2015 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

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2015 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football
Big South champion
ConferenceBig South Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 6
FCS CoachesNo. 7
Record10–3 (6–0 Big South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGabe Giardina (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorChad Staggs (3rd season)
Home stadiumBuccaneer Field
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Big South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Charleston Southern $^   6 – 0     10 – 3  
No. 16 Coastal Carolina ^   4 – 2     9 – 3  
Liberty   3 – 3     6 – 5  
Monmouth   3 – 3     5 – 6  
Kennesaw State   2 – 4     6 – 5  
Gardner–Webb *   2 – 4     4 – 7  
Presbyterian   1 – 5     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * Gardner–Webb ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 pmNorth Greenville*
BSNW 41–144,820
September 127:00 pmat Troy*
ESPN3L 16–4417,517
September 177:00 pmEast Tennessee State*
  • Buccaneer Field
  • Charleston, SC
BSNW 47–72,331
September 266:00 pmat The Citadel*
ESPN3W 33–2011,998
October 1012:00 pmMonmouth
  • Buccaneer Field
  • Charleston, SC
BSNW 37–71,227
October 172:00 pmat Presbyterian
BSNW 10–74,624
October 241:30 pmat Gardner–Webb
BSNW 34–03,159
October 312:00 pmNo. 2 Coastal CarolinaNo. 24
  • Buccaneer Field
  • Charleston, SC
ASNW 33–255,311
November 71:00 pmat Kennesaw StateNo. 15
BSNW 28–148,670
November 142:00 pmLibertydaggerNo. 11
  • Buccaneer Field
  • Charleston, SC
ESPN3W 31–244,781
November 214:00 pmat No. 3 (FBS) Alabama*No. 9
SECNL 6–56100,611
December 52:00 pmNo. 18 The Citadel*No. 9
ESPN3W 14–68,451
December 118:00 pmat No. 1 Jacksonville State*No. 9
ESPN2L 38–5822,279
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries[edit]

North Greenville[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 0 7 7 0 14
Buccaneers 13 7 14 7 41

At Troy[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 7 2 0 7 16
Trojans 14 7 6 17 44
See also: 2015 Troy Trojans football team

East Tennessee State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
ETSU Bucs 0 0 0 7 7
CSU Bucs 0 34 6 7 47
See also: 2015 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

At The Citadel[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 0 6 10 17 33
Bulldogs 7 10 3 0 20
See also: 2015 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

Monmouth[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Hawks 0 0 0 7 7
Buccaneers 7 9 14 7 37
See also: 2015 Monmouth Hawks football team

At Presbyterian[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 3 0 0 7 10
Blue Hose 0 7 0 0 7
See also: 2015 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

At Gardner–Webb[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 7 14 13 0 34
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0
See also: 2015 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

Coastal Carolina[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
#2 Chanticleers 15 0 3 7 25
#24 Buccaneers 13 14 3 3 33
See also: 2015 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

At Kennesaw State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
#15 Buccaneers 7 14 7 0 28
Owls 6 0 0 8 14
See also: 2015 Kennesaw State Owls football team

Liberty[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Flames 7 7 7 3 24
#11 Buccaneers 7 3 14 7 31
See also: 2015 Liberty Flames football team

At Alabama[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
#9 Buccaneers 0 0 0 6 6
#3 (FBS) Crimson Tide 28 21 0 7 56
See also: 2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

FCS Playoffs[edit]

Second round – The Citadel[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
#18 Bulldogs 3 0 0 3 6
#9 Buccaneers 0 14 0 0 14
See also: 2015 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

Quarterfinals – Jacksonville State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
#9 Buccaneers 3 7 7 21 38
#1 Gamecocks 10 3 21 24 58
See also: 2015 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

Ranking movements[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
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STATS FCSRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV241511996
CoachesRVRVRVRVRVRV232019138877

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Charleston Southern Buccaneers Schedule 2015". ESPN. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  2. ^ "2015 Football". Charleston Southern University Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
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