CHARLESTON, S.C. - After playing three of its first four games on the road, The 9th-ranked Citadel football team returns to Johnson Hagood Stadium on Saturday to host North Greenville. The Parents Day game kicks off at 2 p.m. and 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 eight remaining undefeated teams in FCS.
• The Citadel is 4-0 for the 5th time in program history and 1st since 1992.
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Brent Thompson has tied The Citadel's record for most wins to start a career, matching Ralph Foster who won his first four games in 1906-07.
• The Citadel has started 3-0 in the Southern Conference in back-to-back seasons for the first time in program history and is 3-0 in the SoCon for the 7th time overall.
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Brent Thompson is the second head coach in The Citadel history to win his first three Southern Conference games and first since Eddie Teague in 1957.
• The Bulldogs have been ranked for 11 straight weeks, the 2nd-longest streak in program history trailing a 15-week stretch in 1992-93.
• The Citadel is 25-17 all-time when ranked, including 22-14 against FCS opponents, and is 10-4 when ranked in the top 10.
• The Bulldogs are ranked in the top 10 for the third straight week, their longest stretch inside the top 10 since spending 12 weeks in the top 10, including four at No. 1, in 1992.
• 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 513 rushing yards at Western Carolina are the most in a game by a Southern Conference team and the 2nd-highest single-game rushing total in FCS this season. Coupled with the 419 rushing yards at Gardner-Webb, the Bulldogs have two of the top-five rushing totals in FCS this season.
• The Citadel's 8.0 sacks at Western Carolina are the most by a Southern Conference team this season and tied for the most in FCS.
• The Bulldogs held Western Carolina to 0-for-8 on 3rd-down conversions.
• The Citadel ranks 1st in FCS in rushing, averaging 346.3 yards per game.
• The Bulldogs' turnover margin of +5 ranks 1st in the Southern Conference and tied for 13th in FCS. Since the beginning of the 2015 season, The Citadel has forced 40 turnovers for an average of 2.4 per game.
• The Citadel is the only FCS team that has not allowed a sack this season and are ranked 1st in the SoCon and 2nd in FCS with an average of 3.25 tackles for loss allowed per game.
• The Bulldogs' five interceptions rank 1st in the SoCon and tied for 37th in FCS.
• The Citadel's 3.25 sacks per game are tied for 1st in the SoCon and 7th in FCS.
• The Citadel has converted 49.2 percent of its third downs (32-65) and ranks 1st in the SoCon and 11th in FCS in that category.
• The Bulldogs rank 1st in the SoCon and 2nd in FCS with an average of 19.13 yards per completion.
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here.
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