2015 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

2015 The Citadel Bulldogs football
SoCon co-champion
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 6–14 vs. Charleston Southern
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 13
FCS Coaches	No. 15
2015 record	9–4 (6–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Mike Houston (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Brent Thompson (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Maurice Drayton (2nd season)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium (Capacity: 21,000)
Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Southern Conference football standings
v t	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

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[]

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]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	6:00 p.m.	Davidson*		Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN3	W 69–0	8,665
September 12	6:00 p.m.	Western Carolina		Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN3	W 28–10	8,048
September 19	6:00 p.m.	at Georgia Southern*		Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	ESPN3	L 13–48	24,872
September 26	6:00 p.m.	Charleston Southern*		Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN3	L 20–33	11,918
October 10	2:00 p.m.	Wofford		Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN3	W 39–12	10,428
October 17	3:00 p.m.	at Samford		Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN3	W 44–25	4,927
October 24	1:30 p.m.	at Furman		Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (Rivalry)	ESPN3	W 38–17	12,124
October 31	2:00 p.m.	Mercer		Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN3	W 21–19	10,006
November 7	2:00 p.m.	VMI	No. 25	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (Military Classic of the South)	ESPN3	W 35–14	14,925
November 14	2:00 p.m.	at No. 8 Chattanooga	No. 21	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	SDN	L 23–31	11,594
November 21	12:00 p.m.	at South Carolina*	No. 25	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	SECN Alt.	W 23–22	77,241
November 28	2:00 p.m.	at No. 10 Coastal Carolina*	No. 18	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	W 41–38	6,751
December 5	1:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Charleston Southern*	No. 18	Buccaneer Field North Charleston, SC (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	L 6–14	8,451
*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. # 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 Mike Houston (2nd season) 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 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 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0 • Bulldogs 21 14 20 14 69 Date: September 5, 2015 Location: Johnson Hagood Stadium, Charleston, SC Game start: 6:00 PM EST Game attendance: 8,665 Television network: ESPN3

Scoring summary 1 6:08 CIT Dominique Allen 4-yard run (Eric Goins kick) CIT 7–0 1 0:10 CIT Isiaha Smith 2-yard run (Goins kick) CIT 14–0 1 0:00 CIT Tevin Floyd 28-yard interception return (Goins kick) CIT 21–0 2 4:11 CIT Jorian Jordan 17-yard pass from Allen (Goins kick) CIT 28–0 2 0:31 CIT Smith 8-yard run (Goins kick) CIT 35–0 3 11:26 CIT Rod Johnson 1-yard run (Goins kick) CIT 42–0 3 6:46 CIT Allen 2-yard run (Goins kick) CIT 48–0 3 1:33 CIT Smith 1-yard run (Pass conversion failed) CIT 55–0 4 12:27 CIT Evan McField 15-yard run (Austin Jordan kick) CIT 62–0 4 8:16 CIT Shon Belton 48-yard run (Jordan kick) CIT 69–0

Western Carolina[]

1 2 3 4 Total Catamounts 0 3 7 0 10 • Bulldogs 0 7 7 14 28 Date: September 12, 2015 Location: Johnson Hagood Stadium, Charleston, SC Game start: 6:00 PM EST Game attendance: 8,048

Scoring summary 2 14:42 CIT Dominique Allen 1-yard run (Eric Goins kick) CIT 7–0 2 5:26 WCU Logan Howard 20-yard field goal CIT 7–3 3 6:48 WCU Detrez Newsome 4-yard run (Howard kick) WCU 10–7 3 0:45 CIT Jorian Jordan fumble recovery in end zone (Goins kick) CIT 14–10 4 12:04 CIT Evan McField 3-yard run (Goins kick) CIT 21–10 4 9:15 CIT Allen 5-yard run (Goins kick) CIT 28–10

Georgia Southern[]

1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 0 0 7 6 13 • Eagles 10 21 10 7 48 Date: September 19, 2015 Location: Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA Game start: 6:00 PM EST Game attendance: 24,872

Scoring summary 1 11:46 GSU Allex Hanks 22-yard field goal GSU 3–0 1 1:25 GSU Kevin Ellison 1-yard run (Hanks kick) GSU 10–0 2 12:35 GSU Matt Breida 25-yard run (Hanks kick) GSU 17–0 2 8:43 GSU Breida 87-yard run (Hanks kick) GSU 24–0 2 3:50 GSU Ellison 9-yard run (Hanks kick) GSU 31–0 3 11:47 CIT Evan McField 60-yard run (Eric Goins kick) GSU 31–7 3 6:17 GSU LA Ramsby 7-yard run (Hanks kick) GSU 38–7 3 4:54 GSU Hanks 40-yard field goal GSU 41–7 4 12:50 GSU Wesley Fields 2-yard run (Hanks kick) GSU 48–7 4 4:11 CIT Cam Jackson 6-yard run (Pass conversion failed) GSU 48–13

Charleston Southern[]

1 2 3 4 Total • Buccaneers 0 6 10 17 33 Bulldogs 7 10 3 0 20 Date: September 26, 2015 Location: Johnson Hagood Stadium, Charleston, SC Game start: 6:00 PM EST Game attendance: 11,998

Scoring summary 1 6:48 CIT Dominique Allen 7-yard run (Eric Goins kick) CIT 7–0 2 10:13 CIT Goins 27-yard field goal CIT 10–0 2 2:15 CSU Mike Holloway 31-yard run (Tyler Tekac kick blocked) CIT 10–6 2 0:04 CIT Devonta Delaney 44-yard interception return (Goins kick) CIT 17–6 3 14:01 CSU Holloway 8-yard run (Tekac kick) CIT 17–13 3 7:08 CSU Tekac 37-yard field goal CIT 17–16 3 1:30 CIT Goins 45-yard field goal CIT 20–16 4 11:48 CSU Tekac 32-yard field goal CIT 20–19 4 7:33 CSU Darius Hammond 21-yard run (Pass conversion failed) CSU 25–20 4 3:54 CSU Holloway 73-yard run (Austin Brown pass to Colton Corn) CSU 33–20

Wofford[]

1 2 3 4 Total Terriers 0 6 6 0 12 • Bulldogs 14 7 15 3 39 Date: October 10, 2015 Location: Johnson Hagood Stadium, Charleston, SC Game start: 2:00 PM EST Game attendance: 10,428

Scoring summary 1 6:21 CIT Dominique Allen 1-yard run (Eric Goins kick) CIT 7–0 1 0:07 CIT Allen 24-yard run (Goins kick) CIT 14–0 2 4:28 WOF Lorenzo Long 3-yard run (kick failed) CIT 14–6 2 0:56 CIT Reggie Williams 17-yard run (Goins kick) CIT 21–6 3 8:17 CIT Tyler Renew 3-yard run (Goins kick) CIT 28–6 3 4:34 WOF Ray Smith 8-yard run (Run conversion failed) CIT 28–12 3 2:30 CIT Brandon Eakins 24-yard pass from Allen (Smith pass from Allen conversion) CIT 36–12 4 5:56 CIT Goins 24-yard field goal CIT 39–12

Samford[]

1 2 3 4 Total • Bulldogs (CIT) 7 28 6 3 44 Bulldogs (SAM) 7 7 3 8 25 Date: October 17, 2015 Location: Seibert Stadium, Homewood, AL Game start: 3:00 PM EST Game attendance: 4,927

Scoring summary 1 9:36 CIT Dominique Allen 1-yard run (Eric Goins kick) CIT 7–0 1 1:04 SAM Michael Eubank 32-yard run (Anthony Pistelli kick) TIE 7–7 2 12:14 CIT Vinny Miller 8-yard run (Goins kick) CIT 14–7 2 7:19 CIT Isiaha Smith 31-yard run (Goins kick) CIT 21–7 2 3:39 SAM Michael Pierce 1-yard run (Pistelli kick) CIT 21–14 2 0:56 CIT Smith 1-yard run (Goins kick) CIT 28–14 2 0:37 CIT DeVonta Delaney 25-yard fumble return (Goins kick) CIT 35–14 3 9:30 CIT Smith 9-yard run (run conversion failed) CIT 41–14 3 7:15 SAM Pistelli 25-yard field goal CIT 41–17 4 12:21 SAM Karel Hamilton 83-yard pass from Devlin Hodges (Darius Harvey pass conversion to Devlin Hodges) CIT 41–25 4 9:17 CIT Goins 41-yard field goal CIT 44–25

Furman[]

1 2 3 4 Total • Bulldogs 7 17 7 7 38 Paladins 7 0 10 0 17 Date: October 24, 2015 Location: Paladin Stadium, Greenville, SC Game start: 1:30 PM EST Game attendance: 12,124

Scoring summary 1 10:27 FUR Chad Scott 20-yard pass from Reese Hannon (Jon Croft Hollingsworth kick) FUR 7–0 1 7:31 CIT Cam Jackson 34-yard run (Eric Goins kick) 7–7 2 11:53 CIT Dominque Allen 1-yard run (Goins kick) CIT 14–7 2 6:10 CIT Brandon Eakins 35-yard run (Goins kick) CIT 21–7 2 0:02 CIT Goins 22-yard field goal CIT 24–7 3 12:32 FUR Duncan Fletcher 19-yard pass from Logan McCarter (Hollingsworth kick) CIT 24–14 3 4:03 FUR Hollingsworth 20-yard field goal CIT 24–17 3 1:39 CIT Allen 1-yard run (Goins kick) CIT 31–17 4 3:57 CIT Jackson 11-yard run (Goins kick) CIT 38–17

Mercer[]

1 2 3 4 Total Bears 10 0 3 6 19 • Bulldogs 0 14 0 7 21 Date: October 31, 2015 Location: Johnson Hagood Stadium, Charleston, SC Game start: 2:00 PM EST Game attendance: 10,006

Scoring summary 1 6:04 MER Jagger Lieb 29-yard field goal MER 3–0 1 1:56 MER Robert Brown 5-yard pass from John Russ (Lieb kick) MER 10–0 2 3:20 CIT Reggie Williams 2-yard run (Eric Goins kick) MER 10–7 2 0:53 CIT Isiaha Smith 83-yard run (Goins kick) CIT 14–10 3 1:41 MER Lieb 22-yard field goal CIT 14–13 2 7:49 CIT Dominque Allen 3-yard run (Goins kick) CIT 21–13 4 3:12 MER Alex Lakes 1-yard run (Pass conversion failed) CIT 21–19

VMI[]

1 2 3 4 Total Keydets 7 0 7 0 14 • #25 Bulldogs 14 6 6 9 35 Date: November 7, 2015 Location: Johnson Hagood Stadium, Charleston, SC Game start: 2:00 PM EST Game attendance: 14,925

Scoring summary 1 12:11 CIT Cam Jackson 68-yard run (Eric Goins kick) CIT 7–0 1 7:30 CIT Quinlan Washington 72-yard interception return (Goins kick) CIT 14–0 1 0:15 VMI Derrick Ziglar 3-yard pass from Hayden Alford (Dillon Christopher kick) CIT 14–7 2 12:16 CIT Goins 33-yard field goal CIT 17–7 2 0:00 CIT Goins 26-yard field goal CIT 20–7 3 11:47 VMI Ziglar 3-yard run (Christopher kick) CIT 20–14 3 5:58 CIT Goins-yard field goal CIT 23–14 3 1:10 CIT Goins-yard field goal CIT 26–14 4 7:51 CIT Goins-yard field goal CIT 29–14 4 0:07 CIT Tevin Floyd 75-yard interception return (kick failed) CIT 35–14

Chattanooga[]

1 2 3 4 Total #21 Bulldogs 0 0 14 9 23 • #8 Mocs 14 7 3 7 31 Date: November 14, 2015 Game start: 2:00 PM EST Game attendance: 11,594

Scoring summary 1 14:48 UTC Xavier Borishade 75-yard pass from Alejandro Bennifield (Henrique Ribeiro kick) UTC 7–0 1 2:02 UTC Jacob Huesman 1-yard run (Ribeiro kick) UTC 14–0 2 1:06 UTC Huesman 9-yard run (Ribeiro kick) UTC 21–0 3 8:31 CIT Alex Glover-yard pass from Dominique Allen (Eric Goins kick) UTC 21–7 3 2:26 UTC Ribeiro 21-yard field goal UTC 24–7 3 2:02 CIT Tyler Renew 52-yard run (Goins kick) UTC 24–14 4 7:43 UTC Derrick Craine 46-yard run (Ribeiro kick) UTC 31–14 4 3:07 CIT Goins 27-yard field goal UTC 31–17 4 0:00 CIT Brandon Eakins 14-yard pass from Allen UTC 31–23

South Carolina[]

1 2 3 4 Total • #25 Bulldogs 14 0 0 9 23 Gamecocks 3 6 7 6 22 Date: November 21, 2015 Location: Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, SC Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 77,241 Television network: SECN Alt.

Scoring summary 1 12:26 CIT Cam Jackson 59-yard run (Eric Goins kick) CIT 7–0 1 9:52 USC Elliot Fry 36-yard field goal CIT 7–3 1 3:31 CIT Tyler Renew 7-yard run (Goins kick) CIT 14–3 2 12:55 USC Fry 25-yard field goal CIT 14–6 2 4:12 USC Fry 40-yard field goal CIT 14–9 3 6:22 USC Brandon Wilds 1-yard run (Fry kick) USC 16–14 4 10:26 CIT Goins 48-yard field goal CIT 17–16 4 8:40 USC Pharoh Cooper 41-yard pass from Perry Orth (run conversion failed) USC 22–17 4 6:07 CIT Renew 56-yard run (run conversion failed) CIT 23–22

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FCS Playoffs[]

First Round–Coastal Carolina[]

1 2 3 4 Total • #18 Bulldogs 14 0 14 13 41 #10 Chanticleers 7 14 7 10 38 Date: November 28, 2015 Location: Brooks Stadium, Conway, SC Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 6,753 Television network: ESPN3

Scoring summary 1 12:20 CIT Cam Jackson 68-yard run (Eric Goins kick) CIT 7–0 1 11:53 CCU Bruce Mapp 91-yard pass from Alex Ross (Ryan Granger kick) 7–7 1 5:56 CIT Tyler Renew 3-yard run (Eric Goins kick) CIT 14–7 2 13:20 CCU Craig Weick 26-yard pass from Ross 14–14 2 6:49 CCU De'Angelo Henderson 44-yard run CCU 21–14 3 10:33 CIT Allen 7-yard run (Eric Goins kick) 21–21 3 8:47 CCU Henderson 16-yard pass from Ross CCU 28–21 3 7:01 CIT Allen 1-yard run (Eric Goins kick) 28–28 4 13:54 CIT Goins-yard field goal CIT 31–28 4 13:06 CIT Shy Phillips 32-yard interception return (Eric Goins kick) CIT 38–28 4 10:07 CCU Granger 26-yard field goal CIT 38–31 4 5:38 CCU Osharmar Abercrombie 16-yard run 38–38 4 0:00 CIT Goins 43-yard field goal CIT 41–38

Second Round–Charleston Southern[]

1 2 3 4 Total #18 Bulldogs 3 0 0 3 6 • #9 Buccaneers 0 14 0 0 14 Date: December 5, 2015 Location: Buccaneer Field, North Charleston, SC Game start: 1:00 PM EST Game attendance: 8,451

Scoring summary 1 12:11 CIT Eric Goins 43-yard field goal CIT 3–0 2 6:33 CSU Mike Holloway 41-yard run (Tyler Tekac kick) CSU 7–3 2 1:14 CSU Holloway 32-yard run (Tekac kick) CSU 14–3 4 12:14 CIT Goins 39-yard field goal CSU 14–6

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[]