2006 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

2006 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–6 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorIsaac Collins (1st season)
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium[1]
2006 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Appalachian State $^   7 0     14 1  
No. 12 Furman ^   6 1     8 4  
No. 23 Wofford   5 2     7 4  
  4 3     5 6  
Elon   2 5     5 6  
Chattanooga   2 5     3 8  
Georgia Southern   2 5     3 8  
Western Carolina   0 7     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll
Matt Szymanski kicking an extra point at the 2006 Texas A&M vs. The Citadel college football game
Matt Szymanski kicking an extra point at the 2006 Texas A&M vs. The Citadel college football game

The 2006 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Kevin Higgins served as head coach for the second season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.[2][3][4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 27:00 pmat Texas A&M*L 3–3570,104[5]
September 97:00 pmCharleston Southern*BIL 35–38 2OT15,121[6]
September 231:30 pmat Pittsburgh*ESPN360L 6–5130,069[7]
September 302:00 pmChattanooga
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
BIW 24–2112,575[8]
October 71:30 pmat WoffordSCETVL 20–289,437[9]
October 142:00 pmat No. 11 FurmanL 17–2313,427[10]
October 212:00 pmWestern Carolina
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
BIW 30–27 OT15,495[11]
October 282:00 pmGeorgia Southern
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 24–2112,129[12]
November 43:30 pmat No. 1 Appalachian StateL 13–4217,547[13]
November 112:00 pmVMI*dagger
W 48–2117,494[14]
November 185:00 pmat ElonW 44–73,716[15]

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. ^ "Aggies, McGee bite Bulldogs". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 3, 2006. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Charleston Southern tops The Citadel in OT". The Times and Democrat. September 10, 2006. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Pittsburgh wins with ease". The Sentinel. September 24, 2006. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Inspired Bulldogs garner first victory". The Beaufort Gazette. October 1, 2006. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wofford extends streak against The Citadel". The State. October 8, 2006. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Furman defeats Citadel". The Index-Journal. October 15, 2006. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "The Citadel edges Catamounts in OT". Sun-News. October 22, 2006. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bulldogs withstand Eagles' longest-ever pass play". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 29, 2006. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "ASU ties up conference title". News and Record. November 5, 2006. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Citadel rolls over rival VMI". The Roanoke Times. November 12, 2006. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Lawson leads The Citadel to win over Elon". News and Record. November 19, 2006. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.