2015 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
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Southern Conference co–champions
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 13 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 15 |
| 2015 record | 9–4 (6–1 SoCon) |
| Head coach | Mike Houston (2nd year) |
| Offensive coordinator | Brent Thompson |
| Offensive scheme | Triple Option |
| Defensive coordinator | Maurice Drayton |
| Home stadium |
Johnson Hagood Stadium (Capacity: 21,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #9 Chattanooga +^ | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #13 The Citadel +^ | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scoring summary | ||||
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6:08
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CIT | Dominique Allen 4-yard run (Eric Goins kick) | CIT 7–0 |
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0:10
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CIT | Isiaha Smith 2-yard run (Goins kick) | CIT 14–0 |
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0:00
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CIT | Tevin Floyd 28-yard interception return (Goins kick) | CIT 21–0 |
| 2 |
4:11
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CIT | Jorian Jordan 17-yard pass from Allen (Goins kick) | CIT 28–0 |
| 2 |
0:31
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CIT | Smith 8-yard run (Goins kick) | CIT 35–0 |
| 3 |
11:26
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CIT | Rod Johnson 1-yard run (Goins kick) | CIT 42–0 |
| 3 |
6:46
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CIT | Allen 2-yard run (Goins kick) | CIT 48–0 |
| 3 |
1:33
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CIT | Smith 1-yard run (Pass conversion failed) | CIT 55–0 |
| 4 |
12:27
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CIT | Evan McField 15-yard run (Austin Jordan kick) | CIT 62–0 |
| 4 |
8:16
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CIT | Shon Belton 48-yard run (Jordan kick) | CIT 69–0 |
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| 2 |
14:42
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CIT | Dominique Allen 1-yard run (Eric Goins kick) | CIT 7–0 |
| 2 |
5:26
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WCU | Logan Howard 20-yard field goal | CIT 7–3 |
| 3 |
6:48
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WCU | Detrez Newsome 4-yard run (Howard kick) | WCU 10–7 |
| 3 |
0:45
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CIT | Jorian Jordan fumble recovery in end zone (Goins kick) | CIT 14–10 |
| 4 |
12:04
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CIT | Evan McField 3-yard run (Goins kick) | CIT 21–10 |
| 4 |
9:15
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CIT | Allen 5-yard run (Goins kick) | CIT 28–10 |
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| Scoring summary | ||||
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| 1 |
11:46
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GSU | Allex Hanks 22-yard field goal | GSU 3–0 |
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1:25
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GSU | Kevin Ellison 1-yard run (Hanks kick) | GSU 10–0 |
| 2 |
12:35
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GSU | Matt Breida 25-yard run (Hanks kick) | GSU 17–0 |
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8:43
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GSU | Breida 87-yard run (Hanks kick) | GSU 24–0 |
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3:50
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GSU | Ellison 9-yard run (Hanks kick) | GSU 31–0 |
| 3 |
11:47
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CIT | Evan McField 60-yard run (Eric Goins kick) | GSU 31–7 |
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6:17
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GSU | LA Ramsby 7-yard run (Hanks kick) | GSU 38–7 |
| 3 |
4:54
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GSU | Hanks 40-yard field goal | GSU 41–7 |
| 4 |
12:50
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GSU | Wesley Fields 2-yard run (Hanks kick) | GSU 48–7 |
| 4 |
4:11
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CIT | Cam Jackson 6-yard run (Pass conversion failed) | GSU 48–13 |
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| 1 |
6:48
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CIT | Dominique Allen 7-yard run (Eric Goins kick) | CIT 7–0 |
| 2 |
10:13
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CIT | Goins 27-yard field goal | CIT 10–0 |
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2:15
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CSU | Mike Holloway 31-yard run (Tyler Tekac kick blocked) | CIT 10–6 |
| 2 |
0:04
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CIT | Devonta Delaney 44-yard interception return (Goins kick) | CIT 17–6 |
| 3 |
14:01
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CSU | Holloway 8-yard run (Tekac kick) | CIT 17–13 |
| 3 |
7:08
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CSU | Tekac 37-yard field goal | CIT 17–16 |
| 3 |
1:30
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CIT | Goins 45-yard field goal | CIT 20–16 |
| 4 |
11:48
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CSU | Tekac 32-yard field goal | CIT 20–19 |
| 4 |
7:33
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CSU | Darius Hammond 21-yard run (Pass conversion failed) | CSU 25–20 |
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3:54
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CSU | Holloway 73-yard run (Austin Brown pass to Colton Corn) | CSU 33–20 |
The 2015 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by second year head coach Mike Houston and played their home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium. They played as members of the Southern Conference, as they have since 1936. They finished the season 9–4, 6–1 in SoCon play to finish in a share for the SoCon title with Chattanooga. Due to their head to head loss to Chattanooga, they did not receive the SoCon's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs. However, they received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Coastal Carolina in the first round before losing in the second round to Charleston Southern.
On January 18, head coach Mike Houston resigned to become the head coach at James Madison. He finished at The Citadel with a two-year record of 14–11.
The Bulldogs finished 5–7 overall and 3–4 in the conference.
Ten starters returned on offense, with only QB Aaron Miller lost to graduation.
The Bulldogs were picked to finish 7th in the 8 team Southern Conference. No players were named to national award watch lists or the preseason All-America teams, but OL Sam Frye and DL Mitchell Jeter were named to the preseason All-Conference first team.
The Bulldogs will host Wofford for their traditional Parents' Day game on October 10, and resume the Military Classic of the South against VMI for Homecoming. They will also travel to visit Georgia Southern in their first matchup since the Eagles departed the Southern Conference to upgrade their program to the FBS level.
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