1997 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1997 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference Southern Conference
1997 record 6-5 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach Don Powers (2nd year)
Offensive scheme Option
Home stadium Johnson Hagood Stadium
(Capacity: 21,000)[1]
1997 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#8 Georgia Southern $^   7 1         10 3  
#22 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
  • ^ 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

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 6 Newberry* Johnson Hagood StadiumCharleston, SC W 33–13   14,733
September 13 South Florida* Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC W 10–7   12,154
September 20 at Western Carolina E.J. Whitmire StadiumCullowhee, NC L 25–45   9,720
September 27 No. 6 Appalachian State Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC L 15–40   6,093
October 4 at No. 23 (Div-IA) Air Force* Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO L 3–17   42,536
October 11 at No. 8 East Tennessee State Memorial CenterJohnson City, TN W 23–20 OT  7,039
October 18 No. 8 Furman Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC (Rivalry) L 7–21   11,245
October 25 at No. 16 Georgia Southern Paulson StadiumStatesboro, GA L 7–49   14,731
November 1 Wofford Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC W 7–3   10,857
November 8 at No. 23 Chattanooga Finley StadiumChattanooga, TN W 7–3   7,209
November 15 VMI Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC (Military Classic of the South) W 28–6   17,954
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time..

References

  1. "How Johnson Hagood Stadium Came To Be". citadelsports.com. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
  2. 2011 Citadel Football Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 152. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  3. "Milestones". The Citadel Football Association. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  4. "Citadel Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
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