1987 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1987 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference Southern Conference
1987 record 4–7 (1–5 SoCon)
Head coach Charlie Taaffe (1st year)
Home stadium Johnson Hagood Stadium
(Capacity: 22,500)[1]
1987 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Appalachian State $^   7 0         11 3  
Marshall ^   4 2         10 5  
Furman   4 3         7 4  
Chattanooga   4 3         6 5  
VMI   2 4         4 7  
Western Carolina   2 4         4 7  
East Tennessee State   2 5         5 6  
The Citadel   1 5         4 7  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ Division I-AA playoff participant

The 1987 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Charlie Taaffe served as head coach for the first 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 5 Wofford* Johnson Hagood StadiumCharleston, SC W 38–0   11,470
September 12 at Georgia Tech* Grant FieldAtlanta, GA L 12–51   31,211
September 19 Presbyterian* Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC W 27–12   10,906
September 26 at Army* Mitchie StadiumWest Point, NY L 6–48   37,548
October 10 VMI Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC (Military Classic of the South) L 3–7   17,847
October 17 at Chattanooga Chamberlain FieldChattanooga, TN L 19–22   8,973
October 24 at East Tennessee State Memorial CenterJohnson City, TN L 21–24   9,682
October 31 Western Carolina Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC W 38–24   10,339
November 7 at Boston University* Nickerson FieldBoston, MA W 34–7   2,103
November 14 Appalachian State Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC L 17–27   17,349
November 21 Furman Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC (Rivalry) L 13–58   15,579
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.

NFL Draft selections

Year Round Pick Overall Name Team Position
1987 9 23 246 Greg Davis Tampa Bay Buccaneers K

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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