Charleston Southern Buccaneers

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:

Men's Sports
Baseball
Basketball
Cross Country
Football
Golf
Outdoor Track and Field
Indoor Track and FieldWomen's Sports
Basketball
Cross Country
Golf
Outdoor Track and Field
Indoor Track and Field
Soccer
Softball
Tennis
Volleyball

In 2008, CSU closed its highly successful men's tennis program to reallocate funds to other sports.  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

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