1987 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

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]

1987 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1987 record4–7 (1–5 SoCon)
Head coachCharlie Taaffe (1st season)
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
(Capacity: 22,500)[1]
1987 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 2 Appalachian State $^  7 0     11 3  
No. 14 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
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 5Wofford*W 38–011,470
September 12at Georgia Tech*
L 12–5131,211
September 19Presbyterian*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, South Carolina
W 27–1210,906
September 26at Army*
L 6–4837,548
October 10VMI
L 3–717,847
October 17at ChattanoogaL 19–228,973
October 24at East Tennessee StateL 21–249,682
October 31Western Carolina
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, South Carolina
W 38–2410,339
November 7at Boston University*W 34–72,103
November 14Appalachian State
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, South Carolina
L 17–2717,349
November 21Furman
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, South Carolina (Rivalry)
L 13–5815,579
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

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 2016-01-23. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  4. "Citadel Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2015-12-26. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
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