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Wallace TD vs UTC
Brian Stone
31
Winner Chattanooga UTC 7-2 , 5-1
21
The Citadel CIT 2-7 , 2-5
Winner
Chattanooga UTC
7-2 , 5-1
31
Final
21
The Citadel CIT
2-7 , 2-5
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
UTC Chattanooga 3 7 14 7 31
CIT The Citadel 7 0 0 14 21

Game Recap: Football |

Strong Effort Comes Up Short

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel football team put together one of its best showings of the season, but it was not enough as the Bulldogs fell, 31-21, to No. 11 Chattanooga Saturday afternoon inside Johnson Hagood Stadium.
 
Game Information
Score: No. 11 Chattanooga 31 The Citadel 21
Records: Chattanooga (7-2, 5-1), The Citadel (2-7 2-5)
Location: Johnson Hagood Stadium (Charleston, South Carolina)
Series: Chattanooga leads 34-19-2
 
How it Happened
  • The Bulldogs got on the board on their second possession of the game as Johnny Crawford III went up the middle for the one-yard touchdown run. The play was set up by a 62-yard run from B-Back Braden Walker.
  • The Mocs got on the board after a Bulldog turnover. The defense held, but Aaron Sears converted the 34-yard field goal.
  • UTC took the lead early in the second quarter on a two-yard run from Ailym Ford.
  • The Mocs found the endzone again on their first drive of the second half as Ford scored from six yards out.
  • UTC added to the lead with a 36-yard touchdown pass from Preston Hutchinson to Camden Overton.
  • The Citadel got back into the endzone in the fourth quarter when Peyton Derrick found Christian Hilton over the middle for a 19-yard touchdown.
  • UTC answered back with a one-yard touchdown run from Gino Appleberry.
  • The Bulldogs put together another scoring drive later in the fourth as Derrick hit Cooper Wallace for a 14-yard touchdown.
 
Inside the Box Score
  • The Bulldogs moved the ball with a balanced attack all game. The Citadel ran for 188 yards and threw for 118 yards.
  • Braden Walker led the ground attack with 96 yards on 15 carries, including a 62-yard run to set up the game's first touchdown.
  • Ricky Conway added 33 yards on five carries.
  • Johnny Crawford III carried six times for 10 yards, including his first collegiate touchdown.
  • Peyton Derrick went 11-for-13 for 118 yards and two touchdowns.
  • Cooper Wallace was the top target with five catches for 43 yards and a touchdown.
  • Christian Hilton added three catches for 50 yards and a score.
  • Chris Beverly led the defense with nine tackles. He also registered his first interception of the season, returning it 48 yards.
  • Hasan Black and Kyler Estes each added seven tackles.
  • The 202 passing yards allowed by the Bulldogs are the second lowest total for the Mocs against a FCS team this season, with the lowest total coming in the season opener.
 
Up Next
The Bulldogs close out the home season against Virginia Lynchburg on Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. inside Johnson Hagood Stadium.
 
 
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