The Citadel at Chattanooga

Saturday, September 16, 2023

Chattanooga beat The Citadel 48–⁠3. It was their 35th meeting; after it, Chattanooga led the series 21–⁠13–⁠1.

AwayThe Citadel0–⁠11 in 2023
3
HomeChattanooga8–⁠5 in 2023
48

Final at Finley Stadium, ChattanoogaTV: ESPN+Attendance 6,440

At kickoff
68°F, overcast, wind 7 mph from the southeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Lovell Field Airport (KCHA), 11 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Official
Michael FarmerGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
The Citadel03003
Chattanooga141710748

Standouts

Player stats

The Citadel

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Dustin Fletcher9/146701
Graeson Underwood1/1100
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Johnny Crawford III736013
Jay Graves-Billips423011
Cooper Wallace61908
Graeson Underwood31106
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Johnny Crawford III114014
Tyler Cherry113013
Ha’Keem Monroe111011
Hayden Johnson1909

Chattanooga

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Chase Artopoeus12/1620030
Luke Schomburg1/15710
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Ailym Ford19126121
Chris Houston113309
Lance Jackson52018
Chase Artopoeus51909
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jamoi Mayes6116125
A.J. Little157157
Javin Whatley353120
Sam Phillips223020
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jordan Walker0001

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

The CitadelChattanooga
158Total yards440
68Passing yards257
90Rushing yards183
4.5Yards per pass15.1
3.0Yards per rush4.5
8First downs21
1–⁠9Third downs4–⁠9
0–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠1
2Turnovers0
6–⁠55Penalties0–⁠0
27:34Possession32:26

Efficiency

The CitadelChattanooga
30%Success rate58%
−0.42EPA per play0.43
0.73Explosiveness1.19
−0.46Rushing EPA0.14
−0.05Passing EPA1.12
13%Passing-down success50%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Chattanooga 78% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Every drive

Chattanooga end zoneThe Citadel end zoneQ1 The CitadelPunt, 3 playsQ1 ChattanoogaTouchdown, 7 playsQ1 The CitadelPunt, 3 playsQ1 ChattanoogaTouchdown, 7 playsQ1 The CitadelField goal, 14 playsQ2 The CitadelInterception, 1 playQ2 The CitadelFumble, 1 playQ2 ChattanoogaTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 ChattanoogaTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 ChattanoogaField goal, 4 playsQ2 The CitadelEnd of half, 3 playsQ3 ChattanoogaField goal, 12 playsQ3 The CitadelPunt, 4 playsQ3 ChattanoogaTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 The CitadelTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ4 ChattanoogaTouchdown, 1 playQ4 ChattanoogaPunt, 3 playsQ4 The CitadelPunt, 7 playsQ4 The CitadelPunt, 3 playsQ4 ChattanoogaPunt, 6 playsQ4 The CitadelResult not recorded, 2 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Chattanooga drives left to right, The Citadel right to left.
  1. Q1 The CitadelPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  2. Q1 ChattanoogaTouchdown, 7 plays, 69 yards
  3. Q1 The CitadelPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  4. Q1 ChattanoogaTouchdown, 7 plays, 62 yards
  5. Q1 The CitadelField goal, 14 plays, 44 yards
  6. Q2 The CitadelInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  7. Q2 The CitadelFumble, 1 play, 0 yards
  8. Q2 ChattanoogaTouchdown, 9 plays, 72 yards
  9. Q2 ChattanoogaTouchdown, 6 plays, 26 yards
  10. Q2 ChattanoogaField goal, 4 plays, 6 yards
  11. Q2 The CitadelEnd of half, 3 plays, 2 yards
  12. Q3 ChattanoogaField goal, 12 plays, 57 yards
  13. Q3 The CitadelPunt, 4 plays, 18 yards
  14. Q3 ChattanoogaTouchdown, 6 plays, 78 yards
  15. Q3 The CitadelTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 25 yards
  16. Q4 ChattanoogaTouchdown, 1 play, 54 yards
  17. Q4 ChattanoogaPunt, 3 plays, −6 yards
  18. Q4 The CitadelPunt, 7 plays, 25 yards
  19. Q4 The CitadelPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  20. Q4 ChattanoogaPunt, 6 plays, 19 yards
  21. Q4 The CitadelResult not recorded, 2 plays, −2 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Chattanooga 14, The Citadel 0
The Citadel Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Clayton Crile kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25pass incomplete to Malachi Taylor
15:002nd & 10 at own 25Cooper Wallace run for 1 yd to the CIT 26
15:003rd & 9 at own 26Dustin Fletcher pass complete to Cooper Wallace for 6 yds to the CIT 32
13:234th & 3 at own 32James Platte punt for 40 yds
Chattanooga Touchdown, 7 plays
13:231st & 10 at own 28Ailym Ford run for 5 yds to the UTC 33
13:232nd & 5 at own 33Chase Artopoeus run for a loss of 3 yards to the UTC 30 Chase Artopoeus fumbled, recovered by UTC Chase Artopoeus
13:233rd & 8 at own 30Chase Artopoeus pass complete to Jamoi Mayes for 25 yds to the CIT 45 for a 1ST down
13:231st & 10 at opp 45Ailym Ford run for 13 yds to the CIT 32 for a 1ST down
13:231st & 10 at opp 32Chase Artopoeus pass complete to Jamoi Mayes for 7 yds to the CIT 25
13:232nd & 3 at opp 25pass incomplete to Javin Whatley
10:243rd & 3 at opp 25Chase Artopoeus pass complete to Jamoi Mayes for 25 yds for a TD (Jude Kelley KICK)Chattanooga 7, The Citadel 0
The Citadel Punt, 3 plays
10:241st & 10 at own 35Clayton Crile kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:241st & 10 at own 25Cooper Wallace run for 1 yd to the CIT 26
10:242nd & 9 at own 26Jay Graves-Billips run for a loss of 1 yard to the CIT 25
10:243rd & 10 at own 25Dustin Fletcher pass complete to Malachi Taylor
8:104th & 10 at own 25James Platte punt for 40 yds
Chattanooga Touchdown, 7 plays
8:101st & 10 at own 35Chris Houston run for a loss of 1 yard to the UTC 34
8:102nd & 11 at own 34Chase Artopoeus pass complete to Javin Whatley for 20 yds to the CIT 46 for a 1ST down
8:101st & 10 at opp 46Ailym Ford run for 2 yds to the CIT 44
8:102nd & 8 at opp 44Ailym Ford run for 9 yds to the CIT 35 for a 1ST down
8:101st & 10 at opp 35Chase Artopoeus pass complete to Javin Whatley for 15 yds to the CIT 20 for a 1ST down
8:101st & 10 at opp 20Chase Artopoeus pass complete to Jamoi Mayes for 12 yds to the CIT 8 for a 1ST down
4:281st & goal at opp 8Chase Artopoeus pass complete to Camden Overton for 8 yds for a TD (Jude Kelley KICK)Chattanooga 14, The Citadel 0
The Citadel Field goal, 14 plays
4:281st & 10 at own 35Clayton Crile kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:281st & 10 at own 25Dustin Fletcher pass incomplete to Tyler Cherry, broken up by Reuben Lowery III
4:282nd & 10 at own 25Jay Graves-Billips run for 10 yds to the CIT 35 for a 1ST down
3:271st & 10 at own 35Dustin Fletcher pass complete to Romello Jones for 1 yd to the CIT 36
3:272nd & 9 at own 36Cooper Wallace run for 5 yds to the CIT 41
3:273rd & 4 at own 41Dustin Fletcher pass complete to Dervon Pesnell for 5 yds to the CIT 46 for a 1ST down
3:271st & 10 at own 46Jay Graves-Billips run for 3 yds to the CIT 49
3:272nd & 7 at own 49Dustin Fletcher pass complete to Ha’Keem Monroe for 11 yds to the UTC 40 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 40Cooper Wallace run for 8 yds to the UTC 32
Q2 15:002nd & 2 at opp 32Cooper Wallace run for 4 yds to the UTC 28 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 28Romello Jones run for 4 yds to the UTC 24 The Citadel Penalty, Offensive holding (Cameron Moewe) to the UTC 34
Q2 15:001st & 16 at opp 34Dustin Fletcher run for 2 yds to the UTC 32
Q2 15:002nd & 14 at opp 32Dustin Fletcher run for 1 yd to the UTC 31
Q2 11:343rd & 13 at opp 31pass incomplete to Pat McSweeney
Q2 11:214th & 13 at opp 31Colby Kintner 49 yd FG GOODChattanooga 14, The Citadel 3
2nd quarter4 drives, then Chattanooga 31, The Citadel 3
Chattanooga Touchdown, 9 plays
11:211st & 10 at own 35Colby Kintner kickoff for 61 yds
11:211st & 10 at own 25Ailym Ford run for 2 yds to the UTC 27
11:212nd & 8 at own 27Chase Artopoeus pass intercepted for a 1ST down The Citadel Penalty, Defensive holding (Ahmad Green) to the UTC 37 for a 1ST down
11:211st & 10 at own 37Ailym Ford run for 2 yds to the UTC 39
11:212nd & 8 at own 39Chase Artopoeus pass complete to Jamoi Mayes for 25 yds to the CIT 36 for a 1ST down
11:211st & 10 at opp 36Chase Artopoeus pass complete to Sam Phillips for 3 yds to the CIT 33
11:212nd & 7 at opp 33The Citadel Penalty, off-side (Josh Cole) to the CIT 28
11:212nd & 2 at opp 28Ailym Ford run for 10 yds to the CIT 18 for a 1ST down
11:211st & 10 at opp 18Ailym Ford run for 6 yds to the CIT 12
11:212nd & 4 at opp 12Ailym Ford run for 5 yds to the CIT 7 for a 1ST down
6:361st & goal at opp 7Ailym Ford run for 7 yds for a TD (Jude Kelley KICK)Chattanooga 21, The Citadel 3
6:301st & 10 at own 35Clayton Crile kickoff for 59 yds , Romello Jones return for 13 yds to the CIT 19
6:231st & 10 at own 19Dustin Fletcher pass intercepted
Chattanooga Touchdown, 6 plays
6:231st & 10 at opp 29Chase Artopoeus run for 2 yds to the CIT 27
6:232nd & 8 at opp 27Ailym Ford run for 11 yds to the CIT 16 for a 1ST down
6:231st & 10 at opp 16Ailym Ford run for 7 yds to the CIT 9
6:232nd & 3 at opp 9Lance Jackson run for 2 yds to the CIT 7
6:233rd & 1 at opp 7Chase Artopoeus run for 2 yds to the CIT 5 for a 1ST down
3:151st & goal at opp 5Lance Jackson run for 5 yds for a TD (Jude Kelley KICK)Chattanooga 28, The Citadel 3
3:151st & 10 at own 35Clayton Crile kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:071st & 10 at own 25Romello Jones run for a loss of 3 yards to the CIT 22 Romello Jones fumbled, recovered by UTC Kelvin Morris
Chattanooga Field goal, 4 plays
3:071st & 10 at opp 22Chris Houston run for 3 yds to the CIT 19
3:072nd & 7 at opp 19Chris Houston run for 3 yds to the CIT 16
3:073rd & 4 at opp 16pass incomplete to Lance Jackson
1:434th & 4 at opp 16Jude Kelley 33 yd FG GOODChattanooga 31, The Citadel 3
The Citadel End of half, 3 plays
1:431st & 10 at own 35Clayton Crile kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:431st & 10 at own 25Graeson Underwood run for 6 yds to the CIT 31
1:432nd & 4 at own 31Graeson Underwood pass complete to Jay Graves-Billips for 1 yd to the CIT 32
1:433rd & 3 at own 32The Citadel Penalty, false start (Zach Blanchard) to the CIT 27
0:343rd & 8 at own 27
3rd quarter4 drives, then Chattanooga 41, The Citadel 3
Chattanooga Field goal, 12 plays
14:511st & 10 at own 35Colby Kintner kickoff for 49 yds , Jamoi Mayes return for 17 yds to the UTC 33
14:511st & 10 at own 33Ailym Ford run for 5 yds to the UTC 38
14:512nd & 5 at own 38Ailym Ford run for 10 yds to the UTC 48 for a 1ST down
14:511st & 10 at own 48Chase Artopoeus run for 9 yds to the CIT 43
14:512nd & 1 at opp 43Chase Artopoeus run for 9 yds to the CIT 34 for a 1ST down
14:511st & 10 at opp 34Lance Jackson run for a loss of 2 yards to the CIT 36
14:512nd & 12 at opp 36Lance Jackson run for 7 yds to the CIT 29
14:513rd & 5 at opp 29pass incomplete to Lance Jackson
14:514th & 5 at opp 29Chase Artopoeus pass complete to Sam Phillips for 20 yds to the CIT 9 for a 1ST down
14:511st & goal at opp 9
14:512nd & goal at opp 9Ailym Ford run for a loss of 1 yard to the CIT 10
14:513rd & goal at opp 10Chase Artopoeus pass incomplete to Jamoi Mayes, broken up by Chris Iverson
8:574th & goal at opp 10Jude Kelley 27 yd FG GOODChattanooga 34, The Citadel 3
The Citadel Punt, 4 plays
8:481st & 10 at own 35Clayton Crile kickoff for 65 yds , Romello Jones return for 21 yds to the CIT 21
8:481st & 10 at own 21Johnny Crawford III run for 13 yds to the CIT 34 for a 1ST down
8:481st & 10 at own 34Johnny Crawford III run for 6 yds to the CIT 40
8:482nd & 4 at own 40Johnny Crawford III run for a loss of 1 yard to the CIT 39
8:483rd & 5 at own 39pass incomplete to Jay Graves-Billips
7:064th & 5 at own 39James Platte punt for 42 yds
Chattanooga Touchdown, 6 plays
7:061st & 10 at own 19Ailym Ford run for 3 yds to the UTC 22
7:062nd & 7 at own 22Chase Artopoeus pass complete to Jamoi Mayes for 22 yds to the UTC 44 for a 1ST down
7:061st & 10 at own 44Ailym Ford run for 9 yds to the CIT 47
7:062nd & 1 at opp 47Ailym Ford run for 21 yds to the CIT 26 for a 1ST down
7:061st & 10 at opp 26Lance Jackson run for 8 yds to the CIT 18
3:382nd & 2 at opp 18Chase Artopoeus pass complete to Javin Whatley for 18 yds for a TD (Jude Kelley KICK)Chattanooga 41, The Citadel 3
The Citadel Turnover on downs, 6 plays
3:281st & 10 at own 35Clayton Crile kickoff for 65 yds , Romello Jones return for 14 yds to the CIT 14
3:281st & 10 at own 14Johnny Crawford III run for 5 yds to the CIT 19
3:282nd & 5 at own 19Jay Graves-Billips run for 11 yds to the CIT 30 for a 1ST down
3:281st & 10 at own 30Johnny Crawford III run for 1 yd to the CIT 31
3:282nd & 9 at own 31Dustin Fletcher sacked for a loss of 6 yards to the CIT 25
0:383rd & 15 at own 25Dustin Fletcher pass complete to Johnny Crawford III for 14 yds to the CIT 39
0:384th & 1 at own 39
4th quarter6 drives, then Chattanooga 48, The Citadel 3
Chattanooga Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at opp 39Chris Houston run for 9 yds to the CIT 30
15:002nd & 1 at opp 30
15:003rd & 1 at opp 30Luke Schomburg sacked for a loss of 15 yards to the CIT 45
12:494th & 16 at opp 45Clayton Crile punt for 33 yds , Dominick Poole returns for no gain to the CIT 12
The Citadel Punt, 7 plays
12:491st & 10 at own 12Dustin Fletcher pass complete to Tyler Cherry for 13 yds to the CIT 25 for a 1ST down
12:491st & 10 at own 25Ahmad Green run for 1 yd to the CIT 26
12:492nd & 9 at own 26Johnny Crawford III run for 12 yds to the CIT 38 for a 1ST down
12:491st & 10 at own 38The Citadel Penalty, illegal block (Zach Blanchard) to the CIT 23
12:491st & 25 at own 23Hayden Johnson run for a loss of 3 yards to the CIT 20
12:492nd & 28 at own 20Dustin Fletcher pass complete to Hayden Johnson for 9 yds to the CIT 29
12:493rd & 19 at own 29Dustin Fletcher pass complete to Landon Owens for 8 yds to the CIT 37
8:064th & 11 at own 37James Platte punt for 20 yds
Chattanooga Touchdown, 1 play
7:551st & 10 at own 43Luke Schomburg pass complete to A.J. Little for 57 yds for a TD (Jude Kelley KICK)Chattanooga 48, The Citadel 3
The Citadel Punt, 3 plays
7:441st & 10 at own 35Jon Estes kickoff for 56 yds , Romello Jones return for 20 yds to the CIT 45 The Citadel Penalty, Offensive holding (Je’Mazin Roberts) to the CIT 19
7:441st & 10 at own 19Hayden Johnson run for 6 yds to the CIT 25
7:442nd & 4 at own 25Graeson Underwood run for 3 yds to the CIT 28
7:443rd & 1 at own 28Hayden Johnson run for a loss of 2 yards to the CIT 26
5:554th & 3 at own 26James Platte punt for 51 yds
Chattanooga Punt, 6 plays
5:551st & 10 at own 23Chris Houston run for 5 yds to the UTC 28
5:552nd & 5 at own 28Chris Houston run for 4 yds to the UTC 32
5:553rd & 1 at own 32Chris Houston run for 2 yds to the UTC 34 for a 1ST down
5:551st & 10 at own 34
5:552nd & 10 at own 34Chris Houston run for 6 yds to the UTC 40
5:553rd & 4 at own 40Chris Houston run for 2 yds to the UTC 42
1:204th & 2 at own 42Clayton Crile punt for 57 yds
The Citadel Result not recorded, 2 plays
1:201st & 10 at own 1Graeson Underwood run for 2 yds to the CIT 3
1:202nd & 8 at own 3Hayden Johnson run for 1 yd to the CIT 3

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Chattanooga leads 23–⁠14–⁠1 in 38 meetings, counting the three since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Chattanooga 27, The Citadel 8
2025The Citadel 28, Chattanooga 10
2024Chattanooga 31, The Citadel 7
2023Chattanooga 48, The Citadel 3
2022Chattanooga 31, The Citadel 21
2021The Citadel 24, Chattanooga 21

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