2021 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

2021 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	4–6 (3–4 Big South)
Head coach	Autry Denson (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Klay Koester (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Zane Vance (5th season)
Home stadium	Buccaneer Field

2021 Big South Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 11 Kennesaw State $^		7	–	0					11	–	2
Monmouth		6	–	1					7	–	4
North Carolina A&T		3	–	4					5	–	6
North Alabama		3	–	4					3	–	8
Charleston Southern		3	–	4					4	–	6
Hampton		3	–	4					5	–	6
Robert Morris		3	–	5					4	–	6
Campbell		2	–	5					3	–	8
Gardner–Webb		2	–	5					4	–	7
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Autry Denson, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing in a fourth-way tie for third in the Big South. Charleston Southern played home games at Buccaneer Field in Charleston, South Carolina.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 11	7:00 p.m.	at The Citadel*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN+	W 38–21	10,848
September 18	6:00 p.m.	No. 20 Monmouth	Buccaneer Field North Charleston, SC	ESPN+	L 14–41	3,801
September 25	6:00 p.m.	at East Carolina*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN+	L 28–31	39,218
October 9	3:00 p.m.	at Robert Morris	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	ESPN+	L 24–31	2,844
October 16	6:00 p.m.	Hampton	Buccaneer Field North Charleston, SC	ESPN+	W 35–5	3,928
October 23	3:00 p.m.	at North Alabama	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	ESPN3	L 22–45	5,647
October 30	1:00 p.m.	Campbell	Buccaneer Field North Charleston, SC	ESPN+	W 27–14	3,208
November 6	1:00 p.m.	North Carolina A&T	Buccaneer Field North Charleston, SC	ESPN+	L 18–21	1,470
November 13	1:00 p.m.	at Gardner–Webb	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ESPN3	W 32–24	3,150
November 20	12:00 p.m.	at No. 1 (FBS) Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	ESPN+/SECN+	L 7–56	92,746
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

at East Carolina

Charleston Southern at East Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total Buccaneers 14 0 0 14 28 • Pirates 0 24 7 0 31 Date: September 25, 2021 Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC Game start: 6:05 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 4 hours and 33 minutes Game attendance: 39,218 Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Sunny Referee: Edwin Lee TV announcers (ESPN+): Connor Onion (play–by–play) and Stanford Routt (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 10:29 CHSO JD Moore 6-yard rush (Sam Babbush kick) (15 plays, 75 yards, 4:31) CHSO 7–0 06:18 CHSO Kale Anderson 38-yard pass from Jack Chambers (Sam Babbush kick) (8 plays, 98 yards, 2:17) CHSO 14–0 2 13:10 ECU Keaton Mitchell 74-yard rush (Owen Daffer kick) (2 plays, 80 yards, 0:33) CHSO 14–7 07:38 ECU Owen Daffer 33-yard field goal (11 plays, 39 yards, 3:59) CHSO 14–10 05:00 ECU Mason Garcia 3-yard rush (Owen Daffer kick) (5 plays, 55 yards, 1:56) ECU 17–14 02:31 ECU C. J. Johnson 60-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Owen Daffer kick) (3 plays, 66 yards, 0:39) ECU 24–14 3 11:09 ECU Ja'Quan McMillian 23-yard interception returned (Owen Daffer kick) (3 plays, 12 yards, 0:49) ECU 31–14 4 13:58 CHSO Jack Chambers 8-yard rush (Sam Babbush kick) (10 plays, 81 yards, 1:59) ECU 31–21 01:50 CHSO Geoffrey Wall 2-yard pass from Jack Chambers (Sam Babbush kick) (8 plays, 86 yards, 1:21) ECU 31–28

See also: 2021 East Carolina Pirates football team

Pregame line	Over/under
ECU –24.5	59

Statistics	Charleston Southern	East Carolina
First downs	34	14
Total yards	536	388
Rushing yards	131	150
Passing yards	405	238
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	31:27	28:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Charleston Southern	Passing	Jack Chambers	38/61, 405 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	JD Moore	14 car, 58 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Garris Schwarting	8 rec, 94 yds
East Carolina	Passing	Holton Ahlers	17/26, 238 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Keaton Mitchell	13 car, 125 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	C.J. Johnson	3 rec, 95 yds, 1 TD

at No. 1 (FBS) Georgia

See also: 2021 Georgia Bulldogs football team

Game Ten – Charleston Southern Buccaneers (4–5) at No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs (10–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Charleston Southern	0	0	7	0	7
No. 1 (FBS) Georgia	28	21	7	0	56

at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia

• Date: Saturday, November 20, 2021
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Clear • Temperature -
• Game attendance: 92,746
• Referee: -
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Mike Morgan (play-by-play), Charles Arbuckle (color) and Alex Chappell (sideline)
• Pregame line: Georgia −52.0 • Odds to win: Georgia 99.9% • Game summary: ESPN

Game information

First quarter (9:01) UGA – Jordan Davis 1 Yd Run (Jack Podlesny Kick) (Georgia 7–0) (5:33) UGA – Kenny McIntosh 32 Yd pass from Stetson Bennett (Jack Podlesny Kick) (Georgia 14–0) (4:15) UGA – Zamir White 40 Yd Run (Jack Podlesny Kick) (Georgia 21–0) (1:29) UGA – Brock Bowers 4 Yd pass from Stetson Bennett (Jack Podlesny Kick) (Georgia 28–0) Second quarter (13:39) UGA – James Cook 3 Yd Run (Jack Podlesny Kick) (Georgia 35–0) (6:40) UGA – Brock Bowers 7 Yd pass from JT Daniels (Jack Podlesny Kick) (Georgia 42–0) (1:37) UGA – Daijun Edwards 6 Yd Run (Jack Podlesny Kick) (Georgia 49–0) Third quarter (5:40) CHSO - Garris Schwarting 65 Yd Fumble Return (Sam Babbush Kick) (Georgia 49-7) (3:26) UGA - Brett Seither 9 Yd pass from Carson Beck (Jack Podlesny Kick) (Georgia 56-7) Fourth quarter no scoring

Statistics	CHSO	UGA
First downs	10	22
Plays–yards	68–126	69–488
Rushes–yards	31–68	32–233
Passing yards	58	255
Passing: comp–att–int	14–37–1	20–37–2
Time of possession	31:56	28:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
CHSO	Passing	Jack Chambers	11/30, 55 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	TJ Ruff	14 carries, 46 yards
	Receiving	Garris Schwarting	3 receptions, 30 yards
Georgia	Passing	Stetson Bennett	8/14, 105 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Zamir White	4 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Brett Seither	2 receptions, 39 yards, 1 TD