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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 (0-7, 0-3) MARCH 20 - 1 P.M. Sept. 12 @ South Florida L, 6-27 Sept. 19 @ Clemson L, 0-49 Game 8 CHARLESTON, S.C. - JOHNSON HAGOOD STADIUM Sept. 26 Eastern Kentucky L, 14-37 Oct. 10 @ Army West Point L, 9-14 NR THE CITADEL BULLDOGS (0-7, 0-3) Feb. 27 @ Mercer * L, 28-42 Head Coach: Brent Thompson, 5th Season (Norwich, 1998) Mar. 6 Chattanooga * L, 24-25ot Record at The Citadel: 26-27 (.491) Career Record: Same Mar. 13 @ Western Carolina * L, 14-21 Mar. 20 ETSU * 1 p.m. Record against ETSU: 3-1 Mar. 27 Samford * 1 p.m. Apr. 3 @ Wofford * 1 p.m. NR ETSU BUCCANEERS (1-1, 1-1) Apr. 10 Furman * 1 p.m. Head Coach: Randy Sanders, 4th Season (Tennessee, 1988) Apr. 17 @ VMI * 1:30 p.m. Record at ETSU: 12-14 (.462) Career Record: Same Record against The Citadel: 1-2 Home games in BOLD ETSU (1-1, 1-1) Feb. 20 Samford * W, 24-17 MatCHup at a Glance Mar. 6 at Wofford * PPD The Citadel ________________________ vs. _____________________________ ETSU Mar. 13 Furman * L, 13-17 Charleston, South Carolina _________Location __________ Johnson City, Tennessee Mar. 20 at The Citadel * 1 p.m. 1842 ___________________________Founded __________________________ 1911 Mar. 27 Western Carolina * 1 p.m. Apr. 3 at VMI * 1:30 p.m. 3,767 __________________________Enrollment ________________________ 14,400 Apr. 10 at Mercer * 6 p.m. Southern _______________________Conference ______________________Southern Apr. 17 Chattanooga * 3:30 p.m. Johnson Hagood _________________ Stadium _____________ William B. Greene, Jr. Home games in BOLD Mike Capaccio _______________ Athletics Director _________________Scott Carter 1905 ______________________ First Year of Football _____________________ 1920 513-572-32 ___________________ All-Time Record __________________ 356-434-27 Brent Thompson ________________ Head Coach _________________ Randy Sanders 26-27 _______________________ Record at School _______________________ 12-14 26-27 ________________________ Career Record ________________________ 12-14 6-6 ___________________________ 2019 Record ___________________________ 3-9 ON THE AIR TV/ONLINE inside the numbers ESPN+ Dave Weinstein (PxP) 0 - The Citadel defense has not allowed a point in the second half in each of the last Jason Kempf (analyst) two games. The defense has only allowed seven points in the second half in each of the three games played in the spring. 16 - Linebacker Anthony Britton Jr. recorded a career-high 16 tackles against Western RADIO Carolina. It is the most stops by a player this season, and the most in a game since Carl Luke Mauro (play-by-play) Robinson posted 16 stops against Wofford on Sept. 7, 2013. Lee Glaze (analyst) 44.0 - Freshman Ben Steele averaged 44.0 yards on three punts in his first action of his career. He had a long of 48 yards. GAMEDAY AFFILIATES Charleston 69 - The Bulldog defense held Western Carolina to just 69 yards in the second half. The WQNT (92.1-FM/102.1-FM/1450-AM) Citadel kept the Catamounts off the score over the final 30 minutes. Columbia 125 -Freshman B-Back Nathan Storch recorded his first career 100-yard rushing game WQXL (100.7-FM/1470-AM) when he ran for 125 yards and a touchdown against Western Carolina. It marks the Sumter second-straight trip to Cullowhee where a freshman B-Back recorded his first career WDXY (105.9-FM/1240-AM) 100-yard rushing performance. on this date... Saturday’s game, like every game that will be played during the spring season, will be the first games played on each date in program history. 2020-21 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • ETSU Media Information Sunday - 14 Monday - 15 Tuesday - 16 Wednesday - 17 Thursday - 18 Friday - 19 Saturday - 20 Practice Off Day Practice Practice Practice Walk Thru ETSU 5:15 p.m. 3:55 p.m. 3:55 p.m. 3:55 p.m. TBA 1 p.m. Brent Thompson ESPN+ Press Conference 1:45 Head Coach and 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 1:45 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 Currie McFayden Quality Control ________________________ Brandon McKay (offense) Assistant AD Associate Director ________________________________________ 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 Cayden Casey Lydia Vaigneur Video Production Graphic Designer 2 The Low ountry’s Team CITADELSPORTS.COM • @CITADELFOOTBALL • #FIRETHOSECANNONS General Notes Scouting ETSU ETSU Quick Facts STATS Perform FCS Top 25 Poll ETSU enters the weekend with an overall Location _________ Johnson City, Tennessee (March 15) record of 1-1, and a 1-1 mark in conference Enrollment ______________________14,400 action. Nickname ___________________ Buccaneers Prev Colors ____________Navy Blue and Old Gold Team (1st-place votes) Record Rank The Bucs are coming off a 17-13 setback to Conference ____________________Southern 1. James Madison (28) 3-0 1 Furman. ETSU opened the season with a 24- President ________________ Dr. Brian Noland 2. North Dakota (10) 4-0 3 17 victory over Samford, and then had their Athletics Director ____________ Scott Carter 3. Weber State (2) 2-0 2 4. North Dakota State 4-1 5 game against Wofford postponed. 5. Southern Illinois 4-1 t10 Head Coach ______________ Randy Sanders 6. South Dakota State 3-1 8 The ETSU offense is averaging 311.0 yards Record at School ________ 12-14 (3rd season) 7. Sam Houston 2-0 12 and 18.5 points per game. They are gaining Career Record __________ 12-14 (3rd season) 8. Jacksonville State 6-1 t10 112.0 yards a game on the ground and 199.0 9. Kennesaw State 2-0 9 through the air. 2019 Record ________________________3-9 10. Northern Iowa 2-2 4 Conference Record (Finish) _______ 1-7 (9th) 11. Chattanooga 2-1 14 Quay Holmes leads the ground attack with Starters Returning ___________________ 14 12. Delaware 2-0 19 192 yards and three touchdowns. Starters Lost ________________________ 14 13. Furman 3-1 15 14. Villanova 1-1 6 Quarterback Tyler Riddell has gone 36-of-60 SID __________________________