Wofford Buries The Citadel Despite Being Outgained
The Citadel ran 45 times for 227 yards and gained more total yards than Wofford (351 to 342). They lost 42-14. That is a hard thing to do, and the Bulldogs did it with three giveaways: one interception and two lost fumbles.
Wofford never trailed. Gerald Modest Jr. ran in from 15 yards out in the first quarter, then Davis Penn took a blocked punt back 33 yards for a touchdown early in the second. Modest added a 5-yard score with 19 seconds left in the half, and it was 21-0 before The Citadel had a point. Flip that blocked punt and you are looking at a one-score game at the break instead of three.
The Citadel finally got on the board midway through the third on a 4-yard Sebastien Boyle run, but Wofford answered right away. Ivory Aikens caught a 5-yard pass from Kaeden Gilstrap (a 1-for-1, 5-yard night for Gilstrap, which is a fine way to work), and J.T. Fayard found Colby Alexander from a yard out 89 seconds later. Entering the fourth it was 35-7. Alexander caught a 19-yarder with 5:32 left to make it 42-7, and Boyle's 6-yard run with 1:49 to go only fixed the margin at 28.
Wofford threw for 181 yards and ran for 161 on just 29 carries, and it still threw two interceptions without paying for either. The Citadel's rushing numbers are the kind that look great in a box score and mean nothing when you hand the ball over three times. Wofford starts 1-0, The Citadel 0-1.
For fantasy, this was a Wofford feast, and Modest ate first.