List of Charleston Southern Buccaneers football seasons

The following is a list of seasons completed by the Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team. The Buccaneers compete in the Big South–OVC Football Association of the NCAA Division I FCS. Initially competing as a member of the NAIA, Charleston Southern gained NCAA Division III status in 1991 and competed at that level for two seasons until becoming a full-fledged Division I member in 1993.[1] After playing as an independent, the Buccaneers joined the Big South in 2002 and have played in the conference ever since.

Charleston Southern has three conference championships to its pedigree, coming in 2005, 2015, and 2016. Charleston Southern has had only six head coaches in their fledgling history.[2] The current head coach is Gabe Giardina. In 2013, Jamey Chadwell led Charleston Southern to a 10–3 record in his first season at the school, which was followed by an 8–4 mark in 2014. In 2015, the Buccaneers made their first ever postseason trip, advancing to the NCAA Division I Quarterfinal before losing to Jacksonville State. They repeated as Big South champions in 2016.

Seasons

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Legend

  Conference champions
  Division champions
  Bowl game berth
  Playoff berth

List of Charleston Southern Buccaneers football seasons
Season Team Head coach[2] Conference Division Regular season results[3][4] Postseason results Final ranking[5]
Overall Conference Bowl game/Playoff result TSN/STATS Poll Coaches' Poll
Win Loss Tie Win Loss Tie Finish
Charleston Southern Buccaneers
1991 1991 David Dowd Division III Independent 3 7 0
1992 1992 3 7 0
1993 1993 Division I-AA Independent 3 8 0
1994 1994 0 11 0
1995 1995 1 10 0
1996[a] 1996 2 8
1997 1997 1 9
1998 1998 3 8
1999 1999 4 6
2000 2000 5 6
2001 2001 5 6
2002 2002 Big South 4 8 0 3 4th
2003 2003 Jay Mills 1 11 0 4 5th
2004 2004 5 5 1 3 4th
2005 2005 7 4 3 1 T–1st
2006 2006 9 2 2 2 T–2nd
2007 2007 5 6 1 3 4th
2008 2008 7 5 3 2 3rd
2009 2009 6 5 4 2 3rd
2010 2010 3 8 1 5 6th
2011 2011 0 11 0 6 7th
2012 2012 5 6 3 3 4th
2013 2013 Jamey Chadwell 10 3 3 2 3rd 24
2014 2014 8 4 3 2 T–3rd
2015 2015 10 3 6 0 1st NCAA Division I – Quarterfinal 6 7
2016 2016 7 4 4 1 T–1st NCAA Division I – First Round 10 10
2017 2017 Mark Tucker 6 5 3 2 3rd
2018 2018 5 6 3 2 3rd
2019 2019 Autry Denson 6 6 4 2 3rd
2020 2020 2 2 2 2 3rd
2021 2021 4 6 3 4 T–3rd
2022 2022 2 8 2 3 T–3rd
2023 2023 Gabe Giardina Big South–OVC 4 7 2 4 T–6th
2024 2024 0 0 0 0
Totals All-time:
146–211
(.409)
Conference:
53–58
(.477)
Playoffs:
1–2
(.333)

Notes

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  1. ^ Overtime rules were added to college football in 1996, thereby eliminating ties.

References

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  1. ^ "Charleston Southern Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Charleston Southern Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
  3. ^ "Charleston Southern Football Record Book" (PDF). CSUSports.com. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
  4. ^ "Big South Football History" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
  5. ^ "Charleston Southern In the Polls". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2014.