2015 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
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

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.

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.

Ten starters returned on offense, with only QB Aaron Miller lost to graduation.

The Bulldogs were picked to finish 7th in the 8 team Southern Conference. No players were named to national award watch lists or the preseason All-America teams, but OL Sam Frye and DL Mitchell Jeter were named to the preseason All-Conference first team.^[2]

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

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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

1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0 • Bulldogs 21 14 20 14 69 Date: September 5, 2015 Location: Johnson Hagood Stadium, Charleston, SC Game start: 6:00 PM EST Game attendance: 8,665 Television network: ESPN3

1 2 3 4 Total Catamounts 0 3 7 0 10 • Bulldogs 0 7 7 14 28 Date: September 12, 2015 Location: Johnson Hagood Stadium, Charleston, SC Game start: 6:00 PM EST Game attendance: 8,048

1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 0 0 7 6 13 • Eagles 10 21 10 7 48 Date: September 19, 2015 Location: Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA Game start: 6:00 PM EST Game attendance: 24,872

1 2 3 4 Total • Buccaneers 0 6 10 17 33 Bulldogs 7 10 3 0 20 Date: September 26, 2015 Location: Johnson Hagood Stadium, Charleston, SC Game start: 6:00 PM EST Game attendance: 11,998

1 2 3 4 Total Terriers 0 6 6 0 12 • Bulldogs 14 7 15 3 39 Date: October 10, 2015 Location: Johnson Hagood Stadium, Charleston, SC Game start: 2:00 PM EST Game attendance: 10,428

1 2 3 4 Total • Bulldogs (CIT) 7 28 6 3 44 Bulldogs (SAM) 7 7 3 8 25 Date: October 17, 2015 Location: Seibert Stadium, Homewood, AL Game start: 3:00 PM EST Game attendance: 4,927

1 2 3 4 Total • Bulldogs 7 17 7 7 38 Paladins 7 0 10 0 17 Date: October 24, 2015 Location: Paladin Stadium, Greenville, SC Game start: 1:30 PM EST Game attendance: 12,124

1 2 3 4 Total Bears 10 0 3 6 19 • Bulldogs 0 14 0 7 21 Date: October 31, 2015 Location: Johnson Hagood Stadium, Charleston, SC Game start: 2:00 PM EST Game attendance: 10,006

1 2 3 4 Total Keydets 7 0 7 0 14 • #25 Bulldogs 14 6 6 9 35 Date: November 7, 2015 Location: Johnson Hagood Stadium, Charleston, SC Game start: 2:00 PM EST Game attendance: 14,925

1 2 3 4 Total #21 Bulldogs 0 0 14 9 23 • #8 Mocs 14 7 3 7 31 Date: November 14, 2015 Game start: 2:00 PM EST Game attendance: 11,594

1 2 3 4 Total • #25 Bulldogs 14 0 0 9 23 Gamecocks 3 6 7 6 22 Date: November 21, 2015 Location: Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, SC Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 77,241 Television network: SECN Alt.

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1 2 3 4 Total • #18 Bulldogs 14 0 14 13 41 #10 Chanticleers 7 14 7 10 38 Date: November 28, 2015 Location: Brooks Stadium, Conway, SC Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 6,753 Television network: ESPN3

1 2 3 4 Total #18 Bulldogs 3 0 0 3 6 • #9 Buccaneers 0 14 0 0 14 Date: December 5, 2015 Location: Buccaneer Field, North Charleston, SC Game start: 1:00 PM EST Game attendance: 8,451

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	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

Preseason All-Southern Conference

• Sam Frye (1st team)
• Mitchell Jeter (1st team)