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1997 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

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]

1997 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeOption
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium[1]
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Southern Conference football standings
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 poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6Newberry*
W 33–1314,733[5]
September 13South Florida*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 10–712,154[6]
September 20at Western Carolina
L 25–459,720[7]
September 27No. 6 Appalachian State
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
L 15–406,093[8]
October 4at No. 23 (I-A) Air Force*
L 3–1742,536[9]
October 11at No. 8 East Tennessee State
W 23–20 OT7,039[10]
October 18No. 22 Furman
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
L 7–2111,245[11]
October 25at No. 16 Georgia Southern
L 7–4914,731[12]
November 1Wofford
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
W 7–310,857[13]
November 8at No. 23 Chattanooga
W 7–37,209[14]
November 15VMIdagger
W 28–617,954[15]

References

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  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. ↑ "Citadel takes 33–13 win over Newberry". The Times and Democrat. September 7, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Citadel turns back South Florida". The Palm Beach Post. September 14, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Catamounts get their hooks into The Citadel". The State. September 21, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Appalachian State routs The Citadel". The Times and Democrat. September 28, 1997. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Smith's big day carries Air Force". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 5, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Citadel gets by Bucs". Bristol Herald Courier. October 12, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Furman puts itself in position". The State. October 19, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Citadel run over by Eagles". The Island Packet. October 26, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "The Citadel rallies to win dogfight against Wofford". The State. November 2, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Citadel upsets Moccasins 7–3". The Item. November 9, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "The Citadel keeps VMI winless, 28–6". The Times and Democrat. November 16, 1997. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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