# 2013 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

The 2013 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Jamey Chadwell, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing third in the Big South. Charleston Southern played home games at Buccaneer Field in Charleston, South Carolina.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 6:00 pm | at The Citadel* | | Johnson Hagood StadiumCharleston, SC | | W 32–29 | 12,196 |
| September 7 | 11:00 am | Shorter* | | Buccaneer FieldCharleston, SC | BSN | W 23–15 | 3,812 |
| September 14 | 6:00 pm | at Campbell* | | Barker–Lane StadiumBuies Creek, NC | | W 30–10 | 6,044 |
| September 21 | 4:00 pm | at Norfolk State* | | William "Dick" Price StadiumNorfolk, VA | | W 20–12 | 5,963 |
| September 28 | 3:30 pm | at Appalachian State* | | Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, NC | | W 27–24 | 29,145 |
| October 5 | 1:30 pm | North Greenville* | | Buccaneer FieldCharleston, SC | BSN | W 28–14 | 4,523 |
| October 12 | 1:30 pm | at VMI | | Alumni Memorial FieldLexington, VA | BSN | W 25–17 | 5,902 |
| October 19 | 2:00 pm | at Colorado* | | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO | P12N | L 10–43 | 36,730 |
| October 26 | 1:30 pm | Charlotte* | | Buccaneer FieldCharleston, SC | BSN | W 36–14 | 4,319 |
| November 2 | 2:00 pm | at Presbyterian | No. 24 | Bailey Memorial StadiumClinton, SC | ESPN3 | W 27–16 | 3,181 |
| November 9 | 1:30 pm | No. 5 Coastal Carolina | No. 18 | Buccaneer FieldCharleston, SC | BSN | W 31–26 | 6,135 |
| November 16 | 1:30 pm | at Gardner–Webb | No. 13 | Ernest W. Spangler StadiumBoiling Springs, NC | BSN | L 10–27 | 4,890 |
| November 23 | 1:30 pm | Liberty | No. 18 | Buccaneer FieldCharleston, SC | ESPN3 | L 14–56 | 3,756 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the gameAll 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.

### 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 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 56 |
| Buccaneers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| Sports Network | — | RV | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 24 |
| Coaches | — | RV | — | — | — | RV | 25 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 22 |