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2015 The Citadel Bulldogs football
2015 The Citadel Bulldogs football
SoCon co-champion
FCS playoffs second round, L 6–14 vs. Charleston Southern
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 13
FCS Coaches	No. 15
Record	9–4 (6–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Mike Houston (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Brent Thompson (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Maurice Drayton (2nd season)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium
	Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

American college football season

The 2015 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by second-year head coach Mike Houston and played their home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium. They played as members of the Southern Conference, as they have since 1936. They finished the season 9–4, 6–1 in SoCon play to finish in a share for the SoCon title with Chattanooga. Due to their head-to-head loss to Chattanooga, they did not receive the SoCon's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs. However, they received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Coastal Carolina in the first round before losing in the second round to Charleston Southern.

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On January 18, head coach Mike Houston resigned to become the head coach at James Madison.^[1] He finished at The Citadel with a two-year record of 14–11.

Personnel

Roster

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2015 The Citadel Bulldogs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`2`	DeAndre Schoultz	Jr
WR	`3`	Jorian Jordan	Jr
QB	`6`	Dane Anderson	Jr
QB	`10`	Jordan Black	Fr
QB	`12`	Shon Belton	Fr
RB	`13`	Jalen Lampkin	Fr
RB	`16`	Vinny Miller	Sr
QB	`18`	Cam Jackson	So
QB	`19`	Dominique Allen	So
RB	`25`	Reggie Williams	So
RB	`26`	Jonathan Dorogy	So
RB	`28`	Craig Miller	Jr
RB	`29`	Grant Drakeford	Fr
RB	`30`	Jauveer Hammond	Fr
RB	`31`	Rod Johnson	Fr
FB	`34`	Evan McField	Fr
FB	`36`	Tyler Renew	Jr
FB	`37`	Donovan Ward	Fr
FB	`39`	Isiaha Smith	So
OL	`52`	Ryan Bednar	Jr
OL	`53`	Tyler Davis	Fr
OL	`56`	Michael Mabry	Sr
OL	`57`	Kyle Weaver	Jr
OL	`61`	Sam Frye	Sr
OL	`63`	Emmet Howle	Jr
OL	`64`	Hugh McFaddin	So
OL	`67`	Zack VanAlstine	Fr
OL	`69`	Max Ford	Fr
OL	`70`	Lovequan Scott	Fr
OL	`71`	Nick Jeffreys	Jr
OL	`73`	Isaiah Pinson	So
OL	`74`	Sydney Martin	Fr
OL	`76`	Andrew Laulusa	Fr
OL	`77`	Tristan Harkleroad	Fr
OL	`79`	Greg DiCocco	Sr
WR	`80`	Charles Clark	Jr
WR	`81`	Alex Glover	Sr
WR	`82`	Brandon Eakins	Sr
WR	`83`	Rudder Brown	Jr
WR	`84`	Cameron Scott	Jr
WR	`88`	Jake Riggs	So
WR	`89`	Whit Miller	Fr
OL		Kirk Evans	Fr
RB		David Pascoe	Fr
OL		Mike Rentz	Fr
QB		AJ Vandiver	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`1`	Shy Phillips	So
DB	`4`	Dee Delaney	So
DL	`5`	Joe Crochet	Jr
DL	`7`	Mark Thomas	Sr
LB	`8`	Israel Battle	So
DB	`9`	Khafari Buffalo	Fr
DB	`11`	Ben Roberts	So
LB	`17`	Josh Massey	So
DB	`20`	Mariel Cooper	Sr
DB	`21`	Malik Diggs	Jr
LB	`22`	Dondray Copeland	Jr
DB	`23`	Tyus Carter	So
DB	`24`	Aron Spann III	Fr
DB	`27`	Nick Willis	Sr
LB	`32`	Phil Davis	Fr
LB	`33`	Quinlan Washington	Fr
DB	`38`	J.J. Baldwin	Jr
DB	`40`	Kailik Williams	So
DB	`41`	Seth Greer	So
LB	`42`	Trey Nelson	So
LB	`43`	Tevin Floyd	Jr
LB	`44`	Jordan Thomas	Fr
DB	`45`	Curt Nixon	Fr
DB	`46`	Carl Cunningham Jr.	Fr
LB	`47`	Caleb Bennett	Jr
DL	`48`	Kevin Graham	Fr
LB	`49`	James Riley	Sr
LB	`50`	Myles Pierce	So
LB	`54`	DaSean Daniels	So
LB	`54`	Gregory Pappas	So
LB	`55`	Russell Hubbs	Fr
DL	`58`	Austin Harrell	Jr
DL	`62`	Mitchell Jeter	Sr
DL	`68`	Ken Allen	Fr
DL	`78`	Caleb Hester	Fr
DL	`91`	Tre'Von White	Fr
DL	`92`	Travis Johnson	So
DL	`93`	Adam Wawrzynski	Fr
DL	`94`	Attorney Gallman	Fr
DL	`95`	Noah Dawkins	Fr
DL	`96`	Ja'Lon Williams	Fr
DL	`97`	Jonathan King	So
DL		Bradley Carter	Fr
LB		Tradd Deaver	Fr
LB		Cody Floyd	Fr
DB		Tyler Jackson	Fr
LB		Taylor Jurney	Jr
DB		Nathan Peeples	Fr
DB		Donald Rutledge	Fr
LB		Za'Von Whitaker	Fr
LB		Jordan Williams	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LS	`59`	Lee Riley	Fr
LS	`60`	Hunter Morris	Jr
LS	`85`	Patrick Keefe	Fr
K	`86`	Austin Jordan	Sr
P	`90`	Will Vanvick	Jr
K	`99`	Eric Goins	Jr

Head coach

Mike Houston (2nd season)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Brent Thompson – Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks
Blake Harrell – Special Teams Coordinator / Inside Linebackers
Maurice Drayton – Defensive Coordinator / Cornerbacks
J. P. Gunter - A-Backs / Recruiting Coordinator
Ron Boyd - Offensive Line
Brian Rucker - Wide Receivers
Roy Tesh - Defensive Line
Joel Taylor - Defensive Passing Game Coordinator / Safeties
John Ward - Tackles
Tripp Weaver - Outside Linebackers
P. G. Standard - Offensive Quality Control
Price Blagg - Defensive Quality Control
Jimmy Long - Special Teams Quality Control
Donnell Boucher - Strength and Conditioning
Floris Mendonca - Video Coordinator
Kate Yeager - Director of Personnel

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 1, 2020

Game summaries

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"The Citadel Bulldogs - 2015 Football Schedule". The Citadel Bulldogs. Retrieved January 21, 2015.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	6:00 p.m.	Davidson*		Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN3	W 69–0	8,665
September 12	6:00 p.m.	Western Carolina		Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN3	W 28–10	8,048
September 19	6:00 p.m.	at Georgia Southern*		Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	ESPN3	L 13–48	24,872
September 26	6:00 p.m.	Charleston Southern*		Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN3	L 20–33	11,918
October 10	2:00 p.m.	Wofford		Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	ESPN3	W 39–12	10,428
October 17	3:00 p.m.	at Samford		Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN3	W 44–25	4,927
October 24	1:30 p.m.	at Furman		Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)	ESPN3	W 38–17	12,124
October 31	2:00 p.m.	Mercer		Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN3	W 21–19	10,006
November 7	2:00 p.m.	VMI	No. 25	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (Military Classic of the South)	ESPN3	W 35–14	14,925
November 14	2:00 p.m.	at No. 8 Chattanooga	No. 21	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	SDN	L 23–31	11,594
November 21	12:00 p.m.	at South Carolina*	No. 25	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	SECN Alt.	W 23–22	77,241
November 28	2:00 p.m.	at No. 10 Coastal Carolina*	No. 18	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC (NCAA Division I first round)	ESPN3	W 41–38	6,751
December 5	1:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Charleston Southern*	No. 18	Buccaneer Field North Charleston, SC (NCAA Division I second round)	ESPN3	L 6–14	8,451
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	—	—	RV	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	25	21	25	18	13
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	22	20	24	18	15

2015_The_Citadel_Bulldogs_football_team

2015 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

Before the season

Returning starters

Outlook

Schedule

Personnel

Roster

Depth chart

Game summaries

Davidson

Western Carolina

Georgia Southern

Charleston Southern

Wofford

Samford

Furman

Mercer

VMI

Chattanooga

South Carolina

FCS playoffs

First round – Coastal Carolina

Second round – Charleston Southern

Ranking movements

Honors and awards

References

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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 9 Chattanooga +^	6	–	1	9	–	4
No. 13 The Citadel +^	6	–	1	9	–	4
Western Carolina	5	–	2	7	–	4
Samford	3	–	4	6	–	5
Wofford	3	–	4	5	–	6
Mercer	2	–	5	5	–	6
Furman	2	–	5	4	–	7
VMI	1	–	6	2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll