GAME DAY INFORMATION
Where: Kenan Stadium (63,000), Chapel Hill, North Carolina (weather)
Time/TV: 3:30 PM/ACC Network Extra
Announcers: Dan Gutowsky (play-by-play) John Gregory (analyst)
Radio: Tar Heel Sports Network; Sirius (83)/XM (83) SiriusXM Online (83)
Yahoo! Game Page: The Citadel vs. UNC
THE CITADEL AT A GLANCE
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Series vs. UNC: Carolina leads 3-0
Last Meeting: Carolina opened the 2009 season with a 40-6 win over The Citadel in Chapel Hill. The win was later vacated due to NCAA violations.
Location: Charleston, South Carolina
Nickname: Bulldogs
School Colors: Citadel Blue & White
Stadium (cap.): Johnson Hagood Stadium (21,000)
Surface: Natural Grass
Conference: Southern Conference
2016 record: 10-0 overall, 8-0 Southern
Head Coach: Brent Thompson (10-0 at Citadel; 10-0 Overall)
BULLDOGÂ NOTES
*The Citadel is one of two remaining undefeated teams in FCS and one of four unbeatens remaining in Division I.
*The Citadel has earned its second straight Southern Conference championship and the conference's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs, marking the first time in program history with back-to-back conference titles and the first time the Bulldogs will make consecutive playoff appearances.
*The Bulldogs have registered the best start to a season in program history, surpassing the 1992 team's 6-0 start.
*Brent Thompson has broken The Citadel’s record for most wins by a first-year head coach and is one victory behind the single-season program record.
*The Citadel is ranked in the top 5 in five straight weeks for the first time and has been ranked for 17 straight weeks, the longest streak in program history.
*The Bulldogs are 1st in Division I in rushing, averaging 359.9 yards per game.
*The Citadel’s 8.0 sacks at Western Carolina are the most by a Southern Conference team this season and tied for 2nd-highest in a game in FCS.
*The Bulldogs have held three opponents to under .167 on 3rd-down conversions, including holding Western Carolina to 0-for-8.
*The Bulldogs have only allowed 36 points in the 4th quarter this season, the lowest total in the Southern Conference.
