1987 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

American college football season

1987 The Citadel Bulldogs football

Conference| Southern Conference
Record| 4–7 (1–5 SoCon)
Head coach|

* Charlie Taaffe (1st season)

Home stadium| Johnson Hagood Stadium[1]

Seasons

<- 1986

1988 ->

1987 Southern Conference football standings

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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

* $ - 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[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 5| Wofford*|

* Johnson Hagood Stadium
* Charleston, SC (rivalry)

| W 38–0| 11,470|
September 12| at Georgia Tech*|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| L 12–51| 31,211| [5]
September 19| Presbyterian*|

* Johnson Hagood Stadium
* Charleston, SC

| W 27–12| 10,906|
September 26| at Army*|

* Mitchie Stadium
* West 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| [6]
October 17| at Chattanooga|

* Chamberlain Field
* Chattanooga, TN

| L 19–22| 8,973|
October 24| at East Tennessee State|

* Memorial Center
* Johnson City, TN

| L 21–24| 9,682|
October 31| No. 18 Western Carolina|

* Johnson Hagood Stadium
* Charleston, SC

| W 38–24| 10,339|
November 7| at Boston University*|

* Nickerson Field
* Boston, MA

| W 34–7| 2,103|
November 14| No. 2 Appalachian State|

* Johnson Hagood Stadium
* Charleston, SC

| L 17–27| 17,349| [7]
November 21| Furman|

* Johnson Hagood Stadium
* Charleston, SC (rivalry)

| L 13–58| 15,579| [8]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

## NFL Draft selections[edit]

Year  | Round  | Pick  | Overall  | Name  | Team  | Position

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1987 | 9  | 23  | 246  | Greg Davis | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | K

## References[edit]

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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The Citadel Bulldogs football

Venues|

* College Park Stadium (c. 1905–1926)
* Johnson Hagood Stadium (original) (1927–1947)
* Johnson Hagood Stadium (1948–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* 1960 Tangerine Bowl
* Furman
* VMI: Military Classic of the South
* Wofford

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* The Regimental Band and Pipes

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* NFL draftees

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