1997 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1997 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–5 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Don Powers (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Option
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium (Capacity: 21,000) [1]
Seasons ←  1996 1998  →

1997 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	Newberry *	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, 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 Stadium Cullowhee, NC	L 25–45	9,720
September 27	No. 6 Appalachian State	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 15–40	6,093	[5]
October 4	at No. 23 (I-A) Air Force *	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 3–17	42,536
October 11	at No. 8 East Tennessee State	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	W 23–20 OT	7,039
October 18	No. 22 Furman	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	L 7–21	11,245	[6]
October 25	at No. 16 Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	L 7–49	14,731
November 1	Wofford	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	W 7–3	10,857
November 8	at No. 23 Chattanooga	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	W 7–3	7,209
November 15	VMI	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (Military Classic of the South)	W 28–6	17,954	[7]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network 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 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. "Appalachian State routs The Citadel". The Times and Democrat. September 28, 1997. Retrieved November 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Furman puts itself in position". The State. October 19, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. "The Citadel keeps VMI winless, 28–6". The Times and Democrat. November 16, 1997. Retrieved February 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.