The 2017 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by second-year head coach Brent Thompson and played their home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium. They were members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 3–5 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for sixth place.
Preseason
Preseason media poll The SoCon released their preseason media poll on July 18, 2017, with the Bulldogs predicted to finish in second place, with six of 22 voters picking The Citadel first. The same day the coaches released their preseason poll with the Bulldogs also predicted to finish in second place.
+Media poll 1 Wofford 178 (11) 2 The Citadel 166 (6) 3 Samford 156 (3) 4 Chattanooga 152 (2) 5 Mercer 101 6 Furman 87 7 Western Carolina 71 8 ETSU 49 9 VMI 30 +Coaches poll 1 Wofford 63 (7) 2 The Citadel 54 (2) 3 Samford 52 4 Chattanooga 41 5 Mercer 32 6 Western Carolina 27 7 Furman 26 8 ETSU 17 9 VMI 12
Preseason All-SoCon Teams The Bulldogs placed five players on the preseason all-SoCon teams, and Kailik Williams was named as preseason Defensive Player of the Year.
Defensive Player of the Year
Kailik Williams – DB
Offense
1st team
Cam Jackson – RB Tyler Davis – OL
Defense
1st team
Kailik Williams – DB
2nd team
Ken Allen – DL Jonathan King – DL
Schedule
Roster
Game summaries
Newberry
At Presbyterian
At East Tennessee State
At Samford
Mercer
Wofford
At Chattanooga
VMI
Western Carolina
At Furman
At Clemson
Ranking movements
References