2006 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
| mode = football
| year = 2006
| team = The Citadel Bulldogs
| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf= SoCon
| record = 5–6
| conf_record = 4–3
| head_coach = Kevin Higgins
| hc_year = 2nd
| off_coach =
| oc_year =
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Isaac Collins
| dc_year = 1st
| def_scheme =
| stadium = Johnson Hagood Stadium{{cite web|title=How Johnson Hagood Stadium Came To Be |url=http://www.citadelsports.com/information/insideAthletics/facilities/hagoodArticle |publisher=The Citadel Department of Athletics |access-date=September 10, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818173314/http://www.citadelsports.com/information/insideAthletics/facilities/hagoodArticle |archive-date=August 18, 2012 }}
}}
{{2006 Southern Conference football standings}}
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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.{{cite book|url=http://catalog.e-digitaleditions.com/title/10811|page=152|title=2011 Citadel Football Media Guide|publisher=The Citadel|access-date=January 26, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thecitadelfootballassociation.com/CFA%20Through%20The%20Years/Milestones-CFAThroughTheYears.htm|title=Milestones|publisher=The Citadel Football Association|access-date=January 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123034226/http://thecitadelfootballassociation.com/CFA%20Through%20The%20Years/Milestones-CFAThroughTheYears.htm|archive-date=2016-01-23|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/southern/citadel/1985-1989_yearly_results.php|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|title=Citadel Game by Game Results|access-date=January 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226043156/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/southern/citadel/1985-1989_yearly_results.php|archive-date=2015-12-26|url-status=dead}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2006
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = The Sports Network
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 2
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Texas A&M
| site_stadium = Kyle Field
| site_cityst = College Station, TX
| tv =
| score = 3–35
| attend = 70,104
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 9
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Charleston Southern
| site_stadium = Johnson Hagood Stadium
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| tv = {{URL|1=https://www.nmnathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=60909&SPID=6631&DB_OEM_ID=9700&ATCLID=204775309|2=BI}}
| score = 35–38
| overtime = 2OT
| attend = 15,121
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| time = 1:30 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| site_stadium = Heinz Field
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
| tv = ESPN360
| score = 6–51
| attend = 30,069
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Chattanooga
| site_stadium = Johnson Hagood Stadium
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| tv = BI
| score = 24–21
| attend = 12,575
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| time = 1:30 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2006|team=Wofford Terriers|title=Wofford}}
| site_stadium = Gibbs Stadium
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = SCETV
| score = 20–28
| attend = 9,437
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Furman
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = Paladin Stadium
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| gamename = rivalry
| tv =
| score = 17–23
| attend = 13,427
| source = {{cite news|title=Furman defeats Citadel|newspaper=The Index-Journal|date=October 15, 2006|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110150157/furman-defeats-citadel/|accessdate=September 24, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Western Carolina
| site_stadium = Johnson Hagood Stadium
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| tv = BI
| score = 30–27
| overtime = OT
| attend = 15,495
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Georgia Southern
| site_stadium = Johnson Hagood Stadium
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| tv =
| score = 24–21
| attend = 12,129
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Appalachian State
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = Kidd Brewer Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| tv =
| score = 13–42
| attend = 17,547
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| homecoming = y
| opponent = VMI
| site_stadium = Johnson Hagood Stadium
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| gamename = Military Classic of the South
| tv =
| score = 48–21
| attend = 17,494
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| time = 5:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2006|team=Elon Phoenix|title=Elon}}
| site_stadium = Rhodes Stadium
| site_cityst = Elon, NC
| tv =
| score = 44–7
| attend = 3,716
}}
}}