The 2018 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by third-year head coach Brent Thompson and played their home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium. They were members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 5–6, 4–4 in SoCon play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.
Preseason
The SoCon released their preseason media poll on July 25, 2018, with the Bulldogs predicted to finish in seventh place.[1] The same day the coaches released their preseason poll with the Bulldogs also predicted to finish in seventh place.[2]
Preseason All-SoCon Teams
The Bulldogs placed five players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.
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Offense
1st team
Tyler Davis – OL
2nd team
Drew McEntyre – OL
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Defense
1st team
Aron Spann III – RB
2nd team
Ja'Lon Williams – DL
Noah Dawkins – LB
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 10 Wofford | | ESPN+ | L 21–28 | 8,930
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| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Chattanooga | | ESPN+ | L 28–29 OT | 8,076
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| September 22 | 4:00 p.m. | at Mercer | | ESPN+ | W 38–31 | 11,772
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| September 29 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 25 Towson* | | CAA.tv | L 27–44 | 7,323
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| October 13 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 23 East Tennessee State | - Johnson Hagood Stadium
- Charleston, SC
| ESPN3 | L 23–26 | 11,043
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| October 20 | 1:30 p.m. | at VMI | | ESPN3 | W 34–32 | 7,002
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| October 27 | 2:00 p.m. | Furman | - Johnson Hagood Stadium
- Charleston, SC (rivalry)
| ESPN+ | L 17–28 | 8,574
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| November 3 | 3:30 p.m. | at Western Carolina | | ESPN+ | W 38–24 | 10,499
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| November 10 | 2:00 p.m. | Samford | - Johnson Hagood Stadium
- Charleston, SC
| ESPN+ | W 42–27 | 11,145
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| November 17 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Alabama* | | SECN | L 17–50 | 101,681
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| [a] | 7:00 p.m. | Charleston Southern* | - Johnson Hagood Stadium
- Charleston, SC
| ESPN+ | W 43–14 | 7,877
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- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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- ^ This game was originally scheduled for September 15, but it was rescheduled in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.
Roster
Game summaries
At Wofford
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Total |
| Bulldogs
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0
|
7
|
14
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0 |
21 |
| No. 10 Terriers
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14
|
7
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0
|
7 |
28 |
Chattanooga
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|
|
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Total |
| Mocs
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14
|
7
|
0
|
0 | 8 |
29 |
| Bulldogs
|
0
|
14
|
7
|
0 | 7 |
28 |
At Mercer
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|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Bulldogs
|
7
|
7
|
3
|
21 |
38 |
| Bears
|
7
|
10
|
7
|
7 |
31 |
At Towson
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|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Bulldogs
|
3
|
7
|
14
|
3 |
27 |
| No. 25 Tigers
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7
|
17
|
17
|
3 |
44 |
East Tennessee State
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|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| No. 23 Buccaneers
|
3
|
6
|
7
|
10 |
26 |
| Bulldogs
|
6
|
3
|
0
|
14 |
23 |
At VMI
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|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Bulldogs
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7
|
7
|
14
|
6 |
34 |
| Keydets
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7
|
7
|
6
|
12 |
32 |
Furman
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|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Paladins
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7
|
7
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0
|
14 |
28 |
| Bulldogs
|
3
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
17 |
At Western Carolina
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|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Bulldogs
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7
|
3
|
14
|
14 |
38 |
| Catamounts
|
10
|
14
|
0
|
0 |
24 |
Samford
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|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| SAM Bulldogs
|
14
|
10
|
3
|
0 |
27 |
| CIT Bulldogs
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0
|
7
|
14
|
21 |
42 |
At Alabama
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|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Bulldogs
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
| Crimson Tide
|
7
|
3
|
27
|
13 |
50 |
Charleston Southern
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|
|
|
|
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Total |
| Buccaneers
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0
|
14
|
0
|
0 |
14 |
| Bulldogs
|
14
|
23
|
3
|
3 |
43 |
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