2019 The Citadel Bulldogs football team explained

Year:	2019
Team:	The Citadel Bulldogs
Sport:	football
Conference:	Southern Conference
Short Conf:	SoCon
Record:	6–6
Conf Record:	4–4
Head Coach:	Brent Thompson
Hc Year:	4th
Off Coach:	Lou Conte
Oc Year:	4th
Def Coach:	Tony Grantham
Dc Year:	1st
Stadium:	Johnson Hagood Stadium

The 2019 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represents The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs are led by fourth-year head coach Brent Thompson and play their home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium. They are members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).

Preseason

Preseason media poll

The SoCon released their preseason media poll and coaches poll on July 22, 2019. The Bulldogs were picked to finish in 7th place in both polls.^{[1] [2]}

Media poll

1	Wofford	253 (21)
2	Furman	229 (6)
3	East Tennessee State	187 (2)
4	Mercer	146
5	Chattanooga	134
6	Samford	125
7	The Citadel	111
8	Western Carolina	88
9	VMI	32

Coaches poll

1	Wofford	63 (7)
2	Furman	55 (1)
3	East Tennessee State	44 (1)
4	Chattanooga	40
5	Mercer	34
6	Samford	33
7	The Citadel	22
8	Western Carolina	21
9	VMI	12

Preseason All-SoCon Teams

The Bulldogs placed six players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.^[2]

Offense

2nd team

Haden Haas – OL

Drew McEntyre – OLDefense

1st team

Joseph Randolph II – DL

Willie Eubanks III – LBSpecialists

1st team

Matthew Campbell – P

2nd team

Jacob Godek – PK

Schedule

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Game summaries

Towson

See also: 2019 Towson Tigers football team.

At Elon

See also: 2019 Elon Phoenix football team.

At Georgia Tech

See also: 2019 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team.

Charleston Southern

See also: 2019 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team.

At Samford

See also: 2019 Samford Bulldogs football team.

VMI

See also: 2019 VMI Keydets football team and Military Classic of the South.

Western Carolina

See also: 2019 Western Carolina Catamounts football team.

At Furman

See also: 2019 Furman Paladins football team and The Citadel–Furman football rivalry.

Mercer

See also: 2019 Mercer Bears football team.

At East Tennessee State

See also: 2019 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team.

At Chattanooga

See also: 2019 Chattanooga Mocs football team.

Wofford

See also: 2019 Wofford Terriers football team and The Citadel–Wofford football rivalry.

Source: ^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: SoCon Media Tab Wofford Preseason Favorite. July 22, 2019 . July 24, 2019.
2. Web site: Football Coaches Select Preseason Teams, Poll. July 22, 2019 . July 24, 2019.
3. Web site: The Citadel Bulldogs Football 2019 Schedule. www.CitadelSports.com. July 24, 2019.
4. Web site: The Citadel Football 2018 History & Record Book. www.CitadelSports.com. July 24, 2019.