2005 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

2005 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	4–7 (2–5 SoCon)
Head coach	Kevin Higgins (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Dick Hopkins (2nd season)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium [1]
Seasons ←  2004 2006  →

2005 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 pm	Charleston Southern *	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	SCETV	W 28–14	10,316
September 10	6:45 pm	at No. 11 (I-A) Florida State *	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPNU	L 10–62	79,152
September 24	4:00 pm	No. 22 Appalachian State	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC		L 13–45	11,103
October 1	6:00 pm	at No. 18 Western Carolina	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC		W 17–7	10,067
October 8	2:00 pm	at Ole Miss *	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		L 7–27	50,272
October 15	2:00 pm	No. 5 Furman	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	SCETV	L 31–39 3OT	12,880
October 22	3:30 pm	at No. 24 Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	CSS	L 14–49	17,292
October 29	4:00 pm	Wofford	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	SCETV	L 10–28	11,290
November 5	2:00 pm	at Chattanooga	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN		L 21–31	6,005
November 12	2:00 pm	Elon	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC		W 21–0	12,780
November 19	1:00 pm	at VMI *	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA (Military Classic of the South)		W 22–14	8,674
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

NFL Draft selection

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.