2021 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

2021 The Citadel Bulldogs football
2021 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	4–7 (3–5 SoCon)
Head coach	Brent Thompson (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Lou Conte (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Tony Grantham (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

The 2021 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Bulldogs were led by sixth-year head coach Brent Thompson and played their home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina.

2021 Southern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 9 East Tennessee State $^	7	–	1	11	–	2
Mercer	6	–	2	7	–	3
Chattanooga	5	–	3	6	–	5
Western Carolina	4	–	4	4	–	7
Furman	4	–	4	6	–	5
VMI	4	–	4	6	–	5
Samford	3	–	5	4	–	7
The Citadel	3	–	5	4	–	7
Wofford	0	–	8	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	2:00 p.m.	at No. 22 (FBS) Coastal Carolina*	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN+	L 14–52	16,236
September 11	7:00 p.m.	Charleston Southern*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC		L 21–38	10,848
September 18	6:00 p.m.	North Greenville*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN+	W 45–13	8,159
October 2	2:00 p.m.	No. 18 VMI	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (Military Classic of the South)		W 35–24	12,097
October 9	4:30 p.m.	at No. 12 East Tennessee State	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN+	L 21–48	9,202
October 16	6:00 p.m.	at Furman	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)	ESPN3	L 14–24	10,164
October 23	2:00 p.m.	Western Carolina	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN+	L 31–45	8,411
October 30	2:00 p.m.	Mercer	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN3	L 7–24	8,438
November 6	2:00 p.m.	at Samford	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN+	L 14–35	4,011
November 13	2:00 p.m.	Wofford	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 45–44	11,941
November 20	1:30 p.m.	at Chattanooga	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN+	W 24-21	6,489
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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