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2024 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

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2024 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football
ConferenceBig South–OVC Football Association
Record1–10 (0–8 Big South–OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAdam Hollifield (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorNick Reveiz (2nd season)
Home stadiumBuccaneer Field
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Big South–OVC football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Southeast Missouri State $   6 1     9 2  
Tennessee Tech   5 2     6 5  
No. 22 UT Martin   5 2     7 4  
Tennessee State   5 2     8 3  
Lindenwood*   4 3     5 6  
Gardner–Webb   3 4     4 7  
Eastern Illinois   2 5     3 8  
Western Illinois   2 5     3 8  
Charleston Southern   0 8     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Note: Lindenwood ineligible for Big South–OVC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II.
As of November 22, 2024
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team will represent Charleston Southern University as a member of the Big South–OVC Football Association during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They will be led by Gabe Giardina in his second season as head coach, the Buccaneers will play their home games at Buccaneer Field in Charleston, South Carolina.

Preseason

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Preseason poll

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The Big South-OVC Conference released their preseason poll on July 17, 2024. The Buccaneers were picked to finish sixth in the conference.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 UT Martin 61 (5)
2 Eastern Illinois 53 (2)
3 Southeast Missouri State 51 (2)
4 Tennessee State 41
5 Gardner-Webb 40
6 Charleston Southern 27
7 Tennessee Tech 24
8 Lindenwood 18
9 Western Illinois 9

Transfers

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Outgoing

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Player Position New school
Brian Cooey P Ball State
Bryce Llewellyn DB Eastern Michigan
Darius Meeks OL Grambling State
King Walker DL North Carolina Central
Jamel Johnson DB Temple
Garret Cates LS USF

Incoming

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Player Position Previous school
Kason Hooks DB Army
Chris Rhone WR Coastal Carolina
David Portu DL Coastal Carolina
Robert Wilson DB Grambling State
Rob McCoy QB Sacred Heart
Justin Waters LB Stonehill

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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m. The Citadel*ESPN+L 21–225,831
September 76:00 p.m.at No. 15 Furman*ESPN+W 24–208,377
September 142:00 p.m.at Richmond*FloSportsL 0–386,522
September 286:00 p.m.at Tennessee StateESPN+L 9–131,853
October 54:00 p.m.Western Illinoisdagger
  • Buccaneer Field
  • N. Charleston, SC
ESPN+L 20–314,015
October 122:00 p.m.at LindenwoodESPN+L 14–292,765
October 194:00 p.m.No. 8 Southeast Missouri State
  • Buccaneer Field
  • N. Charleston, SC
ESPN+L 13–263,105
October 262:30 p.m.at Tennessee TechESPN+L 23–285,498
November 22:00 p.m.Gardner–Webb
  • Buccaneer Field
  • N. Charleston, SC
ESPN+L 14-171,977
November 92:00 p.m.No. 19 UT Martin
  • Buccaneer Field
  • N. Charleston, SC
ESPN+L 14–403,614
November 161:00 p.m.at Eastern IllinoisESPN+L 13–16 OT1,895
November 231:30 p.m.at Florida State*ACCNX/ESPN+
  • *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

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The Citadel

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Game One – The Citadel Bulldogs (0–0) vs Charleston Southern Buccaneers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 0 3 12722
Buccaneers 7 7 7021

at Buccaneer FieldNorth Charleston, SC

  • Date: Saturday August 31, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 87 °F (31 °C) • Wind: N at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 5,831
  • Referee: Branden McCain
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Justin Biegel (play-by-play) and Jack DeLongchamps (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:03) CHSO – Autavius Ison 3-yard run, Patrick Fisher-Butler kick (Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 5:11; Charleston Southern 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (2:24) CHSO – Jamil Bishop 64-yard pass from Rob McCoy, Patrick Fisher-Butler kick (Drive: 3 plays, 79 yards, 1:35; Charleston Southern 14–0)
  • (1:00) CIT – Ben Barnes 49-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 1:21; Charleston Southern 14–7)
Third quarter
  • (10:29) CHSO – Tyson Greenwade 2-yard run, Patrick Fisher-Butler kick (Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 4:25; Charleston Southern 21–3)
  • (6:20) CIT – Johnathan Bennett 1-yard run (Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:03; Charleston Southern 21–9)
  • (0:00) CIT – Johnny Crawford III 1-yard run (Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 3:31; Charleston Southern 21–15)
Fourth quarter
  • (1:55) CIT – Garrison Johnson 1-yard run, Ben Barnes kick (Drive: 6 plays, 13 yards, 2:52; The Citadel 22–21)
Statistics CIT CHSO
First downs 20 19
Total yards 360 383
Rushing yards 190 93
Passing yards 170 290
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10–17–0 20–25–0
Time of possession 32:11 27:49
Team Category Player Statistics
The Citadel Passing Johnathan Bennett 10/17, 170 yards
Rushing Corey Ibrahim 16 carries, 68 yards
Receiving Dervon Pesnell 3 receptions, 86 yards
Charleston Southern Passing Rob McCoy 20/25, 290 yards, TD
Rushing Rob McCoy 12 carries, 40 yards
Receiving Chris Rhone 5 receptions, 90 yards

at No. 15 Furman

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Game Two – Charleston Southern Buccaneers (0–1) at No. 15 Furman Paladins (0–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 6 8 7324
No. 15 Paladins 0 10 7320

at Paladin StadiumGreenville, SC

  • Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 8,377
  • Referee: Brian Holland
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics CHSO FUR
First downs 14 20
Total yards 257 336
Rushing yards 114 101
Passing yards 143 235
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12–23–0 18–35–2
Time of possession 27:53 32:07
Team Category Player Statistics
Charleston Southern Passing Rob McCoy Jr 12/23, 143 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Autavius Ison 19 carries, 90 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Noah Jennings 7 receptions, 97 yards, 2 TD
Furman Passing Trey Hedden 12/25, 193 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Myion Hicks 14 carries, 68 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Ben Ferguson 3 receptions, 108 yards

at Richmond

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Game Three – Charleston Southern Buccaneers (1–1) at Richmond Spiders (0–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 0 0 000
Spiders 7 14 14338

at E. Claiborne Robins StadiumRichmond, VA

  • Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 6,522
  • Referee: Jeremy DeAngulo
  • TV announcers (FloSports/MSN): TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics CHSO RICH
First downs 10 18
Total yards 131 370
Rushing yards 39 213
Passing yards 92 157
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–24–2 13–15–0
Time of possession 26:12 33:48
Team Category Player Statistics
Charleston Southern Passing Zolten Osborne 10/19, 81 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Autavius Ison 13 carries, 49 yards
Receiving Quay Kindell 2 receptions, 26 yards
Richmond Passing Kyle Wickersham 10/12, 128 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Zach Palmer-Smith 21 carries, 80 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Nick DeGennaro 5 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD

at Tennessee State

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Game Four – Charleston Southern Buccaneers (1–2) at Tennessee State Tigers (2–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 0 6 309
Tigers 0 7 0613

at Nissan StadiumNashville, TN

  • Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Rain, 67 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 1,853
  • Referee: Drew Myers
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics CHSO TNST
First downs 17 11
Total yards 309 206
Rushing yards 219 101
Passing yards 90 105
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 4–12–0 12–25–0
Time of possession 41:29 18:31
Team Category Player Statistics
Charleston Southern Passing Kaleb Jackson 4/12, 90 yards
Rushing Autavius Ison 33 carries, 157 yards
Receiving Chris Rhone 2 receptions, 39 yards
Tennessee State Passing Draylen Ellis 12/24, 105 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Jordan Gant 5 carries, 40 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Bryant Williams 5 receptions, 49 yards, 1 TD

Western Illinois

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Game Five – Western Illinois Leathernecks (1–3) vs Charleston Southern Buccaneers (1–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Leathernecks 14 7 7331
Buccaneers 0 13 0720

at Buccaneer FieldNorth Charleston, SC

  • Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 81 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 4,014
  • Referee: John Kellermeier
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics WIU CHSO
First downs 17 21
Total yards 329 431
Rushing yards 132 325
Passing yards 197 106
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–23–1 9–17–2
Time of possession 23:28 36:32
Team Category Player Statistics
Western Illinois Passing Nathan Lamb 17/23, 197 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Cameren Smith 25 carries, 101 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Elijah Aragon 10 receptions, 129 yards, 1 TD
Charleston Southern Passing Rob McCoy Jr 9/17, 106 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Autavius Ison 29 carries, 229 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Noah Jennings 4 receptions, 44 yards, 1 TD

at Lindenwood

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Game Six – Charleston Southern Buccaneers (1–4) vs Lindenwood Lions (2–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 0 14 0014
Lions 10 10 3629

at Harlen C. Hunter StadiumSt. Charles, MO

  • Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 83 °F (28 °C)
  • Game attendance: 2,765
  • Referee: Brad Carrell
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics CHSO LIN
First downs 8 25
Total yards 197 392
Rushing yards 98 240
Passing yards 99 152
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–29–2 12–25–1
Time of possession 19:35 40:25
Team Category Player Statistics
Charleston Southern Passing Rob McCoy Jr 14/23, 98 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Autavius Ison 14 carries, 77 yards
Receiving Chris Rhone 4 receptions, 46 yards
Lindenwood Passing Nate Glantz 12/25, 152 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Nate Glantz 18 carries, 103 yards
Receiving Jeff Caldwell 2 receptions, 52 yards

No. 8. Southeast Missouri State

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Game Seven – No. 8 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (6–1) vs Charleston Southern Buccaneers (1–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 8 Redhawks 6 10 7326
Buccaneers 0 7 6013

at Buccaneer FieldNorth Charleston, SC

  • Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 71 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 3,105
  • Referee: Gabriel Tomlin
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:35) SEMO – DC Pippin 25 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 2:07; SEMO 3–0)
  • (4:04) SEMO – DC Pippin 24 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 2:53; SEMO 6–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:52) CHSO – Chris Rhone 26 yard pass from NAME, NAME kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:12; CHSO 7–6)
  • (12:16) SEMO – DC Pippin 34 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 2:36; SEMO 9–7)
  • (0:09) SEMO – Tristan Smith 1 yard run, NAME kick (Drive: 19 plays, 83 yards, 5:09; SEMO 16–7)
Third quarter
  • (10:38) SEMO – Kyron Downing 20 yard pass from NAME, NAME kick (Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 2:07; SEMO 23–7)
  • (0:00) CHSO – Chris Rhone 44 yard pass from NAME (Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 3:28; SEMO 23–13)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:12) SEMO – DC Pippin 27 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 3:42; SEMO 26–13)
Statistics SEMO CHSO
First downs 28 12
Total yards 415 255
Rushing yards 80 108
Passing yards 335 147
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 32–55–0 12–18–0
Time of possession 33:43 26:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Southeast Missouri State Passing Paxton DeLaurent 32/55, 335 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Jacorey Love 12 carries, 65 yards
Receiving Tristan Smith 7 receptions, 90 yards
Charleston Southern Passing Kaleb Jackson 9/15, 125 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Autavius Ison 11 carries, 44 yards
Receiving Chris Rhone 6 receptions, 98 yards, 2 TD

at Tennessee Tech

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Game Eight – Charleston Southern Buccaneers (1–6) vs Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (2–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 7 0 14223
Golden Eagles 3 16 0928

at Tucker StadiumCookeville, TN

  • Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 72 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 5,498
  • Referee: Zach Erdmann
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics CHSO TTU
First downs 15 16
Total yards 335 343
Rushing yards 122 168
Passing yards 213 175
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–29–2 9–16–0
Time of possession 31:25 28:35
Team Category Player Statistics
Charleston Southern Passing Kaleb Jackson 14/29, 213 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Tyson Greenwade 24 carries, 95 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Chris Rhone 3 receptions, 129 yards, 1 TD
Tennessee Tech Passing Dylan Laible 9/16, 175 yds, 2 TD
Rushing Jalen Mitchell 15 carries, 94 yards
Receiving D.J. Linkins 3 receptions, 106 yards, 1 TD

Gardner–Webb

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Game Nine – Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (2–6) at Charleston Southern Buccaneers (1–7) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 3 7717
Buccaneers 0 0 7714

at Buccaneer FieldCharleston, SC

  • Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 82 °F (28 °C)
  • Game attendance: 1,977
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics GWEB CHSO
First downs 24 13
Total yards 346 222
Rushing yards 124 94
Passing yards 222 128
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–29–0 13–27–1
Time of possession 37:04 22:56
Team Category Player Statistics
Gardner–Webb Passing Tyler Ridell 17/24, 212 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Edward Saydee 25 carries, 86 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Taylor Shields 4 receptions, 65 yards, 1 TD
Charleston Southern Passing Kaleb Jackson 13/27, 128 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Tyson Greenwade 15 carries, 68 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Noah Jennings 4 receptions, 53 yards

No. 19 UT Martin

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Game Ten – No. 19 UT Martin Skyhawks (6–3) at Charleston Southern Buccaneers (1–8) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 19 Skyhawks 16 3 14740
Buccaneers 7 0 0714

at Buccaneer FieldNorth Charleston, SC

  • Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 3,614
  • Referee: Brandon McCain
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:06) UTM – Jaren Van Winkle 44 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 4:22; UTM 3–0)
  • (7:08) CHSO – Jamil Bishop 54 yard run, Reid Montgomery kick (Drive: 2 plays, 66 yards, 0:52; CHSO 7–3)
  • (6:57) UTM – DeVonte Tanksley 65 yard pass from Kinkead Dent (Drive: 1 play, 65 yards, 0:11; UTM 9–7)
  • (2:31) UTM – Kinkead Dent 4 yard run, Jaren Van Winkle kick (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 2:43; UTM 16–7)
Second quarter
  • (9:00) UTM – Jaren Van Winkle 24 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 5:47; UTM 19–7)
Third quarter
  • (7:43) UTM – DeVonte Tanksley 36 yard pass from Kinkead Dent, Jaren Van Winkle kick (Drive: 14 plays, 92 yards, 7:10; UTM 26–7)
  • (6:51) UTM – Tevin Shipp 30 yard interception return, Jaren Van Winkle kick (Drive: 2 plays, 72 yards, 0:47; UTM 33–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (6:45) UTM – Chris Franklin 43 yard run, Jaren Van Winkle kick (Drive: 3 plays, 52 yards, 1:42; UTM 40–7)
  • (2:30) CHSO – Chris Rhone 13 yard pass from Kaleb Jackson, Reid Montgomery kick (Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 1:54; UTM 40–14)
Statistics UTM CHSO
First downs 21 12
Total yards 491 209
Rushing yards 237 94
Passing yards 254 115
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–26–0 14–27–3
Time of possession 33:06 26:17
Team Category Player Statistics
UT Martin Passing Kinkead Dent 13/26, 254 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Patrick Smith 15 carries, 123 yards
Receiving DeVonte Tanksley 5 receptions, 128 yards, 2 TD
Charleston Southern Passing Rob McCoy Jr 12/23, 97 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Autavius Ison 14 carries, 42 yards
Receiving Noah Jennings 6 receptions, 52 yards

at Eastern Illinois

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Game Eleven – Charleston Southern Buccaneers (1–9) vs Eastern Illinois Panthers (2–8) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Buccaneers 0 6 07013
Panthers 0 13 00316

at O'Brien FieldCharleston, IL

  • Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 50 °F (10 °C)
  • Game attendance: 1,895
  • Referee: Zach Erdmann
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
Game information
First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter
  • (14:55) CHSO – Reid Montgomery 37 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 24 yards, 4:56; CHSO 3–0)
  • (4:58) CHSO – Reid Montgomery 39 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:29; CHSO 6–0)
  • (1:36) EIU – MJ Flowers 2 yard run, Julian Patino kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:22; EIU 7–6)
  • (0:36) EIU – Alex Herrera 18 yard pass from Pierce Holley (Drive: 3 plays, 21 yards, 0:27; EIU 13–6)
Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter
  • (4:52) CHSO – Jamil Bishop 15 yard run, Reid Montgomery kick (Drive: 1 play, 15 yards, 0:08; TIED 13–13)
Overtime
  • EIU – Julian Patino 18 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 24 yards; EIU 16–13)
Statistics CHSO EIU
First downs 11 17
Total yards 201 232
Rushing yards 125 64
Passing yards 76 168
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10–19–0 17–26–2
Time of possession 27:05 27:34
Team Category Player Statistics
Charleston Southern Passing Rob McCoy Jr. 7/13, 52 yards
Rushing Autavius Ison 12 carries, 42 yards
Receiving Chris Rhone 1 reception, 18 yards
Eastern Illinois Passing Pierce Holley 17/23, 168 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing MJ Flowers 22 carries, 73 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Quenton Rogers 5 receptions, 66 yards

at Florida State (FBS)

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Game Twelve – Charleston Southern Buccaneers (1–10) vs Florida State Seminoles (FBS) (1–9) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 0 0 000
Seminoles (FBS) 0 0 000

at Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL

  • Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
  • TV announcers (ACCNX/ESPN+): Shawn Kenney (play-by-play) and Forrest Conoly (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics CHSO FSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Charleston Southern Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Florida State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

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  1. ^ "UT Martin Voted 2024 Preseason Big South-OVC Football Association Favorite". www.bigsouthovcfootball.com. July 17, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 FCS-to-FCS Transfers". herosports.
  3. ^ "2024 FBS-to-FCS Transfers". herosports.
  4. ^ "2024 FCS-to-FBS Transfers". herosports.
  5. ^ "2024 Charleston Southern Football Transfer Portal". on3.
  6. ^ "2024 Football Schedule".