1997 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

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1997 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1997 record6–5 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeOption
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
(Capacity: 21,000)[1]
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Southern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Georgia Southern $^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 15 Appalachian State   6 – 2     7 – 4  
East Tennessee State   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Furman   5 – 3     7 – 4  
The Citadel   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Chattanooga   4 – 4     7 – 4  
Western Carolina   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Wofford   2 – 6     3 – 7  
VMI   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 1997 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Don Powers 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[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6Newberry*
W 33–1314,733
September 13South Florida*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 10–712,154
September 20at Western Carolina
L 25–459,720
September 27No. 6 Appalachian State
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
L 15–406,093[5]
October 4at No. 23 (Div-IA) Air Force*
L 3–1742,536
October 11at No. 8 East Tennessee State
W 23–20 OT7,039
October 18No. 8 Furman
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (Rivalry)
L 7–2111,245
October 25at No. 16 Georgia Southern
L 7–4914,731
November 1Wofford
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 7–310,857
November 8at No. 23 Chattanooga
W 7–37,209
November 15VMIdagger
W 28–617,954
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "How Johnson Hagood Stadium Came To Be". citadelsports.com. 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 2016-01-23. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  4. ^ "Citadel Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2015-12-26. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  5. ^ "Appalachian State routs The Citadel". The Times and Democrat. September 28, 1997. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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