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 (5-4, 3-2 SOCON) NOVEMBER 2 - 3:30 p.m. Aug. 31 #11 Towson L, 21-28 Sept. 7 @ Elon L, 28-35 Game 10 JOHNSON CITY, TENN. - GREENE STADIUM Sept. 14 @ Georgia Tech W, 27-24ot Sept. 21 Charleston Southern W, 22-13 RV/RV THE CITADEL BULLDOGS (5-4, 3-2) Sept. 28 @ Samford * L, 55-61ot4 Head Coach: Brent Thompson, 4th Season (Norwich, 1998) Oct. 5 VMI * L, 21-34 Record at The Citadel: 25-18 (.581) Career Record: Same Oct. 12 Western Carolina * W, 35-17 Oct. 19 @ #8 Furman * W, 27-10 Record against ETSU: 2-1 Oct. 26 Mercer * W, 35-24 Nov. 2 @ ETSU * 3:30 p.m. NR/NR ETSU BUCCANEERS (2-6, 0-5) Nov. 16 @ Chattanooga * 2 p.m. Head Coach: Randy Sanders, 2nd Season (Tennessee, 1989) Nov. 23 Wofford * Noon Record at ETSU: 10-10 (.500) Career Record: Same Home games in BOLD; * - SoCon game Record against The Citadel: 1-0 ETSU (2-6, 0-5 SOCON) Aug. 31 @ Appalachian State L, 7-42 Sept. 7 Shorter W, 48-10 MatCHup at a Glance Sept. 14 VMI * L, 24-31ot The Citadel ____________________________ vs. _________________________________ ETSU Sept. 21 Austin Peay W, 20-14 Charleston, South Carolina ____________ Location ______________ Johnson City, Tennessee Sept. 28 @ Furman * L, 10-17 1842 ______________________________ Founded ______________________________ 1911 Oct. 5 Wofford * L, 17-35 3,767 _____________________________ Enrollment ____________________________ 14,334 Oct. 17 @ Chattanooga * L, 13-16 Southern __________________________ Conference __________________________Southern Oct. 26 @ Samford * L, 17-24 Johnson Hagood _____________________Stadium __________________William B. Greene Jr. Nov. 2 The Citadel * 3:30 p.m. Mike Capaccio____________________ Athletics Director ______________________Scott Carter Nov. 9 @ Western Carolina * 3:30 p.m. 1905 __________________________First Year of Football __________________________ 1920 Nov. 16 Mercer * 1 p.m. 512-564-32 _______________________All-Time Record ______________________ 362-429-27 Nov. 23 at Vanderbilt TBA Brent Thompson ____________________ Head Coach _____________________ Randy Sanders Home games in BOLD; * - SoCon game 25-18 ___________________________ Record at School ___________________________10-10 25-18 ____________________________ Career Record ____________________________10-10 5-6 _______________________________ 2018 Record _______________________________8-4 on the air TV/ONLINE inside the numbers ESPN+ Pete Yanity (PxP) 378 - For the third consecutive week, The Citadel set a new single-season high for Jared Singleton (analyst) rushing yards in a game. The Bulldogs rushed for a season-best 378 yards and four touchdowns in the victory over Mercer. RADIO 37:15 - The Citadel offense continues to control the football as the Bulldogs held the Luke Mauro (play-by-play) ball for 37:15 against Mercer. The Bulldogs had the ball for 23:14 in the second half. The Ted Byrne (analyst) Citadel continues to lead the country in time of possession at 37:51 per game. 23 - Quarterback Brandon Rainey set a new single-season record for touchdowns accounted for by a quarterback. The junior now has 23 touchdowns (14 rush/9 pass), GAMEDAY AFFILIATES passing the old record of 22 set by Jack Passander in 1969. Charleston 9 - The Bulldog defense held Mercer to just nine yards rushing in the second half. The WQNT (92.1-FM/102.1-FM/1450-AM) Citadel allowed just 61 rushing yards in the game. Columbia 8 - A-Back Remus Bulmer has accounted for eight touchdowns on the season. The WQXL (100.7-FM/1470-AM) graduate transfer has six rushing touchdowns and two receiving. He has accounted for Sumter five touchdowns over the past three weeks. WDXY (105.9-FM/1240-AM) on this date... In 2013, Darien Robinson rushed for three touchdowns to help The Citadel erase a 17-0 deficit and defeat Samford, 28-26, inside Johnson Hagood Stadium. Robinson’s third touchdown of the game gave the Bulldogs a 28-20 lead early in the fourth quarter. Samford would score with just over one minute to play, but the attempted two-point conversion failed. The Citadel recovered the onside kick and ran out the clock. As a team, The Citadel rushed for 338 yards and four touchdowns. 2019 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • ETSU Media Information Sunday - 27 Monday - 28 Tuesday - 29 Wednesday - 30 Thursday - 31 Friday - 1 Saturday - 2 Practice Off Day Practice Practice Practice Depart for @ ETSU 5:15 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Johnson City, Tenn. 3:30 p.m. Brent Thompson 11 a.m. Press Conference Brent Thompson Head Coach and 12:15 Radio Show Players available 7 p.m. after game Football Information Daily Media Availability Offensive Formation ______________________________ Triple Option Monday Press Conference Defensive Formation _________________________________ Multiple Head coach Brent Thompson is available to the media on Monday’s 2018 Overall Record _______________________________________5-6 at 12:15 p.m. on the 5th floor of Johnson Hagood Stadium. Two 2018 Conference Record ___________________________________4-4 cadet-athletes may also be available following Coach Thompson. The 2018 Conference Finish __________________________________ t-5th press conferences will be streamed live and available for replay on Offensive Starters Returning/Lost __________________________ 10/3 CitadelSports.com. Defensive Starters Returning/Lost ___________________________ 7/4 First Varsity Season ______________________________________ 1905 The Brent Thompson Radio Show Overall Record ______________________________ 507-561-32 (.475)) Head Coach Brent Thompson joins “Voice of the Bulldogs” Luke Mauro All-Time Playoff Record ____________________________________2-5 for The Brent Thompson Radio Show each Wednesday from 7-8 p.m. at SoCon Titles ______________________________________________ 4 the Marina Variety Store. The show airs on ESPN Radio - 94.7 FM & 910 _______________________________________ 1961, 1992, 2015, 2016 AM in Charleston. NCAA Playoff Appearances __________________________________ 5 __________________________________ 1988, 1990, 1992, 2015, 2016 The Citadel Cadet-Athlete Media Opportunities All requests for cadet-athlete interviews must be submitted via email Stadium Information to Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Communications John Brush Stadium Name ________________________Johnson Hagood Stadium ([email protected]) at least 24 hours in advance of the requested Field ___________________________________________ Natural Grass interview. The best time for interviews is before practice Tuesdays or Capacity _____________________________________________11,332 Thursdays but other times can be arranged. First Year ______________________________________________ 1948 First Game ____________________ Oct. 16, 1948 (Davidson 14, The Citadel 6) Note: Player or coach interviews must not conflict with classes, Largest Crowd ___________ 23,025 Oct. 17, 1992 (Marshall 34, The Citadel 13) meetings, training room treatments or other team obligations. Record at Stadium _____________________________230-149-3 (.606) The Citadel Coaches and Staff Head Coach ____________________ Brent Thompson (Norwich, 1998) ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Record at The Citadel ______________________________ 20-14 (.588) McAlister Fieldhouse Overall Record _________________________________________Same 171 Moultrie Street Charleston, S.C., 29409 Offensive Coord./QBs/B-Backs _________ Lou Conte (Springfield, 2004) Defensive Coord./DBs _____________ Tony Grantham (Radford, 2000) Special Teams Coord./Recruiting _______ Turner West (Memphis, 2010) Offensive Line ______________Ron Boyd (West Virginia Weslyan, 1992) Cornerbacks ______________Orlando Mitjans, Jr. (Northeastern, 1992) Wide Receivers ______________ Brian Rucker (Western Carolina, 2004) Defensive Line/Academic Coord. _______ John Ward (Springfield, 2010) Inside Linebackers _____________ Ben Hodges (Central College, 2006) John Brush Milledge Austin Outside Linebackers _______________ Kevin Weston (Tusculum, 2002) Assistant AD Associate Director Offensive Tackles/TEs _______ Bobby Ruff (Charleston Southern, 2017) (football contact) Director of Football Operations ___________________ Will Christopher Quality Control ________________________ Grant Drakeford (offense) _____________________________________ Cannon Jordan (defense) Video Coordinator ____________________________ Floris Mendonca Director of Personnel ______________________________ Kate Yeager Asst AD/Strength & Conditioning _______Donnell Boucher (Worcester St., 2005) Asst AD/Sports Medicine _______ Andy Clawson (Henderson St., 1969) Parker King Graphic Designer 2 The Low ountry’s Team CITADELSPORTS.COM • @CITADELFOOTBALL • #FIRETHOSECANNONS General Notes Scouting ETSU ETSU Quick Facts STATS FCS Top 25 Poll ETSU enters the weekend with an overall Location _____________ Johnson City, Tenn. (Oct. 28) record of 2-6 and an 0-5 mark in Southern Enrollment ______________________14,334 Conference action. Nickname ___________________ Buccaneers Prev Colors ____________Navy Blue and Old Gold Team (1st-place votes) Record Rank The Bucs are coming off a24-17 loss at Conference ____________________Southern 1. North Dakota State (154) 8-0 1 Samford last Saturday. President ________________ Dr. Brian Noland 2. James Madison (1) 8-1 2 Athletics Director ____________ Scott Carter 3. Weber