CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel Athletics announced Wednesday that the Bulldogs and Charleston Southern have added future home-and-home games during the 2024 and 2026 season.
 
The Bulldogs and Buccaneers will meet at Buccaneer Field on Aug. 31, 2024. The game in 2026 will be played on Sept. 5, 2026 inside Johnson Hagood Stadium.
 
"We are looking forward to playing Charleston Southern and having them on our future schedule," said The Citadel Director of Athletics Mike Capaccio. "Scheduling games is very difficult and has a lot of moving parts. We have a great relationship and rivalry with them so it is important that we continue to play."
 
The Bulldogs and Bucs have been in the midst of a four-game scheduling agreement that runs from 2018-2021. The addition of the home-and-home series will keep the series alive between two programs that have seen recent success in FCS competition.
 
"I'm happy that we could work out the football series with The Citadel," CSU Director of Athletics Jeff Barber said. "I believe this is a great rivalry game for both institutions and will benefit everyone involved, as well as the entire Lowcountry area."
 
The Citadel-Charleston Southern series runs back to 2002 with the teams competing 12 times to date. Ten of the previous 12 meetings have been contested inside Johnson Hagood Stadium.
 
Both teams are in the midst of preparing for the 2021 spring season after seeing their fall plans altered by COVID-19. The Bulldogs are scheduled to open the spring season on Feb. 27 at Mercer. The Bucs will begin play on March 13 at Kennesaw State.
 
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