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The Citadel rallies in second half to beat Wofford 30-17

Nov. 16, 2024 18:11 PM EST

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Cooper Wallace scored on a 54-yard third-quarter run to give The Citadel the lead and the Bulldogs scored 17 second-half points to beat Wofford 30-17 on Saturday. Evan Byrd forced a fumble recovered by Josh Cole and on the next play came Javonte...

Garrison Johnson scored 2 of The Citadel's 4 rushing TDs in 28-11 win over Samford

Oct. 26, 2024 17:45 PM EDT

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Garrison Johnson scored two of The Citadel's four rushing touchdowns on Saturday in a 28-11 win over Samford. Johnathan Bennett was 11-of-18 passing for 134 yards and added a game-high 54 yards rushing and a TD on 12 carriers for The Citadel (4-5, 2-4...

Bennett's 4th quarter TD pass to Cherry lifts The Citadel to 1st SoCon win, topping VMI 13-10

Oct. 19, 2024 18:19 PM EDT

LEXINGTON, Va., (AP) — Johnathan Bennett connected with Tyler Cherry on a 43-yard fourth-quarter touchdown to lift The Citadel to a 13-10 victory over VMI in a Southern Conference battle between teams looking for a first win in conference play Saturday. Neither team put on an...

Western Carolina welcomes back spectators with 30-16 win over The Citadel

Oct. 12, 2024 18:02 PM EDT

CULLOWHEE, N.C. (AP) — Cole Gonzales threw for 294 yards and a score, Jalynn Williams rushed for three touchdowns and Western Carolina welcomed their fans back to E.J. Whitmire Stadium in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene with a 30-16 win on Saturday. The Catamounts (3-3, 2-0...

Trey Hedden throws two late touchdown passes to rally Furman to 17-16 victory over The Citadel

Oct. 05, 2024 17:44 PM EDT

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Trey Hedden threw two touchdown passes in the final 5:39 and Furman stormed back to beat The Citadel 17-16 in the Paladins' Southern Conference opener on Saturday. Furman (2-3) trailed 16-3 when Hedden connected with Ben Ferguson for a 10-yard touchdown. The...

QB Smith collects 4 TDs to send Mercer past The Citadel 38-21

Sep. 21, 2024 22:09 PM EDT

MACON, Ga. (AP) — Quarterback D.J. Smith accounted for four touchdowns and Mercer pulled away from The Citadel late in the first half and beat the Bulldogs 38-21 on Saturday. Tied at 14, Tyrell Coard ran it in from the 11 with 1:05 remaining before halftime to end an eight-play,...

Ibrahim runs for 114 yards, Fletcher scores twice in The Citadel's rout of D-II North Greenville

Sep. 14, 2024 16:44 PM EDT

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Corey Ibrahim had 114 yards rushing, Dustin Fletcher added two short scoring runs and The Citadel routed Division II opponent North Greenville 54-0 on Saturday. Among the highlights for The Citadel (2-1) were a 28-yard touchdown run by Ibrahim and a blocked...

South Carolina State beats The Citadel for coach Chennis Berry's first victory with the Bulldogs

Sep. 07, 2024 16:07 PM EDT

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Eric Phoenix threw for 194 yards and a touchdown, Josh Shaw ran for two second-half scores and South Carolina State beat The Citadel 23-20 on Saturday for coach Chennis Berry's first victory with the Bulldogs. Phoenix led S.C. State on a 12-play, 87-yard...

The Citadel rallies, wins 22-21 when Charleston Southern misses last-second field goal

Aug. 31, 2024 22:15 PM EDT

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Garrison Johnson bulled into the end zone from a yard out with 1:55 to play to give Citadel a 22-21 lead with less than two minutes to play and Charleston Southern missed a 44-yard field goal with seconds left in a wild season-opening rivalry game Saturday night. ...