2005 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

2005 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–7 (2–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDick Hopkins (2nd season)
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium[1]
2005 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Appalachian State $^   6 1     12 3  
No. 3 Furman ^   5 2     11 3  
No. 9 Georgia Southern ^   5 2     8 4  
Western Carolina   4 3     5 4  
Wofford   3 4     6 5  
Chattanooga   3 4     6 5  
  2 5     4 7  
Elon   0 7     3 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2005 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Kevin Higgins served as head coach for the first season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.[2][3][4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 37:00 pmCharleston Southern*SCETVW 28–1410,316[5]
September 106:45 pmat No. 11 (I-A) Florida State*ESPNUL 10–6279,152[6]
September 244:00 pmNo. 22 Appalachian State
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
L 13–4511,103[7]
October 16:00 pmat No. 18 Western CarolinaW 17–710,067[8]
October 82:00 pmat Ole Miss*L 7–2750,272[9]
October 152:00 pmNo. 5 Furman
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
SCETVL 31–39 3OT12,880[10]
October 223:30 pmat No. 24 Georgia SouthernCSSL 14–4917,292[11]
October 294:00 pmWofford
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
SCETVL 10–2811,290[12]
November 52:00 pmat ChattanoogaL 21–316,005[13]
November 122:00 pmElondagger
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 21–012,780[14]
November 191:00 pmat VMI*W 22–148,674[15]

NFL draft

Year Round Pick Overall Name Team Position
2005 7 8 222 Nehemiah Broughton Washington Redskins RB

References

  1. ^ "How Johnson Hagood Stadium Came To Be". The Citadel Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on August 18, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
  2. ^ 2011 Citadel Football Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 152. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  3. ^ "Milestones". The Citadel Football Association. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  4. ^ "Citadel Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  5. ^ "The Citadel takes out Buccaneers 28–14". The Item. September 4, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Class still in session for FSU's young QBs". St. Petersburg Times. September 11, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "App State thrashes The Citadel". The Herald-Sun. September 25, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cats choke against Bulldogs". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 2, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Spurlock has solid game as Rebels top Citadel". The Mississippi Press. October 9, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Furman rallies to tie The Citadel then escapes with win after three overtimes". The State. October 16, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Georgia Southern keeps faint playoff hopes alive". The Beaufort Gazette. October 23, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Wofford stops Citadel". The Greenville News. October 30, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Chattanooga 31, The Citadel 21". Florence Morning News. November 6, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Citadel 21, Elon 0". The Island Packet. November 13, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Keydets fall in hail of penalty flags". The Roanoke Times. November 20, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.