.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game ______37:51 ______23:49 3RD-DOWN Conversions ______61/137 ______51/120 3rd-Down Pct ______45% ______42% 4TH-DOWN Conversions ______17/24 ______9/19 4th-Down Pct ______71% ______47% SACKS BY-Yards ______22-154 ______13-53 MISC YARDS ______0 ______0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED ______36 ______30 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ______6-9 ______12-15 ON-SIDE KICKS ______2-2 ______0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES ______(32-39) 82% ______(26-31) 84% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS ______(29-39) 74% ______(18-31) 58% PAT-ATTEMPTS ______(35-35) 100% ______(26-27) 96% ATTENDANCE ______49222 ______58069 Games/Avg Per Game ______5/9844 ______4/14517 Neutral Site Games ______0/0

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Individual Stats Rushing Punt Returns GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G No. Yds Avg TD Long Rainey 8 178 791 73 718 4.0 14 55 89.8 Botkin 5 28 5.6 0 15 Harris 8 132 555 2 553 4.2 1 63 69.1 Faulkner 2 30 15.0 0 0 Bulmer 9 56 326 28 298 5.3 6 24 33.1 Total 7 58 8.3 0 15 Smith 9 38 243 4 239 6.3 3 23 26.6 Opponents 7 23 3.3 0 14 Njoku 9 24 200 0 200 8.3 1 25 22.2 Nwanze 8 68 163 8 155 2.3 1 7 19.4 Murdaugh 3 31 114 17 97 3.1 0 16 32.3 Billings 8 17 59 0 59 3.5 0 8 7.4 Sessions 4 9 47 0 47 5.2 0 13 11.8 Llewellyn 6 6 38 0 38 6.3 0 14 6.3 Webb 9 6 35 5 30 5.0 0 16 3.3 TEAM 4 6 0 8 -8 -1.3 0 0 -2.0 Total 9 571 2571 145 2426 4.2 26 63 269.6 Opponents 9 304 1612 274 1338 4.4 16 45 148.7 Interceptions No. Yds Avg TD Long Howard 2 20 10.0 0 20 Davis 1 29 29.0 0 29 Passing Eubanks III 1 6 6.0 0 6 Mack 1 0 0.0 0 0 G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Long Avg/G Total 5 55 11.0 0 29 Rainey 8 169.2 42-73-3 57.5 688 9 84 86.0 Opponents 4 10 2.5 0 8 Murdaugh 3 262.1 3-5-0 60.0 81 1 54 27.0 McCarthy 8 -200.0 0-1-1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total 9 170.4 45-79-4 57.0 769 10 84 85.4 Opponents 9 133.0 142-261-5 54.4 2050 13 67 227.8 Kick Returns No. Yds Avg TD Long Receiving Bulmer 10 236 23.6 0 43 Webb 5 99 19.8 0 25 G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Adams 3 48 16.0 0 23 Webb 9 21 411 19.6 8 84 45.7 Black 1 2 2.0 0 2 McCarthy 9 8 114 14.2 0 37 12.7 Total 19 385 20.3 0 43 Smith 9 4 101 25.2 0 47 11.2 Opponents 11 295 26.8 0 52 Bulmer 9 4 76 19.0 2 24 8.4 Harris 8 4 21 5.2 0 18 2.6 Njoku 9 3 30 10.0 0 13 3.3 Nwanze 8 1 16 16.0 0 16 2.0 Total 9 45 769 17.1 10 84 85.4 Opponents 9 142 2050 14.4 13 67 227.8 Fumble Returns No. Yds Avg TD Long Eubanks III 1 11 11.0 0 11 Total 1 11 11.0 0 11 Opponents 1 41 41.0 1 41

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Individual Stats Scoring Total Offense TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Rainey 14 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 84 Rainey 8 251 718 688 1406 175.8 Godek 0 6-9 35-35 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 53 Harris 8 132 553 0 553 69.1 Webb 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48 Bulmer 9 56 298 0 298 33.1 Bulmer 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48 Smith 9 38 239 0 239 26.6 Smith 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Njoku 9 24 200 0 200 22.2 Nwanze 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Murdaugh 3 36 97 81 178 59.3 Njoku 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Nwanze 8 68 155 0 155 19.4 Harris 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Billings 8 17 59 0 59 7.4 TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2 Sessions 4 9 47 0 47 11.8 Murdaugh 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 0 Llewellyn 6 6 38 0 38 6.3 Total 36 6-9 35-35 0-0 0 0-1 0 1 271 Webb 9 6 30 0 30 3.3 Opponents 30 12-15 26-27 0-0 2 2-2 0 0 246 TEAM 4 6 -8 0 -8 -2.0 Total 9 650 2426 769 3195 355.0 Opponents 9 565 1338 2050 3388 376.4

All-Purpose Yards Punting G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Rainey 8 718 0 0 0 0 718 89.8 Campbell 24 1062 44.2 67 5 5 9 6 Bulmer 9 298 76 0 236 0 610 67.8 Russell 11 493 44.8 63 2 0 2 3 Harris 8 553 21 0 0 0 574 71.8 Total 35 1555 44.4 67 7 5 11 9 Webb 9 30 411 0 99 0 540 60.0 Opponents 33 1235 37.4 57 3 11 10 4 Smith 9 239 101 0 0 0 340 37.8 Njoku 9 200 30 0 0 0 230 25.6 Nwanze 8 155 16 0 0 0 171 21.4 McCarthy 9 0 114 0 0 0 114 12.7 Field Goals Murdaugh 3 97 0 0 0 0 97 32.3 Godek Billings 8 59 0 0 0 0 59 7.4 FGM-FGA______6-9 Adams 9 0 0 0 48 0 48 5.3 Percentage______66.7 Sessions 4 47 0 0 0 0 47 11.8 1-19______0-0 Llewellyn 6 38 0 0 0 0 38 6.3 20-29______2-2 Faulkner 9 0 0 30 0 0 30 3.3 30-39______2-2 Davis 9 0 0 0 0 29 29 3.2 40-49______2-4 Botkin 9 0 0 28 0 0 28 3.1 50-99______0-1 Howard 9 0 0 0 0 20 20 2.2 Long______47 Eubanks III 9 0 0 0 0 6 6 0.7 Blocked______1 Black 9 0 0 0 2 0 2 0.2 TEAM 4 -8 0 0 0 0 -8 -2.0 Total 9 2426 769 58 385 55 3693 410.3 Field Goal Sequence Opponents 9 1338 2050 23 295 10 3716 412.9 The Citadel Opponents Towson 45 (40),(25) Elon -- -- Georgia Tech 50, (47), (37) (34), 46 Charleston Southern -- (35), (48), 34 Samford (23), (22) (34), (33) VMI -- (22), (46) Western Carolina 48 (32) Furman (30), (46) (48) Mercer -- 28, (31)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

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Defensive Stats Defensive Leaders

Tackles Pass Def Fumbles Blkd GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds Sacks-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf 9 Eubanks III 9 44 37 81 7.0 - 28 2.0 - 22 1 - 6 3 10 1 - 11 2 . . 17 Beverly 9 33 23 56 1.5 - 2 . . 6 . . 1 . . 25 Faulkner 9 26 21 47 2.0 - 16 2.0 - 16 . 3 3 . . 2 . 49 Blount 8 16 26 42 11.5 - 54 4.5 - 35 . . 5 . 1 . . 3 Reed 9 18 21 39 3.0 - 9 . . 1 3 . . . . 98 Randolph II 9 21 17 38 11.5 - 41 5.0 - 27 . . 6 1 - 0 . . . 7 Mack 7 18 13 31 . . 1 - 0 1 2 . . . . 11 Barrett 9 21 8 29 2.0 - 9 1.0 - 7 . 6 . . . . . 92 Brawley 8 15 12 27 6.0 - 26 0.5 - 2 . . 3 . 1 . . 72 Owens 9 8 11 19 7.0 - 23 3.5 - 16 ...... 48 Covey 9 4 13 17 0.5 - 6 0.5 - 6 . . 4 . . . . 4 Davis 9 6 11 17 1.5 - 2 . 1 - 29 . 1 . . . . 6 Botkin 9 13 3 16 2.0 - 4 . . 4 . . . . . 20 Howard 9 9 5 14 . . 2 - 20 3 . 1 - 0 . . . 96 Black 9 3 10 13 1.0 - 2 . . . 2 . . . . 45 Horn 9 4 5 9 2.0 - 2 ...... 36 Douglas 9 5 3 8 1.0 - 6 1.0 - 6 ...... 76 Greene IV 9 4 3 7 1.5 - 15 1.0 - 12 . . 1 1 - 0 . . . 2 Davis 8 5 1 6 1.0 - 1 ...... 60 Smith 9 1 4 5 1.0 - 1 ...... 85 Keefe 8 1 2 3 ...... 12 McCarthy 9 1 1 2 ...... 22 Webb 9 2 . 2 ...... 24 Girdner 6 1 1 2 . . . 2 . . . . . 41 Estes 4 1 . 1 1.0 - 5 1.0 - 5 ...... 87 Roberts 5 . 1 1 ...... 27 Adams 9 1 . 1 ...... 86 Godek 9 1 . 1 ...... 29 Ayers 8 1 . 1 ...... 28 Njoku 9 1 . 1 ...... TM TEAM 4 ...... 1 Total 9 284 252 536 64 - 252 22 - 154 5 - 55 29 40 4 - 11 5 2 1 Opponents 9 350 474 824 45 - 135 13 - 53 4 - 10 8 9 7 - 41 9 1 .

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