2016 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

2016 The Citadel Bulldogs football

Southern Conference champion
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 3–17 vs. Wofford
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 10
FCS Coaches	No. 9
2016 record	10–2 (8–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Brent Thompson (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Lou Conte
Offensive scheme	Triple Option
Defensive coordinator	Blake Harrell
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium (Capacity: 21,000)
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#10 The Citadel $^		8	–	0		10	–	2
#13 Chattanooga ^		6	–	2		9	–	4
#9 Wofford ^		6	–	2		10	–	4
#23 Samford ^		5	–	3		7	–	5
Mercer		4	–	4		6	–	5
Furman		3	–	5		3	–	8
East Tennessee State		2	–	6		5	–	6
VMI		1	–	7		3	–	8
Western Carolina		1	–	7		2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #15 Bulldogs	21	0	0	3	24
Bears	10	10	3	0	23

Date: September 1, 2016
Location: Moye Complex, Macon, GA
Game start: 7:00 PM EST
Elapsed time: 2:49
Game attendance: 12,542
Game weather: 86°F • ESE 12 • Mostly cloudy
Referee: Larry Saunders
TV announcers (FSN): Darren Goldwater, Ray Goff, Lyndsay Rowley

Scoring summary

1	14:21	CIT	Tyler Renew 70-yard run (Cody Clark kick)	CIT 7–0

1	12:59	CIT	Cam Jackson 8-yard run (Clark kick)	CIT 14–0

1	7:44	MER	Cole Fisher 26-yard field goal	CIT 14–3

1	5:46	CIT	Reggie Williams 29-yard run (Clark kick)	CIT 21–3

1	3:08	MER	John Russ 38-yard run (Fisher kick)	CIT 21–10

2	11:21	MER	Fisher 31-yard field goal	CIT 21–13

2	6:46	MER	Russ 1-yard run (Fisher kick)	CIT 21–20

3	1:33	MER	Fisher 47-yard field goal	MER 23–21

4	8:16	CIT	Clark 35-yard field goal	CIT 24–23

Scoring summary

1	14:21	CIT	Tyler Renew 70-yard run (Cody Clark kick)	CIT 7–0

1	12:59	CIT	Cam Jackson 8-yard run (Clark kick)	CIT 14–0

1	7:44	MER	Cole Fisher 26-yard field goal	CIT 14–3

1	5:46	CIT	Reggie Williams 29-yard run (Clark kick)	CIT 21–3

1	3:08	MER	John Russ 38-yard run (Fisher kick)	CIT 21–10

2	11:21	MER	Fisher 31-yard field goal	CIT 21–13

2	6:46	MER	Russ 1-yard run (Fisher kick)	CIT 21–20

3	1:33	MER	Fisher 47-yard field goal	MER 23–21

4	8:16	CIT	Clark 35-yard field goal	CIT 24–23

	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	7	0	7	0	14
• #15 Bulldogs	7	6	0	6	19

Date: September 10, 2016
Location: Johnson Hagood Stadium, Charleston, SC
Game start: 6:00 PM EST
Elapsed time: 2:53
Game attendance: 12,009
Referee: Marshall Lewis
TV announcers (ESPN3): Kevin Fitzgerald, Saddath Jean-Pierre

Scoring summary

1	12:38	FUR	Andrej Suttles 12-yard pass from P.J. Blazejowski (Jon Croft Hollingsworth kick)	FUR 7–0

1	5:05	CIT	Jordan Black 1-yard run (Cody Clark kick)	7–7

2	4:04	CIT	Black 1-yard run (Clark kick failed)	CIT 13–7

3	1:19	FUR	Blazejowski 1-yard run (Hollingsworth kick)	FUR 14–13

4	2:13	CIT	Dominique Allen 1-yard run (two-point run conv. failed)	CIT 19–14

Scoring summary

1	12:38	FUR	Andrej Suttles 12-yard pass from P.J. Blazejowski (Jon Croft Hollingsworth kick)	FUR 7–0

1	5:05	CIT	Jordan Black 1-yard run (Cody Clark kick)	7–7

2	4:04	CIT	Black 1-yard run (Clark kick failed)	CIT 13–7

3	1:19	FUR	Blazejowski 1-yard run (Hollingsworth kick)	FUR 14–13

4	2:13	CIT	Dominique Allen 1-yard run (two-point run conv. failed)	CIT 19–14

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #15 Bulldogs	7	7	7	10	31
Runnin' Bulldogs	7	3	7	7	24

Date: September 17, 2016
Location: Ernest W. Spangler Stadium, Boiling Springs, NC
Game start: 6:00 PM EST
Elapsed time: 2:34
Game attendance: 6,850
Game weather: 83°F • SE 4 • 48% humidity
Referee: Henry Johns
TV announcers (BSN): Fabian Fuentes, Alex Guest

Scoring summary

1	11:22	GW	Jonathan Blackmon 39-yard run (Paul Schumacher kick)	GW 7–0

1	6:50	CIT	Jordan Black 1-yard run (Cody Clark kick)	7–7

2	13:49	GW	Schumacher 27-yard field goal	GW 10–7

2	2:44	CIT	Rod Johnson 7-yard run (Clark kick)	CIT 14–10

3	4:05	GW	Khalil Lewis 28-yard run (Schumacher kick)	GW 17–14

3	0:00	CIT	DeAndre Schoultz 81-yard punt return (Clark kick)	CIT 21–17

4	8:10	GW	Willie Jackson IV 19-yard pass from Tyrell Maxwell (Schumacher kick)	GW 24–21

4	2:51	CIT	Dominique Allen 1-yard run (Clark kick)	CIT 28–24

4	0:26	CIT	Clark 45-yard field goal	CIT 31–24

Scoring summary

1	11:22	GW	Jonathan Blackmon 39-yard run (Paul Schumacher kick)	GW 7–0

1	6:50	CIT	Jordan Black 1-yard run (Cody Clark kick)	7–7

2	13:49	GW	Schumacher 27-yard field goal	GW 10–7

2	2:44	CIT	Rod Johnson 7-yard run (Clark kick)	CIT 14–10

3	4:05	GW	Khalil Lewis 28-yard run (Schumacher kick)	GW 17–14

3	0:00	CIT	DeAndre Schoultz 81-yard punt return (Clark kick)	CIT 21–17

4	8:10	GW	Willie Jackson IV 19-yard pass from Tyrell Maxwell (Schumacher kick)	GW 24–21

4	2:51	CIT	Dominique Allen 1-yard run (Clark kick)	CIT 28–24

4	0:26	CIT	Clark 45-yard field goal	CIT 31–24

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #9 Bulldogs	7	20	7	3	37
Catamounts	0	0	7	7	14

Date: October 1, 2016
Location: Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium, Cullowhee, NC
Game start: 3:30 PM EST
Elapsed time: 3:11
Game attendance: 12,283
Game weather: Low 70s • W 4 • Sunny
Referee: Larry Saunders
TV announcers (ESPN3): Pete Yanity, Will Merritt

Scoring summary

1	2:49	CIT	Rod Johnson 31-yard run (Cody Clark kick)	CIT 7–0

2	10:50	CIT	Johnson 1-yard run (Clark kick)	CIT 14–0

2	6:46	CIT	Rudder Brown 5-yard pass from Jordan Black (two-point run conv. failed)	CIT 21–0

2	3:11	CIT	Tyler Renew 75-yard pass from Cam Jackson (Clark kick)	CIT 28–0

3	8:23	CIT	Johnson 15-yard run (Clark kick)	CIT 34–0

3	1:36	WCU	Tyrie Adams 7-yard run (Logan Howard kick)	CIT 34–7

4	11:43	WCU	Detrez Newsome 65-yard run (Logan Howard kick)	CIT 34–14

4	4:32	CIT	Clark 33-yard field goal	CIT 37–14

Scoring summary

1	2:49	CIT	Rod Johnson 31-yard run (Cody Clark kick)	CIT 7–0

2	10:50	CIT	Johnson 1-yard run (Clark kick)	CIT 14–0

2	6:46	CIT	Rudder Brown 5-yard pass from Jordan Black (two-point run conv. failed)	CIT 21–0

2	3:11	CIT	Tyler Renew 75-yard pass from Cam Jackson (Clark kick)	CIT 28–0

3	8:23	CIT	Johnson 15-yard run (Clark kick)	CIT 34–0

3	1:36	WCU	Tyrie Adams 7-yard run (Logan Howard kick)	CIT 34–7

4	11:43	WCU	Detrez Newsome 65-yard run (Logan Howard kick)	CIT 34–14

4	4:32	CIT	Clark 33-yard field goal	CIT 37–14

The 2016 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by first-year head coach Brent Thompson and played their home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium. They played as members of the Southern Conference, as they have since 1936.

With their win over Samford on November 4, the Bulldogs clinched their second consecutive, and fourth overall, SoCon championship. By virtue of their victory over VMI on November 12, 2016, The Citadel completed their first undefeated SoCon season in program history and claimed the championship outright. The win over VMI also marked the second time in program history that the Bulldogs earned double digit wins in one season, after winning 11 games in 1992.

They finished the season 10–2, 8–0 in SoCon play to win the SoCon title. They received the SoCon's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the second round to Wofford.

The Bulldogs planned to host North Greenville for their traditional Parents' Day game on October 8, and will face Samford for Homecoming. Due to Hurricane Matthew, the game against North Greenville took place at NGU's Younts Stadium in Tigerville, South Carolina on Thursday, October 6.

In 2016, The Citadel determined that lead paint needed remediation on the east (visitor's) side of Johnson Hagood Stadium. The work resulted in the entire east side being closed for the first game of the season against Furman and some sections being opened for subsequent games. The capacity was thus 10,500 for the first game and about 15,000 for later games.

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