1997 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

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.

1997 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–9
Head coach
Home stadiumBuccaneer Field
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 28 at East Tennessee State*L 7–30
September 6 at South Carolina State*L 12–13
September 13 Presbyterian*L 7–16
September 20 Tusculum*
  • Buccaneer Field
  • Charleston, SC
W 12–3
September 27 Catawba*
  • Buccaneer Field
  • Charleston, SC
L 13–38
October 117:00 pmat Newberry*L 14–48
October 25 Liberty*
  • Buccaneer Field
  • Charleston, SC
L 14–482,794[1]
November 17:00 pmat South Florida*L 6–2425,361
November 8 at Morehead State*L 27–55
November 15 at Wofford*L 21–51

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References

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  1. ^ "Liberty, Anderson scorching". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 26, 1997. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1997 Football Schedule". Charleston Southern University Athletics. Retrieved July 28, 2024.