Charleston Southern Buccaneers

Charleston Southern Buccaneers
University Charleston Southern
Conference(s) Big South Conference
NCAA Division I
Athletics director Hank Small
Location North Charleston, SC
Varsity teams 15
Football stadium Buccaneer Field
Basketball arena CSU Field House
Baseball stadium Buccaneer Ballpark
Mascot Bucky the Buccaneer
Nickname Buccaneers (Bucs)
Fight song
Colors Navy and Vegas Gold

         

Homepage 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.

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Sports teams

CSU competes in the NCAA in the following sports:[1]

Men's Sports

Women's Sports

In 2008, CSU closed its highly successful men's tennis program to reallocate funds to other sports.[2] 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.

Coastal Carolina leads the series 5-3.

Charleston Southern vs FBS Schools

Year FBS Opponent Result Opponent's Conference Opponent's Head Coach Charleston Southern's Head Coach
2014 Georgia Bulldogs TBD SEC Mark Richt as of 2011 Jay Mills as of 2011
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 11

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