No. 21South Carolina State Bulldogs

Past match

The Citadel Bulldogs won.

South Carolina State Bulldogs lost to the The Citadel Bulldogs

2-3 34 – 31

Ranked #21 · 5-1

Final · Sat, Oct 3

Game Details

Oliver C. Dawson Stadium (Orangeburg) · 11,250 fans

Recap

Evan Kiely kicks winning field goal on final play as The Citadel tops South Carolina State 34-31

Evan Kiely kicked a 31-yard field goal as time expired, lifting The Citadel to a stunning 34-31 victory over South Carolina State on Saturday.

Recap via ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CIT	7	10	14	3	34
SCST	10	0	14	7	31

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Game Leaders

The Citadel Bulldogs

Quentin Hayes · 7/12, 127 YDS, 2 TDPassing Yards
Gavin Garcia · 18 CAR, 167 YDS, 2 TDRushing Yards
Damir Abdullah · 3 REC, 84 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Zyion Brown · 1Sacks
Zyion Brown · 8Tackles

South Carolina State Bulldogs

KW Keely Watson · 20/31, 245 YDS, 2 TDPassing Yards
MP Mason Pickett-Hicks · 15 CAR, 90 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
DM DJ Maultsby · 3 REC, 79 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Roderick Kelly Jr. · 1Sacks
Marquis Lane-Owens · 9Tackles

2026 Southern Conference Standings

Team
East Tennessee State
Tennessee Tech
Chattanooga
Wofford
Furman
Mercer
Western Carolina
Samford
The Citadel
VMI

2026 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

Team
South Carolina State
Morgan State
Delaware State
Norfolk State
Howard
North Carolina Central

Scoring

Q4 0:00

FG Evan Kiely 31 Yd Field Goal 34–31

Q4 8:16

TD Josh Shaw 6 Yd Run (Jett Jackson Kick)31–31

Q3 0:31

TD Mason Pickett-Hicks 21 Yd pass from Keely Watson (Jett Jackson Kick)31–24

Q3 3:15

TD Gavin Garcia 19 Yd Run (Evan Kiely Kick)31–17

Q3 9:34

TD Damir Abdullah 55 Yd pass from Quentin Hayes (Evan Kiely Kick)24–17

Q3 11:43

TD Mason Pickett-Hicks 18 Yd Run (Jett Jackson Kick)17–17

Q2 0:23

TD Gavin Garcia 8 Yd pass from Quentin Hayes (Evan Kiely Kick)17–10

Q2 4:10

FG Evan Kiely 30 Yd Field Goal 10–10

Q1 4:35

TD DJ Maultsby 41 Yd pass from Keely Watson (Jett Jackson Kick)7–10

Q1 6:43

TD Gavin Garcia 1 Yd Run (Evan Kiely Kick)7–3

Q1 9:16

FG Jett Jackson 47 Yd Field Goal 0–3

Team Stats

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Offense

448 Total Yards 346

204 Passing Yards 255

244 Rushing Yards 91

15 First Downs 23

Efficiency

5-12 3rd Down 4-13

0-0 4th Down 2-2

10/16 Completions 21/33

Turnovers & Clock

0 Turnovers 0

3-35 Penalties 4-31

30:52 Possession 29:08

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Quentin Hayes	7/12	127	10.6	2
Nick Billoups	2/3	56	18.7	0
Team	1/1	21	21.0	0
Team	10/16	204	12.8	2

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Gavin Garcia	18	167	9.3	2	44
Quentin Hayes	11	56	5.1	0	60
Michael Lorino	6	8	1.3	0	4
Team	2	7	3.5	0	7
Nick Billoups	2	6	3.0	0	9
Team	39	244	6.3	2	60

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Damir Abdullah	3	84	28.0	1	55
Whit Hobgood	2	59	29.5	0	38
Michael Lorino	2	36	18.0	0	34
Abijah Webb	1	10	10.0	0	10
Gavin Garcia	1	8	8.0	1	8
Braylon Knauth	1	7	7.0	0	7
Team	10	204	20.4	2	55

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Gavin Garcia	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Zyion Brown	8	5	1	1.5	0
DK McGruder	6	6	0	0	0
Khaleb Bridges	6	5	0	0	3
J'hari Mosley	5	5	0	0	0
Jalen Wright	5	2	0	1.5	0
Zeb Stroup	3	3	0	0	1
Beau Shugarts	3	3	0	1	0
Maurice Bonneau Jr.	3	1	0	0	0
Nick Porada	2	2	0	1	0
David Alexander	2	2	0	1	0
Peyton Betts	2	2	0	0	0
Terrance Wells Jr.	1	1	1	1	0
Tre' McLeod	1	1	0	0	1
Jabraivon Woodard	1	1	0	0	0
Rhyder Poppell	1	1	0	0	0
Boyce Bankhead	1	0	0	0	0
JJ Fludd	1	0	0	0	0
Dru Darby	1	0	0	0	0
Team	52	40	2	7	5

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Braylon Knauth	1	39	39.0	39
Nick Armentano	1	16	16.0	16
Team	2	55	27.5	39

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Braylon Knauth	2	27	13.5	14	0
Team	2	27	13.5	14	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Evan Kiely	2/2	100.0	31	4/4	10
Team	2/2	100.0	31	4/4	10

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jack Weil	5	240	48.0	1	2	56
Team	1	13	13.0	0	0	13
Team	6	253	42.2	1	2	56

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