2024 The Citadel Bulldogs football team explained

Year:	2024
Team:	The Citadel Bulldogs
Sport:	football
Conference:	Southern Conference
Short Conf:	SoCon
Record:	5–7
Conf Record:	3–5
Head Coach:	Maurice Drayton
Hc Year:	2nd
Off Coach:	Patrick Covington
Oc Year:	2nd
Def Coach:	Raleigh Jackson
Dc Year:	2nd
Stadium:	Johnson Hagood Stadium

The 2024 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were coached by second-year head coach Maurice Drayton and played at Johnson Hagood Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina.^[1]

Schedule

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Game summaries

at Charleston Southern

See also: 2024 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team.

Statistics	CIT	CHSO
First downs	20	19
Total yards	360	383
Rushing yards	190	93
Passing yards	170	290
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	10–17–0	20–25–0
Time of possession	32:11	27:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
The Citadel	Passing	Johnathan Bennett	10/17, 170 yards
Rushing	Corey Ibrahim	16 carries, 68 yards
Receiving	Dervon Pesnell	3 receptions, 86 yards
Charleston Southern	Passing	Rob McCoy	20/25, 290 yards, TD
Rushing	Rob McCoy	12 carries, 40 yards
Receiving	Chris Rhone	5 receptions, 90 yards

South Carolina State

See also: 2024 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team.

Statistics	SCST	CIT
First downs	26	10
Total yards	421	275
Rushing yards	217	106
Passing yards	204	169
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19–26–0	13–22–1
Time of possession	36:13	23:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Carolina State	Passing	Eric Phoenix	18/23, 194 yards, TD
Rushing	Deondra Duehart	18 carries, 128 yards
Receiving	Justin Smith-Brown	5 receptions, 94 yards
The Citadel	Passing	Johnathan Bennett	13/22, 169 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Corey Ibrahim	7 carries, 52 yards
Receiving	Dervon Pesnell	2 receptions, 72 yards

North Greenville (DII)

See also: North Greenville Trailblazers football.

Statistics	NG	CIT
First downs	13	21
Total yards	225	346
Rushing yards	129	222
Passing yards	96	124
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	12–21–0	12–22–0
Time of possession	31:27	28:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Greenville	Passing	Dylan Ramirez	7/16, 73 yards
Rushing	Jacob Walker	13 carries, 58 yards
Receiving	Cameron Walker	1 reception, 24 yards
The Citadel	Passing	Johnathan Bennett	9/18, 91 yards, TD
Rushing	Corey Ibrahim	15 carries, 114 yards, TD
Receiving	Andre Banks	3 receptions, 42 yards

at No. 14 Mercer

See also: 2024 Mercer Bears football team.

Statistics	CIT	MER
First downs	16	20
Total yards	393	433
Rushing yards	57	180
Passing yards	336	253
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19-41-1	20-25-1
Time of possession	26:26	33:34

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
The Citadel	Passing	Johnathan Bennett	19/40, 336 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Cooper Wallace	9 carries, 29 yards
Receiving	Javonte Graves-Billips	4 receptions, 105 yards
Mercer	Passing	D.J. Smith	20/25, 253 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing	Dwayne Mcgee	17 carries, 94 yards
Receiving	Kelin Parsons	5 receptions, 75 yards

East Tennessee State

See also: 2024 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team.

Statistics	ETSU	CIT
First downs	22	12
Total yards	460	269
Rushing yards	308	81
Passing yards	152	188
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13-29-3	18-32-1
Time of possession	29:04	30:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Tennessee State	Passing	Jaylen King	13/29, 152 yards, 3 INT
Rushing	Bryson Irby	14 carries, 126 yards, TD
Receiving	AJ Johnson	3 receptions, 47 yards
The Citadel	Passing	Johnathan Bennett	17/31, 187 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Corey Ibrahim	11 carries, 48 yards
Receiving	Tyler Cherry	2 receptions, 69 yards, TD

Furman (rivalry)

See also: 2024 Furman Paladins football team and The Citadel–Furman football rivalry.

Statistics	FUR	CIT
First downs	17	16
Total yards	274	257
Rushing yards	28	154
Passing yards	246	103
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	23-33-0	11-23-1
Time of possession	22:14	37:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Furman	Passing	Trey Hedden	23/33, 246 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Myion Hicks	7 carries, 25 yards
Receiving	Ben Ferguson	5 receptions, 53 yards, TD
The Citadel	Passing	Johnathan Bennett	11/23, 103 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Johnathan Bennett	16 carries, 48 yards
Receiving	Dervon Pesnell	4 receptions, 65 yards, TD

at Western Carolina

See also: 2024 Western Carolina Catamounts football team.

Statistics	CIT	WCU
First downs	25	26
Total yards	429	396
Rushing yards	274	102
Passing yards	155	294
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	12-28-2	28-38-0
Time of possession	33:03	26:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
The Citadel	Passing	Johnathan Bennett	12/28, 155 yards, 2 INT
Rushing	Johnathan Bennett	22 carries, 155 yards, TD
Receiving	Javonte Graves-Billips	4 receptions, 54 yards
Western Carolina	Passing	Cole Gonzales	28/38, 294 yards, TD
Rushing	Branson Adams	13 carries, 53 yards
Receiving	Zion Booker	6 receptions, 102 yards, TD

at VMI (Military Classic of the South)

See also: 2024 VMI Keydets football team and Military Classic of the South.

Statistics	CIT	VMI
First downs	10	13
Total yards	188	227
Rushing yards	107	92
Passing yards	81	135
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	4-6-0	12-24-0
Time of possession	30:17	29:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
The Citadel	Passing	Johnathan Bennett	4/6, 81 yards, TD
Rushing	Johnathan Bennett	22 carries, 46 yards
Receiving	Tyler Cherry	3 receptions, 78 yards, TD
VMI	Passing	Chandler Wilson	7/19, 83 yards
Rushing	Hunter Rice	20 carries, 70 yards, TD
Receiving	Ethen Horne	2 receptions, 45 yards

Samford

See also: 2024 Samford Bulldogs football team.

Statistics	SAM	CIT
First downs	22	14
Total yards	320	300
Rushing yards	97	166
Passing yards	223	134
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	29-36-2	11-18-0
Time of possession	28:03	31:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Samford	Passing	Quincy Crittendon	29/36, 223 yards, 2 INT
Rushing	Damonta Witherspoon	9 carries, 41 yards
Receiving	Iaan Cousin	3 receptions, 47 yards
The Citadel	Passing	Johnathan Bennett	11/18, 134 yards
Rushing	Johnathan Bennett	12 carries, 54 yards, TD
Receiving	Dervon Pesnell	3 receptions, 42 yards

No. 23 Chattanooga

See also: 2024 Chattanooga Mocs football team.

Statistics	UTC	CIT
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Chattanooga	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
The Citadel	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Wofford (rivalry)

See also: 2024 Wofford Terriers football team and The Citadel–Wofford football rivalry.

Statistics	CIT	WOF
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
The Citadel	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Wofford	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 17 (FBS) Clemson

See also: 2024 Clemson Tigers football team.

Statistics	CIT	CLEM
First downs	15	27
Total yards	387	562
Rushing yards	288	302
Passing yards	99	260
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	3–11–1	18–31–1
Time of possession	35:42	24:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
The Citadel	Passing	Johnathan Bennett	2/10, 90 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Johnny Crawford III	7 carries, 70 yards
Receiving	Javonte Graves-Billips	2 receptions, 90 yards, TD
Clemson	Passing		12/16, 198 yards, 3 TD
Rushing	Jay Haynes	5 carries, 118 yards, 2 TD
Receiving		3 receptions, 75 yards, TD

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Citadel Bulldogs Scores, Stats and Highlights . 2024-11-13 . ESPN . en.
2. Web site: The Citadel Bulldogs 2024 football schedule. FBSchedules. March 25, 2024.
3. Web site: The Citadel's 2024 football slate has 12 games, 2 new trophies. The Post and Courier. Andrew. Miller. February 5, 2024. March 25, 2024.