Programs

Established 1995

Since 1995 we have been presenting a Citadel football player a scholarship in the name of Citadel Football Association. This fund was established through the Memorial Fund at The Citadel Brigadier Foundation. Each year monies are applied to this Fund through contributions, different fund raising events, and surplus monies from our operating funds at the end of our physical year. To date we have been able to contribute some $48,000.00 toward a fully funded Scholarship of $500,000.00.

Recipients of Citadel Football Association Scholarship:

  • Attorney Gallman ’15 – ’16
  • Steven Knowles ’14
  • Charles Coleman ’11 – ’13
  • John Shaw ’08 – ’10
  • Montrell Lee ’05 – ’07
  • Ernie Mills ’03 – ’04
  • Brandon Talbert ’01 – ’02
  • Denny Haywood ’98 – ’00
  • Kevin Smith ’95 – ’97

To contribute:

Make checks payable to: Citadel Football Association

Mail to:
Citadel Football Association
171 Moultrie St #67, Charleston, SC 29409

Please write “CFA Scholarship Fund” in the memo section of the check.

Established 1987
The “Steak Night” Program is in its 38th straight year. Steak Night is held on Thursday nights and starts at 6:30 p.m. This program provides steaks and other select entrees to the entire football team and its support staff every week throughout the season. The program has been beneficial for the players not only from a weight retention aspect, but also from a morale point of view as they eat great meals each week with Citadel Alumni and friends who support this beneficial program. The players greatly appreciate this program and look forward to meeting the sponsors each week.
Cost: $1,000.00 to feed all of the players and coaches, (about 150+ people) per week.
Contact People:
If you would like to contribute to the CFA Steak Night Program please contact:
Charlie Baker ’71                   – Founder and President Emeritus (Ph) 843-991-3852 (E) Charliebaker53@gmail.com
Jay Ingram ’01                        – Chair of Nutrition Committee – President Elect (Ph) 843.714.5195 (E) Jauron.ingram@gmail.com
Alvin “Scotter” Johnson ’03 – Current CFA President & Committee Member
Joe Call – ’03                          – Nutrition Committee Member
Make checks payable to: The Citadel Football Association. Please write “Steak Night Program” in the memo section of the check.
Mail to:
The Citadel Football Association  – verify address which is PO Box
171 Moultrie Street #67
Charleston, SC 29409
For questions or more information contact:
Brianna “Bri” Chapman, CGC ’22
Managing Director
The Citadel Football Association
Email: bri@cfabulldogs.com

If a loved one or friend passes away and you’d like to honor their memory while supporting Citadel Football, we ask that you consider donating towards the CFA Memorial Scholarship or the Andy Clawson Memorial Sponsorship.

Make your check out to Citadel Foundation and put the scholarship of your choice on the memo line. If you’d like for the money to go towards the CFA General Fund rather than the scholarship fund, you can note that at this time.

Mail to: 171 Moultrie Street #67, Charleston, SC 29409.

The Citadel Football Association provides funding for various NCAA-approved nutritional supplements and other nutrition related items. These include, but are not limited to:

  • Daily/Halftime Protein Supplements ($30,000.00)
  • Summer Meal Program ($29,000.00)
  • Graduate Student Meal Program ($15,000.00)
  • Filtered Water Bottle Station and Logoed Water Bottles ($1,200.00)

Player bonding activities include the year-end football banquet, Senior Dinner with Coach Drayton, Pre-Season Movie Night, Summer Fun Day, and more. Total support towards player bonding activities sums to nearly $15,000.00.

The CFA proudly supports The Citadel Football’s coaching staff’s recruiting efforts by paying for Pro Football Focus (PFF), Catapult ThunderCloud and the computers, remotes, and additional supplies needed for the program. This totals to more than $25,000 annually.

The CFA is proud to support The Citadel’s Football Coaching staff in a number of ways including, but not limited to:

  • Assistant Golf Course Privileges
  • Friday Home Game Lunches
  • Annual Christmas Party Function
  • Continuing Professional Development

Coaches also take part in many of the player bonding activities as well, such as the end of the year Awards Banquet, team bonding activities, and Steak Night dinners.

In 2020, the CFA began sponsoring the Summer Bridge Freshman Program. This allows freshman players to come in early and take courses while getting acclimated to the campus and the football program. This program varies in cost from year to year.

  • 2020: $50,000
  • 2021: $50,000
  • 2022: $70,000
  • 2023: $68,000
  • 2025: $25,000