2017 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

2017 The Citadel Bulldogs football

Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 16
FCS Coaches	No. 12
2017 record	0–0 (0–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Brent Thompson (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Lou Conte
Offensive scheme	Triple Option
Defensive coordinator	Blake Harrell
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium (Capacity: 21,000)

2017 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 12 Chattanooga		0	–	0		0	–	0
No. 16 The Citadel		0	–	0		0	–	0
East Tennessee State		0	–	0		0	–	0
Furman		0	–	0		0	–	0
Mercer		0	–	0		0	–	0
No. 19 Samford		0	–	0		0	–	0
VMI		0	–	0		0	–	0
Western Carolina		0	–	0		0	–	0
No. 11 Wofford		0	–	0		0	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2017 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represents The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs are led by second year head coach Brent Thompson and play their home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium. They play as members of the Southern Conference, as they have since 1936.

Schedule

The Bulldogs planned to host Mercer for their traditional Parents' Day game on October 7, and will face VMI for Homecoming.^[1]^[2]

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV
September 2	6:00 p.m.	Newberry*	No. 16	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	7C
September 9	6:00 p.m.	Presbyterian*		Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	7C
September 16		at East Tennessee State		ETSU Football Stadium • Johnson City, TN
September 30		at Samford		Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL
October 7	2:00 p.m.	Mercer		Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC
October 14	6:00 p.m.	Wofford		Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC
October 21	2:00 p.m.	at Chattanooga		Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN
October 28	2:00 p.m.	VMI		Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC (Military Classic of the South)	7C
November 4	2:00 p.m.	Western Carolina		Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC
November 11		at Furman		Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC (Rivalry)	7C
November 18		at Clemson*		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game summaries

Newberry

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolves	0	0	0	0	0
#16 Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 2, 2017
Location: Johnson Hagood Stadium, Charleston, SC
Game start: 6:00 p.m. EST
Television network: 7C

Scoring summary

1				–

2				–

3				–

4				–

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
32–4–4	1997	W 33–13

Presbyterian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 9, 2017
Location: Johnson Hagood Stadium, Charleston, SC
Game start: 6:00 p.m. EST
Television network: 7C

Scoring summary

1				–

2				–

3				–

4				–

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
50–11–1	2010	W 26–14

East Tennessee State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
Buccaneers	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 16, 2017
Location: ETSU Football Stadium, Johnson City, TN

Scoring summary

1				–

2				–

3				–

4				–

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–15	2016	W 45–10

Samford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs (CIT)	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs (SAM)	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 30, 2017
Location: Seibert Stadium, Homewood, AL

Scoring summary

1				–

2				–

3				–

4				–

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–4	2016	W 37–34 ^OT

Mercer

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Crusaders	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 7, 2017
Location: Johnson Hagood Stadium, Charleston, SC
Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST

Scoring summary

1				–

2				–

3				–

4				–

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–4–1	2016	W 24–23

Wofford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terriers	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 14, 2017
Location: Johnson Hagood Stadium, Charleston, SC
Game start: 6:00 p.m. EST

Scoring summary

1				–

2				–

3				–

4				–

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
42–27–1	2016 FCS Playoffs	L 3–17

Chattanooga

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
Mocs	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 21, 2017
Location: Finley Stadium, Chattanooga, TN
Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST

Scoring summary

1		–

2	l	–

3		–

4		–

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–29–2	2016	W 22–14

VMI

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 28, 2017
Location: Johnson Hagood Stadium, Charleston, SC
Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST
Television network: 7C

Scoring summary

1				–

2				–

3				–

4				–

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
40–30–2	2016	W 30–20

Western Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Catamounts	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 4, 2017
Location: Johnson Hagood Stadium, Charleston, SC
Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST

Scoring summary

1				–

2				–

3				–

4				–

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24–16–1	2016	W 37–14

Furman

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
Keydets	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 11, 2016
Location: Paladin Stadium, Greenville, SC
Television network: 7C

Scoring summary

1				–

2				–

3				–

4				–

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
35–58–3	2016	W 19–14

Clemson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 18, 2017
Location: Memorial Stadium, Clemson, SC

Scoring summary

1				–

2				–

3				–

4				–

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–31–1	2013	L 6–52

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS	16
Coaches	12

References

↑ "Five In-State Games Highlight 2017 Schedule". The Citadel Bulldogs. September 12, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
↑ "2017 Football Schedule". The Citadel Bulldogs. December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.

The Citadel Bulldogs football
Venues	College Park Stadium (c. 1905–1926) Johnson Hagood Stadium (original) (1927–1947) Johnson Hagood Stadium (1948–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1960 Tangerine Bowl Military Classic of the South (VMI) Furman
Culture & lore	The Regimental Band and Pipes
People	Head Coaches NFL Draft Picks
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