Citadel Bulldogs @ South Carolina State Bulldogs — Oct 3, 2026

NCAA Division FCSRound 1 October 3, 2026
Bulldogs Citadel CITA 1-3, 1-1 Away
34
Final
31
South Carolina State Bulldogs South Carolina St. SCST 3-1, 0-1 Home
1 2 3 4 T
CITA 7 10 14 3 34
SCST 10 0 14 7 31
Top Performers
Passing Yards
Q. Hayes CITA
127 PASS
K. Watson QB SCST
245 PASS
Rushing Yards
G. Garcia RB CITA
123 RUSH
M.
M. Pickett-Hicks SCST
90 RUSH
Receiving Yards
D. Abdullah WR CITA
84 REC
D. Maultsby SCST
79 REC
Passing
Citadel
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
Q. Hayes 7/12 127 2 0 0 134.4
N. Billoups 2/3 56 0 0 0 109.7
South Carolina St.
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
K. Watson 20/31 245 2 0 1 110.3
R. Robinson 0/1 0 0 0 1 39.6
Rushing
Citadel
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
Q. Hayes 11 56 5.1 0 60
M. Lorino 6 8 1.3 0 4
G. Garcia 17 123 7.2 2 32
N. Billoups 2 6 3.0 0 9
South Carolina St.
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
K. Watson 1 -7 -7.0 0 0
R. Brown 2 2 1.0 0 2
M. Pickett-Hicks 15 90 6.0 1 18
J. Shaw 9 14 1.6 1 6
R. Robinson 1 -9 -9.0 0 0
Receiving
Citadel
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J. Fludd 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 0
M. Lorino 2 0 36 18.0 0 34 0
G. Garcia 1 0 8 8.0 1 8 0
W. Hobgood 2 1 59 29.5 0 38 0
A. Webb 1 1 10 10.0 0 10 0
B. Knauth 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 0
D. Abdullah 3 3 84 28.0 1 55 0
South Carolina St.
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
S. Burgess 4 1 33 8.3 0 18 0
M. Pickett-Hicks 3 0 39 13.0 1 21 0
D. Maultsby 3 1 79 26.3 1 41 0
M. Jones 6 1 58 9.7 0 15 0
M. Brightwell 2 0 19 9.5 0 11 0
E. Baesa 2 1 19 9.5 0 10 0
M. Collins 1 1 8 8.0 0 8 0
Kicking
Citadel
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
E. Kiely 2/2 0/0 6 0
South Carolina St.
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
J. Jackson 1/1 0/0 3 0
Returns
Citadel
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
B. Knauth 1 39 39.0 0 39 0
N. Armentano 1 16 16.0 0 16 0
South Carolina St.
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
M. Brightwell 1 17 17.0 0 17 0
A. Henry 1 19 19.0 0 19 0
E. Paul Jr. 1 14 14.0 0 14 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts YDS - Yards TD - Touchdowns INT - Interceptions SACK - Sacks QBR - Passer Rating CAR - Carries AVG - Average REC - Receptions TGTS - Targets TKLS - Total Tackles SOLO - Solo Tackles AST - Assisted Tackles TFL - Tackles for Loss PD - Passes Defensed FF - Forced Fumbles FG - Field Goals XP - Extra Points PTS - Points FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Citadel
South Carolina St.
0 Total Yards 0
0 First Downs 0
0/0 3rd Down Eff. 0/0
183 Passing Yards 245
193 Rushing Yards 90
0 Turnovers 0
0-0 Penalties 0-0
0:00 Possession 0:00
0/0 Red Zone 0/0
Play-by-Play
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Times Tied: 0
League
NCAA Division FCS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 3, 2026
Time
6:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m