1997 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

1997 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–9
Head coach
Home stadiumBuccaneer 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.