The 1997 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) as an independent during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season, and was the first team fielded by the school. Led by first-year head coach Jim Leavitt, the Bulls compiled a record of 5–6. South Florida played home games at Houlihan's Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	7:00 p.m.	Kentucky Wesleyan	Houlihan's Stadium Tampa, FL	SCF	W 80–3	49,212
September 13	7:00 p.m.	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	SCF	L 7–10	12,154
September 20	7:00 p.m.	Drake	Houlihan's Stadium Tampa, FL	SCF	L 22–23	33,827
September 27	8:00 p.m.	at Western Kentucky	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY		L 3–31	11,200
October 4	7:00 p.m.	Morehead State	Houlihan's Stadium Tampa, FL		W 33–17	30,050
October 11	7:00 p.m.	at Elon	Burlington Memorial Stadium Burlington, NC		L 13–41	4,692
October 18	7:00 p.m.	Southern Illinois	Houlihan's Stadium Tampa, FL	SCF	L 10–23	34,432	[1]
November 1	7:00 p.m.	Charleston Southern	Houlihan's Stadium Tampa, FL		W 24–6	25,361
November 8	2:30 p.m.	at Cumberland (TN)	Lindsey Donnell Stadium Lebanon, TN		W 44–0	1,001
November 15	7:00 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Houlihan's Stadium Tampa, FL	SCF	L 23–24	30,470
November 22	7:00 p.m.	Davidson	Houlihan's Stadium Tampa, FL	SCF	W 48–32	27,919
Homecoming All times are in Central time

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