2015 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team
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 third-year head coach Jamey Chadwell, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the Big South title. Charleston Southern earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs. After a first-round bye, the Buccaneers defeated The Citadel in the second round before losing to the eventual national runner-up, Jacksonville State, in the quarterfinals. Charleston Southern played home games at Buccaneer Field in Charleston, South Carolina.
| 2015 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football | |
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Big South champion | |
NCAA Division I Quarterfinal, L 38–58 vs. Jacksonville State | |
| Conference | Big South Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 6 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 7 |
| Record | 10–3 (6–0 Big South) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Gabe Giardina (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Chad Staggs (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Buccaneer Field (capacity: 4,000) |
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| No. 6 Charleston Southern $^ | 6 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Coastal Carolina ^ | 4 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 2 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gardner–Webb * | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 7:00 pm | North Greenville* | BSN | W 41–14 | 4,820 | ||
| September 12 | 7:00 pm | at Troy* | ESPN3 | L 16–44 | 17,517 | ||
| September 17 | 7:00 pm | East Tennessee State* |
| BSN | W 47–7 | 2,331 | |
| September 26 | 6:00 pm | at The Citadel* |
| ESPN3 | W 33–20 | 11,998 | |
| October 10 | 12:00 pm | Monmouth |
| BSN | W 37–7 | 1,227 | |
| October 17 | 2:00 pm | at Presbyterian | BSN | W 10–7 | 4,624 | ||
| October 24 | 1:30 pm | at Gardner–Webb | BSN | W 34–0 | 3,159 | ||
| October 31 | 2:00 pm | No. 2 Coastal Carolina | No. 24 |
| ASN | W 33–25 | 5,311 |
| November 7 | 1:00 pm | at Kennesaw State | No. 15 | BSN | W 28–14 | 8,670 | |
| November 14 | 2:00 pm | Liberty | No. 11 |
| ESPN3 | W 31–24 | 4,781 |
| November 21 | 4:00 pm | at No. 3 (FBS) Alabama* | No. 9 | SECN | L 6–56 | 100,611 | |
| December 5 | 2:00 pm | No. 18 The Citadel* | No. 9 |
| ESPN3 | W 14–6 | 8,451 |
| December 11 | 8:00 pm | at No. 1 Jacksonville State* | No. 9 |
| ESPN2 | L 38–58 | 22,279 |
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Game summaries
North Greenville
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Crusaders | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Buccaneers | 13 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 41 |
At Troy
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Buccaneers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| Trojans | 14 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 44 |
East Tennessee State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| ETSU Bucs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| CSU Bucs | 0 | 34 | 6 | 7 | 47 |
At The Citadel
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buccaneers | 0 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 33 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
Monmouth
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Buccaneers | 7 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 37 |
At Presbyterian
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buccaneers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Blue Hose | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
At Gardner–Webb
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buccaneers | 7 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 34 |
| Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Coastal Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2 Chanticleers | 15 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 25 |
| #24 Buccaneers | 13 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 33 |
At Kennesaw State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #15 Buccaneers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Owls | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 |
Liberty
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Flames | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| #11 Buccaneers | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
At Alabama
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #9 Buccaneers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| #3 (FBS) Crimson Tide | 28 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 56 |
FCS Playoffs
Second round – The Citadel
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #18 Bulldogs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| #9 Buccaneers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Quarterfinals – Jacksonville State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #9 Buccaneers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 38 |
| #1 Gamecocks | 10 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 58 |
Ranking movements
| Week | ||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
References
- "Charleston Southern Buccaneers Schedule 2015". ESPN. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- "2015 Football". Charleston Southern University Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
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