List of Charleston Southern Buccaneers football seasons

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The following is a list of seasons completed by the Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team. The Buccaneers compete in the Big South Conference of the NCAA Division I FCS. Initially competing as a member of the NAIA, Charleston Southern gained Division III status in 1991 and competed at that level for two seasons until becoming a full-fledged Division I member in 1993. [1] After playing as an independent, the Buccaneers joined the Big South in 2002 and have played in the conference ever since.

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Charleston Southern has three conference championships to its pedigree, coming in 2005, 2015, and 2016. Charleston Southern has had only five head coaches in their fledgling history. [2] The current Buccaneer head coach is Gabe Giardina. In 2013, Jamey Chadwell led Charleston Southern to a 10–3 record in his first season at the school, which was followed by an 8–4 mark in 2014. In 2015, the Buccaneers made their first ever postseason trip, advancing to the FCS quarterfinals before falling to Jacksonville State. They repeated as Big South champions in 2016.

Seasons

Legend

  Conference champions
  Division champions
  Bowl game berth
  Playoff berth

List of Charleston Southern Buccaneers football seasons
SeasonTeam Head coach [2] ConferenceDivisionRegular season results [3] [4] Postseason resultsFinal ranking [5]
OverallConferenceBowl game/Playoff result STATS Poll Coaches' Poll
WinLossTieWinLossTieFinish
Charleston Southern Buccaneers
1991 1991 David Dowd Division III Independent 370
1992 1992 370
1993 1993 Division I-AA Independent 380
1994 1994 0110
1995 1995 1100
1996 [lower-alpha 1] 1996 28
1997 1997 19
1998 1998 38
1999 1999 46
2000 2000 56
2001 2001 56
2002 2002 Big South 48034th
2003 2003 Jay Mills 111045th
2004 2004 55134th
2005 2005 7431T–1st
2006 2006 9222T–2nd
2007 2007 56134th
2008 2008 75323rd
2009 2009 65423rd
2010 2010 38156th
2011 2011 011067th
2012 2012 56334th
2013 2013 Jamey Chadwell 103323rd24
2014 2014 8432T–3rd
2015 2015 103601st NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs – Quarterfinals 67
2016 2016 7441T–1st NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs – First Round 1010
2017 2017 Mark Tucker 65323rd
2018 2018 56323rd
2019 2019 Autry Denson 66423rd
2020 2020 22223rd
2021 2021 4634T–3rd
2022 2022 2823T–3rd
2023 2023 Gabe Giardina 0000
TotalsAll-time:
142–204
(.410)
Conference:
51–54
(.486)
Playoffs:
1–2
(.333)

Notes

  1. Overtime rules were added to college football in 1996, thereby eliminating ties.

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