# 2016 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

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 Jamey Chadwell in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, sharing the Big South title with Liberty. Charleston Southern earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Buccaneers lost in the first round to Wofford. Charleston Southern played home games at Buccaneer Field in Charleston, South Carolina.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 27 | 7:30 pm | at No. 1 North Dakota State* | No. 7 | FargodomeFargo, ND (FCS Kickoff) | ESPN | L 17–24 $^{OT}$ | 18,881 |
| September 3 | 11:45 am | Kentucky State* | No. 7 | Buccaneer FieldCharleston, SC | ESPN3 | W 57–7 | 1,780 |
| September 10 | 12:30 pm | at No. 3 (FBS) Florida State* | No. 7 | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | ACCRSN | L 8–52 | 75,831 |
| September 24 | 1:00 pm | at Monmouth | No. 12 | Kessler FieldWest Long Branch, NJ | ESPN3 | W 35–7 | 2,801 |
| October 1 | 6:00 pm | at No. 14 Coastal Carolina* | No. 10 | Brooks StadiumConway, SC | ESPN3 | W 59–58 $^{2OT}$ | 10,213 |
| October 8 | 11:45 am | Albany State | No. 8 | Buccaneer FieldCharleston, SC | ESPN3 | canceled | |
| October 22 | 3:00 pm | Presbyterian | No. 9 | Buccaneer FieldCharleston, SC | ESPN3 | W 38–3 | 5,375 |
| October 29 | 11:45 am | Bucknell* | No. 9 | Buccaneer FieldCharleston, SC | ESPN3 | W 49–28 | 2,356 |
| November 5 | 11:45 am | Gardner–Webb | No. 8 | Buccaneer FieldCharleston, SC | ASN | L 10–17 | 1,603 |
| November 12 | 3:30 pm | at No. 25 Liberty | No. 14 | Williams StadiumLynchburg, VA | ESPN3 | W 48–26 | 21,712 |
| November 19 | 11:45 am | Kennesaw State | No. 14 | Buccaneer FieldCharleston, SC | ESPN3 | W 28–7 | 2,446 |
| November 26 | 1:00 pm | at No. 19 Wofford* | No. 10 | Gibbs StadiumSpartanburg, SC (NCAA Division I First Round) | ESPN3 | L 14–15 | 2,605 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||
    The game between Charleston Southern and Albany State was postponed in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Matthew. A future date for the game has not yet been announced.

## Game summaries
### At North Dakota State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| #7 Buccaneers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| #1 Bison | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |

### Kentucky State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Thorobreds | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| #7 Buccaneers | 22 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 57 |

### At Florida State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #7 Buccaneers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| #3 (FBS) Seminoles | 28 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 52 |

### At Monmouth

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #12 Buccaneers | 0 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
| Hawks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |

### At Coastal Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| #10 Buccaneers | 7 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 59 |
| #14 Chanticleers | 21 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 58 |

### Albany State

* The game between Charleston Southern and Albany State was postponed in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Matthew.

### Presbyterian

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Hose | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| #9 Buccaneers | 0 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 38 |

### Bucknell

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bison | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| #9 Buccaneers | 7 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 49 |

### Gardner–Webb

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| #8 Buccaneers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |

### Liberty

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #25 Flames | 6 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 26 |
| #14 Buccaneers | 7 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 48 |

### Kennesaw State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| #14 Buccaneers | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |

### Wofford—NCAA Division I First Round

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #10 Buccaneers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| #19 Terriers | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 15 |

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | 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 | Final |
| STATS FCS | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 15 |
| Coaches | 6 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 14 |
| FCS Playoffs | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 9 | — | — | Not released | Not released |