2022 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

2022 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	4–7 (3–5 SoCon)
Head coach	Brent Thompson (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Lou Conte (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Tony Grantham (3rd season)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium

2022 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 7 Samford $^		8	–	0					11	–	2
No. 10 Furman ^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 23 Chattanooga		5	–	3					7	–	4
No. 24 Mercer		5	–	3					7	–	4
Western Carolina		4	–	4					6	–	5
Wofford		3	–	5					3	–	8
The Citadel		3	–	5					4	–	7
East Tennessee State		1	–	7					3	–	8
VMI		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

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 Stadium Buies Creek, NC	ESPN+	L 10–29	4,010
September 10	4:00 p.m.	No. 9 East Tennessee State	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN+	W 20–17	8,573
September 17	6:00 p.m.	at No. 20 Mercer	Five Star Stadium Macon, GA	ESPN3	L 0–17	11,339
October 1	3:30 p.m.	at Appalachian State*	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN+	L 0–49	30,789
October 8	2:00 p.m.	Furman	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	ESPN3	L 10–21	12,106
October 15	1:30 p.m.	at Wofford	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 16–31	4,198
October 22	2:00 p.m.	at Western Carolina	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	ESPN+	W 34–21	7,304
October 29	2:00 p.m.	No. 13 Samford	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN+	L 3–38	8,603
November 5	2:00 p.m.	No. 11 Chattanooga	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN+	L 21–31	12,106
November 12	2:00 p.m.	Virginia–Lynchburg*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN3	W 66–0	7,938
November 19		at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA (Military Classic of the South)		W 26–22
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All 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

See also: 2022 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

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

See also: 2022 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

At No. 20 Mercer

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

See also: 2022 Mercer Bears football team

At Appalachian State

See also: 2022 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

The Citadel Bulldogs (1–2) at Appalachian State Mountaineers (2–2) – Game summary

Period	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

Game information

First quarter APP – Dashaun Davis 44 yard pass from Chase Brice (Michael Hughs kick), 12:18. Mountaineers 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:37. APP – Chase Brice 1 yard run (Michael Hughs kick), 2:38. Mountaineers 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:54. Second quarter' APP – Eli Wilson 8 yard pass from Chase Brice (Michael Hughs kick), 11:55. Mountaineers 21–0. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:35. APP – Camerun Peoples 73 yard run (Michael Hughs kick), 9:31. Mountaineers 28–0. Drive: 1 play, 73 yards, 0:15. APP – Christian Horn 22 yard pass from Chase Brice (Michael Hughs kick), 4:56. Mountaineers 35–0. Drive: 3 plays, 33 yards, 0:46. Third quarter APP – Christian Horn 80 yard pass from Chase Brice (Michael Hughs kick), 3:23. Mountaineers 42–0. Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:15. Fourth quarter APP – Kanye Roberts 4 yard run (Michael Hughs kick), 6:40. Mountaineers 49–0. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:20.

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
	Rushing	Sam Llewellyn	10 carries, 41 yards
	Receiving	Jay Graves-Billips	2 receptions, 42 yards
Appalachian State	Passing	Chase Brice	12/18, 265 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Camerun Peoples	4 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD
	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

See also: 2022 Furman Paladins football team and The Citadel–Furman football rivalry

At Wofford

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

See also: 2022 Wofford Terriers football team and The Citadel–Wofford football rivalry

At Western Carolina

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

See also: 2022 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

No. 13 Samford

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

See also: 2022 Samford Bulldogs football team

No. 11 Chattanooga

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

See also: 2022 Chattanooga Mocs football team

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

See also: 2022 VMI Keydets football team and Military Classic of the South