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THE CITADEL FOOTBALL sOcon champions - 2016, 2015, 1992, 1961 • fcs playoffs - 2016, 2015, 1992, 1990, 1988 Football Contact: John Brush • O: 843-953-6795 • C: 270-293-0590 • Email: [email protected] The Citadel Athletic Communications, McAlister Field House, 171 Moultrie Street, Charleston, S.C. 29409 The citadel (0-3) OCTOBER 10 - 1:30 P.M. Sept. 12 @ South Florida L, 6-27 Sept. 19 @ Clemson L, 0-49 Game 4 WEST POINT, N.Y. - MICHIE STADIUM Sept. 26 Eastern Kentucky L, 14-37 Oct. 10 @ Army West Point 1:30 p.m. RV THE CITADEL BULLDOGS (0-3) Head Coach: Brent Thompson, 5th Season (Norwich, 1998) Home games in BOLD Record at The Citadel: 26-23 (.531) Career Record: Same ARMY WEST POINT (3-1) Record against Army West Point: 0-0 Sept. 5 Middle Tennessee State W, 42-0 Sept. 12 Louisiana-Monroe W, 37-7 NR ARMY WEST POINT (3-1) Sept. 26 @ Cincinnati L, 10-24 Head Coach: Jeff Monken, 7th Season (Millikin, 1989) Oct. 3 Abilene Christian W, 55-23 Record at Army: 43-37 (.538) Career Record: 79-53 (.599) Oct. 10 The Citadel 1:30 p.m. Record against The Citadel: 3-1 Oct. 17 @ UTSA 1:30 p.m. Oct. 24 Mercer 1:30 p.m. Nov. 7 Air Force 11:30 a.m. Nov. 14 @ Tulane TBA MatCHup at a Glance Nov. 21 Georgia Southern 1:30 p.m. The Citadel ____________________________ vs. ________________________Army West Point Dec. 12 Navy 3 p.m. Charleston, South Carolina ____________ Location _________________ West Point, New York Home games in BOLD; 1842 ______________________________ Founded ______________________________ 1802 3,767 _____________________________ Enrollment _____________________________ 4,400 Southern __________________________ Conference _______________________Independent Johnson Hagood _____________________Stadium _____________________________ Michie Mike Capaccio____________________ Athletics Director _____________________ Mike Buddie 1905 __________________________First Year of Football __________________________ 1890 513-568-32 _______________________All-Time Record ______________________ 700-527-51 Brent Thompson ____________________ Head Coach _______________________ Jeff Monken 26-23 ___________________________ Record at School ___________________________43-37 26-23 ____________________________ Career Record ____________________________79-53 6-6 _______________________________ 2019 Record _______________________________5-8 ON THE AIR TV/ONLINE inside the numbers CBS Sports Net Ben Holden (PxP) 16 - Wide receiver Raleigh Webb caught his 16th career touchdown pass in the game Ross Tucker (analyst) against Eastern Kentucky. Webb is currently tied for second on the all-time list for Tina Cervasio (sideline) career touchdowns. 11 - Saturday’s game marks the 11th trip for the Bulldogs to the Empire State. It is the 10th time The Citadel will travel to West Point. The other trip to the state came in 1975 RADIO when the Bulldogs traveled to Hamilton to face Colgate. The Citadel is 3-7 all-time in Luke Mauro (play-by-play) New York. Lee Glaze (analyst) 3 - The game against Army West Point will be the Bulldogs third against a FBS opponent this season. It marks the first time The Citadel has ever played three FBS opponents in GAMEDAY AFFILIATES the same season. Charleston WQNT (92.1-FM/102.1-FM/1450-AM) 2 -The Bulldogs have two victories over Army West Point. The victories came in back-to- Columbia back visits to West Point. The Citadel won 20-14 in 1991 and followed it up with a 15-14 WQXL (100.7-FM/1470-AM) victory in 1992. Sumter WDXY (105.9-FM/1240-AM) on this date... In 1992, Jack Douglas rushed for 159 yards and four touchdowns as the Bulldogs jumped out to a 19-10 halftime lead en route to a 33-13 victory over Chattanooga inside Johnson Hagood Stadium. Everette Sands added 136 yards on 26 carries as The Citadel ran for 434 yards in improving to 6-0 on the season. The Bulldog defense limited the Mocs to just 179 yards of offense. 2020 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • at ARMY WEST POINT Media Information Sunday - 4 Monday - 5 Tuesday - 6 Wednesday - 7 Thursday - 7 Friday - 9 Saturday - 10 Practice Off Day Practice Practice Practice Depart for @ Army West Point 5:15 p.m. 3:55 p.m. 3:55 p.m. 3:55 p.m. West Point, N.Y. 1:30 p.m. Brent Thompson 12:30 CBS Sports Net Press Conference Brent Thompson 1:30 Radio Show Head Coach and 7 p.m. Players available via zoom after game Football Information Daily Media Availability Offensive Formation ______________________________ Triple Option Monday Press Conference Defensive Formation _________________________________ Multiple 2019 Overall Record ______________________________________ 6-6 Head coach Brent Thompson is available to the media on Monday’s at 2019 Conference Record __________________________________ 4-4 1:30 p.m. via zoom. Two cadet-athletes may also be available following 2019 Conference Finish __________________________________ t-4th Coach Thompson. Offensive Starters Returning/Lost __________________________ 10/3 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost ___________________________ 9/4 The Citadel Cadet-Athlete Media Opportunities First Varsity Season ______________________________________ 1905 All requests for cadet-athlete interviews must be submitted via email Overall Record ______________________________ 513-567-32 (.476) to Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Communications John Brush All-Time Playoff Record ___________________________________ 2-5 ([email protected]) at least 24 hours in advance of the requested SoCon Titles ______________________________________________ 4 interview. The best time for interviews is before practice Tuesdays or _______________________________________ 1961, 1992, 2015, 2016 Thursdays but other times can be arranged. NCAA Playoff Appearances __________________________________ 5 __________________________________ 1988, 1990, 1992, 2015, 2016 Note: Player or coach interviews must not conflict with classes, meetings, training room treatments or other team obligations. Stadium Information Stadium Name _______________________ Johnson Hagood Stadium Field ____________________________________________Artificial turf Capacity ____________________________________________ 11,427 First Year ______________________________________________ 1948 First Game ____________________ Oct. 16, 1948 (Davidson 14, The Citadel 6) Largest Crowd ___________23,025 Oct. 17, 1992 (Marshall 34, The Citadel 13) Record at Stadium ____________________________ 233-152-3 (.604) The Citadel Coaches and Staff Head Coach ____________________Brent Thompson (Norwich, 1998) Record at The Citadel ______________________________ 26-20 (.565) Overall Record ________________________________________ Same ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS McAlister Fieldhouse Offensive Coord./QBs/B-Backs _________ Lou Conte (Springfield, 2004) 171 Moultrie Street Defensive Coord./DBs _____________ Tony Grantham (Radford, 2000) Special Teams Coord./Recruiting _______ Turner West (Memphis, 2010) Charleston, S.C., 29409 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 _________ Bobby Ruff (Charleston Southern, 2017) Outside Linebackers _______________ Kevin Weston (Tusculum, 2002) Offensive Tackles/TEs _____________ Tom Simi (Eastern Oregon, 1994) Director of Football Operations ___________________Will Christopher John Brush Cayden Casey Quality Control ________________________ Brandon McKay (offense) Assistant AD Video Production ________________________________________ Liam Smith (defense) (football contact) Video Coordinator _____________________________ Brandon McKay Director of Personnel ______________________________ Kate Yeager Asst AD/Strength & Conditioning ______ Donnell Boucher (Worcester St., 2005) Asst AD/Sports Medicine _______ Andy Clawson (Henderson St., 1969) Director of Athletic Equipment _____________________ Kevin Yeager 2 The Low ountry’s Team CITADELSPORTS.COM • @CITADELFOOTBALL • #FIRETHOSECANNONS General Notes Scouting Army West Point Army West Point Quick Facts STATS FCS Top 25 Poll Army West Point enters the game with Location ____________ West Point, New York (Preseason) a record of 3-1 after a 55-23 victory over Enrollment _______________________ 4,400 Abilene Christian on Saturday. Nickname _________________ Black Knights Prev Colors ______________ Black, Gold and Gray Team (1st-place votes) Record Rank Army had a pair of 100-yard rushers in the Conference ________________ Independent 1. North Dakota State 0-0 game as Jemel Jones ran for 138 yards and Superintendent _______ LTG Darryl Williams 2. James Madison 0-0 Tyrell Robinson ran for 126 yards on just Athletics Director ____________ Mike Buddie 3. Northern Iowa 0-0 4. Weber State 0-0 seven carries. 5. South Dakota State 0-0 Head Coach ________________ Jeff Monken 6. Montana State 0-0 The Black Knights are 3-0 in home games Record at School ________ 43-37 (7th season) 7. Montana 0-0 played inside Michie Stadium. Career Record _________ 79-53 (11th season) 8. Villanova 0-0 9. Illinois State 0-0 Army is averaging 350.5 rushing yards per 2019 Record ________________________5-8 10. Kennesaw State 0-0 game and have scored 16 touchdowns on the Conference Record (Finish) ___________ N/A 11. Central Arkansas 0-0 ground. Starters Returning __________________ N/A 12. Sacramento State 0-0 Starters Lost _______________________ N/A 13. Austin Peay 0-0 Robinson leads the ground game with 253 14. Nicholls 0-0 yards on just 20 carries. Quarterback