2016 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team
The 2016 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-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 7–4, 4–1 in Big South play to share the conference championship with Liberty. They received the Big South's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost to Wofford in the first round.
| 2016 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football | |
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Big South co-champion | |
FCS Playoffs, L 14–15 vs. Wofford | |
| Conference | Big South Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 15 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 14 |
| 2016 record | 7–4 (4–1 Big South) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Gabe Giardina |
| Defensive coordinator | Chad Staggs |
| Home stadium | Buccaneer Field (Capacity: 4,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Charleston Southern +^ | 4 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty + | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 3 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gardner–Webb | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth | 0 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 27 | 7:30 pm | at No. 1 North Dakota State* | No. 7 | ESPN | L 17–24 OT | 18,881 | |
| September 3 | 11:45 am | Kentucky State* | No. 7 | ESPN3 | W 57–7 | 1,780 | |
| September 10 | 12:30 pm | at No. 3 (FBS) Florida State* | No. 7 | ACCRSN | L 8–52 | 75,831 | |
| September 24 | 1:00 pm | at Monmouth | No. 12 | ESPN3 | W 35–7 | 2,801 | |
| October 1 | 6:00 pm | at No. 14 Coastal Carolina* | No. 10 | ESPN3 | W 59–58 2OT | 10,213 | |
| October 8 | 11:45 am | Albany State | No. 8 |
| ESPN3 | canceled[a] | |
| October 22 | 3:00 pm | Presbyterian | No. 9 |
| ESPN3 | W 38–3 | 5,375 |
| October 29 | 11:45 am | Bucknell* | No. 9 |
| ESPN3 | W 49–28 | 2,356 |
| November 5 | 11:45 am | Gardner–Webb | No. 8 |
| ASN | L 10–17 | 1,603 |
| November 12 | 3:30 pm | at No. 25 Liberty | No. 14 | ESPN3 | W 48–26 | 21,712 | |
| November 19 | 11:45 am | Kennesaw State | No. 14 |
| ESPN3 | W 28–7 | 2,446 |
| November 26 | 1:00 pm | at No. 19 Wofford* | No. 10 | ESPN3 | L 14–15 | 2,605 | |
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- ^[a] The game between Charleston Southern and Albany State was postponed in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Matthew.[1] A future date for the game has not yet been announced.
- Source: Schedule
Game summaries
at North Dakota State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| #7 Buccaneers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| #1 Bison | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Kentucky State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Thorobreds | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| #7 Buccaneers | 22 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 57 |
at Monmouth
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #12 Buccaneers | 0 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
| Hawks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Coastal Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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| #10 Buccaneers | 7 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 59 |
| #14 Chanticleers | 21 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 58 |
Albany State
- The game between Charleston Southern and Albany State was postponed in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Matthew.
Presbyterian
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blue Hose | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| #9 Buccaneers | 0 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
Bucknell
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bison | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| #9 Buccaneers | 7 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 49 |
Gardner–Webb
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| #8 Buccaneers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Liberty
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #25 Flames | 6 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 26 |
| #14 Buccaneers | 7 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 48 |
Kennesaw State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Owls | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| #14 Buccaneers | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
FCS Playoffs
First Round–Wofford
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #10 Buccaneers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| #19 Terriers | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| STATS FCS | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | 6 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
| FCS Playoffs | Not released | 9 | NR | NR | Not released | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- "Charleston Southern postpones football game, other events" (Press release). The Post and Carrier. October 4, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
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