1997 South Florida Bulls football team

American college football season

1997 South Florida Bulls football

Conference| Independent
Record| 5–6
Head coach|

* Jim Leavitt (1st season)

Offensive coordinator| Mike Canales (1st season)
Defensive coordinator| Rick Kravitz (1st season)
Home stadium| Houlihan's Stadium

Seasons

1998 ->

1997 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 18 Cal Poly |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 1  |
No. 5 Western Kentucky ^  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  |
No. 17 Hofstra ^  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
No. 25 Liberty |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
Samford |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Morehead State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  |
South Florida |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Southern Utah |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Saint Mary's |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Davidson |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Buffalo |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |
La Salle |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 8  |
Charleston Southern |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |
Austin Peay |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 10  |

* ^ - NCAA 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) as an independent during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season, and was the first team fielded by the school. Led by first-year head coach Jim Leavitt, the Bulls compiled a record of 5–6. South Florida played home games at Houlihan's Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

## Schedule[edit]

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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| [1]
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 (TN)|

* 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|

* Homecoming
* All times are in Central time

## References[edit]

1. ^ Ginn, Sharon (October 19, 1997). "S. Illinois gives Bulls unhappy homecoming". Tampa Bay Times. p. 15C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.

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South Florida Bulls football

Venues|

* Tampa Stadium (1997–1998)
* Raymond James Stadium (1998–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games

Rivalries|

* UCF

Culture & lore|

* Rocky the Bull
* Golden Brahman March
* Herd of Thunder

People|

* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

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