Saturday, November 9
Charleston, S.C.
2:00 PM
The Citadel
4-6 , 2-5
7
vs
31
Chattanooga
6-4 , 5-2
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga | 0 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| The Citadel | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Photo by: Ridge Tate / The Citadel Athletics
Offensive Miscues Doom Football Against UTC, Bulldogs Drop Homecoming Clash 31-7
11/9/2024 6:04:00 PM | Football
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Burdened by a trio of second-half turnovers, The Citadel (4-6, 2-5 SoCon) stumbled against Southern Conference opponent Chattanooga (6-4, 5-2 SoCon) in the program's annual Homecoming matchup, faltering by a final 31-7 margin Saturday afternoon at Sansom Field at Johnson Hagood Stadium.
KEY NOTES
-- Johnathan Bennett wrapped up the game 5-for-10 passing for 44 yards and one interception; additionally, the graduate transfer managed to pace the Bulldogs on the ground with 67 yards off eight rushes
-- For the running back corps, Cooper Wallace composed a strong conclusion to his playing time at Johnson Hagood Stadium behind a four-carry, 64 yards outing, notably posting the Bulldogs' lone touchdown of the day via a 50-yard burst up the middle early in the third quarter; Garrison Johnson added 39 yards on six rushes while Johnny Crawford III contributed 31 yards behind four carries
-- Javonte Graves-Billips led the receivers with one catch for 19 yards while Dervon Pesnell tacked on two receptions for 16 yards
-- Defensively, Thomas Wyatt put together an impressive performance behind his 11-tackle day, racking up 1.5 tackles-for-loss as well; Je'Mazin Roberts slid in at second on the defensive stat line with eight tackles
-- James Platte registered four punts for the game for a 45.2 average, launching a pair of 50 yards with another duo pinning the Mocs inside their own 20-yard line
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KEY NOTES
-- Johnathan Bennett wrapped up the game 5-for-10 passing for 44 yards and one interception; additionally, the graduate transfer managed to pace the Bulldogs on the ground with 67 yards off eight rushes
-- For the running back corps, Cooper Wallace composed a strong conclusion to his playing time at Johnson Hagood Stadium behind a four-carry, 64 yards outing, notably posting the Bulldogs' lone touchdown of the day via a 50-yard burst up the middle early in the third quarter; Garrison Johnson added 39 yards on six rushes while Johnny Crawford III contributed 31 yards behind four carries
-- Javonte Graves-Billips led the receivers with one catch for 19 yards while Dervon Pesnell tacked on two receptions for 16 yards
-- Defensively, Thomas Wyatt put together an impressive performance behind his 11-tackle day, racking up 1.5 tackles-for-loss as well; Je'Mazin Roberts slid in at second on the defensive stat line with eight tackles
-- James Platte registered four punts for the game for a 45.2 average, launching a pair of 50 yards with another duo pinning the Mocs inside their own 20-yard line
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UTC
CIT
Total Yards
377
277
Pass Yards
131
44
Rushing Yards
246
233
Penalty Yards
50
77
1st Downs
22
11
3rd Downs
4
3
4th Downs
1
0
TOP
32:11
27:49
2nd Quarter
UTC 7, CIT 0
UTC - Domercant,Chris 35 yd pass from Schomburg,Luke (Kelley,Jude kick) 6 plays, 70 yards, TOP 02:14
UTC 14, CIT 0
UTC - Whatley,Javin 16 yd pass from Schomburg,Luke (Kelley,Jude kick) 7 plays, 70 yards, TOP 04:01
3rd Quarter
UTC 14, CIT 7
CIT - Wallace,Cooper 50 yd run (Barnes,Ben kick), 3 plays, 77 yards, TOP 01:30
UTC 17, CIT 7
UTC - Kelley,Jude 30 yd field goal 5 plays, 42 yards, TOP 02:24
UTC 24, CIT 7
UTC - Durant,Justus 32 yd run (Kelley,Jude kick), 1 plays, 32 yards, TOP 00:08
4th Quarter
UTC 31, CIT 7
UTC - Durant,Justus 8 yd run (Kelley,Jude kick), 5 plays, 41 yards, TOP 02:21
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