2005 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

2005 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–7 (2–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeTriple option
Defensive coordinatorDick Hopkins (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
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  
The Citadel   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 Carolina
W 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 Southern
CSSL 14–4917,292[11]
October 294:00 pmWofford
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
SCETVL 10–2811,290[12]
November 52:00 pmat Chattanooga
L 21–316,005[13]
November 122:00 pmElon
  • 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.
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