CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel Bulldogs are ranked this week in both the FCS Coaches' Poll and the FCS Stats Poll, released on Monday. The Bulldogs fell to No. 22 in the Coaches' Poll and to No. 23 in the STATS Poll following Saturday's 24-14 home loss to Mercer.
The Citadel (3-2, 1-2 SoCon) gets a visit from rival and Wofford (5-0, 3-0) on Saturday night at Johnson Hagood Stadium. Kickoff is at 6 p.m. The Bulldogs play three of their next four games at home with a trip to Chattanooga (Oct. 21) next weekend in the middle of four home games in five weeks.
The Terriers lead the SoCon at 3-0 in league play and are ranked No. 5 nationally.
The Bulldogs have been ranked for 26 consecutive weeks in the polls.
James Madison was the consensus No. 1 in both polls, followed by North Dakota State, Jacksonville State, South Dakota, and Wofford as both poll's top fives were the same. South Dakota beat then-No. 4 Youngstown State, 31-28, to jump into the Top 5.
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Week 6 FCS Coaches Poll (Oct. 9) |
Points |
Last Week |
Record |
| 1 |
James Madison (25) |
649 |
1 |
5-0 |
| 2 |
North Dakota State (1) |
625 |
2 |
5-0 |
| 3 |
Jacksonville State |
585 |
4 |
4-1 |
| 4 |
South Dakota |
561 |
6 |
5-0 |
| 5 |
Wofford |
548 |
5 |
5-0 |
| 6 |
Central Arkansas |
508 |
8 |
4-1 |
| 7 |
South Dakota State |
463 |
9 |
4-1 |
| 8 |
Youngstown State |
457 |
3 |
3-2 |
| T-9 |
Sam Houston State |
422 |
11 |
4-1 |
| T-9 |
Eastern Washington |
422 |
10 |
4-2 |
| 11 |
North Carolina A&T |
388 |
12 |
6-0 |
| 12 |
New Hampshire |
347 |
13 |
4-1 |
| 13 |
Richmond |
306 |
14 |
3-2 |
| 14 |
Villanova |
302 |
15 |
4-2 |
| 15 |
Illinois State |
301 |
7 |
4-1 |
| 16 |
Weber State |
284 |
16 |
4-1 |
| 17 |
Western Illinois |
256 |
18 |
4-1 |
| 18 |
Samford |
184 |
20 |
4-2 |
| 19 |
Grambling State |
167 |
19 |
5-1 |
| 20 |
Elon |
157 |
23 |
5-1 |
| 21 |
McNeese |
144 |
22 |
5-1 |
| 22 |
The Citadel |
88 |
17 |
3-2 |
| 23 |
Nicholls |
68 |
25 |
4-2 |
| 24 |
Northern Arizona |
40 |
RV |
3-2 |
| 25 |
Western Carolina |
36 |
RV |
4-2 |
| Others receiving votes: Monmouth (20), Northern Iowa (19), Montana (16), Tennessee State (15), Stony Brook (11), Prairie View A&M (11), N.C. Central (9), Saint Francis (9), Southern Utah (8), Delaware (7), Kennesaw State (5), Northwestern State (4), Dartmouth (3), Albany (2), Eastern Illinois (2), Yale (1). |
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FCS STATS POLL - Week 6 |
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|
|
|
1
|
James Madison (5-0) |
4192 (160) |
1 |
|
| 2 |
North Dakota State (5-0) |
4038 (8) |
2 |
|
| 3 |
Jacksonville State (4-1) |
3718 |
4 |
|
| 4 |
South Dakota (5-0) |
3629 |
7 |
|
| 5 |
Wofford (5-0) |
3484 |
5 |
|
| 6 |
Central Arkansas (4-1) |
3325 |
6 |
|
| 7 |
South Dakota State (4-1) |
3054 |
8 |
|
| 8 |
Youngstown State (3-2) |
2990 |
3 |
|
| 9 |
Sam Houston State (4-1) |
2924 |
9 |
|
| 10 |
Eastern Washington (4-2) |
2730 |
10 |
|
| 11 |
Villanova (4-2) |
2329 |
12 |
|
| 12 |
New Hampshire (4-1) |
2156 |
13 |
|
| 13 |
Richmond (3-2) |
2012 |
14 |
|
| 14 |
Western Illinois (4-1) |
1967 |
15 |
|
| 15 |
North Carolina A&T (6-0) |
1803 |
16 |
|
| 16 |
Elon (5-1) |
1696 |
18 |
|
| 17 |
Illinois State (4-1) |
1472 |
11 |
|
| 18 |
Weber State (4-1) |
1439 |
19 |
|
| 19 |
Samford (4-2) |
1251 |
20 |
|
| 20 |
Grambling State (5-1) |
1038 |
21 |
|
| 21 |
Western Carolina (4-2) |
636 |
22 |
|
| 22 |
McNeese (5-1) |
592 |
NR |
|
| 23 |
The Citadel (3-2) |
498 |
17 |
|
| 24 |
Montana (4-2) |
251 |
NR |
|
| 25 |
North Carolina Central (4-1) |
226 |
NR |
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| Others: Dartmouth (211) , Albany (199) , Northern Arizona(136) , Stony Brook (127) , Nicholls (104) , Delaware (81) ,Tennessee State (74) , Monmouth (44) , Eastern Illinois (25) ,Columbia (23) , Liberty (19) , Charleston Southern (18) , UNI(16) , Kennesaw State (16) , Colgate (9) , UT Martin (8) ,Princeton (7) , Duquesne (7) , Mercer (7) , Austin Peay (6) ,Alcorn State (6) , Furman (3) , UC Davis (3) , Saint Francis U (1) |
