Conference Southern Conference FCS Coaches No. 15 Offensive coordinator Brent Thompson | STATS No. 13 2015 record 9–4 (6–1 SoCon) | |
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Head coach Mike Houston (2nd year) | ||
The 2015 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by second year head coach Mike Houston and played their home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium. They played as members of the Southern Conference, as they have since 1936. They finished the season 9–4, 6–1 in SoCon play to finish in a share for the SoCon title with Chattanooga. Due to their head to head loss to Chattanooga, they did not receive the SoCon's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs. However, they received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Coastal Carolina in the first round before losing in the second round to Charleston Southern.
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On January 18, head coach Mike Houston resigned to become the head coach at James Madison. He finished at The Citadel with a two-year record of 14–11.
Previous season
The Bulldogs finished 5–7 overall and 3–4 in the conference.
Returning starters
Ten starters returned on offense, with only QB Aaron Miller lost to graduation.
Outlook
The Bulldogs were picked to finish 7th in the 8 team Southern Conference. No players were named to national award watch lists or the preseason All-America teams, but OL Sam Frye and DL Mitchell Jeter were named to the preseason All-Conference first team.
Schedule
The Bulldogs will host Wofford for their traditional Parents' Day game on October 10, and resume the Military Classic of the South against VMI for Homecoming. They will also travel to visit Georgia Southern in their first matchup since the Eagles departed the Southern Conference to upgrade their program to the FBS level.
Honors and awards
Preseason All-Southern Conference