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 | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (1–5 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Johnson Hagood Stadium (capacity: 22,500)[1] |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | Wofford* | W 38–0 | 11,470 | ||
| September 12 | at Georgia Tech* | L 12–51 | 31,211 | ||
| September 19 | Presbyterian* |
| W 27–12 | 10,906 | |
| September 26 | at Army* | L 6–48 | 37,548 | ||
| October 10 | VMI |
| L 3–7 | 17,847 | [5] |
| October 17 | at Chattanooga | L 19–22 | 8,973 | ||
| October 24 | at East Tennessee State | L 21–24 | 9,682 | ||
| October 31 | No. 18 Western Carolina |
| W 38–24 | 10,339 | |
| November 7 | at Boston University* | W 34–7 | 2,103 | ||
| November 14 | No. 2 Appalachian State |
| L 17–27 | 17,349 | [6] |
| November 21 | Furman |
| L 13–58 | 15,579 | [7] |
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NFL Draft selections
| Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Name | Team | Position |
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| 1987 | 9 | 23 | 246 | Greg Davis | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | K |
References
- "How Johnson Hagood Stadium Came To Be". citadelsports.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- 2011 Citadel Football Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 152. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- "Milestones". The Citadel Football Association. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- "Citadel Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- "VMI nips The Citadel, 7–3". The Index-Journal. October 11, 1987. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Freshman QB passes Appalachian to win". The Charlotte Observer. November 15, 1987. Retrieved November 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "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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