2013 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

The 2013 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Jamey Chadwell, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing third in the Big South. Charleston Southern played home games at Buccaneer Field in Charleston, South Carolina.

2013 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football
Conference	Big South Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 24
FCS Coaches	No. 22
Record	10–3 (3–2 Big South)
Head coach	Jamey Chadwell (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Gabe Giardina (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Chad Staggs (1st season)
Home stadium	Buccaneer Field
Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

2013 Big South Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 7 Coastal Carolina +^		4	–	1					12	–	3
Liberty +		4	–	1					8	–	4
No. 24 Charleston Southern		3	–	2					10	–	3
Gardner–Webb		2	–	3					7	–	5
Presbyterian		1	–	4					3	–	8
VMI		1	–	4					2	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 pm	at The Citadel*		Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC		W 32–29	12,196
September 7	11:00 am	Shorter*		Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	BSN	W 23–15	3,812
September 14	6:00 pm	at Campbell*		Barker–Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC		W 30–10	6,044
September 21	4:00 pm	at Norfolk State*		William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA		W 20–12	5,963
September 28	3:30 pm	at Appalachian State*		Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC		W 27–24	29,145
October 5	1:30 pm	North Greenville*		Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	BSN	W 28–14	4,523
October 12	1:30 pm	at VMI		Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	BSN	W 25–17	5,902
October 19	2:00 pm	at Colorado*		Folsom Field Boulder, CO	P12N	L 10–43	36,730
October 26	1:30 pm	Charlotte*		Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	BSN	W 36–14	4,319
November 2	2:00 pm	at Presbyterian	No. 24	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	ESPN3	W 27–16	3,181
November 9	1:30 pm	No. 5 Coastal Carolina	No. 18	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	BSN	W 31–26	6,135
November 16	1:30 pm	at Gardner–Webb	No. 13	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	BSN	L 10–27	4,890
November 23	1:30 pm	Liberty	No. 18	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	ESPN3	L 14–56	3,756
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

@ The Citadel

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	14	15	3	32
Bulldogs	9	7	6	7	29

See also: 2013 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

Shorter

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	7	0	0	8	15
Buccaneers	14	9	0	0	23

See also: Shorter University

@ Campbell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	7	3	7	13	30
Fighting Camels	0	3	0	7	10

See also: 2013 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

@ Norfolk State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	7	7	6	20
Spartans	0	6	0	6	12

See also: 2013 Norfolk State Spartans football team

@ Appalachian State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	7	10	3	7	27
Mountaineers	7	10	7	0	24

See also: 2013 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

North Greenville

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	7	0	7	0	14
Buccaneers	7	7	7	7	28

See also: 2013 North Greenville Crusaders football team

@ VMI

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	13	0	9	3	25
Keydets	0	14	3	0	17

See also: 2013 VMI Keydets football team

@ Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	10	0	0	10
Buffaloes	8	14	7	14	43

See also: 2013 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Colorado's game vs Fresno State on September 14 was cancelled due to flooding, making Colorado need to add a 12th game. On September 30, Charleston Southern was granted a waiver to play a 13th regular season game to be able to play Colorado.^[3]

Charlotte

	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	7	0	7	0	14
Buccaneers	0	15	6	15	36

See also: 2013 Charlotte 49ers football team

@ Presbyterian

	1	2	3	4	Total
#24 Buccaneers	7	7	10	3	27
Blue Hose	3	0	13	0	16

See also: 2013 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

Coastal Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Chanticleers	3	3	7	13	26
#18 Buccaneers	10	14	7	0	31

See also: 2013 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

@ Gardner–Webb

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Buccaneers	0	0	10	0	10
Runnin' Bulldogs	10	10	7	0	27

See also: 2013 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

Liberty

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	7	14	21	14	56
Buccaneers	0	0	7	7	14

See also: 2013 Liberty Flames football team

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network	—	RV	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	18	13	18	23	24
Coaches	—	RV	—	—	—	RV	25	24	24	18	16	12	16	20	22