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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Citadel football team improved to 3-0 in the SoCon and 4-2 on the year after defeating Samford on Saturday afternoon 44-25. The 44 points scored is the highest point total for either team in the series history.
 
Dominique Allen got the ball rolling for the Bulldogs on their second possession of the game, scrambling for a one-yard touchdown run to give The Citadel a 7-0 lead with nine minutes left in the first quarter. Allen finished the day with 166 yards, his single-game career high.
 
Two possessions later, Samford tied the game at 7-7 with 1:04 left in the first quarter after scoring on a 32-yard touchdown run.
 
The Citadel would regain possession of the lead less than three minutes into the second quarter after Vinny Miller found the end zone from eight yards out, giving the Bulldogs the 14-7 lead. The offense would continue to pour it on in their next possession after Isiaha Smith broke loose for a 31-yard touchdown run to make it 21-7 with seven minutes left in the second quarter.
 
Samford would add another rushing touchdown to make it 21-14 with 3:39 left in the second quarter but Smith would punch it again from one yard out to make it 28-14 in favor of The Citadel with 56 seconds remaining in the half. On the ensuing drive, Mark Thomas forced Samford to fumble and Dee Delaney picked it up and took it 25 yards to the house, giving The Citadel a 35-17 lead at the half. The second quarter featured five scoring drives.
 
In the second half Delaney continued to get things done on the defensive side of the ball, snagging an interception which led to another Smith rushing touchdown, this time from nine yards out. After a failed two-point conversion and with 9:30 left in the third quarter, the Bulldogs held a commanding 41-14 lead. The pick marks the fifth of the year for Delaney.
 
Samford added a 25-yard field goal and a touchdown with a successful two-point conversion to cut the Bulldog lead to 41-25 with 12 minutes left in the game.
 
The final points of the game for either team would come off of a 41-yard field goal courtesy of Eric Goins with nine minutes left in the game, making the final 44-25 Bulldogs.
 
With the win, the Bulldogs remain tied for first place in the conference. This is also the first time since 1992 that The Citadel is 3-0 in the SoCon. The Citadel defense had not allowed a touchdown pass this season until early in the fourth quarter and were the last team in the FCS to do so.
 
The Citadel will travel to SoCon foe Furman on October 24th for a 1:30 p.m. kick off. The Bulldogs returns to Johnson Hagood Stadium on Oct. 31 when they take on Mercer at 2 p.m. For tickets, visit CitadelSports.com/tickets or call 843-953-DOGS (3647).
 
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