The Citadel at Gardner-Webb

Saturday, September 13, 2025

Gardner-Webb beat The Citadel 23–⁠13. It was their third meeting; The Citadel leads the series 2–⁠1.

AwayThe Citadel4–⁠8 in 2025
13
HomeGardner-Webb7–⁠5 in 2025
23

Final at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium, Boiling SpringsTV: ESPN+Attendance 4,522

At kickoff
76°F, clear, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network hourly; Shelby Municipal Airport, 7 km from the stadium
Official
John KellermeierGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
The Citadel007613
Gardner-Webb1073323

Standouts

  • PassingNate Hampton13 of 22, 206 yards, 2 TDGardner-Webb
  • RushingQuaSean Holmes17 carries, 90 yardsGardner-Webb
  • ReceivingChris Lofton3 catches, 90 yards, 1 TDGardner-Webb

Player stats

The Citadel

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Cobey Thompkins6/109710
Quentin Hayes0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Garrison Johnson1373027
Cobey Thompkins1863020
Jay Graves-Billips256054
Beau Herrington325021
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Braylon Knauth344124
Malachi Taylor140040
Sebastien Boyle110010
Jay Graves-Billips1303

Gardner-Webb

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Nate Hampton13/2220620
Cole Pennington2/31000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
QuaSean Holmes1790037
Carson Gresock633020
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Chris Lofton390167
Caleb Borders241130
Jabre Bevineau232022
Anthony Lowe43009

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

Team stats

The CitadelGardner-Webb
307Total yards334
97Passing yards216
210Rushing yards118
8.8Yards per pass8.6
4.3Yards per rush3.6
14First downs16
6–⁠14Third downs4–⁠13
0–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠1
1Turnovers0
3–⁠27Penalties4–⁠18
31:37Possession28:23

Efficiency

The CitadelGardner-Webb
37%Success rate37%
0.13EPA per play0.24
1.35Explosiveness1.45
0.21Rushing EPA0.05
−0.14Passing EPA0.41
27%Passing-down success21%

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)

Gardner-Webb 61% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Gardner-Webb −3.5, over/under 54.5.

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

Every drive

Gardner-Webb end zoneThe Citadel end zoneQ1 The CitadelPunt, 3 playsQ1 Gardner-WebbField goal, 12 playsQ1 The CitadelPunt, 3 playsQ1 Gardner-WebbTouchdown, 8 playsQ1 The CitadelPunt, 5 playsQ2 Gardner-WebbPunt, 3 playsQ2 The CitadelMissed FG, 10 playsQ2 Gardner-WebbTouchdown, 2 playsQ2 The CitadelPunt, 3 playsQ2 Gardner-WebbPunt, 6 playsQ2 The CitadelEnd of half, 3 playsQ3 Gardner-WebbPunt, 4 playsQ3 The CitadelFumble, 3 playsQ3 Gardner-WebbField goal, 4 playsQ3 The CitadelPunt, 5 playsQ3 Gardner-WebbPunt, 4 playsQ3 The CitadelTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 Gardner-WebbField goal, 12 playsQ4 The CitadelTurnover on downs, 10 playsQ4 Gardner-WebbPunt, 6 playsQ4 The CitadelTouchdown, 8 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Gardner-Webb drives left to right, The Citadel right to left.
  1. Q1 The CitadelPunt, 3 plays, −9 yards
  2. Q1 Gardner-WebbField goal, 12 plays, 42 yards
  3. Q1 The CitadelPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  4. Q1 Gardner-WebbTouchdown, 8 plays, 79 yards
  5. Q1 The CitadelPunt, 5 plays, 7 yards
  6. Q2 Gardner-WebbPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  7. Q2 The CitadelMissed FG, 10 plays, 41 yards
  8. Q2 Gardner-WebbTouchdown, 2 plays, 69 yards
  9. Q2 The CitadelPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  10. Q2 Gardner-WebbPunt, 6 plays, 48 yards
  11. Q2 The CitadelEnd of half, 3 plays, 15 yards
  12. Q3 Gardner-WebbPunt, 4 plays, 4 yards
  13. Q3 The CitadelFumble, 3 plays, −24 yards
  14. Q3 Gardner-WebbField goal, 4 plays, −1 yard
  15. Q3 The CitadelPunt, 5 plays, 24 yards
  16. Q3 Gardner-WebbPunt, 4 plays, 7 yards
  17. Q3 The CitadelTouchdown, 8 plays, 72 yards
  18. Q3 Gardner-WebbField goal, 12 plays, 58 yards
  19. Q4 The CitadelTurnover on downs, 10 plays, 54 yards
  20. Q4 Gardner-WebbPunt, 6 plays, 13 yards
  21. Q4 The CitadelTouchdown, 8 plays, 99 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Gardner-Webb 10, The Citadel 0
The Citadel Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Charlie Viorel kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Cobey Thompkins sacked by Antonio O’Berry for a loss of 11 yards to the CIT 14
15:002nd & 21 at own 14Cobey Thompkins run for a loss of 1 yard to the CIT 13
15:003rd & 22 at own 13Cobey Thompkins pass complete to Javonte Graves-Billips for 3 yds to the CIT 16
12:484th & 19 at own 16James Platte punt for 35 yds
Gardner-Webb Field goal, 12 plays
12:481st & 10 at own 49Nate Hampton pass complete to Chris Lofton for 9 yds to the CIT 42
12:482nd & 1 at opp 42Quasean Holmes run for 2 yds to the CIT 40 for a 1ST down
12:481st & 10 at opp 40Nate Hampton pass complete to Anthony Lowe for 8 yds to the CIT 32
12:482nd & 2 at opp 32Quasean Holmes run for 7 yds to the CIT 25 for a 1ST down
12:481st & 10 at opp 25Nate Hampton run for 3 yds to the CIT 22
12:482nd & 7 at opp 22Quasean Holmes run for a loss of 5 yards to the CIT 27
12:483rd & 12 at opp 27Nate Hampton run for 10 yds to the CIT 17
12:484th & 2 at opp 17Nate Hampton run for 3 yds to the CIT 14 for a 1ST down
12:481st & 10 at opp 14Nate Hampton pass incomplete to Caleb Borders
12:482nd & 10 at opp 14Nate Hampton sacked for a loss of 1 yard to the CIT 15
12:483rd & 11 at opp 15Nate Hampton pass complete to Anthony Lowe for 6 yds to the CIT 9
7:144th & 5 at opp 9Charlie Viorel 26 yd FG GOODGardner-Webb 3, The Citadel 0
The Citadel Punt, 3 plays
7:141st & 10 at own 35Charlie Viorel kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:141st & 10 at own 25Cobey Thompkins run for 5 yds to the CIT 30
7:142nd & 5 at own 30Cobey Thompkins run for 4 yds to the CIT 34
7:143rd & 1 at own 34Garrison Johnson Sr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the CIT 33
7:144th & 2 at own 33PENALTY CIT Delay Of Game 5 yards from CIT33 to CIT28. NO PLAY.
4:554th & 7 at own 28James Platte punt for 51 yds
Gardner-Webb Touchdown, 8 plays
4:551st & 10 at own 21Nate Hampton pass complete to Cole Schnieder for 4 yds to the GWEB 25
4:552nd & 6 at own 25Quasean Holmes run for 37 yds to the CIT 38 for a 1ST down
4:551st & 10 at opp 38Nate Hampton sacked for a loss of 3 yards to the CIT 41
4:552nd & 13 at opp 41Nate Hampton sacked by Carson Arnold for a loss of 1 yard to the CIT 42
4:553rd & 14 at opp 42PENALTY GWU False Start (Fitzpatrick,Will) 5 yards from CIT42 to CIT47. NO PLAY.
4:553rd & 19 at opp 47Nate Hampton pass complete to Caleb Borders for 30 yds to the CIT 17 for a 1ST down
4:551st & 10 at opp 17Nate Hampton run for 1 yd to the CIT 16
4:552nd & 9 at opp 16Carson Gresock run for 5 yds to the CIT 11
0:473rd & 4 at opp 11Nate Hampton pass complete to Caleb Borders for 11 yds for a TD (Charlie Viorel KICK)Gardner-Webb 10, The Citadel 0
The Citadel Punt, 5 plays
0:471st & 10 at own 35Charlie Viorel kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:471st & 10 at own 25Quentin Hayes run for 4 yds to the CIT 29
0:472nd & 6 at own 29Sebastien Boyle run for 6 yds to the CIT 35 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at own 35Sebastien Boyle run for 2 yds to the CIT 37
Q2 15:002nd & 8 at own 37Sebastien Boyle run for a loss of 5 yards to the CIT 32
Q2 15:003rd & 13 at own 32Quentin Hayes pass incomplete to Javonte Graves-Billips
Q2 13:364th & 13 at own 32James Platte punt for 54 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the GWEB 14
2nd quarter6 drives, then Gardner-Webb 17, The Citadel 0
Gardner-Webb Punt, 3 plays
13:361st & 10 at own 14Quasean Holmes run for no gain to the GWEB 14
13:362nd & 10 at own 14Nate Hampton pass incomplete to Anthony Lowe
13:363rd & 10 at own 14Nate Hampton pass incomplete to Chris Lofton
12:454th & 10 at own 14Brady Braun punt for 58 yds
The Citadel Missed FG, 10 plays
12:451st & 10 at own 28Garrison Johnson Sr. run for 2 yds to the CIT 30
12:452nd & 8 at own 30Javonte Graves-Billips run for 2 yds to the CIT 32
12:453rd & 6 at own 32Cobey Thompkins pass complete to Braylon Knauth for 19 yds to the GWEB 49 for a 1ST down
12:451st & 10 at opp 49Cobey Thompkins pass incomplete to Beau Herrington
12:452nd & 10 at opp 49Garrison Johnson Sr. run for 2 yds to the GWEB 47
12:453rd & 8 at opp 47Garrison Johnson Sr. run for 10 yds to the GWEB 37 for a 1ST down
12:451st & 10 at opp 37Cobey Thompkins sacked by Justin Isler for a loss of 2 yards to the GWEB 39
12:452nd & 12 at opp 39Cobey Thompkins run for 3 yds to the GWEB 36
12:453rd & 9 at opp 36Cobey Thompkins run for 5 yds to the GWEB 31
7:054th & 4 at opp 31Timeout The Citadel, clock 07:05
6:584th & 4 at opp 31Jack Weil 50 yd FG MISSED
Gardner-Webb Touchdown, 2 plays
6:581st & 10 at own 31Quasean Holmes run for 2 yds to the GWEB 33
6:152nd & 8 at own 33Nate Hampton pass complete to Chris Lofton for 67 yds for a TD (Charlie Viorel KICK)Gardner-Webb 17, The Citadel 0
The Citadel Punt, 3 plays
6:151st & 10 at own 35Charlie Viorel kickoff for 60 yds
6:151st & 10 at own 25Cobey Thompkins pass incomplete to Malachi Taylor
6:152nd & 10 at own 25Cobey Thompkins run for 6 yds to the CIT 31
6:153rd & 4 at own 31Cobey Thompkins run for 2 yds to the CIT 33
4:374th & 2 at own 33James Platte punt for 53 yds , Anthony Lowe returns for no gain to the GWEB 14
Gardner-Webb Punt, 6 plays
4:371st & 10 at own 14Carson Gresock run for 20 yds to the GWEB 34 for a 1ST down
4:371st & 10 at own 34Carson Gresock run for 5 yds to the GWEB 39
4:372nd & 5 at own 39Nate Hampton pass complete to Jabre Bevineau for 22 yds to the CIT 39 for a 1ST down
4:371st & 10 at opp 39PENALTY GWU False Start (Fitzpatrick,Will) 5 yards from CIT39 to CIT44. NO PLAY.
4:371st & 15 at opp 44Nate Hampton run for 2 yds to the CIT 42
2:002nd & 13 at opp 42Timeout Gardner-Webb, clock 02:00
2:002nd & 13 at opp 42Nate Hampton pass incomplete
2:003rd & 13 at opp 42Nate Hampton pass complete to Anthony Lowe for 9 yds to the CIT 33
1:064th & 4 at opp 33Timeout Gardner-Webb, clock 01:06
1:064th & 4 at opp 33PENALTY GWU False Start (Threatt,Andrew) 5 yards from CIT33 to CIT38. NO PLAY.
0:564th & 9 at opp 38Jackson Dorr punt for 26 yds , Braylon Knauth returns for 8 yds to the CIT 7
The Citadel End of half, 3 plays
0:561st & 10 at own 7Cobey Thompkins run for 7 yds to the CIT 14
0:562nd & 3 at own 14Israel Benjamin run for 6 yds to the CIT 20 for a 1ST down
0:281st & 10 at own 20Timeout The Citadel, clock 00:28
0:001st & 10 at own 20Cobey Thompkins run for 2 yds to the CIT 22
3rd quarter7 drives, then Gardner-Webb 20, The Citadel 7
Gardner-Webb Punt, 4 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Ben Barnes kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Nate Hampton pass complete to Quasean Holmes for 16 yds to the GWEB 41 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 41Quasean Holmes run for 4 yds to the GWEB 45
15:002nd & 6 at own 45Nate Hampton pass incomplete to Anthony Lowe
15:003rd & 6 at own 45Nate Hampton sacked by Chris Benton for a loss of 16 yards to the GWEB 29
13:014th & 22 at own 29Brady Braun punt for 43 yds , Braylon Knauth returns for 10 yds to the CIT 38
The Citadel Fumble, 3 plays
13:011st & 10 at own 38Quentin Hayes sacked for a loss of 12 yards to the CIT 26
13:012nd & 22 at own 26Garrison Johnson Sr. run for 2 yds to the CIT 28
11:413rd & 20 at own 28Quentin Hayes sacked by Robert Holtz for a loss of 14 yards to the CIT 14 Quentin Hayes fumbled, recovered by GWEB Antonio O’Berry , return for 0 yards
Gardner-Webb Field goal, 4 plays
11:411st & 10 at opp 14Nate Hampton pass incomplete to Chris Lofton
11:412nd & 10 at opp 14Quasean Holmes run for a loss of 1 yard to the CIT 15
11:413rd & 11 at opp 15Nate Hampton pass incomplete
11:024th & 11 at opp 15Charlie Viorel 33 yd FG GOODGardner-Webb 20, The Citadel 0
The Citadel Punt, 5 plays
11:021st & 10 at own 35Charlie Viorel kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:021st & 10 at own 25Israel Benjamin run for 1 yd to the CIT 26
11:022nd & 9 at own 26Cobey Thompkins run for 20 yds to the CIT 46 for a 1ST down
11:021st & 10 at own 46Israel Benjamin run for no gain to the CIT 46
11:022nd & 10 at own 46Cobey Thompkins run for a loss of 1 yard to the CIT 45
11:023rd & 11 at own 45Sebastien Boyle run for 4 yds to the CIT 49
7:424th & 7 at own 49James Platte punt for 31 yds, fair catch by Anthony Lowe at the GWEB 20
Gardner-Webb Punt, 4 plays
7:421st & 10 at own 20Cole Pennington pass complete to Jabre Bevineau for 10 yds to the GWEB 30 for a 1ST down
7:421st & 10 at own 30Cole Pennington pass complete to Quasean Holmes for no gain to the GWEB 30
7:422nd & 10 at own 30Cole Pennington sacked for a loss of 3 yards to the GWEB 27
7:423rd & 13 at own 27Gardner-Webb Penalty, Offensive Holding (Yards) declined
5:394th & 13 at own 27Brady Braun punt for 53 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the CIT 28 , Braylon Knauth returns for 8 yds to the CIT 28
The Citadel Touchdown, 8 plays
5:391st & 10 at own 28Garrison Johnson Sr. run for 7 yds to the CIT 35
5:392nd & 3 at own 35Garrison Johnson Sr. run for 2 yds to the CIT 37
5:393rd & 1 at own 37Cobey Thompkins run for 1 yd to the CIT 38 for a 1ST down
5:391st & 10 at own 38Garrison Johnson Sr. run for 4 yds to the CIT 42
5:392nd & 6 at own 42Sebastien Boyle run for a loss of 3 yards to the CIT 39
5:393rd & 9 at own 39Javonte Graves-Billips run for 54 yds to the GWEB 7 for a 1ST down
5:391st & goal at opp 7Gardner-Webb Penalty, Face Mask (3 yards) (3 Yards) to the GWEB 2 for a 1ST down
1:391st & goal at opp 2Sebastien Boyle run for 2 yds for a TD (Ben Barnes KICK)Gardner-Webb 20, The Citadel 7
Gardner-Webb Field goal, 12 plays
1:321st & 10 at own 35Ben Barnes kickoff for 65 yds , Anthony Lowe return for 32 yds to the GWEB 32
1:321st & 10 at own 32Quasean Holmes run for 4 yds to the GWEB 36
1:322nd & 6 at own 36Quasean Holmes run for 8 yds to the GWEB 44 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 44Nate Hampton pass complete to Cole Schnieder for 3 yds to the GWEB 47
Q4 15:002nd & 7 at own 47Quasean Holmes run for no gain to the GWEB 47
Q4 15:003rd & 7 at own 47Nate Hampton pass complete to Chris Lofton for 14 yds to the CIT 39 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 39Quasean Holmes run for 12 yds to the CIT 27 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 27Nate Hampton pass complete to Anthony Lowe for 7 yds to the CIT 20
Q4 15:002nd & 3 at opp 20Quasean Holmes run for 7 yds to the CIT 13 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 13Quasean Holmes run for 3 yds to the CIT 10
Q4 15:002nd & 7 at opp 10Carson Gresock run for no gain to the CIT 10
Q4 15:003rd & 7 at opp 10Nate Hampton pass incomplete
Q4 10:574th & 7 at opp 10Charlie Viorel 27 yd FG GOODGardner-Webb 23, The Citadel 7
4th quarter3 drives, then Gardner-Webb 23, The Citadel 13
The Citadel Turnover on downs, 10 plays
10:511st & 10 at own 35Charlie Viorel kickoff for 57 yds , Javonte Graves-Billips return for 12 yds to the CIT 20
10:511st & 10 at own 20Garrison Johnson Sr. run for 3 yds to the CIT 23
10:512nd & 7 at own 23Garrison Johnson Sr. run for 2 yds to the CIT 25
10:513rd & 5 at own 25Cobey Thompkins run for 11 yds to the CIT 36 for a 1ST down
10:511st & 10 at own 36Garrison Johnson Sr. run for 27 yds to the GWEB 37 for a 1ST down
10:511st & 10 at opp 37Cobey Thompkins run for 8 yds to the GWEB 29
10:512nd & 2 at opp 29Beau Herrington run for 2 yds to the GWEB 27 for a 1ST down
10:511st & 10 at opp 27Cobey Thompkins run for a loss of 4 yards to the GWEB 31
10:512nd & 14 at opp 31Beau Herrington run for 2 yds to the GWEB 29
10:513rd & 12 at opp 29Cobey Thompkins run for 8 yds to the GWEB 21
10:514th & 4 at opp 21No Huddle-Shotgun Thompkins,Cobey rush left for 4 yards gain to the GWU17 (Lucas,Nigel) PENALTY CIT Chop Block (Pickett,Brady) 15 yards from GWU21 to GWU36. NO PLAY.
4:344th & 19 at opp 36Cobey Thompkins pass complete to Sebastien Boyle for 10 yds to the GWEB 26
Gardner-Webb Punt, 6 plays
4:341st & 10 at own 26Quasean Holmes run for a loss of 4 yards to the GWEB 22
4:342nd & 14 at own 22Quasean Holmes run for 11 yds to the GWEB 33
4:343rd & 3 at own 33Quasean Holmes run for 3 yds to the GWEB 36 for a 1ST down
4:341st & 10 at own 36Carson Gresock run for 3 yds to the GWEB 39
2:002nd & 7 at own 39Timeout Gardner-Webb, clock 02:00
2:002nd & 7 at own 39Carson Gresock run for no gain to the GWEB 39
2:003rd & 7 at own 39Nate Hampton pass incomplete
1:334th & 7 at own 39Brady Braun punt for 60 yds
The Citadel Touchdown, 8 plays
1:331st & 10 at own 1Garrison Johnson Sr. run for 5 yds to the CIT 6
1:332nd & 5 at own 6Cobey Thompkins pass complete to Braylon Knauth for 24 yds to the CIT 30 for a 1ST down
1:331st & 10 at own 30Garrison Johnson Sr. run for 8 yds to the CIT 38
1:332nd & 2 at own 38Cobey Thompkins pass incomplete to Jihad Marks
0:323rd & 2 at own 38Timeout Gardner-Webb, clock 00:32
0:323rd & 2 at own 38Beau Herrington run for 21 yds to the GWEB 41 for a 1ST down
0:321st & 10 at opp 41Cobey Thompkins pass incomplete to Beau Herrington
0:322nd & 10 at opp 41Cobey Thompkins pass complete to Malachi Taylor for 40 yds to the GWEB 1 for a 1ST down
0:051st & goal at opp 1Timeout The Citadel, clock 00:05
0:021st & goal at opp 1Cobey Thompkins pass complete to Braylon Knauth for 1 yd for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)Gardner-Webb 23, The Citadel 13
0:021st & goal at opp 3Timeout Gardner-Webb, clock 00:02

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.

The Citadel leads 2–⁠1 in three meetings.

Recent meetings
2025Gardner-Webb 23, The Citadel 13
2016The Citadel 31, Gardner-Webb 24
2014The Citadel 37, Gardner-Webb 14

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