1987 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–7 (1–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium[1]
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Appalachian State $^ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 3 – 0
No. 14 Marshall ^ 4 – 2 – 0 10 – 5 – 0
Furman 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Chattanooga 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
VMI 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Western Carolina 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
East Tennessee State 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Wofford*
W 38–011,470
September 12at Georgia Tech*
L 12–5131,211[5]
September 19Presbyterian*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 27–1210,906
September 26at Army*
L 6–4837,548
October 10VMI
L 3–717,847[6]
October 17at Chattanooga
L 19–228,973
October 24at East Tennessee State
L 21–249,682
October 31No. 18 Western Carolina
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 38–2410,339
November 7at Boston University*
W 34–72,103
November 14No. 2 Appalachian Statedagger
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
L 17–2717,349[7]
November 21Furman
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
L 13–5815,579[8]

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. 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. ^ "Georgia Tech gives coach victory in debut". The Times and Democrat. September 13, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "VMI nips The Citadel, 7–3". The Index-Journal. October 11, 1987. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Freshman QB passes Appalachian to win". The Charlotte Observer. November 15, 1987. Retrieved November 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Sterling leads Furman to 58–13 rout of Citadel". The Item. November 22, 1987. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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