1997 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

1997 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–9
Head coach	David Dowd (7th season)
Home stadium	Buccaneer 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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 28		at East Tennessee State*	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	L 7–30
September 6		at South Carolina State*	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	L 12–13
September 13		Presbyterian*	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	L 7–16
September 20		Tusculum*	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	W 12–3
September 27		Catawba*	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	L 13–38
October 11	7:00 pm	at Newberry*	Setzler Field Newberry, SC	L 14–48
October 25		Liberty*	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	L 14–48	2,794
November 1	7:00 pm	at South Florida*	Houlihan's Stadium Tampa, FL	L 6–24	25,361
November 8		at Morehead State*	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	L 27–55
November 15		at Wofford*	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	L 21–51
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time