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Raleigh vs EKU
Milledge Austin/The Citadel
37
Winner Eastern Kentucky EKU 1-2
14
The Citadel CIT 0-3
Winner
Eastern Kentucky EKU
1-2
37
Final
14
The Citadel CIT
0-3
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
EKU Eastern Kentucky 13 10 7 7 37
CIT The Citadel 7 7 0 0 14

Game Recap: Football |

Bulldogs Stumble in Home Opener

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel rushed for 347 yards, but it was several plays that proved to be costly as the Bulldogs fell, 37-14, to Eastern Kentucky in the home opener Saturday afternoon at Johnson Hagood Stadium.
 
Game Information
Score: Eastern Kentucky, The Citadel 14
Records: The Citadel (0-3), Eastern Kentucky (1-2)
Location: Johnson Hagood Stadium (Charleston, South Carolina)
Series: EKU leads 1-0
 
How it Happened
  • The Colonels got on the board quickly after Parker McKinney hit Jazquez Jones for a 15-yard touchdown.
  • The Bulldogs answered back late in the first quarter as Brandon Rainey found Raleigh Webb for a 28-yard touchdown.
  • EKU closed out the first quarter with McKinney's second touchdown pass of the quarter, then opened the second quarter with a 50-yard touchdown pass.
  • The Bulldogs converted a pair of fourth downs on their next drive, including Rainey's two-yard touchdown run on 4th-and-goal.
  • The first half ended with Alexander Woznick connecting on a 21-yard field goal.
  • EKU scored a pair of touchdowns in the second half, getting a long touchdown pass and a short touchdown run off of a turnover.
 
Inside the Numbers
  • The Bulldogs and Colonels played the first FCS game on a college campus in 2020.
  • The Citadel rushed for a season high 347 yards on 67 attempts.
  • B-Back Emeka Nwanze recorded his first career 100-yard rushing performance by rushing for 114 yards on 22 carries.
  • Keefe White added 89 yards on just nine carries.
  • Quarterback Brandon Rainey rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries.
  • Rainey raised his career total to 2,051 rushing yards, becoming the 16th Bulldog to eclipse the 2,000-yard mark in program history.
  • Wide receiver Raleigh Webb's first-quarter touchdown was the 16th of his career. He moved into a tie for second all-time with Brian Baima (1970-71) and Scooter Johnson (2000-03).
  • Linebacker Willie Eubanks III had another strong performance as he finished with a career-high 14 tackles, including 2.0 tackles-for-loss and a sack.
  • Anthony Britton Jr. joined Eubanks in double digits with a career-best 11 tackles.
 
Up Next
The Bulldogs close out their 2020 season on Oct. 10 at Army West Point. Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m. on CBS Sports Net.
 
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