Year: | 2016 |
Team: | The Citadel Bulldogs |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Southern Conference |
Short Conf: | SoCon |
Statsrank: | 10 |
Fcscoachrank: | 9 |
Record: | 10–2 |
Conf Record: | 8–0 |
Head Coach: | Brent Thompson |
Hc Year: | 1st |
Off Coach: | Lou Conte |
Oc Year: | 1st |
Off Scheme: | Triple option |
Def Coach: | Blake Harrell |
Dc Year: | 1st |
Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
Stadium: | Johnson Hagood Stadium |
Champion: | SoCon champion |
Bowl: | NCAA Division I second round |
Bowl Result: | L 3–17 vs. Wofford |
The 2016 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by first-year head coach Brent Thompson and played their home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium. They played as members of the Southern Conference, as they have since 1936.
With their win over Samford on November 4, the Bulldogs clinched their second consecutive, and fourth overall, SoCon championship. By virtue of their victory over VMI on November 12, 2016, The Citadel completed their first undefeated SoCon season in program history and claimed the championship outright. The win over VMI also marked the second time in program history that the Bulldogs earned double digit wins in one season, after winning 11 games in 1992.
They finished the season 10–2, 8–0 in SoCon play to win the SoCon title. They received the SoCon's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the second round to Wofford.
The Bulldogs planned to host for their traditional Parents' Day game on October 8.[1] Due to Hurricane Matthew, the game against North Greenville took place at NGU's Younts Stadium in Tigerville, South Carolina on Thursday, October 6.[2]
In 2016, The Citadel determined that lead paint needed remediation on the east (visitor's) side of Johnson Hagood Stadium. The work resulted in the entire east side being closed for the first game of the season against Furman and some sections being opened for subsequent games. The capacity was thus 10,500 for the first game and about 15,000 for later games.[3] [4] [5]
See also: 2016 Mercer Bears football team.
See also: 2016 Furman Paladins football team and The Citadel–Furman football rivalry.
See also: 2016 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team.
See also: 2016 Western Carolina Catamounts football team.
See also: 2016 Chattanooga Mocs football team.
See also: 2016 Wofford Terriers football team.
See also: 2016 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team.
See also: 2016 Samford Bulldogs football team.
See also: 2016 VMI Keydets football team and Military Classic of the South.
See also: 2016 North Carolina Tar Heels football team.
See main article: 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings.