Alabama adds home game for 2018 season
Alabama has added The Citadel to its 2018 schedule, setting the game’s date for Nov. 17 at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa. This will mark the first time that the two teams have met.
Alabama adds a Nov. 17, 2018 home game with The Citadel
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“This is a fantastic opportunity for our program,” Citadel coach Brent Thompson said in a statement released by the school. “These games are important for many reasons, and they allow us to provide our cadet-athletes with once-in-a-lifetime experiences. I’m excited that our team will have the experience of playing in front of more than 100,000 fans against one of the premier teams in college football.”
The announcement is sure to be followed by some “cupcake” analogies from critics, but in all seriousness, The Citadel has a solid football program and is coming off an impressive nine-win 2015 campaign that featured a win agaisnt South Carolina and an appearance in the second round of the FCS Playoffs.
Whether the Bulldogs will continue to show that same level of performance from now through the 2018 season is yet to be seen, but either way, they’re a nice compliment to the rest of Alabama’s non-conference schedule. The Crimson Tide will also see Louisville and Arkansas State that season, with a fourth slot still open.
“Since the NCAA split Division I football into subdivisions in 1978, current FCS programs have seven total victories over current SEC teams, and The Citadel has earned four of those seven wins,” the release reads. “The Bulldogs are 11-75-4 all-time against current members of the SEC.”
Alabama also has future non-conference games scheduled against USC (2016) and Florida State (2017).