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)
Base defense	4–3
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	Source
September 3	7:00 pm	Charleston Southern *	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	SCETV	W 28–14	10,316	[5]
September 10	6:45 pm	at No. 11 (I-A) Florida State *	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPNU	L 10–62	79,152	[6]
September 24	4:00 pm	No. 22 Appalachian State	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC		L 13–45	11,103	[7]
October 1	6:00 pm	at No. 18 Western Carolina	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC		W 17–7	10,067	[8]
October 8	2:00 pm	at Ole Miss *	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		L 7–27	50,272	[9]
October 15	2:00 pm	No. 5 Furman	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	SCETV	L 31–39 3OT	12,880	[10]
October 22	3:30 pm	at No. 24 Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	CSS	L 14–49	17,292	[11]
October 29	4:00 pm	Wofford	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	SCETV	L 10–28	11,290	[12]
November 5	2:00 pm	at Chattanooga	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN		L 21–31	6,005	[13]
November 12	2:00 pm	Elon	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC		W 21–0	12,780	[14]
November 19	1:00 pm	at VMI *	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA (Military Classic of the South)		W 22–14	8,674	[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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.