2019 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

The 2019 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Autry Denson, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing third in the Big South. Charleston Southern played home games at Buccaneer Field in Charleston, South Carolina.

2019 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record6–6 (4–2 Big South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFelton Huggins (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorZane Vance (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBryant Foster (1st season)
Home stadiumBuccaneer Field
(capacity: 4,000)
2019 Big South Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 12 Monmouth $^  6 0   11 3  
No. 13 Kennesaw State ^  5 1   11 3  
Charleston Southern  4 2   6 6  
Campbell  3 3   6 5  
Hampton  1 5   5 7  
Gardner–Webb  1 5   3 9  
Presbyterian  1 5   2 10  
North Alabama *  0 0   4 7  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • * North Alabama ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition to NCAA Division I
Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

Big South poll

In the Big South preseason poll released on July 21, 2019, the Buccaneers were predicted to finish in third place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Kennesaw State134 (14)
2Monmouth122 (5)
3Charleston Southern79 (1)
4Campbell73
5Gardner–Webb67
6Hampton64
7Presbyterian21
North Alabaman/a

Preseason All–Big South team

The Buccaneers had three players selected to the preseason all-Big South team.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 31 1:00 p.m. at No. 19 Furman* ESPN3 L 13–46 6,146
September 7 12:00 p.m. at South Carolina* SEC Net. L 10–72 70,698
September 14 6:00 p.m. No. 15 North Carolina A&T* ESPN+ L 21–27 5,112
September 21 6:00 p.m. at No. 25 The Citadel* ESPN+ L 13–22 9,626
October 5 6:00 p.m. Savannah State*
  • Buccaneer Field
  • North Charleston, SC
ESPN+ W 24–19 3,608
October 12 3:00 p.m. at No. 7 Kennesaw State ESPN+ L 23–45 8,258
October 19 7:00 p.m. at North Alabama ESPN+ W 25–20 6,878
October 26 6:00 p.m. Monmouth
  • Buccaneer Field
  • North Charleston, SC
ESPN+ L 13–35 3,358
November 2 1:30 p.m. at Gardner–Webb ESPN+ W 30–27 1,538
November 9 6:00 p.m. Hampton
  • Buccaneer Field
  • North Charleston, SC
ESPN+ W 27–20 OT 2,746
November 16 1:00 p.m. at Presbyterian ESPN+ W 27–7 1,834
November 23 3:30 p.m. Campbell
  • Buccaneer Field
  • North Charleston, SC
ESPN+ W 41–31 3,208

[3][4]

Game summaries

At Furman

1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 0 6 7 0 13
No. 19 Paladins 7 17 8 14 46

At South Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 3 0 0 7 10
Gamecocks 21 23 7 21 72

North Carolina A&T

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Aggies 0 6 0 21 27
Buccaneers 7 7 0 7 21

At The Citadel

1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 0 3 3 7 13
No. 25 Bulldogs 0 7 13 2 22

Savannah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 7 9 3 0 19
Buccaneers 7 0 7 10 24

At Kennesaw State

1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 0 6 7 10 23
No. 7 Owls 14 14 3 14 45

At North Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 10 3 3 9 25
Lions 11 0 6 3 20

Monmouth

1 2 3 4 Total
Hawks 7 7 14 7 35
Buccaneers 3 3 0 7 13

At Gardner–Webb

1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 10 14 6 0 30
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 0 7 20 27

Hampton

1 2 3 4OT Total
Pirates 13 0 0 70 20
Buccaneers 3 7 7 37 27

At Presbyterian

1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 14 7 3 3 27
Blue Hose 0 0 0 7 7

Campbell

1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Camels 7 7 17 0 31
Buccaneers 14 13 7 7 41

References

  1. "Kennesaw State Voted 2019 Preseason Football Favorite". Big South Conference. July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  2. "Bahar, Armstrong Headline 2019 Preseason All-Conference Team". Big South Conference. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  3. "Charleston Southern Buccaneers Schedule 2019". ESPN. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  4. "2019 Football". Charleston Southern University Athletics. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
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