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2015 The Citadel

9–⁠4 (6–⁠1 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

The Citadel in 2015, game by game: won vs. Davidson 69–0; won vs. Western Carolina 28–10; lost at Georgia Southern 13–48; lost vs. Charleston Southern 20–33; won vs. Wofford 39–12; won at Samford 44–25; won at Furman 38–17; won vs. Mercer 21–19; won vs. VMI 35–14; lost at Chattanooga 23–31; won at South Carolina 23–22; won at Coastal Carolina 41–38; lost at Charleston Southern 6–14+69−35Won 69–0 vs. Davidson+69DavidsonWon 28–10 vs. Western Carolina+18Western CarolinaLost 13–48 at Georgia Southern-35Georgia SouthernLost 20–33 vs. Charleston Southern-13Charleston Sout…Won 39–12 vs. Wofford+27WoffordWon 44–25 at Samford+19SamfordWon 38–17 at Furman+21FurmanWon 21–19 vs. Mercer+2MercerWon 35–14 vs. VMI+21VMILost 23–31 at Chattanooga-8ChattanoogaWon 23–22 at South Carolina+1South CarolinaWon 41–38 at Coastal Carolina+3Coastal CarolinaLost 6–14 at Charleston Southern-8Charleston Sout…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsDavidsonW 69–⁠082%
Sep 12vsWestern CarolinaW 28–⁠1057%
Sep 19atGeorgia SouthernL 13–⁠4822%
Sep 26vsCharleston SouthernL 20–⁠3352%
Oct 10vsWoffordW 39–⁠1251%
Oct 17atSamfordW 44–⁠2534%
Oct 24atFurmanW 38–⁠1754%
Oct 31vsMercerW 21–⁠1974%
Nov 7vsVMIW 35–⁠1486%
Nov 14atChattanoogaL 23–⁠3131%
Nov 21atSouth CarolinaW 23–⁠2226%
Nov 28atCoastal CarolinaNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundW 41–⁠3828%
Dec 5atCharleston SouthernNCAA Division I Football Championship – Second RoundL 6–⁠1433%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Charleston Southern 14–⁠6 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Southern Conference champions.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Southern Conference champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Chattanooga

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
400–⁠283
Coach
—
Elo
1411 +117 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.4 No. 15 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 166
Offensive coordinator
Brent Thompson
Defensive coordinator
Maurice Drayton
Offense
Triple option
Defense
4–⁠3

Leaders

Passing yardsDominique Allen QB79 yds
Rushing yardsTyler Renew RB198 yds
Rushing touchdownsCam Jackson RB2 TD
Receiving yardsAlex Glover WR34 yds

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Aron Spann S★★No. 2282
Curtis Nixon ATH★★No. 2507
Kevin Graham SDE★★No. 3455
Jordan Black ATH★★No. 3455
Isaiah Hawkins SDE★★No. 3455

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line12.00.700
Defensive line32.00.700
Defensive backs12.00.790
Athletes and specialists32.00.727
Whole class82.00.721

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2015 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Chattanooga6–⁠19–⁠4
The Citadel6–⁠19–⁠4
Western Carolina5–⁠27–⁠4
Samford3–⁠46–⁠5
Wofford3–⁠45–⁠6
Mercer2–⁠55–⁠6
Furman2–⁠54–⁠7
VMI1–⁠62–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.