The 2017 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented

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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

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. They were members of the

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. 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.

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

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