The Charleston Southern Buccaneers football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Charleston Southern University located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Big South Conference. Charleston Southern's first football team was fielded in 1991. The team plays its home games at the 4,000 seat Buccaneer Field in North Charleston, South Carolina and are currently coached by Gabe Giardina.
The 2011 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Jay Mills, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 0–11 with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in the Big South. It was the second winless season in program history as the team also went 0–11 in 1994. Charleston Southern played home games at Buccaneer Field in Charleston, South Carolina.
Jamey Chadwell is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at Liberty University, a position he has held since the 2023 season. Chadwell served as the head football coach at North Greenville University from 2009 to 2011, Delta State University in 2012, Charleston Southern University from 2013 and 2016, and Coastal Carolina University, first in an interim capacity in 2017 and then on a permanent basis from 2019 to 2022.
The 2012 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Jay Mills in his tenth and final season as head coach, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the Big South. Charleston Southern played home games at Buccaneer Field in Charleston, South Carolina.
The 2013 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Jamey Chadwell, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing third in the Big South. Charleston Southern played home games at Buccaneer Field in Charleston, South Carolina.
The 2014 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Jamey Chadwell, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, tying for third place in the Big South. Charleston Southern played home games at Buccaneer Field in Charleston, South Carolina.
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.
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 Jamey Chadwell in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, sharing the Big South title with Liberty. Charleston Southern earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Buccaneers lost in the first round to Wofford. Charleston Southern played home games at Buccaneer Field in Charleston, South Carolina.
The 2016–17 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team represented Charleston Southern University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by 12th-year head coach Barclay Radebaugh, played their home games at the CSU Field House in North Charleston, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 12–19, 7–11 in Big South play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated Presbyterian in the first round of the Big South tournament before losing to Winthrop in the quarterfinals.
The 2017 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Mark Tucker, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing third in the Big South. Charleston Southern played home games at Buccaneer Field in Charleston, South Carolina.
The 2017–18 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team represented Charleston Southern University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by 13th-year head coach Barclay Radebaugh, played their home games at the CSU Field House in North Charleston, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 9–9 in Big South play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 8 seed in the Big South tournament, they defeated Presbyterian in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to UNC Asheville.
The 2018 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Mark Tucker in his second and final season as head coach, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing third in the Big South. Charleston Southern played home games at Buccaneer Field in Charleston, South Carolina.
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.
The 2020 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Autry Denson, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 2–2 with an identical mark in conference play, placing third in the Big South. Charleston Southern played home games at Buccaneer Field in Charleston, South Carolina.
The 2021 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Autry Denson, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing in a fourth-way tie for third in the Big South. Charleston Southern played home games at Buccaneer Field in Charleston, South Carolina.
The 2021–22 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team represented Charleston Southern University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by 17th-year head coach Barclay Radebaugh, played their home games at the Buccaneer Field House in North Charleston, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. With the reintroduction of divisions for the first time since the 2013–14 season, the Buccaneers played in the South division. they finished the season 6–25, 1–15 in Big South play to finish in last place in the South division. As the No. 12 seed in the Big South tournament, they defeated UNC Asheville in the first round before losing to USC Upstate in the quarterfinals.
The 2022 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Autry Denson in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the Big South. Charleston Southern played home games at Buccaneer Field in Charleston, South Carolina.
The 2022–23 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team represented Charleston Southern University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by 18th-year head coach Barclay Radebaugh, played their home games at the Buccaneer Field House in North Charleston, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.
The 2010 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Jay Mills, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and tied for last in the Big South.
The 2023–24 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team represents Charleston Southern University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers were led by 19th-year head coach Barclay Radebaugh for the first 7 games of the season before he resigned on November 30, 2023 with assistant Saah Nimley taking over for the rest of the season. They play their home games at the Buccaneer Field House in North Charleston, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.
