2020 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

2020 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	2–10 (2–6 SoCon)
Head coach	Brent Thompson (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Lou Conte (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Tony Grantham (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium

2020 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
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

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

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
September 12	7:00 p.m.	at South Florida*	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPNU	L 6–27	0
September 19	4:00 p.m.	at No. 1 (FBS) Clemson*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ACCN	L 0–49	18,609
September 26	1:00 p.m.	Eastern Kentucky*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN+	L 14–37	3,081
October 10	1:30 p.m.	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	L 9–14	5,344
February 27	3:30 p.m.	at Mercer	Moye Complex Macon, GA	ESPN+	L 28–42	3372
March 6	1:00 p.m.	No. 18 Chattanooga	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN+	L 24–25	3108
March 13	1:00 p.m.	at Western Carolina	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	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	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC (rivalry)	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	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA (Military Classic of the South)	ESPN+	L 17–31	3000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

At South Florida

The Citadel at South Florida

1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 3 3 0 0 6 • Bulls 7 13 0 7 27 Date: September 12, 2020 Location: Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL Game start: 7:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 7 minutes Game attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Rich TV announcers (ESPNU): Lincoln Rose (play-by-play) and Stan Routt (analyst)

Scoring summary 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

See also: 2020 South Florida Bulls football team

Pregame line	Over/under
USF −18.5	55.5

Statistics	The Citadel	South Florida
First downs	16	20
Total yards	284	404
Rushing yards	200	302
Passing yards	84	102
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	32:17	27:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
The Citadel	Passing	Brandon Rainey	4/18, 84 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Brandon Rainey	20 carries, 65 yards
	Receiving	Ryan McCarthy	2 receptions, 44 yards
South Florida	Passing	Jordan McCloud	11/16, 68 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Kelley Joiner	8 carries, 87 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Bryce Miller	3 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