The 2015 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third year head coach Jamey Chadwell and played their home games at Buccaneer Field. They were a member of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 6–0 in Big South play to become Big South champions. They earned the conference's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated The Citadel in the second round to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Jacksonville State.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 3 |
7:00 PM |
North Greenville* |
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Buccaneer Field • Charleston, SC |
BSN |
W 41–14 |
4,820 |
September 12 |
7:00 PM |
at Troy* |
|
Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL |
ESPN3 |
L 16–44 |
17,517 |
September 17 |
7:00 PM |
East Tennessee State* |
|
Buccaneer Field • Charleston, SC |
BSN |
W 47–7 |
2,331 |
September 26 |
6:00 PM |
at The Citadel* |
|
Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC |
|
W 33–20 |
11,998 |
October 10 |
12:00 PM |
Monmouth |
|
Buccaneer Field • Charleston, SC |
BSN |
W 37–7 |
1,227 |
October 17 |
2:00 PM |
at Presbyterian |
|
Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC |
BSN |
W 10–7 |
4,624 |
October 24 |
1:30 PM |
at Gardner–Webb |
|
Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC |
BSN |
W 34–0 |
3,159 |
October 31 |
2:00 PM |
#2 Coastal Carolina |
#24 |
Buccaneer Field • Charleston, SC |
ASN |
W 33–25 |
5,311 |
November 7 |
1:00 PM |
at Kennesaw State |
#15 |
Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA |
BSN |
W 28–14 |
8,670 |
November 14 |
2:00 PM |
Liberty |
#11 |
Buccaneer Field • Charleston, SC |
ESPN3 |
W 31–24 |
4,781 |
November 21 |
4:00 PM |
at #3 (FBS) Alabama* |
#9 |
Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL |
SECN |
L 6–56 |
100,611 |
December 5 |
2:00 PM |
#18 The Citadel* |
#9 |
Buccaneer Field • Charleston, SC (FCS Playoffs Second Round) |
ESPN3 |
W 14–6 |
8,451 |
December 11 |
8:00 PM |
at #1 Jacksonville State* |
#9 |
JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals) |
ESPN2 |
L 38–58 |
22,279 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Game summaries
North Greenville
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Crusaders |
0 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
Buccaneers |
13 |
7 |
14 |
7 |
41 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
11–2 |
2013 |
CSU, 28–14 |
at Troy
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Buccaneers |
7 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
16 |
Trojans |
14 |
7 |
6 |
17 |
44 |
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
0–3 |
1995 |
Troy, 66–13 |
East Tennessee State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
ETSU Bucs |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
CSU Bucs |
0 |
34 |
6 |
7 |
47 |
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
0–5 |
2001 |
ETSU, 26–0 |
at The Citadel
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Buccaneers |
0 |
6 |
10 |
17 |
33 |
Bulldogs |
7 |
10 |
3 |
0 |
20 |
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
3–5 |
2014 |
CSU, 20–18 |
Monmouth
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Hawks |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
Buccaneers |
7 |
9 |
14 |
7 |
37 |
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–0 |
2014 |
CSU, 27–0 |
at Presbyterian
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Buccaneers |
3 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
Blue Hose |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
8–14 |
2014 |
Pres, 7–3 |
at Gardner–Webb
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Buccaneers |
7 |
14 |
13 |
0 |
34 |
Runnin' Bulldogs |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
5–10 |
2014 |
CSU, 44–14 |
Coastal Carolina
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#2 Chanticleers |
15 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
25 |
#24 Buccaneers |
13 |
14 |
3 |
3 |
33 |
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
4–8 |
2014 |
CCU, 43–22 |
at Kennesaw State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#15 Buccaneers |
7 |
14 |
7 |
0 |
28 |
Owls |
6 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
14 |
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
Liberty
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Flames |
7 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
24 |
#11 Buccaneers |
7 |
3 |
14 |
7 |
31 |
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
3–19 |
2014 |
CSU, 38–36 |
at Alabama
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#9 Buccaneers |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
#3 (FBS) Crimson Tide |
28 |
21 |
0 |
7 |
56 |
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
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 |
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
4–5 |
9/26/2015 |
CSU, 33–20 |
Quarterfinals–Jacksonville State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#9 Buccaneers |
3 |
7 |
7 |
21 |
38 |
#1 Gamecocks |
10 |
3 |
21 |
24 |
58 |
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
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Week |
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
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Venues |
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Bowls & rivalries |
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Culture & lore |
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People |
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Seasons |
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