The Citadel
5-5 , 3-5
#21 Furman
7-3 , 6-1
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Citadel | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| Furman | 14 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
Bulldogs Drop SoCon Finale at Furman
11/11/2017 6:42:00 PM | Football
Furman (7-3, 6-1) scored on its first five possessions to put The Citadel (5-5, 3-5 SoCon) in an early hole. The Paladins racked up 544 yards, the most he Bulldogs have allowed this season, while holding The Citadel to just 146 yards on the ground. Bulldog quarterback Jordan Black threw for 223 yards and a touchdown, but the Bulldogs couldn't answer Furman early.
"Very disappointing, we didn't play anywhere near our best football today," Citadel head coach Brent Thompson said. "Give credit to Furman. That is a good, tough football team. They whipped us pretty good today. We have to get stops on defense and be able to run the veer on offense. We didn't get either of those things done today."
The Bulldogs pieced together 20 points behind a big day from senior running back Cam Jackson. Jackson had 271 all-purpose yards including a 61-yard TD reception and The Citadel's three longest kickoff returns of the season.
Furman jumped to a quick 7-0 lead as P.J. Blazejowski found Cam Burnette for 20 yards on its opening possession, capping a 6-play, 70-yard drive to open the game. The Paladins would score on all five of their possessions in the first half to put the Bulldogs in a tough spot.
Blazejowski was 11-for-14 through the air for 204 yards and two touchdowns. Running back Antonio Wilcox had 106 yards on the ground and two touchdowns.
The Citadel found some offense in the second half as Jordan Black found Raleigh Webb for a 48-yard touchdown on the Bulldogs first snap of the half following a 51-yard
kickoff return by Jackson, the Bulldogs' longest this season.
Jackson would score The Citadel's second touchdown, kicking through a few tackles to break free for a 61-yard touchdown reception from Black. The Bulldogs added a late touchdown run from Brandon Berry from 1-yard out.
Safety Aron Spann III led The Citadel with 10 tackles and a tackle for loss. Linebacker Myles Pierce also had 10 tops.
The Bulldogs wrap up their season at Clemson next Saturday at Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is at 12:20 p.m.
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Team Stats
CIT 0, FUR 7
FUR - Cam Burnette 20 yd pass from PJ Blazejowski (Grayson Atkins kick) 6 plays, 70 yards, TOP 2:06
CIT 0, FUR 14
FUR - Antonio Wilcox 55 yd run (Grayson Atkins kick), 5 plays, 81 yards, TOP 1:51
CIT 0, FUR 21
FUR - Antonio Wilcox 1 yd run (Grayson Atkins kick), 6 plays, 62 yards, TOP 2:49
CIT 0, FUR 28
FUR - Darius Morehead 14 yd run (Grayson Atkins kick), 6 plays, 68 yards, TOP 2:16
CIT 0, FUR 35
FUR - Kealand Dirks 9 yd run (Grayson Atkins kick), 7 plays, 58 yards, TOP 3:37
CIT 0, FUR 42
FUR - Kealand Dirks 26 yd run (Grayson Atkins kick), 3 plays, 41 yards, TOP 1:01
CIT 7, FUR 42
CIT - Webb 48 yd pass from Black (Godek kick) 1 plays, 48 yards, TOP 0:07
CIT 7, FUR 49
FUR - Logan McCarter 29 yd pass from PJ Blazejowski (Grayson Atkins kick) 9 plays, 86 yards, TOP 4:22
CIT 14, FUR 49
CIT - Jackson 61 yd pass from Black (Godek kick) 5 plays, 70 yards, TOP 2:00
CIT 14, FUR 56
FUR - Ridge Gibson 1 yd run (Grayson Atkins kick), 11 plays, 57 yards, TOP 5:58
CIT 20, FUR 56
CIT - Berry 1 yd run (), 3 plays, 73 yards, TOP 0:24
