CHARLESTON, S.C. – After two overtimes, 119 points and 1,368 combined yards, The Citadel football team walked off the field at Johnson Hagood Stadium on Saturday afternoon as winners by a score of 63-56 over Charlotte.

Brandon Eakins hauled in his second touchdown catch of the game from 17 yards out on the second play of the second overtime to give the Bulldogs a 63-56 advantage.

In Charlotte's second-overtime rebuttal, the 49ers moved the chains and ultimately found themselves with a first and goal from the three-yard line following a Tevin Floyd pass interference call.

The Bulldog defense hunkered down and was able to force three incompletions, including a Cody Richardson pass breakup on fourth down to seal The Citadel's second victory of the season and improve its record to 2-4.

The loss was Charlotte's fourth straight loss and dropped the 49ers to 3-4 on the year.

The 119 combined points were the most in school history, breaking last season's 117 scored at Old Dominion in a 59-58 loss. The 56 points scored by Charlotte is the most posted by a Citadel opponent in a loss in program history.

The Bulldogs also ran a school-record 100 plays for 689 total yards. Charlotte gained 679 yards of total offense, the second most ever against The Citadel. Florida put up 705 in 2008.

Six Bulldog ball carriers contributed to a rushing total of 553, the second most in Citadel history, and seven touchdowns. Four Bulldogs ran for over 90 yards and two passed the century mark.

Aaron Miller led the attack for the fifth-straight game, posting a career-high 197 yards on 22 carries and one touchdown. Miller also completed 13-of-22 passes for 136 yards and two scores.

Cam Jackson followed up Miller's impressive performance with a career game of his own. The redshirt freshman rushed for 116 yards on 12 carries and added two first-half touchdowns. Jackson also led the Bulldogs in receiving, hauling in four catches for a total of 49 yards.

In his first full game back from injury, Dalton Trevino added a spark to The Citadel backfield, rushing for 99 yards on just nine carries, including an early fourth quarter touchdown that put the Bulldogs up 42-31.

Tyler Renew was the workhorse in the backfield as the B-back carried the ball a game-high 25 times for 94 yards and two touchdowns.

Both of Renew's scores came at huge points in the game with the first coming with 2:15 left in the fourth quarter to put the Bulldogs up 49-42 and the second in overtime on a three-yard run to even the score at 56 and force a second extra period.

Jackson opened the scoring frenzy early with a 10-yard run just 1:13 into the game to give the Bulldogs an early lead. Charlotte immediately responded with an 11-play, 84-yard drive capped by a 15-yard run by Austin Duke.

Duke found openings in the secondary all day, catching 12 balls for 254 yards and three touchdowns to go along with his rushing score. Duke also added the game-tying two-point conversion pass to Dmarjai Devine late in the final quarter.

The 254 yards is the most allowed to an opposing receiver in Citadel history.

The Citadel added two more first quarter scores on a nine-yard run by Jackson and a seven-yard pass from Miller to Eakins, putting the Bulldogs ahead 21-7. The two touchdown catches by Eakins were the first ones of the junior wide receiver's career.

The Bulldogs and 49ers traded scores throughout the second quarter which saw 31 total points put on the board. An Isiaha Smith three-yard run and a four-yard plunge into the end zone from Miller left the Bulldogs ahead 35-17 in the second.

An 83-yard catch and run by Dukes closed out the first half with The Citadel leading 35-24.

A quiet third quarter, which saw just seven points from Charlotte, preceded a wild fourth which saw the scoreboard light up with the addition of 32 combined points.

Following Renew's tiebreaking rush with 2:15 left in regulation, Charlotte bounced back with a three-play 73-yard drive which was highlighted by a 71-yard touchdown reception by Duke to force overtime.

Duke now has six scoring plays of 60 or more yards in 2014.

The 49ers needed just one play in the first overtime to take the lead as Maetron Thomas took a handoff and ran left for 25 yards and a score.

The Bulldogs and 49ers both moved the chains 36 times, marking a new school record for both programs.

Rah Muhammad led the Bulldog defense with 11 tackles, including two for a loss of five yards. Mitchell Jeter added his fifth sack of the season and ninth of his career.

SCHOOL RECORDS BROKEN ON SATURDAY
Most Combined Points: 119 (117 is record for regulation game – Old Dominion last year)
Most Points Scored by an Opponent in a Loss: 56
Most First Downs: 36 (ties record)
Most First Downs Allowed: 36
Most Rushing Yards: 553 is second (570 vs. ETSU in 1992)
Most Combined Rushing Yards: 874 (previous 743 vs. Vanderbilt in 1979)
Most Plays: 100 (regulation record is 93)
Most Total Yards: 689 (639 in regulation which would also be record)
Most Opponent Total Yards: 679 is second (record is 705 by Florida)
Most Combined Yards: 1,368 (old record is 1,108 vs. Old Dominion last year)
Longest Opponent Reception: 83 by Austin Duke is third
Most Opponent Receiving Yards: 254 by Austin Duke