Charleston Southern Buccaneers
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| Charleston Southern Buccaneers | |
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| University | Charleston Southern |
| Conference | Big South Conference |
| NCAA | Division I (FCS) |
| Athletic director | Jeff Barber |
| Location | North Charleston, South Carolina |
| Varsity teams | 15 |
| Football stadium | Buccaneer Field |
| Basketball arena | CSU Field House/North Charleston Coliseum |
| Baseball stadium | Buccaneer Ballpark |
| Mascot | Bucky the Buccaneer |
| Nickname | Buccaneers |
| Colors | Blue and gold[1] |
| Website | www |
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:[2]
Men's Sports
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Indoor Track and Field
- Outdoor Track and Field
Women's Sports
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Indoor Track and Field
- Outdoor Track and Field
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Volleyball
In 2008, CSU closed its highly successful men's tennis program to reallocate funds to other sports.[3] CSU formerly fielded a men's soccer team.
Athletic facilities[]
- Buccaneer Field - home of the football program. 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 2nd smallest arena in Division I basketball.
- Buccaneer Ballpark - home of the baseball program. It has a capacity of 1,500 spectators.
Football[]
Rivalry with Coastal Carolina[]
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. Currently, Charleston Southern has a two-game winning streak over Coastal Carolina with Charleston Southern winning 59-58 in 2016. Charleston Southern won a share of the 2016 Big South Championship and got the automatic berth into the NCAA Playoffs.
Coastal Carolina leads the series 8-6.
- 2016 - CSU @ Coastal - W, 59-58
- 2015 - Coastal @ CSU - W, 33-25
- 2014 - CSU @ Coastal - L, 43-22
- 2013 - Coastal @ CSU - W, 31-26
- 2012 - CSU @ Coastal - L, 41-20
- 2011 - Coastal @ CSU - L, 45-38
- 2010 - CSU @ Coastal - L, 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[]
Basketball[]
References[]
- ^ CSU Branding & Style Manual (PDF). August 1, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- ^ http://www.csusports.com
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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