2022 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

2022 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLou Conte (7th season)
Offensive schemeTriple option
Defensive coordinatorTony Grantham (4th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 Samford $^   8 0     11 2  
No. 10 Furman ^   7 1     10 3  
No. 23 Chattanooga   5 3     7 4  
No. 24 Mercer   5 3     7 4  
Western Carolina   4 4     6 5  
Wofford   3 5     3 8  
The Citadel   3 5     4 7  
East Tennessee State   1 7     3 8  
VMI   0 8     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by seventh-year head coach Brent Thompson and played their home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.at Campbell*ESPN+L 10–294,010
September 104:00 p.m. No. 9 East Tennessee StateESPN+W 20–178,573
September 176:00 p.m.at No. 20 MercerESPN3L 0–1711,339
October 13:30 p.m.at Appalachian State*ESPN+L 0–4930,789
October 82:00 p.m.Furman
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
ESPN3L 10–2112,106
October 151:30 p.m.at WoffordESPN+L 16–314,198
October 222:00 p.m.at Western CarolinaESPN+W 34–217,304
October 292:00 p.m. No. 13 Samford
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
ESPN+L 3–388,603
November 52:00 p.m. No. 11 Chattanoogadagger
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
ESPN+L 21–3112,106
November 122:00 p.m.Virginia–Lynchburg*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
ESPN3W 66–07,938
November 1912:00 p.m.at VMIESPN+W 26–227,432
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

At Campbell

1 2 3 4 Total
Citadel Bulldogs 3 0 0 7 10
Fighting Camels 7 10 6 6 29

No. 9 East Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 9 Buccaneers 0 7 7 3 17
Citadel Bulldogs 3 7 7 3 20

At No. 20 Mercer

1 2 3 4 Total
Citadel Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0
No. 20 Bears 0 0 14 3 17

At Appalachian State

The Citadel Bulldogs (1–2) at Appalachian State Mountaineers (2–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 0 0 000
Mountaineers 14 21 7749

at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, North Carolina

  • Date: October 1
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Rain, 50 °F (10 °C)
  • Game attendance: 30,789
  • Referee: Javarro Edwards
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): David Jackson and Avery Hall
Game information
First quarter
  • APP – Dashaun Davis 44 yard pass from Chase Brice (Michael Hughs kick), 12:18. Mountaineers 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:37.
  • APP – Chase Brice 1 yard run (Michael Hughs kick), 2:38. Mountaineers 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:54.

Second quarter'

  • APP – Eli Wilson 8 yard pass from Chase Brice (Michael Hughs kick), 11:55. Mountaineers 21–0. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:35.
  • APP – Camerun Peoples 73 yard run (Michael Hughs kick), 9:31. Mountaineers 28–0. Drive: 1 play, 73 yards, 0:15.
  • APP – Christian Horn 22 yard pass from Chase Brice (Michael Hughs kick), 4:56. Mountaineers 35–0. Drive: 3 plays, 33 yards, 0:46.

Third quarter

  • APP – Christian Horn 80 yard pass from Chase Brice (Michael Hughs kick), 3:23. Mountaineers 42–0. Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:15.

Fourth quarter

  • APP – Kanye Roberts 4 yard run (Michael Hughs kick), 6:40. Mountaineers 49–0. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:20.

Statistics

Statistics CIT APP
First downs 13 21
Total yards 223 545
Rushing yards 172 247
Passing yards 51 298
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 39:51 20:04
Team Category Player Statistics
The Citadel Passing Peyton Derrick 2/7, 45 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Sam Llewellyn 10 carries, 41 yards
Receiving Jay Graves-Billips 2 receptions, 42 yards
Appalachian State Passing Chase Brice 12/18, 265 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Camerun Peoples 4 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Christian Horn 3 receptions 132 yards, 2 TD

Furman

1 2 3 4 Total
Paladins 7 0 14 0 21
Citadel Bulldogs 0 3 7 0 10

At Wofford

1 2 3 4 Total
Citadel Bulldogs 0 7 0 9 16
Terriers 7 17 7 0 31

At Western Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Citadel Bulldogs 7 17 7 3 34
Catamounts 0 0 7 14 21

No. 13 Samford

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Samford Bulldogs 7 14 10 7 38
Citadel Bulldogs 0 3 0 0 3

No. 11 Chattanooga

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Mocs 3 7 14 7 31
Citadel Bulldogs 7 0 0 14 21

Virginia-Lynchburg

1 2 3 4 Total
Dragons 0 0 0 0 0
Citadel Bulldogs 17 7 21 21 66

At VMI

1 2 3 4 Total
Citadel Bulldogs 0 14 0 12 26
Keydets 3 0 19 0 22

References

  1. ^ "2022 The Citadel Bulldogs Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022 Football Schedule". The Citadel Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2022.