2023 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

2023 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	0–11 (0–8 SoCon)
Head coach	Maurice Drayton (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Patrick Covington (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Raleigh Jackson (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium

2023 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 7 Furman $^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 14 Chattanooga ^		6	–	2					8	–	5
No. 17 Mercer ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 23 Western Carolina		5	–	3					7	–	4
Samford		4	–	4					6	–	5
VMI		4	–	4					5	–	6
East Tennessee State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Wofford		2	–	6					2	–	9
The Citadel		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by first-year head coach Maurice Drayton and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina. The Bulldogs drew an average home attendance of 11,005 in 2023.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	at Georgia Southern*	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	ESPN+	L 0–34	17,803
September 9	3:00 p.m.	Campbell*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN+	L 7–56	9,327
September 16	6:00 p.m.	at Chattanooga	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN+	L 3–48	6,440
September 23	6:00 p.m.	at South Carolina State*	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	ESPN+	L 10–31	9,012
September 30	2:00 p.m.	No. 17 Western Carolina	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN+	L 14–49	12,317
October 7	2:00 p.m.	at No. 5 Furman	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN+	L 14–28	12,157
October 14	1:00 p.m.	VMI	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (Military Classic of the South)	ESPN+	L 13–17	11,349
October 28	3:00 p.m.	at Samford	Pete Hanna Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN+	L 7–37	5,023
November 4	2:00 p.m.	No. 25 Mercer	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN+	L 16–38	11,721
November 11	2:00 p.m.	Wofford	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN+	L 3–11	10,312
November 18	1:00 p.m.	at East Tennessee State	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN+	L 23–35	5,732
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "2023 The Citadel Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
2. "2023 Football Schedule". The Citadel Athletics. Retrieved April 13, 2023.