CHARLESTON, S.C. - The 5th-ranked Citadel football team returns to Johnson Hagood Stadium this week in the first of back-to-back home games. The Bulldogs host ETSU on Saturday at 2 p.m. in a game that will be broadcast on ESPN3. For tickets, visit CitadelSports.com/tickets or call The Citadel Athletic Ticket Office at 843-953-DOGS (3647).

• The Citadel is one of two remaining undefeated teams in FCS.
• The Bulldogs have registered the best start to a season in program history, surpassing the 1992 team's 6-0 start.
• The Citadel has tied the program record for most consecutive wins in a single season, matching the 1988 team's seven straight wins.
• Brent Thompson has broken The Citadel's record for most wins to start a career and the program record for most wins by a first-year head coach.
• The Citadel is 5-0 in the Southern Conference for the second time in program history and for the second year in a row.
• Brent Thompson is the first head coach in The Citadel history to win his first five Southern Conference games, passing the previous best of four set by Eddie Teague in 1957.
• The Citadel is ranked in the top 5 in consecutive weeks for the first time since the final three weeks of the regular season in 1992.
• The Bulldogs have been ranked for 14 straight weeks, the 2nd-longest streak in program history trailing a 15-week stretch in 1992-93.
• The Citadel is ranked in the top 10 for the sixth straight week, its longest stretch inside the top 10 since 12 weeks, including four at No. 1, in 1992.
• The Bulldogs are 28-17 all-time when ranked, including 25-14 against FCS opponents, and 9-2 when ranked in the top 5.
• The Citadel's win vs. No. 5 Chattanooga was the first in a top-10 matchup in program history.
• The Citadel's 353.7 rushing yards per game leads FCS and ranks 3rd in all of Division I.
• The Bulldogs rushed for 500 yards in back-to-back games for the first time in school history, totaling 559 yards at North Greenville one week after rushing for 513 yards at Western Carolina.
• The Citadel's 559 rushing yards at North Greenville are the most in a game by an FCS team this season. The Bulldogs have three of the top-11 rushing totals in FCS this season with their 513 yards at Western Carolina ranking 4th and 419 yards at Gardner-Webb ranking 11th.
• The Citadel broke single-game records for total offense plays in regulation (94) and rushing plays (84) in the 37-14 win at Western Carolina.
• The Citadel's 8.0 sacks at Western Carolina are the most by a Southern Conference team this season and tied for 2nd-highest in a game in FCS.
• The Bulldogs held Western Carolina to 0-for-8 on 3rd-down conversions.
• Since the beginning of the 2015 season, The Citadel has forced 45 turnovers for an average of 2.3 per game.
• The Citadel is the only FCS team that has not allowed a sack this season. The Bulldogs also are ranked 1st in FCS with an average of 3.00 tackles for loss allowed per game.
• The Bulldogs have only allowed 22 points in the 4th quarter this season, the lowest total in the Southern Conference.

The complete game notes packet can be found here.

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