1997 South Florida Bulls football team

The 1997 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) in the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season, and was the first team fielded by the school. The Bulls were led by head coach Jim Leavitt, played their home games at Houlihan's Stadium in Tampa, Florida and competed as a Division I-AA Independent. The Bulls finished their inaugural season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6).

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	7:00 p.m.	Kentucky Wesleyan	Houlihan's Stadium Tampa, FL	SCF	W 80–3	49,212
September 13	7:00 p.m.	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	SCF	L 7–10	12,154
September 20	7:00 p.m.	Drake	Houlihan's Stadium Tampa, FL	SCF	L 22–23	33,827
September 27	8:00 p.m.	at Western Kentucky	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY		L 3–31	11,200
October 4	7:00 p.m.	Morehead State	Houlihan's Stadium Tampa, FL		W 33–17	30,050
October 11	7:00 p.m.	at Elon	Burlington Memorial Stadium Burlington, NC		L 13–41	4,692
October 18	7:00 p.m.	Southern Illinois	Houlihan's Stadium Tampa, FL	SCF	L 10–23	34,432	[1]
November 1	7:00 p.m.	Charleston Southern	Houlihan's Stadium Tampa, FL		W 24–6	25,361
November 8	2:30 p.m.	at Cumberland	Lindsey Donnell Stadium Lebanon, TN		W 44–0	1,001
November 15	7:00 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Houlihan's Stadium Tampa, FL	SCF	L 23–24	30,470
November 22	7:00 p.m.	Davidson	Houlihan's Stadium Tampa, FL	SCF	W 48–32	27,919
Homecoming All times are in Central time

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