Charleston Southern Buccaneers

Charleston Southern Buccaneers
University Charleston Southern
Conference Big South Conference
NCAA Division I
Athletic director Hank Small
Location North Charleston, South Carolina
Varsity teams 15
Football stadium Buccaneer Field
Basketball arena CSU Field House/North Charleston Coliseum
Baseball stadium Buccaneer Ballpark
Mascot Bucky the Buccaneer
Nickname Buccaneers
Colors Blue and Gold[1]
         
Website www.csusports.com

Charleston Southern Buccaneers are the athletic teams that represent Charleston Southern University. They participate in Division I of the NCAA as a member of the Big South Conference. Charleston Southern (CSU) fields varsity teams in 16 sports, 7 for Men and 9 for Women. The football team competes in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly I-AA.

Sports teams

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

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.

Athletic facilities

Football

Charleston Southern - Coastal Carolina Rivalry

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.Since 2010 Charleston Southern has a three-game losing streak to Coastal Carolina with Coastal winning the Big South Championship and winning the automatic berth into the NCAA Playoffs after a 41-20 loss in 2012.

Coastal Carolina leads the series 8-5.

Charleston Southern vs FBS Schools

Year FBS Opponent Result Opponent's Conference Opponent's Head Coach Charleston Southern's Head Coach
2016 Florida State Seminoles TBD ACC Jimbo Fisher Jamey Chadwell
2015 Alabama Crimson Tide L, 56-6 SEC Nick Saban Jamey Chadwell
2015 Troy Trojans L, 44-16 Sun Belt Neal Brown Jamey Chadwell
2014 Georgia Bulldogs L, 55-9 SEC Mark Richt Jamey Chadwell
2014 Vanderbilt Commodores L, 21-20 SEC Derek Mason Jamey Chadwell
2013 Colorado Buffaloes L, 43-10 Pac-12 Mike MacIntyre Jamey Chadwell
2012 Illinois Fighting Illini L, 44-0 Big Ten Tim Beckman Jay Mills
2011 UCF Knights L, 62-0 C-USA George O'Leary Jay Mills
2011 Florida State Seminoles L, 62-10 ACC Jimbo Fisher Jay Mills
2010 Kentucky Wildcats L, 49-21 SEC Joker Phillips Jay Mills
2010 Hawaii Warriors L, 66-7 WAC Greg McMackin Jay Mills
2009 South Florida Bulls L, 59-0 Big East Jim Leavitt Jay Mills
2009 Florida Gators L, 62-3 SEC Urban Meyer Jay Mills
2008 Miami Redhawks L, 38-27 MAC Don Treadwell Jay Mills
2008 Miami Hurricanes L, 52-7 ACC Randy Shannon Jay Mills
2007 Hawaii Warriors L, 66-10 WAC June Jones Jay Mills
2003 South Florida Bulls L, 55-7 Big East Jim Leavitt Jay Mills
2002 South Florida Bulls L, 56-6 Big East Jim Leavitt David Dowd
Charleston Southern 0 - FBS Schools 17

Men's basketball

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