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
- ^ "Charleston Southern Discontinues Men's Tennis Program :: CSUsports.com". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
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