Date: Today, Nov. 21
Contest: Charleston Southern (4-7) at The Citadel (2-9, 1-7)
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: Johnson Hagood Stadium in Charleston, S.C.
THE GAME: This will be the first meeting ever in football between these crosstown rivals … Charleston Southern is 0-1 vs SoCon opponents this season, dropping a 27-24 season-opening decision to VMI … The SoCon is 7-2 this season vs Big South opponents.
THE COACHES: Ellis Johnson (The Citadel ’75) is in his second season as the Bulldogs’ head coach and has a record of 3-7 … David Dowd (Guilford ’76) is in his 13th season as the head coach at Charleston Southern and has a record of 30-86.
GAME NOTES: The Bulldogs are coming off a 23-21 loss to VMI in the Military Classic of the South … Charleston Southern faced Elon last week and fell 21-13 … Both teams have faced VMI this season, with Citadel suffering a narrow two-point loss and the Bucs dropped a 27-24 decision at home to the Keydets … The Citadel’s Bud Pough is ninth in the nation in kickoff return average at 27.1 … The Citadel’s Scooter Johnson leads the SoCon in receptions (65) and receiving yardage (874).

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