2015 The Citadel Bulldogs football
SoCon co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 13
FCS CoachesNo. 15
Record9–4 (6–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrent Thompson (2nd season)
Offensive schemeTriple option
Defensive coordinatorMaurice Drayton (2nd season)
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
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 Poll

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.[1] He finished at The Citadel with a two-year record of 14–11.

Before the season

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

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 (rivalry)
ESPN3W 39–1210,428
October 173:00 p.m.at Samford
ESPN3W 44–254,927
October 241:30 p.m.at Furman
ESPN3W 38–1712,124
October 312:00 p.m.Mercer
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
ESPN3W 21–1910,006
November 72:00 p.m.VMIdaggerNo. 25
ESPN3W 35–1414,925
November 142:00 p.m.at No. 8 ChattanoogaNo. 21
SDNL 23–3111,594
November 2112:00 p.m.at South Carolina*No. 25
SECN Alt.W 23–2277,241
November 282:00 p.m.at No. 10 Coastal Carolina*No. 18
ESPN3W 41–386,751
December 51:00 p.m.at No. 9 Charleston Southern*No. 18
ESPN3L 6–148,451
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Personnel

Roster

2015 The Citadel Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
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. # Name Class
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. # Name Class
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 Thompson – Offensive 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 Coordinator
  • Kate Yeager - Director of Personnel
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 1, 2020

Depth chart

Game summaries

Davidson

See also: 2015 Davidson Wildcats football team
1 234Total
Wildcats 0 000 0
• Bulldogs 21 142014 69
Scoring summary
16:08CITDominique Allen 4-yard run (Eric Goins kick)CIT 7–0
10:10CITIsiaha Smith 2-yard run (Goins kick)CIT 14–0
10:00CITTevin Floyd 28-yard interception return (Goins kick)CIT 21–0
24:11CITJorian Jordan 17-yard pass from Allen (Goins kick)CIT 28–0
20:31CITSmith 8-yard run (Goins kick)CIT 35–0
311:26CITRod Johnson 1-yard run (Goins kick)CIT 42–0
36:46CITAllen 2-yard run (Goins kick)CIT 48–0
31:33CITSmith 1-yard run (Pass conversion failed)CIT 55–0
412:27CITEvan McField 15-yard run (Austin Jordan kick)CIT 62–0
48:16CITShon Belton 48-yard run (Jordan kick)CIT 69–0

Western Carolina

See also: 2015 Western Carolina Catamounts football team
1 234Total
Catamounts 0 370 10
• Bulldogs 0 7714 28
Scoring summary
214:42CITDominique Allen 1-yard run (Eric Goins kick)CIT 7–0
25:26WCULogan Howard 20-yard field goalCIT 7–3
36:48WCUDetrez Newsome 4-yard run (Howard kick)WCU 10–7
30:45CITJorian Jordan fumble recovery in end zone (Goins kick)CIT 14–10
412:04CITEvan McField 3-yard run (Goins kick)CIT 21–10
49:15CITAllen 5-yard run (Goins kick)CIT 28–10

Georgia Southern

See also: 2015 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
1 234Total
Bulldogs 0 076 13
• Eagles 10 21107 48
Scoring summary
111:46GSUAllex Hanks 22-yard field goalGSU 3–0
11:25GSUKevin Ellison 1-yard run (Hanks kick)GSU 10–0
212:35GSUMatt Breida 25-yard run (Hanks kick)GSU 17–0
28:43GSUBreida 87-yard run (Hanks kick)GSU 24–0
23:50GSUEllison 9-yard run (Hanks kick)GSU 31–0
311:47CITEvan McField 60-yard run (Eric Goins kick)GSU 31–7
36:17GSULA Ramsby 7-yard run (Hanks kick)GSU 38–7
34:54GSUHanks 40-yard field goalGSU 41–7
412:50GSUWesley Fields 2-yard run (Hanks kick)GSU 48–7
44:11CITCam Jackson 6-yard run (Pass conversion failed)GSU 48–13

Charleston Southern

See also: 2015 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team
1 234Total
• Buccaneers 0 61017 33
Bulldogs 7 1030 20
Scoring summary
16:48CITDominique Allen 7-yard run (Eric Goins kick)CIT 7–0
210:13CITGoins 27-yard field goalCIT 10–0
22:15CSUMike Holloway 31-yard run (Tyler Tekac kick blocked)CIT 10–6
20:04CITDevonta Delaney 44-yard interception return (Goins kick)CIT 17–6
314:01CSUHolloway 8-yard run (Tekac kick)CIT 17–13
37:08CSUTekac 37-yard field goalCIT 17–16
31:30CITGoins 45-yard field goalCIT 20–16
411:48CSUTekac 32-yard field goalCIT 20–19
47:33CSUDarius Hammond 21-yard run (Pass conversion failed)CSU 25–20
43:54CSUHolloway 73-yard run (Austin Brown pass to Colton Corn)CSU 33–20

Wofford

See also: 2015 Wofford Terriers football team
1 234Total
Terriers 0 660 12
• Bulldogs 14 7153 39
Scoring summary
16:21CITDominique Allen 1-yard run (Eric Goins kick)CIT 7–0
10:07CITAllen 24-yard run (Goins kick)CIT 14–0
24:28WOFLorenzo Long 3-yard run (kick failed)CIT 14–6
20:56CITReggie Williams 17-yard run (Goins kick)CIT 21–6
38:17CITTyler Renew 3-yard run (Goins kick)CIT 28–6
34:34WOFRay Smith 8-yard run (Run conversion failed)CIT 28–12
32:30CITBrandon Eakins 24-yard pass from Allen (Smith pass from Allen conversion)CIT 36–12
45:56CITGoins 24-yard field goalCIT 39–12

Samford

See also: 2015 Samford Bulldogs football team
1 234Total
• Bulldogs (CIT) 7 2863 44
Bulldogs (SAM) 7 738 25
Scoring summary
19:36CITDominique Allen 1-yard run (Eric Goins kick)CIT 7–0
11:04SAMMichael Eubank 32-yard run (Anthony Pistelli kick)TIE 7–7
212:14CITVinny Miller 8-yard run (Goins kick)CIT 14–7
27:19CITIsiaha Smith 31-yard run (Goins kick)CIT 21–7
23:39SAMMichael Pierce 1-yard run (Pistelli kick)CIT 21–14
20:56CITSmith 1-yard run (Goins kick)CIT 28–14
20:37CITDeVonta Delaney 25-yard fumble return (Goins kick)CIT 35–14
39:30CITSmith 9-yard run (run conversion failed)CIT 41–14
37:15SAMPistelli 25-yard field goalCIT 41–17
412:21SAMKarel Hamilton 83-yard pass from Devlin Hodges (Darius Harvey pass conversion to Devlin Hodges)CIT 41–25
49:17CITGoins 41-yard field goalCIT 44–25

Furman

See also: 2015 Furman Paladins football team and The Citadel–Furman football rivalry
1 234Total
• Bulldogs 7 1777 38
Paladins 7 0100 17
Scoring summary
110:27FURChad Scott 20-yard pass from Reese Hannon (Jon Croft Hollingsworth kick)FUR 7–0
17:31CITCam Jackson 34-yard run (Eric Goins kick)7–7
211:53CITDominque Allen 1-yard run (Goins kick)CIT 14–7
26:10CITBrandon Eakins 35-yard run (Goins kick)CIT 21–7
20:02CITGoins 22-yard field goalCIT 24–7
312:32FURDuncan Fletcher 19-yard pass from Logan McCarter (Hollingsworth kick)CIT 24–14
34:03FURHollingsworth 20-yard field goalCIT 24–17
31:39CITAllen 1-yard run (Goins kick)CIT 31–17
43:57CITJackson 11-yard run (Goins kick)CIT 38–17

Mercer

See also: 2015 Mercer Bears football team
1 234Total
Bears 10 036 19
• Bulldogs 0 1407 21
Scoring summary
16:04MERJagger Lieb 29-yard field goalMER 3–0
11:56MERRobert Brown 5-yard pass from John Russ (Lieb kick)MER 10–0
23:20CITReggie Williams 2-yard run (Eric Goins kick)MER 10–7
20:53CITIsiaha Smith 83-yard run (Goins kick)CIT 14–10
31:41MERLieb 22-yard field goalCIT 14–13
27:49CITDominque Allen 3-yard run (Goins kick)CIT 21–13
43:12MERAlex Lakes 1-yard run (Pass conversion failed)CIT 21–19

VMI

See also: 2015 VMI Keydets football team and Military Classic of the South
1 234Total
Keydets 7 070 14
• #25 Bulldogs 14 669 35
Scoring summary
112:11CITCam Jackson 68-yard run (Eric Goins kick)CIT 7–0
17:30CITQuinlan Washington 72-yard interception return (Goins kick)CIT 14–0
10:15VMIDerrick Ziglar 3-yard pass from Hayden Alford (Dillon Christopher kick)CIT 14–7
212:16CITGoins 33-yard field goalCIT 17–7
20:00CITGoins 26-yard field goalCIT 20–7
311:47VMIZiglar 3-yard run (Christopher kick)CIT 20–14
35:58CITGoins-yard field goalCIT 23–14
31:10CITGoins-yard field goalCIT 26–14
47:51CITGoins-yard field goalCIT 29–14
40:07CITTevin Floyd 75-yard interception return (kick failed)CIT 35–14

Chattanooga

See also: 2015 Chattanooga Mocs football team
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
Scoring summary
114:48UTCXavier Borishade 75-yard pass from Alejandro Bennifield (Henrique Ribeiro kick)UTC 7–0
12:02UTCJacob Huesman 1-yard run (Ribeiro kick)UTC 14–0
21:06UTCHuesman 9-yard run (Ribeiro kick)UTC 21–0
38:31CITAlex Glover-yard pass from Dominique Allen (Eric Goins kick)UTC 21–7
32:26UTCRibeiro 21-yard field goalUTC 24–7
32:02CITTyler Renew 52-yard run (Goins kick)UTC 24–14
47:43UTCDerrick Craine 46-yard run (Ribeiro kick)UTC 31–14
43:07CITGoins 27-yard field goalUTC 31–17
40:00CITBrandon Eakins 14-yard pass from AllenUTC 31–23

South Carolina

See also: 2015 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
1 234Total
• #25 Bulldogs 14 009 23
Gamecocks 3 676 22
Scoring summary
112:26CITCam Jackson 59-yard run (Eric Goins kick)CIT 7–0
19:52USCElliot Fry 36-yard field goalCIT 7–3
13:31CITTyler Renew 7-yard run (Goins kick)CIT 14–3
212:55USCFry 25-yard field goalCIT 14–6
24:12USCFry 40-yard field goalCIT 14–9
36:22USCBrandon Wilds 1-yard run (Fry kick)USC 16–14
410:26CITGoins 48-yard field goalCIT 17–16
48:40USCPharoh Cooper 41-yard pass from Perry Orth (run conversion failed)USC 22–17
46:07CITRenew 56-yard run (run conversion failed)CIT 23–22

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FCS playoffs

First round – Coastal Carolina

See also: 2015 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team
1 234Total
• #18 Bulldogs 14 01413 41
#10 Chanticleers 7 14710 38
Scoring summary
112:20CITCam Jackson 68-yard run (Eric Goins kick)CIT 7–0
111:53CCUBruce Mapp 91-yard pass from Alex Ross (Ryan Granger kick)7–7
15:56CITTyler Renew 3-yard run (Eric Goins kick)CIT 14–7
213:20CCUCraig Weick 26-yard pass from Ross14–14
26:49CCUDe'Angelo Henderson 44-yard runCCU 21–14
310:33CITAllen 7-yard run (Eric Goins kick)21–21
38:47CCUHenderson 16-yard pass from RossCCU 28–21
37:01CITAllen 1-yard run (Eric Goins kick)28–28
413:54CITGoins-yard field goalCIT 31–28
413:06CITShy Phillips 32-yard interception return (Eric Goins kick)CIT 38–28
410:07CCUGranger 26-yard field goalCIT 38–31
45:38CCUOsharmar Abercrombie 16-yard run38–38
40:00CITGoins 43-yard field goalCIT 41–38

Second round – Charleston Southern

1 234Total
#18 Bulldogs 3 003 6
• #9 Buccaneers 0 1400 14
Scoring summary
112:11CITEric Goins 43-yard field goalCIT 3–0
26:33CSUMike Holloway 41-yard run (Tyler Tekac kick)CSU 7–3
21:14CSUHolloway 32-yard run (Tekac kick)CSU 14–3
412:14CITGoins 39-yard field goalCSU 14–6

Ranking movements

Main article: 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS——RV———RVRVRV2521251813
Coaches———————RVRV2220241815

Honors and awards

Preseason All-Southern Conference

References

  1. ^ "Citadel coach Mike Houston accepts job at James Madison - Post and Courier". www.postandcourier.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2016.
  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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