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American college football season
The 2020 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by fifth-year head coach Brent Thompson and played their home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium. They competed as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).
Schedule[edit]
The Citadel had games scheduled against Elon and Charleston Southern, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 12 | 7:00 p.m. | at South Florida* | | ESPNU | L 6–27 | 0
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September 19 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 1 (FBS) Clemson* | | ACCN | L 0–49 | 18,609
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September 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky* | | ESPN+ | L 14–37 | 3,081
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October 10 | 1:30 p.m. | at Army* | | CBSSN | L 9–14 | 5,344
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February 27 | 3:30 p.m. | at Mercer | | ESPN+ | L 28–42 | 3372
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March 6 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 18 Chattanooga | | ESPN+ | L 24–25 | 3108
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March 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at Western Carolina | | ESPN+ | L 14–21 | 980
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March 20 | 1:00 p.m. | East Tennessee State | - Johnson Hagood Stadium
- Charleston, SC
| ESPN+ | L 21–28 | 2642
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March 27 | 1:00 p.m. | Samford | - Johnson Hagood Stadium
- Charleston, SC
| ESPN+ | L 7–55 | 3081
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April 3 | 1:00 p.m. | at Wofford | | ESPN+ | W 28–24 | 1109
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April 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Furman | - Johnson Hagood Stadium
- Charleston, SC (rivalry)
| ESPN+ | W 26–7 | 3081
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April 17 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 15 VMI | | ESPN+ | L 17–31 | 3000
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- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries[edit]
At South Florida[edit]
The Citadel at South Florida
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs |
3 |
3 | 0 | 0 |
6 |
• Bulls |
7 |
13 | 0 | 7 |
27 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 04:07 | CIT | Colby Kinter 45-yard field goal (10 plays, 38 yards, 4:16) | CIT 3–0 |
00:49 | USF | DeVontres Dukes 10-yard pass from Jordan McCloud (Spencer Shrader kick) (8 plays, 62 yards, 3:18) | USF 7–3 |
| 2 | 11:08 | CIT | Colby Kinter 41-yard field goal (10 plays, 54 yards, 4:41) | USF 7–6 |
06:52 | USF | Omarion Dollison 0-yard punt returned (Spencer Shrader PAT failed) (3 plays, −6 yards, 1:31) | USF 13–6 |
02:41 | USF | Noah Johnson 9-yard rush (Spencer Shrader kick) (5 plays, 60 yards, 2:44) | USF 20–6 |
| 4 | 06:55 | USF | Kelley Jonier 3-yard rush (Spencer Shrader kick) (7 plays, 86 yards, 2:59) | USF 27–6 |
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Pregame line |
Over/under
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USF −18.5 |
55.5[2]
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Statistics |
The Citadel |
South Florida
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First downs |
16 |
20
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Total yards |
284 |
404
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Rushing yards |
200 |
302
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Passing yards |
84 |
102
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Turnovers |
0 |
3
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Time of possession |
32:17 |
27:43
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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The Citadel |
Passing |
Brandon Rainey |
4/18, 84 yards, 1 INT
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Rushing |
Brandon Rainey |
20 carries, 65 yards
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Receiving |
Ryan McCarthy |
2 receptions, 44 yards
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South Florida |
Passing |
Jordan McCloud |
11/16, 68 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
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Rushing |
Kelley Joiner |
8 carries, 87 yards, 1 TD
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Receiving |
Bryce Miller |
3 receptions, 36 yards
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At Clemson[edit]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
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0
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0
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0
|
0 |
0 |
No. 1 (FBS) Tigers
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28
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21
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0
|
0 |
49 |
Eastern Kentucky[edit]
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1
|
2
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3
|
4 |
Total |
Colonels
|
13
|
10
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7
|
7 |
37 |
Bulldogs
|
7
|
7
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0
|
0 |
14 |
At Army[edit]
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
6 |
9 |
Black Knights
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0
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
14 |
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