2020 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

The 2020 The Citadel Bulldogs football team will represent The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs will be led by fifth-year head coach Brent Thompson and play their home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium. They are members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).

2020 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
2020 record	0–4 (0–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Brent Thompson (5th season)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium (Capacity: 11,332)

2020 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Tennessee State			–							–
Furman			–							–
Samford			–							–
VMI			–							–
Wofford			–							–
Chattanooga			–						0	–	1
Mercer			–						0	–	3
Western Carolina			–						0	–	3
The Citadel			–						0	–	4
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2019 season 6–6, 4–4 in SoCon play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place.

Schedule

The Citadel had games scheduled against Elon and Charleston Southern, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	7:00 p.m.	at South Florida*	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPNU	L 6–27	0
September 19	4:00 p.m.	at No. 1 (FBS) Clemson*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ACCN	L 0–49	18,609
September 26	1:00 p.m.	Eastern Kentucky*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN+	L 14–37	3,081
October 10	1:30 p.m.	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	L 9–14	5,344
February 27		at Mercer	Moye Complex Macon, GA
March 6		Chattanooga	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC
March 13		at Western Carolina	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC
March 20		East Tennessee State	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC
March 27		Samford	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC
April 3		at Wofford	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC (rivalry)
April 10		Furman	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)
April 17		at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA (Military Classic of the South)
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Source:[1]

Game summaries

at South Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	3	3	0	0	6
Bulls	7	13	0	7	27

at Clemson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
No. 1 (FBS) Tigers	28	21	0	0	49

Eastern Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	13	10	7	7	37
Bulldogs	7	7	0	0	14

at Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	3	0	0	6	9
Black Knights	0	7	7	0	14

Source for Match-up Records:[2]

References

1. "2020 The Citadel Football Schedule". The Citadel Athletic Department. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
2. "2020 The Citadel Football Media Guide" (PDF). The Citadel Athletic Department. Retrieved September 9, 2020.