2016 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

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2016 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football
Big South co-champion
ConferenceBig South Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 15
FCS CoachesNo. 14
Record7–4 (4–1 Big South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGabe Giardina (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorChad Staggs (4th season)
Home stadiumBuccaneer Field
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Big South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 15 Charleston Southern +^   4 1     7 4  
Liberty +   4 1     6 5  
Kennesaw State   3 2     8 3  
Gardner–Webb   3 2     5 6  
Presbyterian   1 4     2 9  
Monmouth   0 5     4 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Jamey Chadwell in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, sharing the Big South title with Liberty. Charleston Southern earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Buccaneers lost in the first round to Wofford. Charleston Southern played home games at Buccaneer Field in Charleston, South Carolina.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 277:30 pmat No. 1 North Dakota State*No. 7ESPNL 17–24 OT18,881
September 311:45 amKentucky State*No. 7ESPN3W 57–71,780
September 1012:30 pmat No. 3 (FBS) Florida State*No. 7ACCRSNL 8–5275,831
September 241:00 pmat MonmouthNo. 12ESPN3W 35–72,801
October 16:00 pmat No. 14 Coastal Carolina*No. 10ESPN3W 59–58 2OT10,213
October 811:45 amAlbany StateNo. 8
  • Buccaneer Field
  • Charleston, SC
ESPN3canceled[a]
October 223:00 pmPresbyteriandaggerNo. 9
  • Buccaneer Field
  • Charleston, SC
ESPN3W 38–35,375
October 2911:45 amBucknell*No. 9
  • Buccaneer Field
  • Charleston, SC
ESPN3W 49–282,356
November 511:45 amGardner–WebbNo. 8
  • Buccaneer Field
  • Charleston, SC
ASNL 10–171,603
November 123:30 pmat No. 25 LibertyNo. 14ESPN3W 48–2621,712
November 1911:45 amKennesaw StateNo. 14
  • Buccaneer Field
  • Charleston, SC
ESPN3W 28–72,446
November 261:00 pmat No. 19 Wofford*No. 10ESPN3L 14–152,605
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
^[a] The game between Charleston Southern and Albany State was postponed in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Matthew.[1] A future date for the game has not yet been announced.

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Game summaries[edit]

At North Dakota State[edit]

1 2 3 4OT Total
#7 Buccaneers 0 3 7 70 17
#1 Bison 0 3 7 77 24

Kentucky State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Thorobreds 0 7 0 0 7
#7 Buccaneers 22 21 7 7 57

At Florida State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Buccaneers 0 6 0 2 8
#3 (FBS) Seminoles 28 7 14 3 52

At Monmouth[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
#12 Buccaneers 0 7 14 14 35
Hawks 0 0 7 0 7

At Coastal Carolina[edit]

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
#10 Buccaneers 7 16 7 1577 59
#14 Chanticleers 21 0 10 1476 58

Albany State[edit]

  • The game between Charleston Southern and Albany State was postponed in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Matthew.

Presbyterian[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Hose 0 3 0 0 3
#9 Buccaneers 0 21 14 3 38

Bucknell[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 7 7 7 7 28
#9 Buccaneers 7 14 21 7 49

Gardner–Webb[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 0 7 10 17
#8 Buccaneers 7 0 0 3 10

Liberty[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
#25 Flames 6 0 6 14 26
#14 Buccaneers 7 24 7 10 48

Kennesaw State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 7 0 0 7
#14 Buccaneers 14 7 0 7 28

Wofford—NCAA Division I First Round[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
#10 Buccaneers 7 0 7 0 14
#19 Terriers 0 8 7 0 15

Ranking movements[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS771212108999814141015
Coaches67121188899914131014
FCS PlayoffsNot released9Not released

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Charleston Southern postpones football game, other events" (Press release). The Post and Carrier. October 4, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  2. ^ "Charleston Southern Buccaneers Schedule 2016". ESPN. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "2016 Football". Charleston Southern University Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2022.