2024 The Citadel
5–7 (3–5 Southern Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat North Greenville 54–0Sep 14
By 54 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to East Tennessee State 17–34Sep 28
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Charleston Southern | W 22–21 | 29% |
| Sep 7 | vs South Carolina State | L 20–23 | 41% |
| Sep 14 | vsNorth Greenville | W 54–0 | 55% |
| Sep 21 | at Mercer | L 21–38 | 13% |
| Sep 28 | vs East Tennessee State | L 17–34 | 41% |
| Oct 5 | vs Furman | L 16–17 | 26% |
| Oct 12 | at Western Carolina | L 16–30 | 19% |
| Oct 19 | at VMI | W 13–10 | 42% |
| Oct 26 | vs Samford | W 28–11 | 27% |
| Nov 9 | vs Chattanooga | L 7–31 | 26% |
| Nov 16 | at Wofford | W 30–17 | 32% |
| Nov 23 | at 17Clemson | L 14–51 | 4% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Clemson 51–14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 109th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).
- Record
- 5–7
- Conference
- 3–5 tied for 6th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 258–283
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1206 +75 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −31.7 No. 70 of 129 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Patrick Covington
- Defensive coordinator
- Raleigh Jackson
- Offense
- Spread option
- Defense
- 4–3
Leaders
| Passing yards | Johnathan Bennett QB | 1,726 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Johnathan Bennett QB | 9 TD |
| Rushing yards | Johnathan Bennett QB | 557 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Garrison Johnson RB | 7 TD |
| Receiving yards | Dervon Pesnell WR | 443 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Jay Graves-Billips WR | 4 TD |
| Tackles | Bradlee Jones DB | 6 tkl |
| Sacks | Bradlee Jones DB | 1 sacks |
| Interceptions | Dominick Poole DB | 3 INT |
Top recruits in the 2024 class
| H.J. Grigsby RB | ★★★ | No. 2850 |
| Brady Pickett OL |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2024 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Running backs | 1 | 3.0 | 0.800 |
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.
Transfers in 1
The 2024 portal Johnathan Bennett QB | ★★ | from  Liberty |
Transfers out 0
No transfers out.
2024 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer | 7–1 | 11–3 | |
| Western Carolina | 6–2 | 7–5 | |
| Chattanooga | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
| East Tennessee State | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
| Samford | 3–4–1 | 4–7–1 | |
 The Citadel | 3–5 | 5–7 | |
| Wofford | 3–5 | 5–7 | |
| Furman | 2–5–1 | 3–8–1 | |
| VMI | 1–7 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.