American college football season
The 2013 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by first-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, 3–2 in Big South play to finish in third place.
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 31 6:00 pm at The Citadel * W 32–2912,196
September 7 11:00 am Shorter * BSN W 23–153,812
September 14 6:00 pm at Campbell * W 30–106,044
September 21 4:00 pm at Norfolk State * W 20–125,963
September 28 3:30 pm at Appalachian State * W 27–2429,145
October 5 1:30 pm North Greenville * Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC BSN W 28–144,523
October 12 1:30 pm at VMI BSN W 25–175,902
October 19 2:00 pm at Colorado * P12N L 10–4336,730
October 26 1:30 pm Charlotte * Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC BSN W 36–144,319
November 2 2:00 pm at Presbyterian No. 24 ESPN3 W 27–163,181
November 9 1:30 pm No. 5 Coastal Carolina No. 18 Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC BSN W 31–266,135
November 16 1:30 pm at Gardner–Webb No. 13 BSN L 10–274,890
November 23 1:30 pm Liberty No. 18 Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC ESPN3 L 14–563,756
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Game summaries [ ]
@ The Citadel [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Buccaneers
0
14
15
3
32
Bulldogs
9
7
6
7
29
Shorter [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Hawks
7
0
0
8
15
Buccaneers
14
9
0
0
23
@ Campbell [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Buccaneers
7
3
7
13
30
Fighting Camels
0
3
0
7
10
@ Norfolk State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Buccaneers
0
7
7
6
20
Spartans
0
6
0
6
12
@ Appalachian State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Buccaneers
7
10
3
7
27
Mountaineers
7
10
7
0
24
North Greenville [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Crusaders
7
0
7
0
14
Buccaneers
7
7
7
7
28
@ VMI [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Buccaneers
13
0
9
3
25
Keydets
0
14
3
0
17
@ Colorado [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Buccaneers
0
10
0
0
10
Buffaloes
8
14
7
14
43
Colorado's game vs Fresno State on September 14 was cancelled due to flooding, making Colorado need to add a 12th game. On September 30, Charleston Southern was granted a waiver to play a 13th regular season game to be able to play Colorado.[1]
Charlotte [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
49ers
7
0
7
0
14
Buccaneers
0
15
6
15
36
@ Presbyterian [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#24 Buccaneers
7
7
10
3
27
Blue Hose
3
0
13
0
16
Coastal Carolina [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#5 Chanticleers
3
3
7
13
26
#18 Buccaneers
10
14
7
0
31
@ Gardner–Webb [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#13 Buccaneers
0
0
10
0
10
Runnin' Bulldogs
10
10
7
0
27
Liberty [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Flames
0
Buccaneers
0
Ranking movements [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Final
Sports Network
NR
RV
NR
NR
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
24
18
13
18
23
24
Coaches
NR
RV
NR
NR
NR
RV
25
24
24
18
16
12
16
20
22
References [ ]
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