# 2021 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

The 2021 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Autry Denson, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing in a fourth-way tie for third in the Big South. Charleston Southern played home games at Buccaneer Field in Charleston, South Carolina.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 11 | 7:00 p.m. | at The Citadel* | Johnson Hagood StadiumCharleston, SC | ESPN+ | W 38–21 | 10,848 |
| September 18 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 20 Monmouth | Buccaneer FieldNorth Charleston, SC | ESPN+ | L 14–41 | 3,801 |
| September 25 | 6:00 p.m. | at East Carolina* | Dowdy–Ficklen StadiumGreenville, NC | ESPN+ | L 28–31 | 39,218 |
| October 9 | 3:00 p.m. | at Robert Morris | Joe Walton StadiumMoon Township, PA | ESPN+ | L 24–31 | 2,844 |
| October 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Hampton | Buccaneer FieldNorth Charleston, SC | ESPN+ | W 35–5 | 3,928 |
| October 23 | 3:00 p.m. | at North Alabama | Braly Municipal StadiumFlorence, AL | ESPN3 | L 22–45 | 5,647 |
| October 30 | 1:00 p.m. | Campbell | Buccaneer FieldNorth Charleston, SC | ESPN+ | W 27–14 | 3,208 |
| November 6 | 1:00 p.m. | North Carolina A&T | Buccaneer FieldNorth Charleston, SC | ESPN+ | L 18–21 | 1,470 |
| November 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at Gardner–Webb | Ernest W. Spangler StadiumBoiling Springs, NC | ESPN3 | W 32–24 | 3,150 |
| November 20 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 1 (FBS) Georgia* | Sanford StadiumAthens, GA | ESPN+/SECN+ | L 7–56 | 92,746 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### at East Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buccaneers | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| • Pirates | 0 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| ECU –24.5 | 59 |
| Statistics | Charleston Southern | East Carolina |
| First downs | 34 | 14 |
| Total yards | 536 | 388 |
| Rushing yards | 131 | 150 |
| Passing yards | 405 | 238 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 31:27 | 28:33 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Charleston Southern | Passing | Jack Chambers | 38/61, 405 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| Charleston Southern | Rushing | JD Moore | 14 car, 58 yds, 1 TD |
| Charleston Southern | Receiving | Garris Schwarting | 8 rec, 94 yds |
| East Carolina | Passing | Holton Ahlers | 17/26, 238 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT |
| East Carolina | Rushing | Keaton Mitchell | 13 car, 125 yds, 1 TD |
| East Carolina | Receiving | C. J. Johnson | 3 rec, 95 yds, 1 TD |

### at No. 1 (FBS) Georgia

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Charleston Southern | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 1 (FBS) Georgia | 28 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 56 |
at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia
* Date: Saturday, November 20, 2021
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Clear • Temperature -
* Game attendance: 92,746
* Referee: -
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Mike Morgan (play-by-play), Charles Arbuckle (color) and Alex Chappell (sideline)
* Pregame line: Georgia −52.0 • Odds to win: Georgia 99.9% • Game summary: ESPN
| Statistics | CHSO | UGA |
| First downs | 10 | 22 |
| Plays–yards | 68–126 | 69–488 |
| Rushes–yards | 31–68 | 32–233 |
| Passing yards | 58 | 255 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 14–37–1 | 20–37–2 |
| Time of possession | 31:56 | 28:04 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| CHSO | Passing | Jack Chambers | 11/30, 55 yards, 1 INT |
| CHSO | Rushing | TJ Ruff | 14 carries, 46 yards |
| CHSO | Receiving | Garris Schwarting | 3 receptions, 30 yards |
| Georgia | Passing | Stetson Bennett | 8/14, 105 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| Georgia | Rushing | Zamir White | 4 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD |
| Georgia | Receiving | Brett Seither | 2 receptions, 39 yards, 1 TD |