2013 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

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.

2013 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
2013 record	5–7 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Kevin Higgins (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bob Bodine (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Denny Doornbos (2nd season)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium (Capacity: 21,000)

2013 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 23 Chattanooga +		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 19 Samford +^		6	–	2					8	–	5
No. 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

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 Stadium Charleston, 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 Stadium Cullowhee, NC	CSN	W 28–21	9,345
September 21	6:00 PM	at Old Dominion*	Foreman Field Norfolk, 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 Stadium Statesboro, GA	CSN	L 21–28	16,128
October 26	2:00 PM	at Chattanooga	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN		L 24–28	8,106
November 2	2:00 PM	No. 15 Samford	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN3	W 28–26	13,828
November 9	1:30 PM	at Elon	Rhodes Stadium Elon, 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 Stadium Clemson, SC	ESPN3	L 6–52	81,554
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Charleston Southern

See also: 2013 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

1 2 3 4 Total • Buccaneers 0 14 15 3 32 Bulldogs 9 7 6 7 29 Date: August 31 Location: Johnson Hagood Stadium, Charleston, SC Game start: 6:00 PM EST Game attendance: 12,196 Game weather: Mostly Sunny, 85 Referee: Ted Pitts

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–1	2012	W 49–14

Wofford

See also: 2013 Wofford Terriers football team

1 2 3 4 Total • Terriers 0 14 0 7 21 Bulldogs 0 0 10 0 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

See also: 2013 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

1 2 3 4 Total • Bulldogs 14 7 7 0 28 Catamounts 0 0 14 7 21 Date: September 14 Location: E. J. Whitmire Stadium, Cullowhee, NC Game start: 3:30 PM EST Elapsed time: 2:30 Game attendance: 9,345 Game weather: Mostly sunny, mid-70s Referee: Ted Pitts

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
21–15–1	2012	W 45–31

Old Dominion

See also: 2013 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 7 24 7 20 58 • Monarchs 14 14 23 8 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

See also: 2013 Furman Paladins football team and The Citadel–Furman football rivalry

1 2 3 4 Total • Paladins 3 14 0 7 24 Bulldogs 0 7 3 7 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

See also: 2013 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

1 2 3 4 OT Total Mountaineers 7 7 0 14 0 28 • Bulldogs 0 14 7 7 3 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

See also: 2013 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

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

Chattanooga

See also: 2013 Chattanooga Mocs football team

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

Samford

See also: 2013 Samford Bulldogs football team

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

Elon

See also: 2013 Elon Phoenix football team

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

VMI

See also: 2013 VMI Keydets football team and Military Classic of the South

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

Clemson

See also: 2013 Clemson Tigers football team

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

References

1. "2013 Football Schedule – The Citadel". The Citadel Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on February 17, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2013.