1997 South Florida Bulls football team

The 1997 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) in the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season, and was the first team fielded by the school. The Bulls were led by head coach Jim Leavitt, played their home games at Houlihan's Stadium in Tampa, Florida and competed as a Division I-AA Independent. The Bulls finished their inaugural season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6).

1997 South Florida Bulls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record56
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Canales (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRick Kravitz (1st season)
Home stadiumHoulihan's Stadium (46,500 grass)
1997 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 67:00 p.m.Kentucky WesleyanSCFW 80–349,212
September 137:00 p.m.at The CitadelSCFL 7–1012,154
September 207:00 p.m.Drake
  • Houlihan's Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
SCFL 22–2333,827
September 278:00 p.m.at Western KentuckyL 3–3111,200
October 47:00 p.m.Morehead State
  • Houlihan's Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
W 33–1730,050
October 117:00 p.m.at Elon
L 13–414,692
October 187:00 p.m.Southern Illinoisdagger
  • Houlihan's Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
SCFL 10–2334,432[1]
November 17:00 p.m.Charleston Southern
  • Houlihan's Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
W 24–625,361
November 82:30 p.m.at Cumberland
W 44–01,001
November 157:00 p.m.Georgia Southern
  • Houlihan's Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
SCFL 23–2430,470
November 227:00 p.m.Davidson
  • Houlihan's Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
SCFW 48–3227,919

References

  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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