The Citadel at Charleston Southern

Saturday, August 31, 2024

The Citadel beat Charleston Southern 22–⁠21. It was their 13th meeting; after it, The Citadel led the series 7–⁠6.

AwayThe Citadel5–⁠7 in 2024
22
HomeCharleston Southern1–⁠11 in 2024
21

Final at Buccaneer Field, North CharlestonAttendance 5,831

At kickoff
87°F, mostly cloudy, wind 9 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Charleston Afb/International Airport (KCHS), 9 km from the stadium
Official
Branden McCainGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
The Citadel0312722
Charleston Southern777021

Standouts

  • PassingRob McCoy Jr20 of 25, 290 yards, 1 TDCharleston Southern
  • ReceivingJamil Bishop3 catches, 86 yards, 1 TDCharleston Southern

Player stats

The Citadel

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Johnathan Bennett10/1717000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Corey Ibrahim1668019
Johnathan Bennett1555112
Cooper Wallace1040010
Jay Graves-Billips217014
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Dervon Pesnell386039
Jay Graves-Billips433011
Johnny Crawford III124024
Tyler Cherry122022

Charleston Southern

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Rob McCoy Jr20/2529010
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Rob McCoy Jr1240018
Autavius Ison92619
Tyson Greenwade624119
Isaiah Gordon3503
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Chris Rhone590035
Jamil Bishop386164
Jaden Scott344027
Tyree Taylor227026

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

Team stats

The CitadelCharleston Southern
360Total yards383
170Passing yards290
190Rushing yards93
10.0Yards per pass11.6
3.9Yards per rush2.9
20First downs19
7–⁠13Third downs4–⁠11
1–⁠1Fourth downs2–⁠2
1Turnovers0
4–⁠32Penalties4–⁠25
32:11Possession27:49

Efficiency

The CitadelCharleston Southern
42%Success rate47%
0.11EPA per play0.33
1.16Explosiveness1.50
−0.00Rushing EPA0.02
0.42Passing EPA0.73
16%Passing-down success29%

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 and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Charleston Southern 71% to win. The Citadel won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Charleston Southern −6.5, over/under 46.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Every drive

Charleston Southern end zoneThe Citadel end zoneQ1 The CitadelPunt, 5 playsQ1 Charleston SouthernTouchdown, 11 playsQ1 The CitadelMissed FG, 8 playsQ1 Charleston SouthernResult not recorded, 6 playsQ2 The CitadelPunt, 8 playsQ2 Charleston SouthernMissed FG, 7 playsQ2 The CitadelPunt, 3 playsQ2 Charleston SouthernTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 The CitadelField goal, 8 playsQ2 Charleston SouthernEnd of half, 3 playsQ3 Charleston SouthernTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 The CitadelTouchdown, 10 playsQ3 Charleston SouthernPunt, 5 playsQ3 The CitadelTouchdown, 11 playsQ4 Charleston SouthernResult not recorded, 1 playQ4 Charleston SouthernPunt, 3 playsQ4 The CitadelFumble, 15 playsQ4 The CitadelTouchdown, 6 playsQ4 Charleston SouthernMissed FG, 13 playsQ4 The CitadelResult not recorded, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Charleston Southern drives left to right, The Citadel right to left.
  1. Q1 The CitadelPunt, 5 plays, 11 yards
  2. Q1 Charleston SouthernTouchdown, 11 plays, 79 yards
  3. Q1 The CitadelMissed FG, 8 plays, 47 yards
  4. Q1 Charleston SouthernResult not recorded, 6 plays, 14 yards
  5. Q2 The CitadelPunt, 8 plays, 19 yards
  6. Q2 Charleston SouthernMissed FG, 7 plays, 52 yards
  7. Q2 The CitadelPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  8. Q2 Charleston SouthernTouchdown, 3 plays, 76 yards
  9. Q2 The CitadelField goal, 8 plays, 42 yards
  10. Q2 Charleston SouthernEnd of half, 3 plays, 5 yards
  11. Q3 Charleston SouthernTouchdown, 7 plays, 70 yards
  12. Q3 The CitadelTouchdown, 10 plays, 67 yards
  13. Q3 Charleston SouthernPunt, 5 plays, 22 yards
  14. Q3 The CitadelTouchdown, 11 plays, 69 yards
  15. Q4 Charleston SouthernResult not recorded, 1 play, 0 yards
  16. Q4 Charleston SouthernPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  17. Q4 The CitadelFumble, 15 plays, 61 yards
  18. Q4 The CitadelTouchdown, 6 plays, 10 yards
  19. Q4 Charleston SouthernMissed FG, 13 plays, 63 yards
  20. Q4 The CitadelResult not recorded, 1 play, 0 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Charleston Southern 7, The Citadel 0
The Citadel Punt, 5 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Will Laing kickoff for 65 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 25Corey Ibrahim run for 4 yds to the CIT 29
15:002nd & 6 at own 29Corey Ibrahim run for 7 yds to the CIT 36 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 36Corey Ibrahim run for a loss of 1 yard to the CIT 35
15:002nd & 11 at own 35Corey Ibrahim run for 1 yd to the CIT 36
15:003rd & 10 at own 36pass incomplete to Ha’Keem Monroe
Charleston Southern Result not recorded, 6 plays
15:002nd & 6 at own 43Autavius Ison run for a loss of 1 yard to the CHSO 42
12:144th & 10 at own 36James Platte punt for 46 yds
Charleston Southern Touchdown, 11 plays
12:141st & 10 at own 18Autavius Ison run for 3 yds to the CHSO 21
12:142nd & 7 at own 21Rob McCoy Jr pass complete to Noah Jennings for 10 yds to the CHSO 31 for a 1ST down
12:141st & 10 at own 31Tyson Greenwade run for 19 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
12:141st & 10 at the 50Rob McCoy Jr pass incomplete to Mekhi Campfield, broken up by Bradlee Jones
12:142nd & 10 at the 50Rob McCoy Jr pass complete to Jaden Scott for 8 yds to the CIT 42
12:143rd & 2 at opp 42Tyson Greenwade run for 2 yds to the CIT 40 for a 1ST down
12:141st & 10 at opp 40Tyson Greenwade run for 1 yd to the CIT 39
12:142nd & 9 at opp 39Greenwade,Tyson rush left (Laffitte,Jaleel).
12:143rd & 9 at opp 39Rob McCoy Jr pass complete to Noah Jennings for 9 yds to the CIT 30 for a 1ST down
12:141st & 10 at opp 30Rob McCoy Jr pass complete to Jaden Scott for 27 yds to the CIT 3 for a 1ST down
7:031st & goal at opp 3Autavius Ison run for 3 yds for a TD (Patrick Fisher-Butler KICK)Charleston Southern 7, The Citadel 0
The Citadel Missed FG, 8 plays
7:031st & 10 at own 35Will Laing kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:031st & 10 at own 25Johnathan Bennett run for 7 yds to the CIT 32
7:032nd & 3 at own 32Corey Ibrahim run for 10 yds to the CIT 42 for a 1ST down
7:031st & 10 at own 42Corey Ibrahim run for 4 yds to the CIT 46
7:032nd & 6 at own 46Johnathan Bennett pass complete to Tyler Cherry for 22 yds to the CHSO 32 for a 1ST down
7:031st & 10 at opp 32Ibrahim,Corey rush middle (Hill,Joshua).
7:032nd & 10 at opp 32Corey Ibrahim run for 4 yds to the CHSO 28
7:033rd & 6 at opp 28pass incomplete to Javonte Graves-Billips
3:074th & 6 at opp 28Ben Barnes 46 yd FG MISSED
Charleston Southern Result not recorded, 6 plays
3:071st & 10 at own 28Charleston Southern Penalty, false start (Colin Sorensen) to the CHSO 23
3:071st & 15 at own 23Isaiah Gordon run for 2 yds to the CHSO 25
3:072nd & 13 at own 25Rob McCoy Jr pass complete to Chris Rhone for 4 yds to the CHSO 29
3:073rd & 9 at own 29Rob McCoy Jr run for 10 yds to the CHSO 39 for a 1ST down
3:071st & 10 at own 39Rob McCoy Jr pass complete to Noah Jennings for 4 yds to the CHSO 43
Q2 14:174th & 16 at own 33Gilbert Brown punt for 42 yds
2nd quarter7 drives, then Charleston Southern 14, The Citadel 3
The Citadel Punt, 8 plays
14:171st & 10 at own 25Cooper Wallace run for 8 yds to the CIT 33
14:172nd & 2 at own 33Cooper Wallace run for 1 yd to the CIT 34
14:173rd & 7 at own 42Rob McCoy Jr sacked for a loss of 9 yards to the CHSO 33 Rob McCoy Jr fumbled, recovered by CHSO Rob McCoy Jr , return for 0 yards
The Citadel Punt, 8 plays
14:173rd & 1 at own 34Cooper Wallace run for 2 yds to the CIT 36 for a 1ST down
14:171st & 10 at own 36Johnathan Bennett pass complete to Javonte Graves-Billips for 11 yds to the CIT 47 for a 1ST down
14:171st & 10 at own 47Wallace,Cooper rush (Williams,Davion;Thomas,Leon), PENALTY CIT holding (Moewe,Cameron) 7 yards to the CSU46. The Citadel Penalty, Offensive holding (Cameron Moewe) to the CIT 40
14:171st & 17 at own 40Corey Ibrahim run for 2 yds to the CIT 42
14:172nd & 15 at own 42Johnny Crawford III run for 4 yds to the CIT 46
14:173rd & 11 at own 46Johnathan Bennett sacked for a loss of 2 yards to the CIT 44
10:194th & 13 at own 44James Platte punt for 36 yds
Charleston Southern Missed FG, 7 plays
10:191st & 10 at own 20Rob McCoy Jr pass complete to Tyree Taylor for 26 yds to the CHSO 46 for a 1ST down
10:191st & 10 at own 46Rob McCoy Jr pass complete to Chris Rhone for 20 yds to the CIT 34 for a 1ST down
10:191st & 10 at opp 34Rob McCoy Jr run for 11 yds to the CIT 23 for a 1ST down
10:191st & 10 at opp 23Ison,Autavius rush left (Rosa,Mikey).
10:192nd & 10 at opp 23Rob McCoy Jr run for 2 yds to the CIT 21
6:503rd & 8 at opp 21Rob McCoy Jr run for a loss of 7 yards to the CIT 28
5:504th & 15 at opp 28Patrick Fisher-Butler 45 yd FG MISSED
The Citadel Punt, 3 plays
5:501st & 10 at own 28Cooper Wallace run for 1 yd to the CIT 29
5:502nd & 9 at own 29Johnathan Bennett pass complete to Javonte Graves-Billips for 5 yds to the CIT 34
5:503rd & 4 at own 34Johnathan Bennett run for 2 yds to the CIT 36
3:594th & 2 at own 36James Platte punt for 43 yds
Charleston Southern Touchdown, 3 plays
3:591st & 10 at own 21Autavius Ison run for 9 yds to the CHSO 30
3:592nd & 1 at own 30Rob McCoy Jr pass complete to Autavius Ison for 6 yds to the CHSO 36 for a 1ST down
2:241st & 10 at own 36Rob McCoy Jr pass complete to Jamil Bishop for 64 yds for a TD (Patrick Fisher-Butler KICK)Charleston Southern 14, The Citadel 0
The Citadel Field goal, 8 plays
2:211st & 10 at own 35Will Laing kickoff for 55 yds , Braylon Knauth return for 17 yds to the CIT 27
2:211st & 10 at own 27Ibrahim,Corey rush (Turner,Devonte), PENALTY CSU off-side (Hill,Joshua) 5 yards to the CIT22. Charleston Southern Penalty, off-side (Joshua Hill) to the CIT 32
2:211st & 5 at own 32Johnathan Bennett run for 11 yds to the CIT 43 for a 1ST down
1:571st & 10 at own 43Johnathan Bennett run for 4 yds to the CIT 47
1:572nd & 6 at own 47Johnathan Bennett pass complete to Dervon Pesnell for 18 yds to the CHSO 35 for a 1ST down
1:571st & 10 at opp 35Corey Ibrahim run for 4 yds to the CHSO 31
1:192nd & 6 at opp 31Johnathan Bennett pass incomplete to Javonte Graves-Billips, broken up by Trayson Fowler
1:193rd & 6 at opp 31pass incomplete to Braylon Knauth
1:004th & 6 at opp 31Ben Barnes 49 yd FG GOODCharleston Southern 14, The Citadel 3
Charleston Southern End of half, 3 plays
0:551st & 10 at own 35Ben Barnes kickoff for 60 yds , Leon Thomas return for 18 yds to the CHSO 23
0:551st & 10 at own 23Autavius Ison run for 3 yds to the CHSO 26
0:472nd & 7 at own 26Autavius Ison run for 2 yds to the CHSO 28
0:333rd & 5 at own 28Rob McCoy Jr run for a loss of 1 yard to the CIT 35
3rd quarter5 drives, then Charleston Southern 21, The Citadel 15
The Citadel Touchdown, 11 plays
15:001st & goal at opp 3Bennett,Johnathan rush (Perry,Chandler).
Charleston Southern Touchdown, 7 plays
14:541st & 10 at own 35Ben Barnes kickoff for 60 yds , Tyson Greenwade return for 22 yds to the CHSO 27
14:541st & 10 at own 27Rob McCoy Jr pass complete to Chris Rhone for 35 yds to the CIT 38 for a 1ST down
14:541st & 10 at opp 38Jamil Bishop run for a loss of 1 yard to the CIT 39
13:252nd & 11 at opp 39Autavius Ison run for 2 yds to the CIT 37
13:253rd & 9 at opp 37Rob McCoy Jr run for 17 yds to the CIT 20 for a 1ST down
13:251st & 10 at opp 20Rob McCoy Jr run for 18 yds to the CIT 2 for a 1ST down
13:251st & goal at opp 2Greenwade,Tyson rush middle (Byrd,Evan).
10:292nd & goal at opp 2Tyson Greenwade run for 2 yds for a TD (Patrick Fisher-Butler KICK)Charleston Southern 21, The Citadel 3
The Citadel Touchdown, 10 plays
10:231st & 10 at own 35Will Laing kickoff for 58 yds , Braylon Knauth return for 23 yds to the CIT 30
10:231st & 10 at own 30Corey Ibrahim run for 3 yds to the CIT 33
10:232nd & 7 at own 33Johnathan Bennett pass complete to Dervon Pesnell for 29 yds to the CHSO 38 for a 1ST down
10:231st & 10 at opp 38Corey Ibrahim run for 2 yds to the CHSO 36
10:232nd & 8 at opp 36pass incomplete
10:233rd & 8 at opp 36Johnathan Bennett run for 12 yds to the CHSO 24 for a 1ST down
10:231st & 10 at opp 24Johnathan Bennett pass complete to Javonte Graves-Billips for 9 yds to the CHSO 15
10:232nd & 1 at opp 15Cooper Wallace run for 4 yds to the CHSO 11 for a 1ST down
10:231st & 10 at opp 11Cooper Wallace run for 10 yds to the CHSO 1 for a 1ST down
6:201st & goal at opp 1Johnathan Bennett 1 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)Charleston Southern 21, The Citadel 9
6:201st & goal at opp 3Johnathan Bennett pass incomplete to Javonte Graves-Billips, broken up by Chandler Perry
Charleston Southern Punt, 5 plays
6:141st & 10 at own 35Ben Barnes kickoff for 65 yds , Tyson Greenwade return for 18 yds to the CHSO 18
6:141st & 10 at own 18Rob McCoy Jr pass complete to Jaden Scott for 9 yds to the CHSO 27
6:142nd & 1 at own 27Autavius Ison run for 5 yds to the CHSO 32 for a 1ST down
6:141st & 10 at own 32Rob McCoy Jr run for 7 yds to the CHSO 39
6:142nd & 3 at own 39pass incomplete to Jaden Scott
6:143rd & 3 at own 39Rob McCoy Jr pass complete to Tyree Taylor for 1 yd to the CHSO 40
3:314th & 2 at own 40Gilbert Brown punt for 32 yds
The Citadel Touchdown, 11 plays
3:311st & 10 at own 28Cooper Wallace run for 4 yds to the CIT 32
3:312nd & 6 at own 32Cooper Wallace run for 4 yds to the CIT 36
3:313rd & 2 at own 36Johnathan Bennett run for 4 yds to the CIT 40 for a 1ST down
3:311st & 10 at own 40Johnathan Bennett pass complete to Dervon Pesnell for 39 yds to the CHSO 21 for a 1ST down
3:311st & 10 at opp 21Cooper Wallace run for 1 yd to the CHSO 20
3:312nd & 9 at opp 20Bennett,Johnathan rush (Hill,Joshua), PENALTY CIT holding (Bartilucci,Mike) 10 yards to the CSU10. The Citadel Penalty, Offensive holding (Mike Bartilucci) to the CHSO 30
3:312nd & 19 at opp 30pass incomplete to Malachi Taylor
3:313rd & 19 at opp 30Johnathan Bennett pass incomplete to Javonte Graves-Billips Charleston Southern Penalty, off-side (Joshua Hill) to the CHSO 25
3:313rd & 14 at opp 25Johnathan Bennett pass complete to Johnny Crawford III for 24 yds to the CHSO 1 for a 1ST down
3:311st & goal at opp 1Johnny Crawford III 1 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)Charleston Southern 21, The Citadel 15
4th quarter5 drives, then The Citadel 22, Charleston Southern 21
Charleston Southern Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 31Rob McCoy Jr pass complete to Chris Rhone for 5 yds to the CHSO 36
15:002nd & 5 at own 36Isaiah Gordon run for 3 yds to the CHSO 39
15:003rd & 2 at own 39Gordon,Isaiah rush right (Wyatt,Thomas).
14:531st & 10 at own 35Ben Barnes kickoff for 61 yds , Leon Thomas return for 27 yds to the CHSO 31
12:404th & 2 at own 39Gilbert Brown punt for 61 yds
The Citadel Fumble, 15 plays
12:401st & 10 at own 20Ibrahim,Corey rush (Waters,Justin), PENALTY CIT holding (Diaz,Saul) 10 yards to the CIT30. The Citadel Penalty, Offensive holding (Saul Diaz) to the CIT 10
12:401st & 20 at own 10Corey Ibrahim run for 19 yds to the CIT 29
12:402nd & 1 at own 29Johnathan Bennett run for 1 yd to the CIT 30 for a 1ST down
12:401st & 10 at own 30Johnathan Bennett pass complete to Javonte Graves-Billips for 8 yds to the CIT 38
12:402nd & 2 at own 38Corey Ibrahim run for 5 yds to the CIT 43 for a 1ST down
12:401st & 10 at own 43pass incomplete to Andre Banks
12:402nd & 10 at own 43Javonte Graves-Billips run for 3 yds to the CIT 46
12:403rd & 7 at own 46Johnathan Bennett run for 6 yds to the CHSO 48
8:564th & 1 at opp 48Garrison Johnson run for 2 yds to the CHSO 46 for a 1ST down
8:561st & 10 at opp 46Garrison Johnson run for 3 yds to the CHSO 43
8:562nd & 7 at opp 43Johnathan Bennett pass complete to Corey Ibrahim for 5 yds to the CHSO 38
8:563rd & 2 at opp 38Johnathan Bennett run for 5 yds to the CHSO 33 for a 1ST down
8:561st & 10 at opp 33Javonte Graves-Billips run for 14 yds to the CHSO 19 for a 1ST down
8:561st & 10 at opp 19The Citadel Penalty, false start (Javonte Graves-Billips) to the CHSO 24
8:561st & 15 at opp 24Cooper Wallace run for 5 yds to the CHSO 19
4:592nd & 10 at opp 19Johnathan Bennett run for a loss of 4 yards to the CHSO 23 Johnathan Bennett fumbled, recovered by CHSO Chandler Perry
4:471st & 10 at own 23Rob McCoy Jr sacked for a loss of 10 yards to the CHSO 13 Rob McCoy Jr fumbled, recovered by CIT Chris Benton , return for 0 yards
The Citadel Touchdown, 6 plays
4:471st & 10 at opp 13Corey Ibrahim run for 1 yd to the CHSO 12
4:472nd & 9 at opp 12Corey Ibrahim run for 3 yds to the CHSO 9
4:473rd & 6 at opp 9Johnathan Bennett run for 8 yds to the CHSO 1 for a 1ST down
4:471st & goal at opp 1Bennett,Johnathan rush middle (Williams,Davion;Hill,Joshua).
4:472nd & goal at opp 1Bennett,Johnathan rush middle (Pugh,Jalen).
1:553rd & goal at opp 1Garrison Johnson run for 1 yd for a TD (Ben Barnes KICK)The Citadel 22, Charleston Southern 21
Charleston Southern Missed FG, 13 plays
1:501st & 10 at own 35Ben Barnes kickoff for 58 yds , Leon Thomas return for 13 yds to the CHSO 48 Charleston Southern Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Justin Waters) to the CHSO 10
1:501st & 10 at own 10Rob McCoy Jr pass complete to Jamil Bishop for 14 yds to the CHSO 24 for a 1ST down
1:501st & 10 at own 24Rob McCoy Jr pass complete to Mekhi Campfield for 6 yds to the CHSO 30
1:502nd & 4 at own 30Rob McCoy Jr pass complete to Jamil Bishop for 8 yds to the CHSO 38 for a 1ST down
1:501st & 10 at own 38pass incomplete to Noah Jennings
1:502nd & 10 at own 38Rob McCoy Jr run for 4 yds to the CHSO 42
1:503rd & 6 at own 42Rob McCoy Jr run for 3 yds to the CHSO 45
1:504th & 3 at own 45Rob McCoy Jr pass complete to Noah Jennings for 4 yds to the CHSO 49 for a 1ST down
1:501st & 10 at own 49Rob McCoy Jr sacked for a loss of 6 yards to the CHSO 43
1:502nd & 16 at own 43pass incomplete to Chris Rhone
1:503rd & 16 at own 43Rob McCoy Jr pass incomplete to Mekhi Campfield, broken up by Bradlee Jones
1:504th & 16 at own 43Rob McCoy Jr pass complete to Chris Rhone for 26 yds to the CIT 31 for a 1ST down
1:501st & 10 at opp 31Rob McCoy Jr pass complete to Mekhi Campfield for 4 yds to the CIT 27
0:032nd & 6 at opp 27Patrick Fisher-Butler 44 yd FG MISSED
The Citadel Result not recorded, 1 play
0:031st & 10 at own 27Johnathan Bennett run for a loss of 1 yard to the CIT 27

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.

Tied 7–⁠7 in 14 meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Charleston Southern 26, The Citadel 20
2024The Citadel 22, Charleston Southern 21
2021Charleston Southern 38, The Citadel 21
2019The Citadel 22, Charleston Southern 13
2018The Citadel 43, Charleston Southern 14
2015Charleston Southern 14, The Citadel 6NCAA Division I Football Championship – Second Round

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