Charleston Southern Buccaneers

The Charleston Southern Buccaneers are the athletic teams that represent Charleston Southern University, located in North Charleston, South Carolina, in intercollegiate sports at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Big South Conference since the 1983–84 academic year. The football program competes in the FCS, formerly known as I-AA.

Charleston Southern Buccaneers
University	Charleston Southern University
Conference	Big South (primary)
NCAA	Division I (FCS)
Athletic director	Jeff Barber
Location	North Charleston, South Carolina
Varsity teams	16 (7 men's, 9 women's)
Football stadium	Buccaneer Field
Basketball arena	Buccaneer Fieldhouse North Charleston Coliseum
Baseball stadium	Nielsen Field at CSU Ballpark
Softball stadium	CSU Softball Complex
Soccer stadium	CSU Soccer Field
Tennis venue	Gary Clark Banks Sr. Tennis Center
Mascot	Bucky the Buccaneer
Nickname	Buccaneers
Colors	Blue and gold[1]
Website	www.csusports.com

Charleston Southern competes in sixteen intercollegiate varsity sports. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, and track and field (indoor and outdoor); while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field (indoor and outdoor), and volleyball. Other sports formerly offered by the Buccaneers include men's soccer and men's tennis.

Conference affiliations

NCAA

• Big South Conference (1983–present)

Varsity teams

CSU competes in the NCAA in the following sports:^[2]

Men's sports	Women's sports
Baseball	Basketball
Basketball	Cross country
Cross country	Golf
Football	Soccer
Golf	Softball
Track and field†	Tennis
	Track and field†
	Volleyball
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor

In 2008, CSU closed its highly successful men's tennis program to reallocate funds to other sports.^[3] CSU formerly fielded a men's soccer team.

Football

Main article: Charleston Southern Buccaneers football

Rivalry with Coastal Carolina

These two schools first met on the football field in 2003 and it has been a rivalry since Charleston Southern defeated Coastal Carolina 34–27 in 2005 to win a share of the Big South Championship that Coastal had already clinched. CSU got the first shutout of the series with their 24–0 win in 2008. Currently, Charleston Southern has a two-game winning streak over Coastal Carolina with Charleston Southern winning 59–58 in 2016. Charleston Southern won a share of the 2016 Big South Championship and got the automatic berth into the NCAA Playoffs.

Coastal Carolina leads the series 8–6.

• 2016 – CSU @ Coastal – W, 59–58
• 2015 – Coastal @ CSU – W, 33–25
• 2014 – CSU @ Coastal – L, 43–22
• 2013 – Coastal @ CSU – W, 31–26
• 2012 – CSU @ Coastal – L, 41–20
• 2011 – Coastal @ CSU – L, 45–38
• 2010 – CSU @ Coastal – L, 70–3
• 2009 – Coastal @ CSU – W, 30–23
• 2008 – CSU @ Coastal – W, 24–0
• 2007 – Coastal @ CSU – L, 41–2
• 2006 – CSU @ Coastal – L, 31–17
• 2005 – Coastal @ CSU – W, 34–27 (2 OT)
• 2004 – CSU @ Coastal – L, 56–28
• 2003 – Coastal @ CSU – L, 48–14 (First Meeting)

Charleston Southern vs FBS Schools

Charleston Southern is a member of the Big South Conference

Year	FBS Opponent	Result	Opponent's Conference	Opponent's Head Coach	Charleston Southern's Head Coach
2022	NC State	L, 3–55	ACC	Dave Doeren	Autry Denson
2021	Georgia	L, 7–56	SEC	Kirby Smart	Autry Denson
2021	East Carolina	L, 28–31	American	Mike Houston	Autry Denson
2019	South Carolina	L, 10–72	SEC	Will Muschamp	Autry Denson
2018	Florida	L, 6–53	SEC	Dan Mullen	Mark Tucker
2017	Indiana	L, 0–27	Big Ten	Tom Allen	Mark Tucker
2017	Mississippi State	L, 0–49	SEC	Dan Mullen	Mark Tucker
2016	Florida State	L, 8–52	ACC	Jimbo Fisher	Jamey Chadwell
2015	Alabama	L, 6–56	SEC	Nick Saban	Jamey Chadwell
2015	Troy	L, 16–44	Sun Belt	Neal Brown	Jamey Chadwell
2014	Georgia	L, 9–55	SEC	Mark Richt	Jamey Chadwell
2014	Vanderbilt	L, 20–21	SEC	Derek Mason	Jamey Chadwell
2013	Colorado	L, 10–43	Pac-12	Mike MacIntyre	Jamey Chadwell
2012	Illinois	L, 0–44	Big Ten	Tim Beckman	Jay Mills
2011	UCF	L, 0–62	C-USA	George O'Leary	Jay Mills
2011	Florida State	L, 10–62	ACC	Jimbo Fisher	Jay Mills
2010	Kentucky	L, 21–49	SEC	Joker Phillips	Jay Mills
2010	Hawaii	L, 7–66	WAC	Greg McMackin	Jay Mills
2009	South Florida	L, 0–59	Big East	Jim Leavitt	Jay Mills
2009	Florida	L, 3–62	SEC	Urban Meyer	Jay Mills
2008	Miami (OH)	L, 27–38	MAC	Don Treadwell	Jay Mills
2008	Miami (FL)	L, 7–52	ACC	Randy Shannon	Jay Mills
2007	Hawaii	L, 10–66	WAC	June Jones	Jay Mills
2003	South Florida	L, 7–55	Big East	Jim Leavitt	Jay Mills
2002	South Florida	L, 6–56	Big East	Jim Leavitt	David Dowd
Charleston Southern 0 – FBS Schools 25

Men's basketball

Main article: Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball

Women's basketball

Main article: Charleston Southern Buccaneers women's basketball

Facilities

• Buccaneer Ballpark – home of the baseball program. It has a capacity of 1,500 spectators.
• Buccaneer Field – home of the football program. It opened in 1970 and has a capacity of 4,000 spectators.
• CSU Field House – home of the Men's and Women's Basketball teams. It has a capacity of 881 spectators. It is the 2nd smallest arena in Division I basketball.

Notable alumni

Baseball

• Stuart Lake
• Bobby Parnell
• George Schaefer
• Tyler Thornburg

Men's basketball

• Rolando Hourruitiner

Men's soccer

• John Patrick Devereux