# 2019 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

The 2019 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Autry Denson, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing third in the Big South. Charleston Southern played home games at Buccaneer Field in Charleston, South Carolina.

## Preseason
### Big South poll

In the Big South preseason poll released on July 21, 2019, the Buccaneers were predicted to finish in third place.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 134 (14) |
| 2 | Monmouth | 122 (5) |
| 3 | Charleston Southern | 79 (1) |
| 4 | Campbell | 73 |
| 5 | Gardner–Webb | 67 |
| 6 | Hampton | 64 |
| 7 | Presbyterian | 21 |
| — | North Alabama | n/a |

### Preseason All–Big South team

The Buccaneers had three players selected to the preseason all-Big South team.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 19 Furman* | Paladin StadiumGreenville, SC | ESPN3 | L 13–46 | 6,146 |
| September 7 | 12:00 p.m. | at South Carolina* | Williams-Brice StadiumColumbia, SC | SEC Net. | L 10–72 | 70,698 |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 15 North Carolina A&T* | Buccaneer FieldNorth Charleston, SC | ESPN+ | L 21–27 | 5,112 |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 25 The Citadel* | Johnson Hagood StadiumCharleston, SC | ESPN+ | L 13–22 | 9,626 |
| October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | Savannah State* | Buccaneer FieldNorth Charleston, SC | ESPN+ | W 24–19 | 3,608 |
| October 12 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Kennesaw State | Fifth Third Bank StadiumKennesaw, GA | ESPN+ | L 23–45 | 8,258 |
| October 19 | 7:00 p.m. | at North Alabama | Braly Municipal StadiumFlorence, AL | ESPN+ | W 25–20 | 6,878 |
| October 26 | 6:00 p.m. | Monmouth | Buccaneer FieldNorth Charleston, SC | ESPN+ | L 13–35 | 3,358 |
| November 2 | 1:30 p.m. | at Gardner–Webb | Ernest W. Spangler StadiumBoiling Springs, NC | ESPN+ | W 30–27 | 1,538 |
| November 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Hampton | Buccaneer FieldNorth Charleston, SC | ESPN+ | W 27–20 $^{OT}$ | 2,746 |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at Presbyterian | Bailey Memorial StadiumClinton, SC | ESPN+ | W 27–7 | 1,834 |
| November 23 | 3:30 p.m. | Campbell | Buccaneer FieldNorth Charleston, SC | ESPN+ | W 41–31 | 3,208 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Furman

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buccaneers | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| No. 19 Paladins | 7 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 46 |

### At South Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buccaneers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Gamecocks | 21 | 23 | 7 | 21 | 72 |

### North Carolina A&T

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 15 Aggies | 0 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 27 |
| Buccaneers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |

### At The Citadel

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buccaneers | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| No. 25 Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 22 |

### Savannah State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| Buccaneers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |

### At Kennesaw State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buccaneers | 0 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
| No. 7 Owls | 14 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 45 |

### At North Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buccaneers | 10 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 25 |
| Lions | 11 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 20 |

### Monmouth

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hawks | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Buccaneers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |

### At Gardner–Webb

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buccaneers | 10 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 30 |
| Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 27 |

### Hampton

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Pirates | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Buccaneers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 |

### At Presbyterian

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buccaneers | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
| Blue Hose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |

### Campbell

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Fighting Camels | 7 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 31 |
| Buccaneers | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 41 |