2020 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

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).

2020 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–10 (2–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLou Conte (5th season)
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
2020 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 11 VMI $^  6 –1   6 –2  
No. 22 East Tennessee State  4 –1   4 –1  
Chattanooga†  3 –1   3 –2  
Mercer  5 –3   5 –6  
Samford  4 –3   4 –3  
Furman  3 –4   3 –4  
Wofford†  1 –4   1 –4  
The Citadel  2 –6   2 –10  
Western Carolina  1 –5   1 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • † – Chattanooga and Wofford opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 29 and April 5, 2021, respectively.
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

The Citadel had games scheduled against Elon and Charleston Southern, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 12 7:00 p.m. at South Florida*
ESPNU L 6–27 0
September 19 4:00 p.m. at No. 1 (FBS) Clemson*
ACCN L 0–49 18,609
September 26 1:00 p.m. Eastern Kentucky*
ESPN+ L 14–37 3,081
October 10 1:30 p.m. at Army*
CBSSN L 9–14 5,344
February 27 3:30 p.m. at Mercer
ESPN+ L 28–42 3372
March 6 1:00 p.m. No. 18 Chattanooga
ESPN+ L 24–25 3108
March 13 1:00 p.m. at Western Carolina
ESPN+ L 14–21 980
March 20 1:00 p.m. East Tennessee State
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
 ESPN+ L 21–28 2642
March 27 1:00 p.m. Samford
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
 ESPN+ L 7–55 3081
April 3 1:00 p.m. at Wofford
ESPN+ W 28–24 1109
April 10 1:00 p.m. Furman
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
 ESPN+ W 26–7 3081
April 17 1:30 p.m. at No. 15 VMI
ESPN+ L 17–31 3000
  • *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

At South Florida
The Citadel at South Florida
1 234Total
Bulldogs 3 300 6
• Bulls 7 1307 27
   
Scoring summary
104:07CITColby Kinter 45-yard field goal
(10 plays, 38 yards, 4:16)		CIT 3–0
00:49USFDeVontres Dukes 10-yard pass from Jordan McCloud (Spencer Shrader kick)
(8 plays, 62 yards, 3:18)		USF 7–3
211:08CITColby Kinter 41-yard field goal
(10 plays, 54 yards, 4:41)		USF 7–6
06:52USFOmarion Dollison 0-yard punt returned (Spencer Shrader PAT failed)
(3 plays, −6 yards, 1:31)		USF 13–6
02:41USFNoah Johnson 9-yard rush (Spencer Shrader kick)
(5 plays, 60 yards, 2:44)		USF 20–6
406:55USFKelley Jonier 3-yard rush (Spencer Shrader kick)
(7 plays, 86 yards, 2:59)		USF 27–6
See also: 2020 South Florida Bulls football team
Pregame lineOver/under
USF −18.555.5[2]
StatisticsThe CitadelSouth Florida
First downs1620
Total yards284404
Rushing yards200302
Passing yards84102
Turnovers03
Time of possession32:1727:43
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
The CitadelPassingBrandon Rainey4/18, 84 yards, 1 INT
RushingBrandon Rainey20 carries, 65 yards
ReceivingRyan McCarthy2 receptions, 44 yards
South FloridaPassingJordan McCloud11/16, 68 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingKelley Joiner8 carries, 87 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingBryce Miller3 receptions, 36 yards

At Clemson
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0
No. 1 (FBS) Tigers 28 21 0 0 49
See also: 2020 Clemson Tigers football team

Eastern Kentucky
1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 13 10 7 7 37
Bulldogs 7 7 0 0 14
See also: 2020 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

At Army
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 3 0 0 6 9
Black Knights 0 7 7 0 14
See also: 2020 Army Black Knights football team

References
  1. "2020 The Citadel Football Schedule". The Citadel Athletic Department. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  2. "The Citadel Bulldogs vs USF Bulls". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
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