CHARLESTON, S.C. - The 9th-ranked Citadel football team returns to action Saturday by traveling for a Southern Conference road matchup at Western Carolina. The game kicks off at 3:30 p.m. and will be brodcast on ESPN3.

• The Citadel has started 2-0 in the Southern Conference in back-to-back seasons for the first time in program history and is 2-0 in the SoCon for the 10th time overall.
• The Citadel is 3-0 for the ninth time in program history and just the second time since 1992.
• Brent Thompson is the second head coach in The Citadel history to begin his career 3-0. Ralph Foster won his first four games in 1906-07.
• Brent Thompson is the second head coach in The Citadel history to win his first two Southern Conference games and first since Eddie Teague in 1957.
• The Bulldogs have been ranked for 10 straight weeks, the 2nd-longest streak in program history trailing a 15-week stretch in 1992-93.
• The Citadel is 24-17 all-time when ranked, including 21-14 against FCS opponents, and is 9-4 when ranked in the top 10.
• The Bulldogs are ranked in the top 10 in consecutive weeks for the first time since spending 12 weeks inside the top 10, including four at No. 1, in 1992.
• The Citadel's 419 rushing yards at Gardner-Webb are the most in a game by a Southern Conference team and the 3rd-highest single-game rushing total in FCS this season.
• The Bulldogs' turnover margin of +4 ranks 1st in the Southern Conference and tied for 13th in FCS. Since the beginning of the 2015 season, The Citadel has forced 37 turnovers for an average of 2.3 per game.
• The Citadel ranks 1st in the Southern Conference and 9th in FCS in punt returns with an average of 20.7 yards per return.
• The Citadel ranks 1st in the Southern Conference and 18th in FCS in kickoff returns with an average of 25.1 yards per return.
• The Bulldogs' four interceptions are tied for 1st in the SoCon and 35th in FCS.
• The Citadel is tied for 1st in FCS with 0 sacks allowed and ranks 1st in FCS with an average of 2.67 tackles for loss allowed per game.
• The Bulldogs rank 2nd in the SoCon and 21st in FCS in pass efficiency defense allowing an efficiency rating of 105.1.
• The Citadel has converted 49.0 percent of its third downs (24-49) and ranks 1st in the SoCon and 10th in FCS in that category.
• The Bulldogs rank 1st in the SoCon and 5th in FCS with an average of 18.00 yards per completion.
• The Citadel has allowed only seven points in the 4th quarter this season, tied for the fewest in the SoCon. In three games, the Bulldogs have allowed 122 yards of total offense in the 4th quarter.

The complete game notes packet can be found here.

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