2013 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

2013 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference Southern Conference
2013 record 5–7 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach Kevin Higgins (9th year)
Offensive coordinator Bob Bodine
Offensive scheme Triple Option
Defensive coordinator Denny Doornbos
Base defense 4–2–5
Home stadium Johnson Hagood Stadium
(Capacity: 21,000)
2013 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#23 Chattanooga +   6 2         8 4  
#19 Samford +^   6 2         8 5  
#22 Furman +^   6 2         8 6  
Georgia Southern*   4 4         7 4  
Wofford   4 4         5 6  
The Citadel   4 4         5 7  
Appalachian State*   4 4         4 8  
Elon   1 7         2 10  
Western Carolina   1 7         2 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • Appalachian State and Georgia Southern ineligible for conference championship and FCS playoffs as part of FBS transition
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 2013 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by ninth year head coach Kevin Higgins 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 5–7, 4–4 in SoCon play to finish in a four way tie for fourth place.

At the end of the season, head coach Kevin Higgins resigned to become an assistant coach at Wake Forest.

Schedule

For the third year in a row, home games in September were scheduled for a 6:00 p.m. kickoff rather than the traditional 2:00 p.m. kickoff. The Bulldogs faced in-state FBS rival Clemson and Old Dominion, in its first year of transitioning to FBS. FCS teams were permitted to play twelve games in 2013 due to an extra Saturday falling between Labor Day and Thanksgiving.[1]

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 6:00 PM Charleston Southern* Johnson Hagood StadiumCharleston, SC CSN L 29–32   12,196
September 7 6:00 PM No. 16 Wofford Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC ESPN3 L 10–21   14,545
September 14 3:30 PM at Western Carolina E. J. Whitmire StadiumCullowhee, NC CSN W 28–21   9,345
September 21 6:00 PM at Old Dominion* Foreman FieldNorfolk, VA COX L 58–59   20,118
September 28 6:00 PM Furman Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC (Rivalry) CSN L 17–24   12,693
October 5 2:00 PM Appalachian State Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC CSN W 31–28 OT  13,601
October 12 1:00 PM at No. 22 Georgia Southern Paulson StadiumStatesboro, GA CSN L 21–28   16,128
October 26 2:00 PM at Chattanooga Finley StadiumChattanooga, TN L 24–28   8,106
November 2 2:00 PM No. 15 Samforddagger Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC ESPN3 W 28–26   13,828
November 9 1:30 PM at Elon Rhodes StadiumElon, NC CSN W 35–10   9,256
November 16 1:00 PM VMI* Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC (Military Classic of the South) CSN W 31–10   12,069
November 23 12:00 PM at No. 7 (FBS) Clemson* Memorial StadiumClemson, SC ESPN3 L 6–52   81,554
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game Notes

Charleston Southern

1 234Total
Buccaneers 0 14153 32
Bulldogs 9 767 29
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–1 2012 W 49–14

Wofford

1 234Total
Terriers 0 1407 21
Bulldogs 0 0100 10
  • Date: September 6
  • Location: Johnson Hagood Stadium, Charleston, SC
  • Game start: 6:00 PM EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:59
  • Game attendance: 14,545
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 81
  • Referee: Thomas Graham
Overall record Last meeting Result
40–24–1 2013 L 21–24

Western Carolina

1 234Total
Bulldogs 14 770 28
Catamounts 0 0147 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
21–15–1 2012 W 45–31

Old Dominion

1 234Total
Bulldogs 7 24720 58
Monarchs 14 14238 59
  • Date: September 21
  • Location: Foreman Field, Norfolk, VA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:18
  • Game attendance: 20,118
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 77
  • Referee: Ken Antee
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Furman

1 234Total
Paladins 3 1407 24
Bulldogs 0 737 17
  • Date: September 28
  • Location: Johnson Hagood Stadium, Charleston, SC
  • Game start: 6:00 PM EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:44
  • Game attendance: 12,693
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 75
  • Referee: Rodney Burnette
Overall record Last meeting Result
32–57–3 2012 W 42–20

Appalachian State

1 234OTTotal
Mountaineers 7 70140 28
Bulldogs 0 14773 31
  • Date: October 5
  • Location: Johnson Hagood Stadium, Charleston, SC
  • Game start: 2:00 PM EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:03
  • Game attendance: 13,601
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 82
  • Referee: Lee Hendrick
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–29 2012 W 52–28

Georgia Southern

Overall record Last meeting Result
5–17 2012 W 23–21

Chattanooga

Overall record Last meeting Result
18–26–2 2012 L 10–28

Samford

Overall record Last meeting Result
3–3 2012 L 7–38

Elon

Overall record Last meeting Result
7–5 2012 W 38–24

VMI

Overall record Last meeting Result
36–30–2 2012 W 27–24

Clemson

Overall record Last meeting Result
5–30–1 2008 L 17–45

References

  1. "2013 Football Schedule – The Citadel". The Citadel Department of Athletics. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
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