2015 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

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.

2015 The Citadel Bulldogs football
SoCon co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 13
FCS CoachesNo. 15
2015 record9–4 (6–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrent Thompson (2nd season)
Offensive schemeTriple option
Defensive coordinatorMaurice Drayton (2nd season)
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
(Capacity: 21,000)
2015 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 9 Chattanooga +^  6 1     9 4  
No. 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  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

On January 18, head coach Mike Houston resigned to become the head coach at James Madison.[1] He finished at The Citadel with a two-year record of 14–11.

Before the season

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished 5–7 overall and 3–4 in the conference.

Returning starters

Ten starters returned on offense, with only QB Aaron Miller lost to graduation.

Outlook

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.[2]

Schedule

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.[3]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 56:00 p.m.Davidson*ESPN3W 69–08,665
September 126:00 p.m.Western Carolina
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
ESPN3W 28–108,048
September 196:00 p.m.at Georgia Southern*ESPN3L 13–4824,872
September 266:00 p.m.Charleston Southern*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
ESPN3L 20–3311,918
October 102:00 p.m.Wofford
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
ESPN3W 39–1210,428
October 173:00 p.m.at SamfordESPN3W 44–254,927
October 241:30 p.m.at FurmanESPN3W 38–1712,124
October 312:00 p.m.Mercer
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
ESPN3W 21–1910,006
November 72:00 p.m.VMINo. 25
ESPN3W 35–1414,925
November 142:00 p.m.at No. 8 ChattanoogaNo. 21SDNL 23–3111,594
November 2112:00 p.m.at South Carolina*No. 25SECN Alt.W 23–2277,241
November 282:00 p.m.at No. 10 Coastal Carolina*No. 18ESPN3W 41–386,751
December 51:00 p.m.at No. 9 Charleston Southern*No. 18
ESPN3L 6–148,451
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS FCS released prior to game poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

Roster

2015 The Citadel Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 2 DeAndre Schoultz Jr
WR 3 Jorian Jordan Jr
QB 6 Dane Anderson Jr
QB 10 Jordan Black Fr
QB 12 Shon Belton  Fr
RB 13 Jalen Lampkin  Fr
RB 16 Vinny Miller Sr
QB 18 Cam Jackson So
QB 19 Dominique Allen So
RB 25 Reggie Williams So
RB 26 Jonathan Dorogy So
RB 28 Craig Miller Jr
RB 29 Grant Drakeford  Fr
RB 30 Jauveer Hammond  Fr
RB 31 Rod Johnson Fr
FB 34 Evan McField  Fr
FB 36 Tyler Renew Jr
FB 37 Donovan Ward Fr
FB 39 Isiaha Smith So
OL 52 Ryan Bednar Jr
OL 53 Tyler Davis Fr
OL 56 Michael Mabry Sr
OL 57 Kyle Weaver Jr
OL 61 Sam Frye Sr
OL 63 Emmet Howle Jr
OL 64 Hugh McFaddin So
OL 67 Zack VanAlstine Fr
OL 69 Max Ford  Fr
OL 70 Lovequan Scott  Fr
OL 71 Nick Jeffreys Jr
OL 73 Isaiah Pinson So
OL 74 Sydney Martin  Fr
OL 76 Andrew Laulusa Fr
OL 77 Tristan Harkleroad  Fr
OL 79 Greg DiCocco Sr
WR 80 Charles Clark Jr
WR 81 Alex Glover Sr
WR 82 Brandon Eakins Sr
WR 83 Rudder Brown Jr
WR 84 Cameron Scott Jr
WR 88 Jake Riggs So
WR 89 Whit Miller  Fr
OL Kirk Evans  Fr
RB David Pascoe  Fr
OL Mike Rentz  Fr
QB AJ Vandiver Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 1 Shy Phillips So
DB 4 Dee Delaney So
DL 5 Joe Crochet Jr
DL 7 Mark Thomas Sr
LB 8 Israel Battle So
DB 9 Khafari Buffalo Fr
DB 11 Ben Roberts So
LB 17 Josh Massey So
DB 20 Mariel Cooper  Sr
DB 21 Malik Diggs Jr
LB 22 Dondray Copeland Jr
DB 23 Tyus Carter So
DB 24 Aron Spann III  Fr
DB 27 Nick Willis Sr
LB 32 Phil Davis Fr
LB 33 Quinlan Washington  Fr
DB 38 J.J. Baldwin Jr
DB 40 Kailik Williams So
DB 41 Seth Greer So
LB 42 Trey Nelson So
LB 43 Tevin Floyd Jr
LB 44 Jordan Thomas Fr
DB 45 Curt Nixon Fr
DB 46 Carl Cunningham Jr.  Fr
LB 47 Caleb Bennett Jr
DL 48 Kevin Graham Fr
LB 49 James Riley Sr
LB 50 Myles Pierce So
LB 54 DaSean Daniels So
LB 54 Gregory Pappas So
LB 55 Russell Hubbs  Fr
DL 58 Austin Harrell Jr
DL 62 Mitchell Jeter Sr
DL 68 Ken Allen Fr
DL 78 Caleb Hester  Fr
DL 91 Tre'Von White  Fr
DL 92 Travis Johnson So
DL 93 Adam Wawrzynski Fr
DL 94 Attorney Gallman Fr
DL 95 Noah Dawkins Fr
DL 96 Ja'Lon Williams Fr
DL 97 Jonathan King So
DL Bradley Carter Fr
LB Tradd Deaver Fr
LB Cody Floyd  Fr
DB Tyler Jackson Fr
LB Taylor Jurney Jr
DB Nathan Peeples  Fr
DB Donald Rutledge Fr
LB Za'Von Whitaker Fr
LB Jordan Williams Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
LS 59 Lee Riley  Fr
LS 60 Hunter Morris Jr
LS 85 Patrick Keefe Fr
K 86 Austin Jordan Sr
P 90 Will Vanvick Jr
K 99 Eric Goins Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Brent ThompsonOffensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks
  • Blake Harrell – Special Teams Coordinator / Inside Linebackers
  • Maurice Drayton – Defensive Coordinator / Cornerbacks
  • J. P. Gunter - A-Backs / Recruiting Coordinator
  • Ron Boyd - Offensive Line
  • Brian Rucker - Wide Receivers
  • Roy Tesh - Defensive Line
  • Joel Taylor - Defensive Passing Game Coordinator / Safeties
  • John Ward - Tackles
  • Tripp Weaver - Outside Linebackers
  • P. G. Standard - Offensive Quality Control
  • Price Blagg - Defensive Quality Control
  • Jimmy Long - Special Teams Quality Control
  • Donnell Boucher - Strength and Conditioning
  • Floris Mendonca - Video Coodinator
  • Kate Yeager - Director of Personnel

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 1, 2020

Depth chart

Game summaries

Davidson

1 234Total
Wildcats 0 000 0
Bulldogs 21 142014 69

Western Carolina

1 234Total
Catamounts 0 370 10
Bulldogs 0 7714 28

Georgia Southern

1 234Total
Bulldogs 0 076 13
Eagles 10 21107 48

Charleston Southern

1 234Total
Buccaneers 0 61017 33
Bulldogs 7 1030 20

Wofford

1 234Total
Terriers 0 660 12
Bulldogs 14 7153 39

Samford

1 234Total
Bulldogs (CIT) 7 2863 44
Bulldogs (SAM) 7 738 25

Furman

1 234Total
Bulldogs 7 1777 38
Paladins 7 0100 17

Mercer

1 234Total
Bears 10 036 19
Bulldogs 0 1407 21

VMI

1 234Total
Keydets 7 070 14
#25 Bulldogs 14 669 35

Chattanooga

1 234Total
#21 Bulldogs 0 0149 23
#8 Mocs 14 737 31
  • Date: November 14, 2015
  • Game start: 2:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 11,594

South Carolina

1 234Total
#25 Bulldogs 14 009 23
Gamecocks 3 676 22

[4]

FCS Playoffs

First Round–Coastal Carolina

1 234Total
#18 Bulldogs 14 01413 41
#10 Chanticleers 7 14710 38

Second Round–Charleston Southern

1 234Total
#18 Bulldogs 3 003 6
#9 Buccaneers 0 1400 14

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 
STATS FCS NR NR RV NR NR NR RV RV RV 25 21 25 18 13 
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV 22 20 24 18 15

Honors and awards

Preseason All-Southern Conference

  • Sam Frye (1st team)
  • Mitchell Jeter (1st team)

References

  1. http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20160118/PC20/160119341
  2. "Football Preseason All-Conference Team Announced". Southern Conference. July 22, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  3. "The Citadel Bulldogs - 2015 Football Schedule". The Citadel Bulldogs. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  4. Josh Kendall (November 21, 2015). "Gamecocks shocked again by FCS Bulldogs". The State. Columbia, SC. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
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