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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 (0-0, 0-0 SOCON) AUGUST 31 - 3 p.m. Aug. 31 Towson 3 p.m. Sept. 7 @ Elon 2 p.m. Game 1 - Charleston, s.c. - Johnson hagood STADIUM Sept. 14 @ Georgia Tech 12:30 p.m. Sept. 21 Charleston Southern 6 p.m. RV/RV The Citadel bulldogs (0-0, 0-0) Sept. 28 @ Samford * 3 p.m. Head Coach: Brent Thompson, 4th Season (Norwich, 1998) Oct. 5 VMI * 2 p.m. Record at The Citadel: 20-14 (.588) Career Record: Same Oct. 12 Western Carolina * 2 p.m. Oct. 19 @Furman * 1 p.m. Record against TU: 0-1 Oct. 26 Mercer * 2 p.m. Nov. 2 @ ETSU 3:30 p.m. 11/12 TOWSON TIGERS (0-0, 0-0) Nov. 16 @ Chattanooga 2 p.m. Head Coach: Rob Ambrose, 11th Season (Towson, 1993) Nov. 23 Wofford Noon Record at Towson: 59-59 (.500) Career Record: 62-66 Home games in BOLD; * - SoCon game Record against The Citadel: 1-0 TOWSON (0-0, 0-0 CAA) Aug. 31 @ The Citadel 3 p.m. Sept. 7 North Carolina Central 6 p.m. MatCHup at a Glance Sept. 14 @ Maine * 7 p.m. The Citadel______vs.______Towson Sept. 21 Villanova * 6 p.m. Charleston, South Carolina______Location______Towson, Maryland Sept. 28 @ Florida TBA 1842______Founded______1866 Oct. 12 Albany * 4 p.m. 2,300______Enrollment______22,284 Oct. 19 Bucknell 4 p.m. Southern______Conference______Colonial Athletic Association Oct. 26 @ James Madison * 3:30 p.m. Johnson Hagood______Stadium______Johnny Unitas® Nov. 2 Delaware * 2 p.m. Mike Capaccio______Athletics Director______Tim Leonard Nov. 9 @ Stony Brook * 2 p.m. 1905______First Year of Football______1969 Nov. 16 @ William & Mary * 1 p.m. 507-560-32______All-Time Record______279-254-4 Nov. 23 Elon * 2 p.m. Brent Thompson______Head Coach______Rob Ambrose Home games in BOLD; * - CAA game 20-14______Record at School______59-59 20-14______Career Record______62-66 5-6______2017 Record______7-5 on the air TV/ONLINE inside the numbers ESPN+ Kevin Fitzgerald (PxP) 317.3 - The Bulldogs offense rushed for 317.3 yards per game over the final four Dominique Allen (analyst) games of 2018. That stretch included a season-high 421 yards against Western Carolina Emily Crevani (sideline) and 275 yards at Alabama. 9 - The Citadel ranked ninth in the FCS in rushing yards per game last season at 283.6 RADIO yards per game. It marked the third-straight year under head coach Brent Thompson Luke Mauro (play-by-play) that the Bulldogs were ranked in the top 10. Ted Byrne (analyst) 4 - The 2019 season will feature four opponents ranked in the preseason polls. The Jay Harper (sideline) schedule features non-conference opponents Towson and Elon, as well as conference opponents Wofford and Furman. GAMEDAY AFFILIATES 3 - The Bulldogs allowed just three points in the second half over the final three games Charleston of the 2018 season. The Citadel won all three games, including overcoming double-digit WQNT (92.1-FM/102.1-FM/1450-AM) losses in two of the games. Columbia WQXL (100.7-FM/1470-AM) Greenville/Spartanburg WLFJ (92.9-FM/660-AM) on this date... Sumter WDXY (105.9-FM/1240-AM) The Bulldogs are playing for just the third time on Aug. 31. The Citadel has dropped each of the previous two contests, with the most recent coming in 2013. Today’s contest will be just the sixth time the Bulldogs will play a game during the month of August. The Citadel is 2-3 in the previous five contests, with both wins coming at home. 2019 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • TOWSON

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Sunday - 25 Monday - 26 Tuesday - 27 Wednesday - 28 Thursday - 29 Friday - 30 Saturday - 31

Off Day Practice Practice Practice Practice Walk Thru Towson 3:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. TBA 3 p.m.

Brent Thompson Head Coach and Press Conference Players available 12:15 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 Towson Towson Quick Facts STATS FCS Top 25 Poll Towson enters the season ranked in each of Location______Towson, Maryland (Preseason) the two preseason polls. The Tigers are ranked Enrollment______22,284 11th in the STATS poll and 12th in Coaches Nickname______Tigers Prev poll. Colors______Black and Gold Team (1st-place votes) Record Rank Conference_____Colonial Athletic Association 1. North Dakota State (142) 0-0 The Tigers finished 7-5 last season and made President______Dr. Kim E. Schatzel 2. James Madison (14) 0-0 their first postseason appearance since Athletics Director______Tim Leonard 3. South Dakota State (1) 0-0 4. Eastern Washington (3) 0-0 playing in the National Championship game 5. UC Davis 0-0 following the 2013 season. Head Coach______Rob Ambrose 6. Jacksonville State 0-0 Record at School______59-59 (11th season) 7. Maine 0-0 Towson features one of the most explosive Career Record______62-66 (12th season) 8. Weber State 0-0 offenses in the FCS as they averaged 465.0 9. Wofford 0-0 yards of offense per game. They averaged 2018 Record______7-5 10. Kennesaw State 0-0 190.0 yards on the ground and 275.0 yards Conference Record (Finish)______5-3 (t-3rd) 11. Towson 0-0 through the air. Starters Returning______13 12. Nicholls 0-0 Starters Lost______9 13. Colgate 0-0 The offense is led by quarterback Tom Flacco. 14. Montana State 0-0 One of the preseason candidates for the SID______Dave Vatz 15. Illinois State 0-0 Walter Payton Award, Flacco threw for 3,251 [email protected] 16. Indiana State 0-0 yards and 28 touchdowns, while also rushing 17. Southeast Missouri State 0-0 Office______410-704-3102 18. Northern Iowa 0-0 for 742 yards and four touchdowns last Web______towsontigers.com 19. Furman 0-0 season. 20. North Carolina A&T 0-0 21. Elon 0-0 Running back Shane Simpson rushed for 711 22. Delaware 0-0 yards and six touchdowns. He is also one of The Citadel’s Opening Drives 23. Sam Houston State 0-0 the top kick returners in the FCS. He averaged Opp 1st 2nd 24. Princeton 0-0 24.0 yards per kickoff return, including a 96- 25. Montana 0-0 yard touchdown. Towson Elon Wide receiver Shane Leatherbury is the top Georgia Tech target on the outside, catching 67 passes for Charleston Southern 885 yards and seven touchdowns. Jabari Allen Samford had 53 catches and eight touchdowns last VMI season. Western Carolina Furman Linebacker Robert Heyward led the defense Mercer last season with 99 tackles. ETSU Chattanooga Bryce Carter finished last season with a team- Wofford high 14.0 tackles-for-loss and 6.5 sacks.

2019 bulldog SCHEDULE & RESULTS DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT SERIES NOTES Aug. 31 Towson ESPN+ 3 p.m. TU leads 1-0 Bulldogs rush for 341 yards Sept. 7 at Elon FloSports 2 p.m. CIT leads 8-5 1st meeting since Elon left SoCon Sept. 14 at Georgia Tech ACC RSN 12:30 p.m. GT leads 10-0 1st meeting since 2001 Sept. 21 Charleston Southern ESPN+ 6 p.m. CIT leads 6-5 Pair of special teams TDs give ‘Dogs win in 2018 Sept. 28 at Samford * ESPN+ 3 p.m. CIT leads 7-5 Rainey rushes for 217 yards to lead comeback victory Oct. 5 VMI * ESPN+ 2 p.m. CIT leads 42-30-2 ‘Dogs capture 12th-straight Silver Shako Oct. 12 Western Carolina * ESPN3 2 p.m. Cit leads 25-17-1 Rainey rushes for 188 yards in first start Oct. 19 at Furman * ESPN3 1 p.m. FU leads 60-35-3 Webb catches school-record 91yd TD Oct. 26 Mercer * ESPN+ 2 p.m. CIT leads 10-5-1 ‘Dogs use late kickoff return to secure 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

* - Denotes SoCon game • All times are eastern

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General Notes The Game FCS Coaches Poll The Citadel opens the 2019 season at home 2-Minute Drill (Preseason) as it welcomes No. 11/12 Towson to Johnson Hagood Stadium. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. u The Bulldogs open the 2019 season inside Prev Johnson Hagood Stadium against No. 11/12 Team (1st-place votes) Record Rank Towson. 1. North Dakota State (23) 0-0 Radio Coverage u Saturday’s game will be broadcast on ESPN+ 2. James Madison (1) 0-0 All games this season can be heard live on with Kevin Fitzgerald, Dominique Allen and 3. Eastern Washington (2) 0-0 92.1-FM/102.1-FM/1450-AM in the Charleston. Emily Crevani on the call. 4. South Dakota State 0-0 The new voice of the Bulldogs, Luke Mauro, u The contest is the second game of a home- 5. UC Davis 10-3 will be joined by Ted Byrne in the booth and and-home series between the two schools. The Tigers won last year’s meeting in Towson. 6. Jacksonville State 9-4 Jay Harper on the sideline. u The game is the first of two-straight contests 7. Maine 10-4 against teams from the Colonial Athletic 8. Wofford 9-4 ESPN+ Association. The Bulldogs travel to face Elon in 9. Weber State 10-3 Saturday’s game will be broadcast on ESPN+ Week 2. 10. Kennesaw State 11-2 with Kevin Fitzgerald, Dominique Allen and u The opener is the first of four games against 11. Nicholls 9-4 Emily Crevani on the call. teams ranked in the preseason polls. 12. Towson 7-5 u Quarterback Brandon Rainey returns as the 13. Illinois State 6-5 starter after leading the Bulldogs to a 3-1 record 14. Colgate 10-2 Saturday Weather a season ago. Rainey averaged 132.5 rushing 15. Montana State 8-5 The forecast for Saturday is calling for yards per game a season ago. 16. Indiana State 7-4 temperatures in the upper 80s with a chance u The Bulldogs also return several running 17. Furman 6-4 of thunderstorms. backs that helped The Citadel rank ninth 18. Southeast Missouri State 9-4 nationally in rushing a season ago. 19. North Carolina A&T 10-2 vs. Towson u The Bulldogs defense came up big in the 20. Northern Iowa 7-6 The Bulldogs and Tigers are meeting for second half down the stretch as it held its last three FCS opponents to a combined three 21. Elon 6-5 the second-straight season. The game is 22. Sam Houston State 6-5 points in the second half. The stretch allowed the second in the home-and-home series 23. Delaware 7-5 The Citadel to erase two double-digit halftime 24. Princeton 10-0 between the two teams. Towson holds a 1-0 deficits. 25. Central Arkansas 6-5 advantage in the series after a 44-27 victory in u The Bulldogs had six players named to the Maryland last September. preseason all-conference team. Matt Campbell, Willie Eubanks III and Joseph Randolph II were Nationally Ranked Opponent in Opener selected to the first team, while Jacob Godek, Haden Haas and Drew McEntyre garnered Saturday will mark the second-straight year second-team accolades. the Bulldogs will open the season against a u Towson features one of the top offenses in nationally-ranked opponent. Towson enters the FCS as they averaged 465.0 yards of offense the season ranked 11th and 12th in the a season ago. preseason polls. Last season, The Citadel u The offense is led by senior quarterback Tom opened the season against No. 10/11 Wofford. Flacco who is one of top candidates for the Walter Payton Award. Flacco threw for 3,251 yards and 28 touchdowns, while rushing for 742 Season Openers yards and four touchdowns. The Bulldogs are 58-49-3 in season openers. They have won three of the last four season openers.

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 Elon Georgia Tech Charleston Southern Samford VMI Western Carolina Furman Mercer ETSU Chattanooga Wofford Totals

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General Notes Home Openers THE CITADEL SCORING DRIVES The Bulldogs are 79-26-2 in home openers dating back to 1909. The Opponent Qt. Plays Yards TOP How Scored Citadel has won three of the last four home openers. The Bulldogs are 50-19-2 in home openers inside Johnson Hagood Stadium

Brent Thompson in Season Openers The Citadel is 2-1 in season openers in the Brent Thompson era. Thompson won his first two season openers before dropping a close game a season ago.

Close Games Last season, the Bulldogs were involved in close games in each of their first five conference games. Each of the games were decided by seven points or less. The Citadel was 2-3 in those games.

Controlling the Ball One of the staples of the triple option attack is controlling the clock. Last season, the Bulldogs possessed the ball for 33:02 per game. They won the time of possession battle in nine of the eleven games, including holding a14:58 advantage at Alabama.

Blocking Kicks Special teams played a big role in 2018 as the Bulldogs blocked four punts during the 2018 season. The four blocked punts led to three touchdowns, two of which were returned by Dante Smith.

End of 2018 The Bulldogs ended the 2018 season on a positive note as they won three of their last four games. The only loss came at the hands of Alabama, a game that was tied at the half.

The Rainey Effect The strong end to the 2018 season coincided with the insertion of Brandon Rainey at quarterback. The junior averaged 132.2 rushing yards per game and scored three touchdowns. He also threw for a pair of touchdowns. In the comeback victory over Samford, Rainey rushed for 217 yards, the second most by a quarterback in school history. Yards QB Year 286 Gene Brown vs. VMI 1988 217 Brandon Rainey vs. Samford 2018 200 Jack Douglas vs. ETSU 1990 197 Aaron Miller vs. Charlotte 2014 188 Brandon Rainey vs. WCU 2018

The Second Half The Bulldogs won each of its last three FCS games with a dominating second half. The Citadel combined to outscore its opponents 69-3 in the second half of those games. Opponent Halftime Final Western Carolina 10-24 38-24 Samford 7-24 42-27 Charleston Southern 35-14 43-14

Opening Against the CAA The Bulldogs will open 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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General Notes Rainey Named Captain Athlon Sports Power Poll Junior quarterback Brandon Rainey has been 2019 Honors (Preseason) named the team captain for the 2019 season. Matt Campbell • FCS Punter of the Year Watch List Prev Preseason All-America Team Record Rank • HERO Sports Preseason Third-Team Sophomore punter Matt Campbell was 1. North Dakota State 15-0 All-American selected as Preseason Third-Team All- 2. James Madison 9-4 • Preseason First-Team All-SoCon 3. South Dakota State 10-3 American by HERO Sports. 4. Eastern Washington 12-3 5. UC Davis 10-3 Preseason All-Confernce Jacob Godek 6. Maine 10-4 Six members of the 2019 team were named to • Preseason Second-Team All-SoCon 7. Jacksonville State 9-4 the 2019 Preseason All-Southern Conference 8. Montana State 8-5 Team. Matt Campbell, Willie Eubanks III and Willie Eubanks III 9. Weber State 10-3 Joseph Randolph II were named to the first • Preseason Second-Team All-SoCon 10. Wofford 9-4 team, while Jacob Godek, Haden Haas and 11. Towson 7-5 Drew McEntyre were selected to the second 12. Illinois State 6-5 Haden Haas team. 13. Nicholls 9-4 • Preseason Second-Team All-SoCon 14. Kennessaw State 11-2 15. Indiana State 7-4 Up Next 16. Furman 6-4 The Bulldogs hit the road for the first time Drew McEntyre 17. Northern Iowa 7-6 as they travel to face former Southern • Preseason Second-Team All-SoCon 18. Colgate 10-2 Conference foe Elon on Sept. 7. Kickoff is set 19. Southeast Missouri 9-4 for 2 p.m. Joseph Randolph II 20. Sam Houston State 6-5 • Preseason Second-Team All-SoCon 21. Elon 6-5 22. McNeese 6-5 23. Montana 6-5 24. Delaware 7-5 25. North Carolina A&T 10-2

100-Yard Rusher in Season Opener The Bulldogs have had a 100-yard rusher in the season opener in each of the past five years. The Citadel had a pair of 100-yard performers in 2014 and 2015. Year Running Back Opponent Yards 2018 Lorenzo Ward Wofford 124 2017 Cam Jackson Newberry 110 2016 Tyler Renew Mercer 146 2015 Evan McField Davidson 132 Isiaha Smith Davidson 109 2014 Tyler Renew Coastal Carolina 137 Jake Stenson Coastal Carolina 120

New Numbers Several members of the Bulldog football team will take the field in a new number this season. Player Old # New # Destin Mack 37 7 Keyonte Sessions 26 8 Rushing Attack Brian Murdaugh 19 10 The Bulldogs have ranked in the top 10 Ryland Ayers 39 29 nationally in rushing yards per game in Darique Hampton 27 33 each of the last eight season. The Citadel Donnie Brechtel III 76 46 also owns five of the top 25 rushing performances in FCS history. Graduate Transfers Year Rushing YPG Rank The Citadel football program added two 2018 283.6 9th graduate transfers for the 2019 season. The 2017 294.6 2nd list includes one linebacker and one running 2016 348.2 1st back. 2015 346.9 2nd Player Pos. Previous School 2014 347.2 2nd Remus Bulmer A-Back Sm Houston State 2013 273.3 4th Airan Reed LB Southern Illinois 2012 300.6 4th 2011 286.6 3rd

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DEPTH CHART OFFENSE DEFENSE

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

LT 67 Prince Howard-Whitaker 6-3 250 RJr. NT 72 Dalton Owens 6-2 302 RSo. 61 Mark Weakland 6-2 260 RJr. 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 45 Brian Horn 6-1 195 So. 53 Tereis Drayton 6-2 280 Fr. 36 Joe Douglas 6-2 200 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. 4 Phil Davis 6-1 225 Sr.

RT 58 Denzel Wright 6-1 240 Jr. MO 3 Airan Reed 6-2 240 Gr. 78 Thomas Crawford 6-3 230 RSo. 88 Anthony Britton Jr. 6-2 205 Fr.

TE 89 Elijah Lowe 6-4 228 RJr. WILL 49 Marquise Blount 6-3 223 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. or 33 Javonte Middleton 6-0 180 RFr. QB 16 Brandon Rainey 6-0 205 Jr. 10 Brian Murdaugh 6-0 213 Jr. FS 17 Chris Beverly 5-10 181 So. 2 Andy Davis 6-0 200 Fr. A-Back 18 Dante Smith 5-10 180 RSo. 21 Remus Bulmer 5-8 170 Gr. SS 25 Sean-Thomas Faulkner 5-11 180 RSo. 7 Destin Mack 6-0 190 So. B-Back 5 Clay Harris 6-0 203 So. 32 Emeka Nwanze 6-0 215 RFr. CB 6 Lane Botkin 6-0 195 RSo. 20 Jay Howard 6-1 180 RSo. A-Back 8 Keyonte Sessions 5-8 190 Jr. 28 Nkem Njoku 5-9 195 So.

SPECIALISTS

PK 86 Jacob Godek 6-0 155 Sr. KR 21 Remus Bulmer 5-8 170 Gr. 90 Matt Campbell 6-1 227 So. 5 Clay Harris 6-0 203 So.

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. 10 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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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 20-14 (15-9 SoCon) offensive lineman Tyler Davis and B-Back Evan at the Lewisburg, Pa., school as the wide McField earned spots on the All-Southern receivers coach in 2003. As quarterbacks and Conference Freshman Team. fullbacks coach in 2004, Thompson mentored THOMPSON BY OPPONENT quarterback Daris Wilson to first-team All- Opponent Record As a team, the Bulldogs broke school records Patriot League honors. Alabama 0-1 for all-purpose yards, total offense yards and Charleston Southern 1-0 rushing yards. The Citadel led the Southern Prior to Bucknell, Thompson coached the Chattanooga 2-1 Conference and ranked second in FCS with 2001 and 2002 seasons at Northeastern where Clemson 0-1 an average of 346.9 rushing yards per game, he oversaw the running backs and was the ETSU 2-1 an average of 17.21 yards per completion and team’s video coordinator. In 2002, Thompson Furman 1-2 allowing 0.62 sacks per game. The Bulldogs helped lead the Huskies to the Atlantic 10 Gardner-Webb 1-0 also led the SoCon with 5.70 yards per rush championship. Thompson coached All- Mercer 2-1 and 41 rushing touchdowns. American L.J. McKanas, who broke the school’s Newberry 1-0 career rushing record and was second in the North Carolina 0-1 Quarterback Dominique Allen led the nation in that category in 2001. North Greenville 1-0 Southern Conference and tied for 17th in Presbyterian 1-0 FCS, second among quarterbacks, with 13 Thompson, a 1998 graduate of Norwich with Samford 2-1 rushing touchdowns. Allen also ranked third a degree in peace, war and diplomacy, was a Towson 0-1 in the SoCon in points responsibility with 104, two-year letterman as a defensive back on VMI 3-0 fifth with 953 rushing yards, seventh with an the football squad. He began his coaching Western Carolina 2-1 average of 140.3 yards of total offense per career at Dickinson in the fall of 1998 as a Wofford 1-3 game and eighth with an average of 6.0 points graduate assistant and worked with the TOTALS 20-14 scored per game. outside linebackers before serving as the wide vs. FCS Opponents 18-11 receivers coach at Stony Brook in 2000. In his first year at The Citadel, Thompson was vs. FBS Opponents 0-3 instrumental in the development of Aaron vs. Non-D1 2-0 A native of Poughkeepsie, New York, Miller as the senior ranked second in the Thompson is married to the former Tiffany Southern Conference with 1,080 rushing yards, Lebengood. The couple has five-year old twin the highest total by a Bulldog since 1998, and daughters, Harper and Emma. finished the regular season 31st in the nation

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Head Coach Brent Thompson the citadel under BRENT thompson In September 7-4 When allowing 0-13 points 3-0 When gaining 400-499 rush yards 7-0 In October 8-4 When allowing 14-20 points 8-2 When gaining 500+ rush yards 2-0 In November 5-5 When allowing 21-29 points 5-5 With less than 100 passing yards 14-8 In December 0-1 When allowing 30+ points 3-7 With 100-199 passing yards 5-5 In SoCon home games 6-6 When scoring first 11-4 With 200-299 passing yards 0-1 In SoCon road games 9-3 When leading after 1st quarter 8-3 When out-gaining opponents 16-6 In non-conference home games 2-1 When tied after 1st quarter 8-0 When allowing less than 300 yards 11-2 In non-conference road games 3-4 When trailing after 1st quarter 4-9 When allowing 300-399 yards 7-6 vs. ranked FCS opponents at home 2-4 When leading at halftime 12-2 When allowing 400-499 yards 1-2 vs. ranked FCS opponents on road 0-4 When tied at halftime 1-2 When allowing 500+ yards 1-4 vs. FBS opponents 0-3 When trailing at halftime 7-10 When allowing less than 100 rush yards 14-2 In home day games 5-4 When leading after 3rd quarter 14-2 When allowing 100-199 rush yards 2-6 In home night games 3-3 When tied after 3rd quarter 1-4 When allowing 200-299 rush yards 3-4 In road day games 9-6 When trailing after 3rd quarter 5-8 When allowing 300+ rush yards 0-2 In road night games 3-1 In overtime 2-1 When allowing less than 100 pass yards 3-2 In games decided by 10 points or less 11-5 When gaining less than 300 yards 2-4 When allowing 100-199 pass yards 9-4 In games decided by 3 points or less 4-2 When gaining 300-399 yards 5-8 When allowing 200-299 pass yards 3-3 When scoring 0-13 points 0-3 When gaining 400-499 yards 9-2 When allowing 300+ pass yards 4-3 When scoring 14-20 points 3-5 When gaining 500+ yards 4-0 When scoring non-offense TD 6-1 When scoring 21-29 points 4-5 When gaining less than 100 rush yards 0-0 When allowing non-offense TD 2-4 When scoring 30+ points 13-1 When gaining 100-199 rush yards 2-4 When committing 3+ turnovers 0-1 When gaining 200-299 rush yards 3-7 When forcing 3+ turnovers 7-1 When gaining 300-399 rush yards 6-3 When leading time of possession 17-7 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 Presbyterian 48 2017 North Greenville 559 2016 Western Carolina 602 2016 North Greenville 33 2016 ETSU 45 2016 Western Carolina 513 2016 North Greenville 599 2016 Western Carolina 30 2016 Charleston Southern 43 2018 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 Furman 223 2017 Charleston Southern 75 2018 Opponent Time Season Presbyterian 7 2017 ETSU 188 2018 Western Carolina 121 2016 Western Carolina 43:20 2016 ETSU 10 2016 Mercer 180 2017 ETSU 208 2017 North Carolina 42:25 2016 *Seven Tied at 14 Presbyterian 40:21 2017

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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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 ELON GT CSU SAM VMI WCU FUR MER UTC ETSU WOF

DEFENSE DE NT DT SAM MIKE MO WILL CB FS SS CB TOW ELON GT CSU SAM VMI WCU FUR MER UTC ETSU WOF STARTS CHART OFFENSE ‘18 ‘17 '16 ‘15 TOT CONS. DEFENSE ‘18 ‘17 ‘16 ‘15 TOT CONS. 63 Drew McEntyre, OL, Sr. 11 11 4 -- 26 22 4 Phil Davis, LB, Sr. 2 1 0 -- 3 1 22 Raleigh Webb, WR, Jr. 11 11 -- -- 22 22 92 Aaron Brawley, DL, Jr. 7 ------7 1 67 Prince Howard-Whitaker, OT, Jr. 11 11 -- -- 22 22 98 Joseph Randolph II, DL, Sr. 11 ------11 11 52 J.B. Lewis, OG, Jr. 11 11 -- -- 22 22 9 Willie Eubanks III, LB, Jr. 11 ------11 11 16 Brandon Rainey, QB, Jr. 4 11 -- -- 15 4 7 Destin Mack, LB, So. 3 ------3 -- 54 Haden Haas, OL, So. 11 ------11 11 17 Chris Beverly, DB, So. 9 ------9 -- 8 Keyonte Sessions, RB, Jr. 5 ------5 3 11 Phil Barrett, DB, Jr. 9 ------9 1 18 Dante Smith, RB, So. 5 ------5 -- 25 S-T Faulkner, DB, So. 8 ------8 8 5 Clay Harris, RB, So. 2 ------2 -- 12 Ryan McCarthy, WR, So. 2 ------2 1 28 Nkem Njoku, RB, So. 1 ------1

MISCllaneous STATS OPP. CAPTAINS TOSS CHOICE 1ST PLAY 1ST POSS. 2H POSS. JERSEYS PANTS TOW ELON GT CSU SAM VMI WCU FUR MER UTC ETSU WOF

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General Notes

RECORDING THE CITADEL IN 2018 Tale of the Tape The Citadel’s Record in... August______0-0 September______0-0 October______0-0 November______0-0

The Citadel’s Conference Record... At home______0-0 On the road ______0-0 The Citadel Towson The Citadel’s Non-Conference Record 29.8______Points______34.5 At home______0-0 On the road ______0-0 367.4______Total Offense______465.0 283.6______Rushing Yards______190.0 The Citadel’s vs. Ranked Opponents... 60.2______Rushing Attempts/Game______40.0 At home______0-0 4.7______Yards Per Carry______4.8 On the road ______0-0 83.7______Passing Yardage______275.0 10.1______Passing Attempts/Game______37.2 The Citadel’s Record in Games... 18.4______Yards Per Pass Completion______12.0 Decided by 1-3 points______0-0 4-7 points______0-0 30.3______Points Allowed______28.8 8-10 points______0-0 394.5______Total Defense______389.5 11-19 points______0-0 141.3______Rushing Yards Allowed______187.2 20-29 points______0-0 4.5______Yards Per Carry Allowed______4.7 30+ points______0-0 253.2______Passing Yards Allowed______202.2 12.8______Yards Per Completion Allowed______14.0 The Citadel’s Record When Scoring... +2______Turnover Margin______+1 10 or fewer points______0-0 11-19 points______0-0 20-29 points______0-0 Leaders Leaders 30+ points______0-0 Rainey (168)______Passing Yards______Flacco (3251) Rainey (2)______Passing TDs______Flacco (28) The Citadel’s Record When Allowing... Rainey (529)______Rushing Yards______Flacco (742) 10 or fewer points______0-0 Harris (4)______Rushing TDs______Simpson (6) 11-19 points______0-0 Webb (17)______Receptions______Leatherbury (67) 20-29 points______0-0 Webb (2)______Receiving TDs______Allen (8) 30+ points______0-0 Webb (386)______Receiving Yards______Leatherbury (885) The Citadel’s Record in Games... Eubanks III (80)______Tackles______Heyward (99) During the day______0-0 Eubanks (4.5)______Sacks______Carter (6.5) At night______0-0 Eubanks/Howard (2)______Interceptions______Paye (2) Scoring first______0-0 Opponent scores first ______0-0 Leading after 1st quarter______0-0 Trailing after 1st quarter______0-0 Tied after 1st quarter ______0-0 Leading at halftime______0-0 Trailing at halftime______0-0 Tied at Half______0-0 Leading after 3rd quarter______0-0 Trailing after 3rd quarter______0-0 Tied after 3rd quarter______0-0 In overtime______0-0

The Citadel’s record with... 100-yard rusher ______0-0 100-yard receiver______0-0 Less than 300-yards total offense______0-0 300-399 yards total offense______0-0 400-499 yards total offense______0-0 500+ yards total offense______0-0 Committing fewer turnovers______0-0 Committing more turnovers______0-0 Turnovers are equal______0-0

The Citadel’s Rushing Totals... Under 200 yards rushing______0-0 200-299 yards rushing______0-0 300-399 yards rushing______0-0 Rushing for over 400 yards______0-0

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PASSING Three Touchdown Receptions 30 Pass Attempts CIT: 4 by Andre Roberts vs. Presbyterian (2009) CIT: 38 by Tommy Edwards at Georgia Southern (2009) Opp.: 3 by Austin Duke, Charlotte (2014) Opp.: 37 by Robert Riddle, Mercer (2018) 40 Pass Attempts SPECIAL TEAMS CIT: 48 by Bart Blanchard vs. Georgia Southern (2008) Three Field Goals Made Opp.: 69 by Devlin Hodges, Samford (2018) CIT: 3 by Cody Clark vs. Samford (2016) 20 Completions Opp.: 3 by Aidan O’Neill, Towson (2018) CIT: 23 by Tommy Edwards at Georgia Southern (2009) Four Field Goals Made Opp.: 43 by Devlin Hodges, Samford (2018) CIT: 5 by Eric Goins vs. VMI (2015) 200 Passing Yards Opp: by JJ Jerman, ETSU (2018) CIT: 223 by Jordan Black at Furman (2017) Opp.: 253 by Tom Flacco, Towson (2018) DEFENSE 300 Passing Yards 20 Tackles CIT: 358 by Bart Blanchard vs. Georgia Southern (2008) CIT: 23 by Rod Harland vs. Wofford (2011) Opp.: 340 by Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama (2018) Opp.: 20 by Allan Cratsenberg, VMI (2016) 400 Passing Yards Three Sacks CIT: 428 by Kip Allen vs. Wofford (1985) CIT: 3.0 by Mitchell Jeter at Samford (2015) Opp.: 404 by Devlin Hodges, Samford (2018) Opp.: 3.0 by Patrick Hatcher, Samford (2008) Three Touchdown Passes Two Interceptions CIT: 3 by Jordan Black vs. Presbyterian (2017) CIT: 2 by Jay Howard, Charleston Southern (2018) Opp.: 3 by Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama (2018) Opp.: 2 by Tyree Robinson, ETSU (2018) Four Touchdown Passes Interception Returned for Touchdown CIT: 6 by Bart Blanchard vs. Presbyterian (2009) CIT: Noah Dawkins (47 yards) at Wofford (2018) Opp.: 5 by Reece Udinski, VMI (2018) Opp.: Tyree Robinson (28 yards), ETSU (2018) Two Interceptions Returned for Touchdowns in Same Game RUSHING CIT: Cortez Allen (7 yards) and Demetrius Jackson (52 yards) vs. Chowan (2010) 25 Rushing Attempts Four Interceptions CIT: 25 by Brandon Rainey at Alabama (2018) CIT: vs. VMI - Q. Washington (2), Malik Diggs, Tevin Floyd (2015) Opp.: 32 by Jerick McKinnon, Georgia Southern (2013) Fumble Returned for Touchdown 35 Rushing Attempts CIT: Jonathan King (54 yards) at VMI (2016) CIT: 35 by Lorenzo Ward at Towson (2018) Opp.: Anthony Jennings (18 yards), Alabama (2018) Opp.: 35 by Jerick McKinnon, Georgia Southern (2010) Safety Scored 100 Rushing Yards CIT: Aaron Brawley vs. Charleston Southern (2018) CIT: 130 by Dante Smith at Alabama (2018) Opp.: Wofford tackled Ben Dupree in end zone (2011) 126 by Clay Harris at Western Carolina (2018) Blocked Punt Opp.: 185 by Tom Flacco, Towson (2018) CIT: Joe Douglas vs. Charleston Southern (2018) 200 Rushing Yards Opp.: Theo Goodwin, Charleston Southern (2018) CIT: 217 by Brandon Rainey vs. Samford (2018) Blocked Punt Returned for Touchdown Opp.: 291 by Armanti Edwards, Appalachian State (2007) CIT: Dante Smith (24 yards) vs. Charleston Southern (2018) Three Rushing Touchdowns Opp.: Darin Smalls (13 yards), Charleston Southern (2018) CIT: 3 by Tyler Renew vs. Samford (2016) Punt Returned for Touchdown Opp.: 3 by JeMar Lincoln, Furman (2018) CIT: DeAndre Schoultz (81 yards) at Gardner-Webb (2016) FCS Opp.: 3 by Mike Holloway, Charleston Southern (2015) Opp.: Darius Hammond (74 yards), Charleston Southern (2014) Four Rushing Touchdowns Two Punt Returns for Touchdowns in Same Game CIT: 4 by Lorenzo Ward vs. Samford (2018) CIT: Carlos Frank (53 and 80 yards) vs. Newberry (1997) Opp.: 4 by PJ Hill, Wisconsin (2007) Kickoff Returned for Touchdown FCS Opp.: 4 by Chaz Williams, Georgia Southern (2004) CIT: Raleigh Webb (77 yards) vs. Charleston Southern (2018) Two 100-Yard Rushers in Same Game Opp.: Tim Maypray (99 yards), VMI (2007) CIT: Brandon Rainey (188) and Clay Harris (126) at W. Carolina (2018) Blocked Field Goal Opp.: Mike Holloway (172) and Darius Hammond (129), Charleston Southern CIT: Jonathan King at Wofford (2016) (2015) Opp.: By VMI (2017) Three 100-Yard Rushers in Same Game Blocked Field Goal Returned for Touchdown CIT: Dominique Allen (174), Tyler Renew (129), Cam Jackson (113) and Vinny CIT: Demetrius Jackson (74 yards) vs. Chowan (2010) Miller (100) at Coastal Carolina, 2015 Opp.: J.D. Dothard (64 yards), Chattanooga (2008) Opp.: Brothel Cole (137), Steve Bishop (101), Mike Glenn (100), Furman (1980) Blocked PAT Four 100-Yard Rushers in Same Game CIT: Ken Allen at Alabama (2018) CIT: Dominique Allen (174), Tyler Renew (129), Cam Jackson (113) and Vinny Opp.: Jon Strozyk, VMI (2016) Miller (100) at Coastal Carolina, 2015 Defensive Extra Point Scored Two Players with Three Rushing Touchdowns in Same Game CIT: Never CIT: Erick Little (3) and Everette Sands (3) vs. Lees-McRae (1993) Opponent: Robert Mason, VMI (2003)

RECEIVING MISC 10 Receptions Earned Shutout CIT: 10 by Andre Roberts at Chattanooga (2009) Citadel: vs. Davidson, 69-0 Opp.: 11 by Kris Thornton, VMI (2018) Opponent: at Wofford, 0-35 100 Receiving Yards Beat FBS Team CIT: 116 by Raleigh Webb vs. ETSU (2018) Citadel: at South Carolina, 2015 Opp.: 114 by Henry Ruggs III, Alabama (2018)

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Numerical Roster No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown / Previous School ALPHABETICAL 2 Andy Davis DB 6-0 200 Fr. Canton, Ga. / Creekview 27 Jaylan Adams DB 3 Airan Reed LB 6-2 240 Gr. Medina, Tenn. / Southern Illinois 4 Phil Davis LB 6-1 225 Gr. Marietta, Ga. / Hillgrove Jack Alvarez A-Back 5 Clay Harris B-Back 6-0 203 So. Atlanta, Ga. / Norcross 29 Ryland Ayers DB 6 Lane Botkin DB 6-0 195 So. Columbia, S.C. / A.C. Flora 66 Clayton Ballog OL 7 Destin Mack DB 6-0 190 So. Macon, Ga. / Tattnall Square 11 Phil Barrett DB 8 Keyonte Sessions A-Back 5-8 190 Jr. Myrtle Beach, S.C. / Myrtle Beach 17 Chris Beverly DB 9 Willie Eubanks III LB 6-2 215 Jr. Augusta, Ga. / Laney 55 Logan Billings LB 10 Brian Murdaugh QB 6-0 213 RSo. Walterboro, S.C. / Colleton Prep 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 Evan Schickel QB 6-0 183 Fr. Fredericksburg, Va. / Massaponax 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 Michael McDowell LB 6-1 215 Fr. Boiling Springs, S.C. / Boiling Springs 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 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 6-3 223 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 Malcolm Jackson LB 58 Denzel Wright OL 6-1 240 Jr. Lawrenceville, Ga. / Grayson Steele Judy LS 59 Kevin Wilson OL 6-4 260 RSo. Harker Hieghts, Texas / Harker Heights 85 Patrick Keefe LS 60 Jay Smith DL 6-1 270 RFr. Charleston, S.C. / West Ashley 30 Jake Kenison DB 61 Mark Weakland OL 6-2 265 Jr. State College, Pa. / State College 47 Jay Lagroon LB 62 Trey Gable LS 5-10 200 RFr. Hodges, S.C. / Greenwood 79 Jeb Lawson DL 63 Drew McEntyre OL 6-3 285 Sr. Calhoun, Ga. / Calhoun 52 Jon Barrett Lewis OL 64 Stephon Stokes OL 6-2 295 Fr. Greenville, S.C. / Greenville Tyrique Lewis DB 65 Johnathan Toole OL 6-1 287 RFr. Spring, Texas / Klein Collins 34 Sam Llewellyn A-Back 66 Clayton Ballog OL 6-1 250 Fr. Rock Hill, S.C. / Northwestern 89 Elijah Lowe TE 67 Prince Howard-Whitaker OL 6-3 250 Jr. Columbia, S.C. / Spring Valley

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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 7 Destin Mack LB 70 Robert Harbor DL 6-0 290 Fr. Richmond, Texas / Foster 12 Ryan McCarthy WR 71 Charley Conley OL 5-11 273 Jr. Parkersburg, W.Va. / Parkersburg 24 Michael McDowell LB 72 Dalton Owens DL 6-2 302 RSo. Monroe, Ga. / Prince Avenue Christian 63 Drew McEntyre OL 73 Ben Brockington OL 6-1 278 Fr. Orangeburg, S.C. / Orangeburg-Wilkinson 39 Nehemiah McIntosh DB 74 Nick Hudgens OL 6-0 250 RSo. Columbia, S.C. / A.C. Flora Huw Meredith DB 75 Hi’keem Elmore DL 5-10 265 Fr. Orangeburg, S.C. / Edisto Dawson Merk DB 76 Dewey Greene IV DL 6-3 245 Fr. Columbia, S.C. / A.C. Flora 33 Javonte Middleton DB 77 Palmer Story DL 6-0 225 RFr. Six Mile, S.C. / D.W. Daniel Carter Moody WR 78 Thomas Crawford OL 6-3 230 RSo. Louisville, Ky. / Trinity 10 Brian Murdaugh QB 79 Jeb Lawson DL 6-2 220 Fr. Spartanburg, S.C. / Broome 28 Nkem Njoku A-Back 80 Thomas Wyatt TE 6-2 205 Fr. McKeesport, Pa. / McKeesport 32 Emeka Nwanze B-Back 81 Ronald Reid LB 6-3 215 Fr. Bluffton, S.C. / Bluffton 95 Blake Oliveira DL 82 Rashad Riley WR 6-1 210 Jr. St. Matthews, S.C. / Calhoun County 13 Cole Owens WR 84 Liam Reid WR 6-5 210 RSo. Irmo, S.C. / Dutch Fork 72 Dalton Owens DL 85 Patrick Keefe LS 5-11 190 Gr. Fort Walton Beach, Fla. / Choctawhatchee 35 Antareus Pressley DB 86 Jacob Godek K 6-0 155 Sr. Longwood, Fla. / Lake Brantley 56 Ronald Prince OL 87 Cameron Roberts WR 6-1 175 So. North Charleston, SC / Northwood Academy 16 Brandon Rainey QB 88 Anthony Britton Jr. LB 6-2 205 Fr. Stockbridge, Ga. / Eagles Landing 31 Von Ramsey DB 89 Elijah Lowe TE 6-4 228 RJr. Abaco, Bahamas / Easley 98 Joseph Randolph II DL 90 Matt Campbell P 6-1 227 So. Dacula, Ga. / Mill Creek 3 Airan Reed LB 91 Nic Rogers DL 6-1 230 Fr. Columbia, S.C. / Blythewood 84 Liam Reid WR 92 Aaron Brawley DL 6-2 215 Jr. Loganville, Ga. / Grayson 82 Rashad Riley WR 93 Gage Russell P 5-11 160 Jr. Florence, S.C. / West Florence 87 Cameron Roberts WR 95 Blake Oliveira DL 6-3 255 RSo. Maryville, Tenn. / Maryville 91 Nic Rogers DL 96 Hasan Black LB 6-2 225 Fr. Wyoming, Ohio / Wyoming Joshua Roides K 97 JaBauri Garner DL 6-2 290 So. Florence, Ala. / Florence 93 Gage Russell P 98 Joseph Randolph II DL 6-3 255 Sr. Jefferson, Ga. / Jefferson 19 Evan Schickel QB 99 Christian Weyrich DL 6-0 230 So. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Seton Lasalle 8 Keyonte Sessions A-Back Jack Alvarez A-Back 6-0 170 Fr. Greenwood, S.C. / Greenwood Christian 18 Dante Smith A-Back Wes Carlay DL 6-0 228 Fr. Laurens, S.C. / Laurens 43 Hoss Smith B-Back John Copeland K 6-0 203 Fr. Minneapolis, Minn. / St. Thomas Academy 15 Jalen Smith QB Nathan Cronic QB 6-2 200 Fr. Sharpsburg, Ga. / East Coweta 60 Jay Smith DL Damian Crowson WR 6-0 155 RFr. Tallahassee, Fla. / Maclay 10 Torian Spencer DB Robert DeMarre DL 5-11 205 RSo. Lexington, S.C. / River Bluff 68 Tank Starr DL Robert Fisher LB 6-1 200 RSo. Kennesaw, Ga. / Harrison 64 Stephon Stokes OL Dexter Freeman A-Back 5-10 187 So. Charleston, S.C / West Ashley 77 Palmer Story DL Jay Girdner DB 5-10 184 Fr. Spartanburg, S.C. / Spartanburg Nate Thomas WR Daniel Hollister TE 6-5 230 RFr. Charleston, S.C. / Bishop England 65 Johnathan Toole OL Malcolm Jackson LB 6-1 223 RFr. Bloomingdale, Ga. / South Effingham 42 Nic Trocha DB Steele Judy LS 5-9 215 Fr. Moncks Corner, S.C. / Berkeley 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 Carter Moody WR 5-9 180 RFr. Oklahoma City, Okla. / Bishop McGuinness 61 Mark Weakland OL Joshua Roides K 5-7 146 Jr. Caledonia, N.Y. / Caledonia-Mumford 22 Raleigh Webb WR 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 58 Denzel Wright OL Assistant Coaches: Lou Conte (Offensive Coordinator / QBs / B-Backs) 80 Thomas Wyatt LB Tony Grantham (Defensive Coordinator / Safeties) Turner West (Special Teams / Recruiting Coordinator) Ron Boyd (Offensive Line) Orland Mitjans, Jr. (Cornerbacks) Brian Rucker (Wide Receivers) John Ward (Defensive Line / Academic Coordinator) Ben Hodges (Inside Linebackers) Kevin Weston (Outside Linebackers) Bobby Ruff (Tackles/Tight Ends) Will Christopher (Director of Football Operations) Grant Drakeford (Offensive Quality Control) Cannon Jordan (Defensive Quality Control Andy Clawson (Assistant AD / Sports Medicine) Donnell Boucher (Assistant AD / Strength and Conditioning) Floris Mendonca (Video Coordinator) Kate Yeager (Director of Personnel)

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SoCon Standings - Schedule 2019 Southern Conference Standings School Conf CPct. Overall Pct. Streak Chattanooga 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 - ETSU 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 - Furman 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 - Mercer 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 - Samford 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 - The Citadel 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 - VMI 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 - Western Carolina 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 - Wofford 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 -

This Week’s Schedule SoCon Players of the Week Thursday, August 29 Sept. 2 Eastern Illinois at Chattanooga, 7 p.m. Offense Defense Saturday, August 31 Specialist Charleston Southern at Furman, 1 p.m. Towson at The Citadel, 3 p.m. ETSU at Appalachian State, 3:30 p.m. Mercer at Western Carolina, 6 p.m. Wofford at South Carolina State, 6 p.m. VMI at Marshall, 6:30 p.m. Samford at Tennessee Tech, 7 p.m.

Last Week’s Results

Saturday, August 24 Youngstown State 45, Samford 22

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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..

TOWSON THE CITADEL THE CITADEL

THE CITADEL ELON GEORGIA TECH

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- ELON, N.C. -- ATLANTA, Ga. --

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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. THE CITADEL VMI

THE CITADEL SAMFORD THE CITADEL

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- CHARLESTON, S.C. --

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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 THE CITADEL MERCER

THE CITADEL FURMAN THE CITADEL

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- GREENVILLE, S.C. -- CHARLESTON, S.C. --

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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

Receiving (Rec.-Yards-TD) TOW ELON GT CSU SAM VMI WCU FUR MER UTC ETSU WOF

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

#16 #90 #86 Brandon Matt Jacob Rainey Campbell Godek Towson P FG Elon Towson Georgia Tech Elon Charleston Southern Georgia Tech Samfor Charleston Southern VMI Samford Western Carolina VMI Furman Western Carolina Mercer Furman Chattanooga Mercer 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 Towson

THE CITADEL at Elon

THE CITADEL at Georgia Tech

THE CITADEL Charleston Southern

THE CITADEL at Samford

THE CITADEL VMI

THE CITADEL Western Carolina

THE CITADEL at Furman

THE CITADEL Mercer

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 100______0______0 90-99______0______0 * touchdown scored on the play 80-89______0______0 70-79______0______0 60-69______0______0 50-59______0______0 40-49______0______0 30-39______0______0 20-29______0______0 Longest Play by Yards No. TD Rushing______0______0 Passing______0______0 Punt Returns______0______0 Kick Returns______0______0 Interceptions______0______0 Fumble Returns______0______0 Other______0______0 Total______0______0 20-Yard Plus By Player Player No. TD R P KR PR IR

Total * Fumble Return

Longest Plays of the Year Rushing

Rushing Touchdown

Passing

Passing Touchdown

Punt Return

Kickoff Return

Interception Return

Fumble Return

Punt

Field Goal

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Team Stats Schedule & Results Team Statistics Overall Home Away Neutral The Citadel Opponents ALL GAMES 4-6 1-3 3-3 0-0 SCORING ______285 ______319 CONFERENCE 4-4 1-3 3-1 0-0 Points Per Game ______28.5 ______31.9 NON-CONFERENCE 0-2 0-0 0-2 0-0 Points Off Turnovers ______45 ______55 FIRST DOWNS ______182 ______199 Date Opponent W/L Score Att. Rushing ______138 ______73 *Sep 1 at Wofford L 21-28 8,930 Passing ______32 ______111 *Sep 8 Chattanooga L 28-29ot 8,076 Penalty ______12 ______15 *Sep 22 at Mercer W 38-31 11,771 RUSHING YARDAGE ______2902 ______1555 Sep 29 at Towson L 27-44 7,323 Yards gained rushing ______3045 ______1837 *Oct 13 ETSU L 23-26 11,043 Yards lost rushing ______143 ______282 *Oct 20 at VMI W 34-32 7,002 Rushing Attempts ______609 ______316 *Oct 27 Furman L 17-28 8,574 Average Per Rush ______4.8 ______4.9 *Nov 3 at Western Carolina W 38-24 10,499 Average Per Game ______290.2 ______155.5 *Nov 10 Samford W 42-27 11,145 TDs Rushing ______30 ______18 Nov 17 at Alabama L 17-50 101,681 PASSING YARDAGE ______811 ______2709 Comp-Att-Int ______46-103-4 ______210-310-8 * Southern Conference Game Average Per Pass ______7.9 ______8.7 Average Per Catch ______17.6 ______12.9 Average Per Game ______81.1 ______270.9 TDs Passing ______4 ______19 TOTAL OFFENSE ______3713 ______4264 Total Plays ______712 ______626 Score by Quarters Average Per Play ______5.2 ______6.8 Average Per Game ______371.3 ______426.4 1 2 3 4 OT Total The Citadel 33 72 87 86 7 285 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards ______30-631 ______23-446 Opponents 90 88 67 66 8 319 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards ______22-188 ______14-130 INT RETURNS: #-Yards ______8-51 ______4-98 KICK RETURN AVERAGE ______21.0 ______19.4 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE ______8.5 ______9.3 INT RETURN AVERAGE ______6.4 ______24.5 FUMBLES-LOST ______17-9 ______14-7 PENALTIES-Yards ______53-547 ______48-466 Average Per Game ______54.7 ______46.6 PUNTS-Yards ______45-1986 ______37-1335 Average Per Punt ______44.1 ______36.1 Net punt average ______38.1 ______30.5 KICKOFFS-Yards ______53-3068 ______61-3393 Average Per Kick ______57.9 ______55.6 Net kick average ______39.6 ______37.9 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game ______32:58 ______26:49 3RD-DOWN Conversions ______73/168 ______44/113 3rd-Down Pct ______43% ______39% 4TH-DOWN Conversions ______23/38 ______6/14 4th-Down Pct ______61% ______43% SACKS BY-Yards ______29-176 ______7-42 MISC YARDS ______0 ______0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED ______37 ______41 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ______9-11 ______12-16 ON-SIDE KICKS ______0-1 ______0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES ______(25-29) 86% ______(35-41) 85% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS ______(19-29) 66% ______(24-41) 59% PAT-ATTEMPTS ______(36-36) 100% ______(35-38) 92% ATTENDANCE ______38838 ______147207 Games/Avg Per Game ______4/9710 ______6/24534 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 Ward 10 179 731 9 722 4.0 7 43 72.2 Botkin 15 73 4.9 0 22 Rainey 4 93 554 25 529 5.7 3 60 132.2 Nixon 7 44 6.3 0 15 Black 8 119 531 64 467 3.9 10 71 58.4 Faulkner 2 50 25.0 0 0 Drakeford 8 54 435 16 419 7.8 3 61 52.4 Sessions 1 25 25.0 0 0 Harris 11 91 355 2 353 3.9 4 19 32.1 Douglas 1 9 9.0 0 0 Smith 11 41 289 16 273 6.7 2 45 24.8 Bowers 1 -5 -5.0 0 0 Sessions 10 27 138 10 128 4.7 0 19 12.8 Johnson 1 0 0.0 0 0 Johnson 4 27 106 13 93 3.4 2 14 23.2 Carter 1 14 14.0 0 0 Webb 11 4 96 4 92 23.0 1 59 8.4 Smith 0 26 0.0 2 24 Njoku 7 9 34 8 26 2.9 0 16 3.7 Total 29 236 8.1 2 24 Nwanze 3 9 22 0 22 2.4 0 5 7.3 Opponents 18 164 9.1 1 33 Llewellyn 2 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 2.0 Berry 2 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 1.5 Hampton 1 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -2.0 Murdaugh 1 1 0 3 -3 -3.0 0 0 -3.0 TEAM 5 5 0 6 -6 -1.2 0 0 -1.2 Interceptions Total 11 662 3298 178 3120 4.7 32 71 283.6 No. Yds Avg TD Long Opponents 11 345 1891 337 1554 4.5 18 78 141.3 Spann III 3 0 0.0 0 0 Dawkins 2 47 23.5 1 47 Passing Eubanks III 2 4 2.0 0 18 Howard 2 8 4.0 0 8 G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Long Avg/G Buffalo 1 0 0.0 0 0 Black 8 109.5 42-96-5 43.8 753 3 91 94.1 Total 10 59 5.9 1 47 Rainey 4 191.4 8-15-0 53.3 168 2 45 42.0 Opponents 5 139 27.8 1 42 Total 11 120.6 50-111-5 45.0 921 5 91 83.7 Opponents 11 150.9 218-330-10 66.1 2785 20 76 253.2

Kick Returns No. Yds Avg TD Long Receiving Raleigh Webb 12 247 20.6 1 77 Rod Johnson 11 281 25.5 1 94 G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Joshua Bowers 6 139 23.2 0 36 Webb 11 17 385 22.6 2 91 35.0 Khafari Buffalo 4 58 14.5 0 24 Drakeford 8 9 184 20.4 1 44 23.0 Total 33 725 22.0 2 94 McCarthy 10 7 134 19.1 1 45 13.4 Opponents 28 529 18.9 0 39 Smith 11 5 65 13.0 0 30 5.9 Nixon 8 4 50 12.5 1 26 6.2 Profit 11 3 39 13.0 0 21 3.5 Ward 10 2 33 16.5 0 24 3.3 Sessions 10 2 7 3.5 0 5 0.7 Johnson 4 1 24 24.0 0 24 6.0 Fumble Returns Total 11 50 921 18.4 5 91 83.7 Opponents 11 218 2785 12.8 20 76 253.2 No. Yds Avg TD Long Willie Eubanks III 1 10 10.0 0 10 Jay Howard 1 41 41.0 0 41 Total 2 51 25.5 0 41 Opponents 3 86 28.7 3 48

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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 Godek 0 11-13 41-41 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 74 Black 8 215 467 753 1220 152.5 Black 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 60 Ward 10 179 722 0 722 72.2 Ward 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42 Rainey 4 108 529 168 697 174.2 Webb 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Drakeford 8 54 419 0 419 52.4 Harris 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Harris 11 91 353 0 353 32.1 Drakeford 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Smith 11 41 273 0 273 24.8 Smith 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Sessions 10 27 128 0 128 12.8 Johnson 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Johnson 4 27 93 0 93 23.2 Rainey 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Webb 11 4 92 0 92 8.4 Nixon 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Njoku 7 9 26 0 26 3.7 McCarthy 1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 6 Nwanze 3 9 22 0 22 7.3 Dawkins 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Llewellyn 2 1 4 0 4 2.0 Brawley 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2 Berry 2 1 3 0 3 1.5 Faulkner 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 Hampton 1 1 -2 0 -2 -2.0 Bowers 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 Murdaugh 1 1 -3 0 -3 -3.0 Total 42 11-13 41-41 0-1 0 0-0 0 1 328 TEAM 5 5 -6 0 -6 -1.2 Opponents 43 12-17 37-40 0-0 1 1-3 0 0 333 Total 11 773 3120 921 4041 367.4 Opponents 11 675 1554 2785 4339 394.5

All-Purpose Yards Punting G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Ward 10 722 33 0 0 0 755 75.5 Campbell 51 2264 44.4 68 7 14 22 16 Webb 11 92 385 0 247 0 724 65.8 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 Drakeford 8 419 184 0 0 0 603 75.4 Total 52 2264 43.5 68 7 14 22 16 Rainey 4 529 0 0 0 0 529 132.2 Opponents 47 1695 36.1 81 1 7 8 4 Black 8 467 0 0 0 0 467 58.4 Johnson 4 93 24 0 281 0 398 99.5 Smith 11 273 65 26 0 0 364 33.1 Harris 11 353 0 0 0 0 353 32.1 Field Goals Sessions 10 128 7 25 0 0 160 16.0 Godek Bowers 8 0 0 -5 139 0 134 16.8 FGM-FGA______11-13 McCarthy 10 0 134 0 0 0 134 13.4 Percentage______4.6 Nixon 8 0 50 44 0 0 94 11.8 1-19______0-0 Botkin 11 0 0 73 0 0 73 6.6 20-29______3-4 Buffalo 9 0 0 0 58 0 58 6.4 30-39______5-5 Faulkner 9 0 0 50 0 0 50 5.6 40-49______3-4 Dawkins 11 0 0 0 0 47 47 4.3 50-99______0-0 Profit 11 0 39 0 0 0 39 3.5 Long______48 Njoku 7 26 0 0 0 0 26 3.7 Blocked______0 Nwanze 3 22 0 0 0 0 22 7.3 Carter 11 0 0 14 0 0 14 1.3 Douglas 11 0 0 9 0 0 9 0.8 Howard 10 0 0 0 0 8 8 0.8 Field Goal Sequence Llewellyn 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 2.0 The Citadel Opponents Eubanks III 11 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.4 Wofford College - - Berry 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 1.5 Chattanooga 21 41,34 Hampton 1 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -2.0 Mercer (27) (26) Murdaugh 1 -3 0 0 0 0 -3 -3.0 Towson (30),(44) (40),(22),(27) TEAM 5 -6 0 0 0 0 -6 -1.2 ETSU (36) (46),(40),(31),(36) Total 11 3120 921 236 725 59 5061 460.1 VMI (37),(28) - Opponents 11 1554 2785 164 529 139 5171 470.1 Furman (44) - Western Carolina (24) (24),48 Samford - (29),40,(20) Alabama (48),45 (23) Charleston Southern (33),(39) 43

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 11 40 40 80 8.5 - 28 4.5 - 20 2 - 4 . 1 2 - 10 . . . 38 Dawkins 11 46 20 66 13.5 - 67 5.5 - 43 2 - 47 . 2 . 1 . . 24 Spann III 11 36 15 51 1.5 - 2 . 3 - 0 2 . . 1 . . 17 Beverly 10 28 18 46 5.0 - 7 ...... 7 Buffalo 9 28 10 38 1.0 - 2 . 1 - 0 6 1 . . . . 98 Randolph II 11 18 19 37 14.0 - 40 4.0 - 20 . . 4 . . . . 55 Hubbs 11 19 13 32 6.0 - 34 2.5 - 23 . 2 . . 2 . . 25 Faulkner 9 18 14 32 1.5 - 3 . . 1 1 . . 2 . 92 Brawley 10 16 12 28 2.5 - 6 0.5 - 1 . 1 1 . . . 1 11 Barrett 10 19 3 22 1.0 - 1 . . 4 . . 1 . . 68 Allen 11 9 13 22 5.5 - 13 1.5 - 7 . . 5 . . 2 . 33 Peterkin 10 13 7 20 0.5 - 1 . . . . 1 - 0 2 . . 4 Davis 10 13 6 19 3.0 - 8 1.0 - 5 . 1 1 . . . . 70 Kinsey 11 8 8 16 6.5 - 35 5.0 - 30 . 2 4 . 2 . . 37 Mack 11 9 6 15 1.5 - 9 1.0 - 8 . 1 1 . . . . 46 Stewart 9 11 4 15 1.0 - 5 1.0 - 5 ...... 6 Botkin 11 8 4 12 ...... 20 Howard 10 10 1 11 . . 2 - 8 2 . 1 - 41 . . . 96 Williams 11 4 6 10 4.0 - 19 2.5 - 12 . . 2 . . . . 3 Bowers 8 7 2 9 0.5 - 2 . . 2 . . . . . 39 Ayers 10 6 3 9 . . . . . 1 - 0 . . . 88 McCord 11 5 3 8 5.0 - 27 3.0 - 21 . . . 1 - 0 1 . . 26 Sessions 10 5 2 7 . . . . . 1 - 0 1 1 . 49 Blount 8 3 3 6 0.5 - 3 0.5 - 3 . . 2 . . . . 40 Williams 5 3 3 6 0.5 - 5 0.5 - 5 . . 3 . . . . 36 Douglas 11 2 4 6 ...... 1 . 30 Barrett II 5 2 2 4 ...... 85 Keefe 11 3 . 3 ...... 18 Smith 11 1 2 3 ...... 5 Harris 11 2 1 3 ...... 12 McCarthy 10 . 3 3 ...... 48 Covey 11 1 1 2 ...... 13 Owens 11 . 2 2 ...... 67 Howard-Whitaker 11 1 1 2 ...... 94 Lowe 1 1 . 1 ...... 44 Thomas 2 1 . 1 ...... 91 Carter 11 1 . 1 ...... 1 . 28 Njoku 7 1 . 1 ...... 1 . . 99 Weyrich 3 . 1 1 ...... 10 Black 8 . 1 1 ...... 29 Drakeford 8 . 1 1 ...... 22 Webb 11 1 . 1 ...... 8 Ward 10 1 . 1 ...... 41 Estes 10 ...... 1 . . . . Total 11 400 254 654 83 - 317 33 - 203 10 - 59 24 29 7 - 51 12 7 1 Opponents 11 435 552 987 45 - 151 9 - 51 5 - 139 18 10 10 - 86 11 1 .

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