2013 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

2013 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football
Conference	Big South Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	#24
FCS Coaches	#22
2013 record	10–3 (3–2 Big South)
Head coach	Jamey Chadwell (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Gabe Giardina
Defensive coordinator	Chad Staggs
Home stadium	Buccaneer Field (Capacity: 4,000)

2013 Big South football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#7 Coastal Carolina +^		4	–	1					12	–	3
Liberty +		4	–	1					8	–	4
#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 FCS Poll

The 2013 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first year head coach Jamey Chadwell and played their home games at Buccaneer Field. They were a member of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 3–2 in Big South play to finish in third place.

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	#24	Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC	ESPN3	W 27–16	3,181
November 9	1:30 PM	#5 Coastal Carolina	#18	Buccaneer Field • Charleston, SC	BSN	W 31–26	6,135
November 16	1:30 PM	at Gardner–Webb	#13	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC	BSN	L 10–27	4,890
November 23	1:30 PM	Liberty	#18	Buccaneer Field • Charleston, SC	ESPN3	L 14–56	3,756
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

• Source: Schedule

Game summeries

@ The Citadel

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–5	2012	CIT, 49–14

Shorter

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2012	CSU, 23–20

@ Campbell

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

@ Norfolk State

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2011	NSU, 33–3

@ Appalachian State

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

North Greenville

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–2	2010	CSU, 41–31

@ VMI

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–6	2012	CSU, 32–14

@ Colorado

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Colorado's game vs Fresno State on September 14th 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.^[1]

Charlotte

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

@ Presbyterian

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–13	2012	CSU, 31–21

Coastal Carolina

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–7	2012	CCU, 41–20

@ Gardner–Webb

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–9	2012	CSU, 28–10

Liberty

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames					0
Buccaneers					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–18	2012	LIB, 26–12

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

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

References

1. "Buccaneers Add Trip to Colorado on Oct. 19 to 2013 Schedule". Charleston Southern Athletics. September 30, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013.