1987 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1987 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
1987 record	4–7 (1–5 SoCon)
Head coach	Charlie Taaffe (1st year)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium (Capacity: 22,500)

1987 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Appalachian State $^		7	–	0					11	–	3
Marshall ^		4	–	2					10	–	5
Furman		4	–	3					7	–	4
Chattanooga		4	–	3					6	–	5
VMI		2	–	4					4	–	7
Western Carolina		2	–	4					4	–	7
East Tennessee State		2	–	5					5	–	6
The Citadel		1	–	5					4	–	7
$ – Conference champion ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 5	Wofford*	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 38–0	11,470
September 12	at Georgia Tech*	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	L 12–51	31,211
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
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	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	Appalachian State	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	L 17–27	17,349
November 21	Furman	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC (Rivalry)	L 13–58	15,579
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

NFL Draft selections

Year	Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position
1987	9	23	246	Greg Davis	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	K