Overtime Heartbreak

Saturday, March 6

Charleston, S.C.

1 p.m.

The Citadel

0-6 , 0-2

Chattanooga

2-1 , 2-0

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT	Final F
Chattanooga	14	3	0	0	8	25
The Citadel	0	7	0	10	7	24

Photo by: Cameron Pollack / The Citadel

3/6/2021 6:54:00 PM | Football

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CHARLESTON, S.C. – For the third-straight season, The Citadel football team suffered a one-point setback to No. 18 Chattanooga, falling 25-24 in overtime Saturday afternoon inside Johnson Hagood Stadium.

Game Information
Score: No. 18 Chattanooga 25, The Citadel 24
Records: The Citadel (0-6, 0-2), Chattanooga (2-1, 2-0)
Location: Johnson Hagood Stadium (Charleston, South Carolina)
Series: Chattanooga leads 33-19-2

How It Happened

The Mocs struck on the first play of the game for a 75-yard touchdown pass from Drayton Arnold to Juwan Tyus.
UTC doubled the lead later in the first quarter on a six-yard touchdown run from Tyrell Price.
The Bulldogs got on the board late in the first half as Jaylan Adams capped a 14-play drive with a three-yard touchdown run.
UTC closed the half with a 33-yard field goal from Skylar Wilson.
After both teams failed to score in the third quarter, The Citadel struck early in the fourth quarter with a 46-yard field goal from Colby Kintner.
The Bulldog offense put together one final drive late in the game to tie the score. The 16-play drive ended when Adams found Raleigh Webb in the end zone for an 11-yard touchdown.
The Citadel opened the overtime period with a nine-play drive that ended when Adams scored from two-yards out.
The Mocs countered with a five-play drive that ended with a Tyrell Price four-yard touchdown run.
UTC went for the win and completed a shovel pass from Arnold to Jay Gibson.

Inside the Box Score

The game marked the third-straight between the two teams that resulted in a one-point victory for Chattanooga.
It is the second-straight meeting inside Johnson Hagood Stadium that the Mocs won on a two-point conversion in overtime.
Jaylan Adams led the ground game with 83 yards and two touchdowns on 28 carries. He also went 3-for-6 for 27 yards and a touchdown.
He has now rushed for and thrown for a touchdown in each of his first two career starts.
Cooper Wallace added 52 yards on 13 carries.
Nathan Storch made his first career start and carried the ball 19 times for 50 yards.
The Bulldog defense forced a pair of turnovers in the second half.
Parrish Gordon recorded his first interception as a Bulldog to set up a Bulldog touchdown.
Marquise Blount forced a fumble on a sack that was recovered by Brian Horn.
Colby Kinter's kicked a career-long 46-yard field goal. His previous career high was a 45-yarder against South Florida in his first collegiate attempt.
Andy Davis and Anthony Britton Jr. each posted a team-high eight tackles.
Gordon finished with seven tackles and an interception.
Blount posted seven tackles to go along with his strip sack.