# 2020 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

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

## 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 StadiumTampa, FL | ESPNU | L 6–27 | 0 |
| September 19 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 1 (FBS) Clemson* | Memorial StadiumClemson, SC | ACCN | L 0–49 | 18,609 |
| September 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky* | Johnson Hagood StadiumCharleston, SC | ESPN+ | L 14–37 | 3,081 |
| October 10 | 1:30 p.m. | at Army* | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | CBSSN | L 9–14 | 5,344 |
| February 27 | 3:30 p.m. | at Mercer | Moye ComplexMacon, GA | ESPN+ | L 28–42 | 3372 |
| March 6 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 18 Chattanooga | Johnson Hagood StadiumCharleston, SC | ESPN+ | L 24–25 | 3108 |
| March 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at Western Carolina | E. J. Whitmire StadiumCullowhee, NC | ESPN+ | L 14–21 | 980 |
| March 20 | 1:00 p.m. | East Tennessee State | Johnson Hagood StadiumCharleston, SC | ESPN+ | L 21–28 | 2642 |
| March 27 | 1:00 p.m. | Samford | Johnson Hagood StadiumCharleston, SC | ESPN+ | L 7–55 | 3081 |
| April 3 | 1:00 p.m. | at Wofford | Gibbs StadiumSpartanburg, SC (rivalry) | ESPN+ | W 28–24 | 1109 |
| April 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Furman | Johnson Hagood StadiumCharleston, SC (rivalry) | ESPN+ | W 26–7 | 3081 |
| April 17 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 15 VMI | Alumni Memorial FieldLexington, VA (Military Classic of the South) | ESPN+ | L 17–31 | 3000 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At South Florida

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| • Bulls | 7 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| USF −18.5 | 55.5 |
| Statistics | The Citadel | South Florida |
| First downs | 16 | 20 |
| Total yards | 284 | 404 |
| Rushing yards | 200 | 302 |
| Passing yards | 84 | 102 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 32:17 | 27:43 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| The Citadel | Passing | Brandon Rainey | 4/18, 84 yards, 1 INT |
| The Citadel | Rushing | Brandon Rainey | 20 carries, 65 yards |
| The Citadel | Receiving | Ryan McCarthy | 2 receptions, 44 yards |
| South Florida | Passing | Jordan McCloud | 11/16, 68 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| South Florida | Rushing | Kelley Joiner | 8 carries, 87 yards, 1 TD |
| South Florida | Receiving | Bryce Miller | 3 receptions, 36 yards |

### 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 |