2013 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
The 2013 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by ninth year head coach Kevin Higgins 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 5–7, 4–4 in SoCon play to finish in a four way tie for fourth place.
At the end of the season, head coach Kevin Higgins resigned to become an assistant coach at Wake Forest.
Schedule
For the third year in a row, home games in September were scheduled for a 6:00 p.m. kickoff rather than the traditional 2:00 p.m. kickoff. The Bulldogs faced in-state FBS rival Clemson and Old Dominion, in its first year of transitioning to FBS. FCS teams were permitted to play twelve games in 2013 due to an extra Saturday falling between Labor Day and Thanksgiving.[1]
Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
August 31 |
6:00 PM |
Charleston Southern* |
Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC |
CSN |
L 29–32 |
12,196 |
September 7 |
6:00 PM |
No. 16 Wofford |
Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC |
ESPN3 |
L 10–21 |
14,545 |
September 14 |
3:30 PM |
at Western Carolina |
E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC |
CSN |
W 28–21 |
9,345 |
September 21 |
6:00 PM |
at Old Dominion* |
Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA |
COX |
L 58–59 |
20,118 |
September 28 |
6:00 PM |
Furman |
Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC (Rivalry) |
CSN |
L 17–24 |
12,693 |
October 5 |
2:00 PM |
Appalachian State |
Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC |
CSN |
W 31–28 OT |
13,601 |
October 12 |
1:00 PM |
at No. 22 Georgia Southern |
Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA |
CSN |
L 21–28 |
16,128 |
October 26 |
2:00 PM |
at Chattanooga |
Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN |
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L 24–28 |
8,106 |
November 2 |
2:00 PM |
No. 15 Samford |
Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC |
ESPN3 |
W 28–26 |
13,828 |
November 9 |
1:30 PM |
at Elon |
Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC |
CSN |
W 35–10 |
9,256 |
November 16 |
1:00 PM |
VMI* |
Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC (Military Classic of the South) |
CSN |
W 31–10 |
12,069 |
November 23 |
12:00 PM |
at No. 7 (FBS) Clemson* |
Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC |
ESPN3 |
L 6–52 |
81,554 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Game Notes
Charleston Southern
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Buccaneers |
0 |
14 | 15 | 3 |
32 |
Bulldogs |
9 |
7 | 6 | 7 |
29 |
|
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
5–1 |
2012 |
W 49–14 |
Wofford
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Terriers |
0 |
14 | 0 | 7 |
21 |
Bulldogs |
0 |
0 | 10 | 0 |
10 |
- Date: September 6
- Location: Johnson Hagood Stadium, Charleston, SC
- Game start: 6:00 PM EST
- Elapsed time: 2:59
- Game attendance: 14,545
- Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 81
- Referee: Thomas Graham
|
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
40–24–1 |
2013 |
L 21–24 |
Western Carolina
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Bulldogs |
14 |
7 | 7 | 0 |
28 |
Catamounts |
0 |
0 | 14 | 7 |
21 |
|
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
21–15–1 |
2012 |
W 45–31 |
Old Dominion
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bulldogs |
7 |
24 | 7 | 20 |
58 |
• Monarchs |
14 |
14 | 23 | 8 |
59 |
- Date: September 21
- Location: Foreman Field, Norfolk, VA
- Game start: 6:00 PM EST
- Elapsed time: 3:18
- Game attendance: 20,118
- Game weather: Cloudy, 77
- Referee: Ken Antee
|
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
Furman
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Paladins |
3 |
14 | 0 | 7 |
24 |
Bulldogs |
0 |
7 | 3 | 7 |
17 |
- Date: September 28
- Location: Johnson Hagood Stadium, Charleston, SC
- Game start: 6:00 PM EST
- Elapsed time: 2:44
- Game attendance: 12,693
- Game weather: Cloudy, 75
- Referee: Rodney Burnette
|
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
32–57–3 |
2012 |
W 42–20 |
Appalachian State
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Mountaineers |
7 |
7 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
28 |
• Bulldogs |
0 |
14 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
31 |
- Date: October 5
- Location: Johnson Hagood Stadium, Charleston, SC
- Game start: 2:00 PM EST
- Elapsed time: 3:03
- Game attendance: 13,601
- Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 82
- Referee: Lee Hendrick
|
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
12–29 |
2012 |
W 52–28 |
Georgia Southern
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
5–17 |
2012 |
W 23–21 |
Chattanooga
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
18–26–2 |
2012 |
L 10–28 |
Samford
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
3–3 |
2012 |
L 7–38 |
Elon
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
7–5 |
2012 |
W 38–24 |
VMI
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
36–30–2 |
2012 |
W 27–24 |
Clemson
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
5–30–1 |
2008 |
L 17–45 |
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