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
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

v t e	Conf							Overall
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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
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

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. "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.