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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 Fieldhouse, 171 Moultrie Street, Charleston, S.C. 29409 The citadel SCHEDULE (3-5, 3-4 SOCON) NOVEMBER 10 - 2 P.M. Sept. 1 at #10/11 Wofford * L, 21-28 Sept. 8 Chattanooga* L, 28-29ot Game 9 - Charleston, S.C. - Johnson Hagood STADIUM Sept. 22 at Mercer* W, 38-31 Sept. 29 at #25/rv Towson L, 27-44 NR/NR The Citadel bulldogs (3-5, 3-4) Oct. 13 ETSU* L, 23-26 Head Coach: Brent Thompson, 3rd Season (Norwich, 1998) Oct. 20 at VMI* W, 34-32 Record at The Citadel: 18-13 (.581) Career Record: Same Oct. 27 Furman* L, 17-28 Nov. 3 at Western Carolina* W, 38-24 Record against Samford: 1-1 Nov. 10 Samford* 2 p.m. Nov. 17 at Alabama Noon RV/RV Samford Bulldogs (5-4, 4-2) Nov. 29 Charleston Southern 7 p.m. Head Coach: Chris Hatcher, 7th Season (Valdosta St, 1994) Home games in BOLD; * - SoCon game Record at Samford: 26-18 (.591) Career Record: 147-75 Samford SCHEDULE (5-4, 4-2 SOCON) Record against The Citadel: 2-4 Aug. 30 Shorter W, 66-9 Sept. 8 at Florida State L, 26-36 Mathcup at a Glance Sept. 15 Mercer* L, 24-30 Sept. 22 at Chattanooga* L, 20-27 The Citadel ____________________________ vs. ______________________________ Samford Sept. 29 at Kennesaw State L, 10-24 Charleston, South Carolina ____________ Location ________________ Birmingham, Alabama Oct. 6 Western Carolina* W, 66-28 1842 ______________________________ Founded ______________________________ 1841 Oct. 13 VMI* W, 73-22 2,300 _____________________________ Enrollment _____________________________ 5,509 Oct. 20 at Furman* W, 28-20 Southern __________________________ Conference __________________________Southern Johnson Hagood _____________________Stadium ____________________________ Seibert Nov. 3 Wofford* W, 35-20 Mike Capaccio____________________ Athletics Director ___________________ Martin Newton Nov. 10 at The Citadel* 2 p.m. 1905 __________________________First Year of Football __________________________ 1906 Nov. 17 at ETSU* 1 p.m. 505-559-32 _______________________All-Time Record ______________________ 463-462-47 Brent Thompson ____________________ Head Coach ______________________ Chris Hatcher 18-13 ___________________________ Record at School ___________________________26-18 18-13 ____________________________ Career Record ___________________________147-75 5-6 _______________________________ 2017 Record _______________________________8-4 on the air TV/ONLINE inside the numbers ESPN+ Kevin Fitzgerald (PxP) 421 - The Bulldogs rushed for a season-high 421 yards against Western Carolina. The Dominique Allen (analyst) rushing total is the highest since rushing for 435 yards against Presbyterian during the Emily Crevani (sideline) 2016 season. 188 - Quarterback Brandon Rainey made his first start at quarterback and ran for 188 RADIO yards and a touchdown on 31 carries. He reached the end zone on the opening drive of Luke Mauro (play-by-play) the game by going over left end for a 43-yard touchdown. Cal McCombs (analyst) 126 - Freshman Clay Harris recorded his first career 100-yard performance by rushing Jay Harper (sideline) for 126 yards and two touchdowns in the victory over Western Carolina. He is now second on the team with four rushing touchdowns. GAMEDAY AFFILIATES 50.2 - Punter Matthew Campbell quietly had another outstanding day kicking against Charleston Western Carolina. The freshman averaged 50.2 yards on four punts, including a career- WQNT (92.1-FM/102.1-FM/1450-AM) long 56 yard punt. Columbia 1 - The Citadel attempted just one pass in the victory over Western Carolina. It is the WQXL (100.7-FM/1470-AM) fewest passes ever attempted in a game. Greenville/Spartanburg WLFJ (92.9-FM/660-AM) on this date... Sumter WDXY (105.9-FM/1240-AM) The Bulldogs scored 14 points in the fourth quarter to rally for a 42-31 victory over No. 19 Elon. Bart Blanchard went 22-of-29 for 370 yards and three touchdowns. Andre Roberts was the top target with eight catches for 180 yards, including a 68-yard touchdown reception. Tory Cooper rushed for three touchdowns, including the score that sealed the victory in the fourth quarter. 2018 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • SAMFORD Media Information Sunday - 4 Monday - 5 Tuesday - 6 Wednesday - 7 Thursday - 8 Friday - 9 Saturday - 10 Practice Off Day Practice Practice Practice Walk-thru Samford 5 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4 p.m. 2 p.m. Brent Thompson Brent Thompson Players and Press Conference Radio Show No availability Coaches available 1:30 p.m. 7 p.m. after game Marina Variety Store TEAM INFORMATION Daily Media Availability Offense _________________________________________Triple Option Tuesday Press Conference Defense ____________________________________________ Multiple Head coach Brent Thompson is available to the media on Tuesdays at 2017 Overall Record _______________________________________5-6 1:30 p.m. on the 5th floor club level of Johnson Hagood Stadium. Two 2017 Conference Record ___________________________________ 3-5 cadet-athletes will also be available following Coach Thompson. The 2017 Conference Finish _____________________________t-6th SoCon press conferences will be streamed live and available for replay on Offensive Starters Returning/Lost ___________________________ 9/2 CitadelSports.com. Defensive Starters Returning/Lost ___________________________ 5/7 First Year of Football _________________________1905 (109th season) The Brent Thompson Radio Show All-Time Record _______________________________502-555-32 (.476) Head Coach Brent Thompson joins “Voice of the Bulldogs” Luke Mauro Southern Conference Championships ________ 2016, 2015, 1992, 1961 for The Brent Thompson Radio Show each Wednesday from 7-8 p.m. at Bowl Record _____________________________________________1-0 the Marina Variety Store. The show airs on ESPN Radio - 94.7 FM & 910 _____________________ 1960 Tangerine Bowl, 27-0 vs. Tennessee Tech AM in Charleston. FCS Playoffs Record ________________________________________2-5 _______ (0-1 in 1988, 0-1 in 1990, 1-1 in 1992, 1-1 in 2015, 0-1 in 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 ______________________________ Johnson Hagood Stadium (11,332) ([email protected]) at least 24 hours in advance of the requested Surface _______________________________________________ Natural grass interview. The best time for interviews is after practice Tuesdays or Opened ___________________________________ Oct. 16, 1948 (70th season) Thursdays but other times can be arranged. All-Time Record ______________________________________ 228-146-3 (.609) Note: Player or coach interviews must not conflict with classes, meetings, training room treatments or other team obligations. COACHING STAFF Head Coach ____________________________Brent Thompson (Norwich, 1998) Record at The Citadel ______________________________________ 15-8 (.652) ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Overall Record ________________________________________________ Same McAlister Fieldhouse 171 Moultrie Street Offensive Coord./QBs/B-Backs ________________ Lou Conte (Springfield, 2004) Charleston, S.C., 29409 Defensive Coord./LBs ________________Blake Harrell (Western Carolina, 2002) Special Teams Coord./Recruiting ____________J.P. Gunter (Lenoir-Rhyne, 2007) Offensive Line ____________________ Ron Boyd (West Virginia Weslyan, 1992) Offensive Tackles _________________Charles Hopkins (Georgia Southern, 2006) Cornerbacks ____________________ Orlando Mitjans, Jr. (Northeastern, 1992) Wide Receivers _____________________Brian Rucker (Western Carolina, 2004) Safeties/Defensive Pass Game Coord. ___________ Joel Taylor (S.C. State, 2004) Defensive Line/Academic Coord. ______________John Ward (Springfield, 2010) John Brush Milledge Austin Assistant AD Associate Director Outside Linebackers _____________________ Scott Yielding (The Citadel, 1993) (football contact) Quality Control __________________________________Will Hornsby (offense) ________________________________________________Bobby Ruff (defense) ___________________________________________ Will Christopher (defense) ______________ Kolton Korn (special teams/assistant to recruiting coordinator) 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) Hannah Allison Parker King Assistant Director Graphic Designer 2 The Low ountry’s Team CITADELSPORTS.COM • @CITADELFOOTBALL • #FIRETHOSECANNONS General Notes Scouting Samford Samford Quick Facts STATS FCS Top 25 Poll The Bulldogs enter the weekend with an Location ____________ Birmingham, Alabama (Nov. 5) overall record of 5-4 and a 4-2 mark in Enrollment ________________________ 5,509 Southern Conference play. Nickname ______________________Bulldogs Prev Colors _____________________Red and Blue Team (1st-place votes) Record Rank Samford is coming off a 35-20 victory over Conference ____________________ Southern 1. North Dakota State (160) 9-0 1 Wofford. SU has now won four-straight games. President ________ Dr. Andrew Westmoreland 2. Kennesaw State 8-1 2 3. Weber State 7-2 4 Athletics Director __________ Martin Newton 4. UC Davis