2022 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

2022 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	2–8 (2–3 Big South)
Head coach	Autry Denson (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Klay Koester (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Zane Vance (6th season)
Home stadium	Buccaneer Field

2022 Big South Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Gardner–Webb $^		5	–	0					7	–	6
North Carolina A&T		4	–	1					7	–	4
Campbell		2	–	3					5	–	6
Bryant		2	–	3					4	–	7
Charleston Southern		2	–	3					2	–	8
Robert Morris		0	–	5					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Autry Denson in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing in a three-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 3	12:00 p.m.	Western Carolina*	Buccaneer Field North Charleston, SC	ESPN+	L 38–52	3,922
September 10	12:30 p.m.	at No. 18 (FBS) NC State*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ACCRSN	L 3–55	54,169
September 17	6:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Eastern Kentucky*	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	ESPN+	L 17–40	16,906
September 24	12:00 p.m.	Furman*	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	ESPN+	L 19–24	3,715
October 8	4:00 p.m.	at Campbell	Barker–Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC	ESPN+	L 28–34	5,671
October 15	4:00 p.m.	at Bryant	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	ESPN3	W 24–23	2,158
October 22	6:00 p.m.	Gardner–Webb	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	ESPN3	L 14–28	4,112
October 29	1:00 p.m.	at Kennesaw State*	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	ESPN+	L 20–30	3,845
November 5	12:00 p.m.	Robert Morris	Buccaneer Field North Charleston, SC	ESPN3	W 34–21	3,033
November 12	12:00 p.m.	at North Carolina A&T	Truist Stadium Greensboro, NC	ESPN+	L 10–20	10,234
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Western Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Catamounts	17	14	14	7	52
Buccaneers	7	10	14	7	38

See also: 2022 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

At No. 18 (FBS) NC State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	0	3	0	3
No. 18 (FBS) Wolfpack	10	28	10	7	55

See also: 2022 NC State Wolfpack football team

At No. 19 Eastern Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	10	0	7	17
No. 19 Colonels	16	0	17	7	40

See also: 2022 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

Furman

	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	3	7	7	7	24
Buccaneers	7	2	10	0	19

See also: 2022 Furman Paladins football team

At Campbell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	7	7	7	7	28
Fighting Camels	14	10	7	3	34

See also: 2022 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

At Bryant

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	3	7	7	7	24
Bulldogs	3	10	7	3	23

See also: 2022 Bryant Bulldogs football team

Gardner–Webb

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin’ Bulldogs	3	10	15	0	28
Buccaneers	7	0	7	0	14

See also: 2022 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

At Kennesaw State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	7	7	6	20
Owls	3	10	7	10	30

See also: 2022 Kennesaw State Owls football team

Robert Morris

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	0	7	7	7	21
Buccaneers	10	10	7	7	34

See also: 2022 Robert Morris Colonials football team

At North Carolina A&T

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	7	3	0	10
Aggies	0	7	13	0	20

See also: 2022 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team