Charleston Southern Buccaneers

Charleston Southern Buccaneers
University	Charleston Southern
Conference(s)	Big South Conference
NCAA	Division I
Athletics director	Hank Small
Location	North Charleston, SC
Varsity teams	15
Football stadium	Buccaneer Field
Basketball arena	CSU Field House
Baseball stadium	Buccaneer Ballpark
Mascot	Bucky the Buccaneer
Nickname	Buccaneers (Bucs)
Fight song
Colors	Navy and Vegas Gold
Homepage	www.CSUsports.com

Charleston Southern Buccaneers are the athletic teams that represent Charleston Southern University. They participate in Division I of the NCAA as a member of the Big South Conference. Charleston Southern (CSU) fields varsity teams in 16 sports, 7 for Men and 9 for Women. The football team competes in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly I-AA.

Sports teams

CSU competes in the NCAA in the following sports:^[1]

Men's Sports

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Football
• Golf
• Outdoor Track and Field
• Indoor Track and Field

Women's Sports

• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Golf
• Outdoor Track and Field
• Indoor Track and Field
• Soccer
• Softball
• Tennis
• Volleyball

In 2008, CSU closed its highly successful men's tennis program to reallocate funds to other sports.^[2] CSU formerly fielded a men's soccer team.

Athletic facilities

• Buccaneer Field - home of the Football and Women's Soccer teams. It opened in 1970 and has a capacity of 4,000 spectators.
• CSU Field House - home of the Men's and Women's Basketball teams. It has a capacity of 881 spectators. It is the smallest arena in Division I basketball. For home games involving major conference teams or local opponents such as The Citadel or the College of Charleston, the team will play home games in the North Charleston Coliseum.
• Buccaneer Ballpark - home of the Baseball program. It has a capacity of 1,500 spectators.

Football

Charleston Southern - Coastal Carolina Rivalry

These two schools first met on the football field in 2003 and it has been a rivalry since Charleston Southern defeated Coastal Carolina 34-27 in 2005 to win a share of the Big South Championship that Coastal had already clinched. CSU got the first shutout of the series with their 24-0 win in 2008.

Coastal Carolina leads the series 5-3.

• 2010 - CSU @ Coastal - L, 3-70^[3]
• 2009 - Coastal @ CSU - W, 30-23
• 2008 - CSU @ Coastal - W, 24-0
• 2007 - Coastal @ CSU - L, 41-2
• 2006 - CSU @ Coastal - L, 31-17
• 2005 - Coastal @ CSU - W, 34-27 (2 OT)
• 2004 - CSU @ Coastal - L, 56-28
• 2003 - Coastal @ CSU - L, 48-14 (First Meeting)

Charleston Southern vs FBS Schools

Year	FBS Opponent	Result	Opponent's Conference	Opponent's Head Coach	Charleston Southern's Head Coach
2014	Georgia Bulldogs	TBD	SEC	Mark Richt as of 2011	Jay Mills as of 2011
2011	UCF Knights	L, 62-0	C-USA	George O'Leary	Jay Mills
2011	Florida State Seminoles	L, 62-10	ACC	Jimbo Fisher	Jay Mills
2010	Kentucky Wildcats	L, 49-21	SEC	Joker Phillips	Jay Mills
2010	Hawaii Warriors	L, 66-7	WAC	Greg McMackin	Jay Mills
2009	South Florida Bulls	L, 59-0	Big East	Jim Leavitt	Jay Mills
2009	Florida Gators	L, 62-3	SEC	Urban Meyer	Jay Mills
2008	Miami Redhawks	L, 38-27	MAC	Don Treadwell	Jay Mills
2008	Miami Hurricanes	L, 52-7	ACC	Randy Shannon	Jay Mills
2007	Hawaii Warriors	L, 66-10	WAC	June Jones	Jay Mills
2003	South Florida Bulls	L, 55-7	Big East	Jim Leavitt	Jay Mills
2002	South Florida Bulls	L, 56-6	Big East	Jim Leavitt	David Dowd
Charleston Southern 0 - FBS Schools 11

References

1. ^ www.csusports.com
2. ^ http://www.csusports.com/article.asp?articleID=2558
3. ^ http://www.csusports.com/article.asp?articleID=4822

External links

• Official site