2006 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

2006 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	5–6 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Kevin Higgins (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Isaac Collins (1st season)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium [1]
Seasons ←  2005 2007  →

2006 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	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
The Citadel		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

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	7:00 pm	at Texas A&M *	Kyle Field College Station, TX		L 3–35	70,104	[5]
September 9	7:00 pm	Charleston Southern *	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	BI	L 35–38 2OT	15,121	[6]
September 23	1:30 pm	at Pittsburgh *	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN360	L 6–51	30,069	[7]
September 30	2:00 pm	Chattanooga	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	BI	W 24–21	12,575	[8]
October 7	1:30 pm	at Wofford	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC (rivalry)	SCETV	L 20–28	9,437	[9]
October 14	2:00 pm	at No. 11 Furman	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)		L 17–23	13,427	[10]
October 21	2:00 pm	Western Carolina	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	BI	W 30–27 OT	15,495	[11]
October 28	2:00 pm	Georgia Southern	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC		W 24–21	12,129	[12]
November 4	3:30 pm	at No. 1 Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC		L 13–42	17,547	[13]
November 11	2:00 pm	VMI *	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (Military Classic of the South)		W 48–21	17,494	[14]
November 18	5:00 pm	at Elon	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC		W 44–7	3,716	[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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.