2006 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

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]

2006 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–6 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorIsaac Collins (1st season)
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium[1]
Seasons
 2005
2007 
2006 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Appalachian State $^ 70  141 
No. 12 Furman ^ 61  84 
No. 23 Wofford 52  74 
The Citadel 43  56 
Elon 25  56 
Chattanooga 25  38 
Georgia Southern 25  38 
Western Carolina 07  29 
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network 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

Schedule

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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

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  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.