1997 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

1997 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–9
Head coach
Home stadiumBuccaneer Field
1997 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf. Overall
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 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University as an independent during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach David Dowd, the Buccaneers compiled a record of 1–9. Charleston Southern played home games at Buccaneer Field in Charleston, South Carolina.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 28at No. 12 East Tennessee State
L 7–306,671[1]
September 6at South Carolina State
L 12–1313,626[2]
September 13Presbyterian
L 7–16
September 20Tusculum
  • Buccaneer Field
  • North Charleston, SC
W 12–3
September 27Catawba
  • Buccaneer Field
  • North Charleston, SC
L 13–38
October 117:00 pmat Newberry
L 14–48
October 25Liberty
  • Buccaneer Field
  • North Charleston, SC
L 14–482,794[3]
November 17:00 pmat South Florida
L 6–2425,361
November 8at Morehead State
L 27–55
November 22at Wofford
L 21–516,846[4]

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References

  1. ^ "Bucs easily dispatch CSU". Kingsport Times-News. August 29, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "State rallies for win". The Greenville News. September 7, 1997. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Liberty, Anderson scorching". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 26, 1997. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wofford rips Charleston Southern". The Greenville News. November 23, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1997 Football Schedule". Charleston Southern University Athletics. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
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