# 2022 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

The 2022 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by seventh-year head coach Brent Thompson and played their home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at Campbell* | Barker–Lane StadiumBuies Creek, NC | ESPN+ | L 10–29 | 4,010 |
| September 10 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 9 East Tennessee State | Johnson Hagood StadiumCharleston, SC | ESPN+ | W 20–17 | 8,573 |
| September 17 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 20 Mercer | Five Star StadiumMacon, GA | ESPN3 | L 0–17 | 11,339 |
| October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | at Appalachian State* | Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, NC | ESPN+ | L 0–49 | 30,789 |
| October 8 | 2:00 p.m. | Furman | Johnson Hagood StadiumCharleston, SC (rivalry) | ESPN3 | L 10–21 | 12,106 |
| October 15 | 1:30 p.m. | at Wofford | Gibbs StadiumSpartanburg, SC (rivalry) | ESPN+ | L 16–31 | 4,198 |
| October 22 | 2:00 p.m. | at Western Carolina | Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire StadiumCullowhee, NC | ESPN+ | W 34–21 | 7,304 |
| October 29 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 13 Samford | Johnson Hagood StadiumCharleston, SC | ESPN+ | L 3–38 | 8,603 |
| November 5 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 11 Chattanooga | Johnson Hagood StadiumCharleston, SC | ESPN+ | L 21–31 | 12,106 |
| November 12 | 2:00 p.m. | Virginia–Lynchburg* | Johnson Hagood StadiumCharleston, SC | ESPN3 | W 66–0 | 7,938 |
| November 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at VMI | Alumni Memorial FieldLexington, VA (Military Classic of the South) | ESPN+ | W 26–22 | 7,432 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Campbell

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Citadel Bulldogs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Fighting Camels | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 29 |

### No. 9 East Tennessee State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 9 Buccaneers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Citadel Bulldogs | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |

### At No. 20 Mercer

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Citadel Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 20 Bears | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 17 |

### At Appalachian State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mountaineers | 14 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 49 |
at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, North Carolina
* Date: October 1
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Rain, 50 °F (10 °C)
* Game attendance: 30,789
* Referee: Javarro Edwards
* TV announcers (ESPN+): David Jackson and Avery Hall
Statistics
| Statistics | CIT | APP |
| First downs | 13 | 21 |
| Total yards | 223 | 545 |
| Rushing yards | 172 | 247 |
| Passing yards | 51 | 298 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 39:51 | 20:04 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| The Citadel | Passing | Peyton Derrick | 2/7, 45 yards, 1 INT |
| The Citadel | Rushing | Sam Llewellyn | 10 carries, 41 yards |
| The Citadel | Receiving | Jay Graves-Billips | 2 receptions, 42 yards |
| Appalachian State | Passing | Chase Brice | 12/18, 265 yards, 4 TD |
| Appalachian State | Rushing | Camerun Peoples | 4 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD |
| Appalachian State | Receiving | Christian Horn | 3 receptions 132 yards, 2 TD |

### Furman

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Paladins | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Citadel Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |

### At Wofford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Citadel Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 16 |
| Terriers | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 31 |

### At Western Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Citadel Bulldogs | 7 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
| Catamounts | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |

### No. 13 Samford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 13 Samford Bulldogs | 7 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
| Citadel Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### No. 11 Chattanooga

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 11 Mocs | 3 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
| Citadel Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |

### Virginia-Lynchburg

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dragons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Citadel Bulldogs | 17 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 66 |

### At VMI

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Citadel Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 26 |
| Keydets | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 22 |