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Charleston, S.C. – The Citadel Football team avoided a shutout, but the Bulldog defense could not stop an impressive No. 4/5 Wofford team who scored seven touchdowns and a safety on the way to a 43-14 final before 12,316 fans on Saturday at Johnson Hagood Stadium on Military Appreciation Day.
The Bulldogs were down early as the Terriers drove the ball 73 yards in 13 plays, capped off by a Mitch Allen 5-yard touchdown run on the opening drive of the game. The Wofford defense then held The Citadel to a three-and-out, forcing a Cass Couey punt, which was returned 76 yards by Benton Bersin for a touchdown. The score put the Terriers up, 14-0, with 7:07 left in the first quarter.
Unable to get anything going on offense, the Bulldog defense remained on the field for 15:27 minutes total in the first half. Allowing more touchdowns in the first two quarters against Wofford than in their first three games of the season, the defense gave up a 15-yard touchdown run by Bryan Youman and a 3-yard touchdown run by Eric Breitenstein in the last six minutes of the half, as the Terriers extended their lead to 28-0 by halftime.
Donovan Johnson became the fifth Terrier to score a touchdown on a 1-yard run with 10:31 left in the third quarter. The extra point attempt failed and Wofford's lead was 34-0. SeQuan Stanley contributed to two more Terrier points as he tackled Ben Dupree in the Bulldogs' end zone with 1:29 on the clock in the third, making the score 36-0, in favor of the Terriers.
Wofford added their final score of the day early in the fourth quarter when Alex Dunmire rolled in for an 8-yard touchdown as the Terriers capitalized on a Bulldog turnover. The Citadel was able to get on the board with 10:02 in the fourth quarter when Terrance Martin ran in for his first touchdown of the season on a 10-yard scamper into the end zone.
Senior fullback Byron Addison scored his first career touchdown from 10 yards out with 1:35 left in the game after an 11-play, 48-yard drive to complete the scoring in the contest.
The Citadel totaled 238 yards on 64 plays, 209 of which were on the ground. Martin led the ground game, rushing for 55 yards on just eight carries with a score. Rod Harland was huge on defense again for the Bulldogs as he totaled 23 tackles in the contest, the most by any SoCon player this season.
Wofford racked up 413 yards on 68 plays with 343 yards on the ground. Breitenstein carried the ball 19 times for 106 yards and a score. Alvin Scioneaux totaled 11 tackles with three tackles for a loss.
The Bulldogs fell to 2-3 overall and 1-3 in the SoCon, while Wofford improved to 4-1 overall and 3-0 in SoCon action. The Bulldogs host No. 8 Appalachian State for Parents Weekend on Saturday, Oct. 15. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. at Johnson Hagood Stadium. For more information on Bulldog Football, visit the official website of The Citadel Athletics at www.CitadelSports.com or follow the Dogs on Facebook and Twitter at facebook.com/citadelsports and twitter.com/citadelfootball.
