Charleston Southern Buccaneers
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| Charleston Southern Buccaneers | |
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| Logo | |
| University | Charleston Southern |
| Conference | Big South Conference |
| Division | Division I |
| Athletic director | Hank Small |
| Location | North Charleston, South Carolina |
| Varsity teams | 15 |
| Football stadium | Buccaneer Field |
| Arena | CSU Field House |
| Mascot | Bucky the Buccaneer |
| Nickname | Buccaneers (Bucs) |
| Colors | Navy and Gold |
| Website | www |
Charleston Southern Buccaneers are the athletic teams that represent Charleston Southern University. They participate in Division I of the NCAA and are 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
Women's Sports
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.
- CSU Field House - home of the Men's and Women's Basketball teams. It has a capacity of 881. 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.
Football
Charleston Southern - Coastal Carolina Rivalry
These two schools first met on the football field in 2003.
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
CSU is 0-9 when playing against FBS (1-A) Schools.
- 2010 - CSU vs Kentucky - L, 49-21
- 2010 - CSU vs Hawaii - L, 66-7
- 2009 - CSU vs South Florida - L, 59-0
- 2009 - CSU vs Florida - L, 62-3
- 2008 - CSU vs Miami (OH) - L, 38-27
- 2008 - CSU vs Miami (FL) - L, 52-7
- 2007 - CSU vs Hawaii - L, 66-10
- 2003 - CSU vs South Florida - L, 55-7
- 2002 - CSU vs South Florida - L, 56-6