1997 South Florida Bulls football team

1997 South Florida Bulls football
Conference	Independent
1997 record	5–6
Head coach	Jim Leavitt (1st year)
Home stadium	Tampa Stadium (46,500 grass)

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 Tampa 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).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	7:00 PM	Kentucky Wesleyan	Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL	SCF	W 80–3	49,212
September 13	7:00 PM	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	SCF	L 7–10	12,154
September 20	7:00 PM	Drake	Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL	SCF	L 22–23	33,827
September 27	8:00 PM	at Western Kentucky	L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY		L 3–31	11,200
October 4	7:00 PM	Morehead State	Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL		W 33–17	30,050
October 11	7:00 PM	at Elon	Burlington Memorial Stadium • Burlington, NC		L 13–41	4,692
October 18	7:00 PM	Southern Illinois	Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL	SCF	L 10–23	34,432
November 1	7:00 PM	Charleston Southern	Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL		W 24–6	25,361
November 8	2:30 PM	at Cumberland	Lindsey Donnell Stadium • Lebanon, TN		W 44–0	1,001
November 15	7:00 PM	Georgia Southern	Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL	SCF	L 23–24	30,470
November 22	7:00 PM	Davidson	Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL	SCF	W 48–32	27,919
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. All times are in Central Time.

• Source: GoUSFBulls.com: Football – 1997 Schedule & Results