2021 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLou Conte (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorTony Grantham (2nd season)
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 East Tennessee State $^   7 1     11 2  
Mercer   6 2     7 3  
Chattanooga   5 3     6 5  
Western Carolina   4 4     4 7  
Furman   4 4     6 5  
VMI   4 4     6 5  
Samford   3 5     4 7  
The Citadel   3 5     4 7  
Wofford   0 8     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Bulldogs were led by sixth-year head coach Brent Thompson and played their home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 22:00 p.m.at No. 22 (FBS) Coastal Carolina*ESPN+L 14–5216,236
September 117:00 p.m.Charleston Southern*L 21–3810,848
September 186:00 p.m.North Greenville*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
ESPN+W 45–138,159
October 22:00 p.m. No. 18 VMI
W 35–2412,097
October 94:30 p.m.at No. 12 East Tennessee StateESPN+L 21–489,202
October 166:00 p.m.at FurmanESPN3L 14–2410,164
October 232:00 p.m.Western Carolina
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
ESPN+L 31–458,411
October 302:00 p.m.Mercer
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
ESPN3L 7–248,438
November 62:00 p.m.at SamfordESPN+L 14–35 4,011
November 132:00 p.m.Wofford
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
ESPN+W 45–4411,941
November 201:30 p.m.at ChattanoogaESPN+W 24-216,489

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References

  1. ^ "2021 The Citadel Bulldogs Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 8, 2021.