1987 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–7 (1–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium[1]
1987 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Appalachian State $^ 7 0 011 3 0
No. 14 Marshall ^ 4 2 010 5 0
Furman 4 3 07 4 0
Chattanooga 4 3 06 5 0
VMI 2 4 04 7 0
Western Carolina 2 4 04 7 0
East Tennessee State 2 5 05 6 0
The Citadel 1 5 04 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Wofford*W 38–011,470
September 12at Georgia Tech*L 12–5131,211
September 19Presbyterian*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 27–1210,906
September 26at Army*L 6–4837,548
October 10VMI
L 3–717,847[5]
October 17at ChattanoogaL 19–228,973
October 24at East Tennessee StateL 21–249,682
October 31No. 18 Western Carolina
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 38–2410,339
November 7at Boston University*W 34–72,103
November 14No. 2 Appalachian Statedagger
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
L 17–2717,349[6]
November 21Furman
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
L 13–5815,579[7]

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 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. "VMI nips The Citadel, 7–3". The Index-Journal. October 11, 1987. Retrieved February 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Freshman QB passes Appalachian to win". The Charlotte Observer. November 15, 1987. Retrieved November 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "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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