1997 South Florida Bulls football team

1997 South Florida Bulls football
Conference Independent
1997 record 5–6
Head coach Jim Leavitt (1st season)
Home stadium Houlihan's Stadium (46,500 grass)
1997 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#18 Cal Poly  0 –0     10 –1  
#5 Western Kentucky ^  0 –0     10 –2  
#17 Hofstra ^  0 –0     9 –2  
#25 Liberty  0 –0     9 –2  
Samford  0 –0     7 –4  
Morehead State  0 –0     5 –4  
South Florida  0 –0     5 –6  
Southern Utah  0 –0     5 –6  
Saint Mary's  0 –0     4 –6  
Davidson  0 –0     3 –8  
Buffalo  0 –0     2 –9  
La Salle  0 –0     1 –8  
Charleston Southern  0 –0     1 –9  
Austin Peay  0 –0     0 –10  
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) in the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season, and was the first team fielded by the school. The Bulls were led by head coach Jim Leavitt, played their home games at Houlihan's Stadium in Tampa, Florida and competed as a Division I-AA Independent. The Bulls finished their inaugural season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6).

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 6 7:00 p.m. Kentucky Wesleyan Houlihan's Stadium • Tampa, FL SCF W 80–3   49,212
September 13 7:00 p.m. at The Citadel Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC SCF L 7–10   12,154
September 20 7:00 p.m. Drake Houlihan's Stadium • Tampa, FL SCF L 22–23   33,827
September 27 8:00 p.m. at Western Kentucky L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY L 3–31   11,200
October 4 7:00 p.m. Morehead State Houlihan's Stadium • Tampa, FL W 33–17   30,050
October 11 7:00 p.m. at Elon Burlington Memorial Stadium • Burlington, NC L 13–41   4,692
October 18 7:00 p.m. Southern Illinois Houlihan's Stadium • Tampa, FL SCF L 10–23   34,432
November 1 7:00 p.m. Charleston Southern Houlihan's Stadium • Tampa, FL W 24–6   25,361
November 8 2:30 p.m. at Cumberland Lindsey Donnell Stadium • Lebanon, TN W 44–0   1,001
November 15 7:00 p.m. Georgia Southern Houlihan's Stadium • Tampa, FL SCF L 23–24   30,470
November 22 7:00 p.m. Davidson Houlihan's Stadium • Tampa, FL SCF W 48–32   27,919
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. All times are in Central Time.
  • Source: GoUSFBulls.com: Football – 1997 Schedule & Results[1]

References

  1. ↑ "1997 USF Schedule & Results". GoUSFBulls.com. University of South Florida. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
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