2015 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

2015 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football
Big South champion
FCS Playoffs Quarterfinal, L 38–58 vs. Jacksonville State
Conference	Big South Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 6
FCS Coaches	No. 7
Record	10–3 (6–0 Big South)
Head coach	Jamey Chadwell (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Gabe Giardina
Defensive coordinator	Chad Staggs
Home stadium	Buccaneer Field (Capacity: 4,000)

2015 Big South Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Charleston Southern $^		6	–	0					10	–	3
No. 16 Coastal Carolina ^		4	–	2					9	–	3
Liberty		3	–	3					6	–	5
Monmouth		3	–	3					5	–	6
Kennesaw State		2	–	4					6	–	5
Gardner–Webb *		2	–	4					4	–	7
Presbyterian		1	–	5					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * Gardner–Webb ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Jamey Chadwell and played their home games at Buccaneer Field. They were a member of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 6–0 in Big South play to become Big South champions. They earned the conference's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated The Citadel in the second round to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Jacksonville State.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 pm	North Greenville*		Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	BSN	W 41–14	4,820
September 12	7:00 pm	at Troy*		Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	L 16–44	17,517
September 17	7:00 pm	East Tennessee State*		Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	BSN	W 47–7	2,331
September 26	6:00 pm	at The Citadel*		Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN3	W 33–20	11,998
October 10	12:00 pm	Monmouth		Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	BSN	W 37–7	1,227
October 17	2:00 pm	at Presbyterian		Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	BSN	W 10–7	4,624
October 24	1:30 pm	at Gardner–Webb		Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	BSN	W 34–0	3,159
October 31	2:00 pm	No. 2 Coastal Carolina	No. 24	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	ASN	W 33–25	5,311
November 7	1:00 pm	at Kennesaw State	No. 15	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	BSN	W 28–14	8,670
November 14	2:00 pm	Liberty	No. 11	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	ESPN3	W 31–24	4,781
November 21	4:00 pm	at No. 3 (FBS) Alabama*	No. 9	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	SECN	L 6–56	100,611
December 5	2:00 pm	No. 18 The Citadel*	No. 9	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	W 14–6	8,451
December 11	8:00 pm	at No. 1 Jacksonville State*	No. 9	JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals)	ESPN2	L 38–58	22,279
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

North Greenville

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	0	7	7	0	14
Buccaneers	13	7	14	7	41

at Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	7	2	0	7	16
Trojans	14	7	6	17	44

See also: 2015 Troy Trojans football team

East Tennessee State

	1	2	3	4	Total
ETSU Bucs	0	0	0	7	7
CSU Bucs	0	34	6	7	47

See also: 2015 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

at The Citadel

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	6	10	17	33
Bulldogs	7	10	3	0	20

See also: 2015 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

Monmouth

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	0	0	0	7	7
Buccaneers	7	9	14	7	37

See also: 2015 Monmouth Hawks football team

at Presbyterian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	3	0	0	7	10
Blue Hose	0	7	0	0	7

See also: 2015 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

at Gardner–Webb

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	7	14	13	0	34
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0

See also: 2015 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

Coastal Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
#2 Chanticleers	15	0	3	7	25
#24 Buccaneers	13	14	3	3	33

See also: 2015 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

at Kennesaw State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#15 Buccaneers	7	14	7	0	28
Owls	6	0	0	8	14

See also: 2015 Kennesaw State Owls football team

Liberty

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	7	7	7	3	24
#11 Buccaneers	7	3	14	7	31

See also: 2015 Liberty Flames football team

at Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 Buccaneers	0	0	0	6	6
#3 (FBS) Crimson Tide	28	21	0	7	56

See also: 2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

FCS Playoffs

Second Round–The Citadel

	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 Bulldogs	3	0	0	3	6
#9 Buccaneers	0	14	0	0	14

See also: 2015 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

Quarterfinals–Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 Buccaneers	3	7	7	21	38
#1 Gamecocks	10	3	21	24	58

See also: 2015 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	15	11	9	9	6
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	20	19	13	8	8	7	7