2019 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	6–6 (4–2 Big South)
Head coach	Autry Denson (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Felton Huggins (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Zane Vance (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Bryant Foster (1st season)
Home stadium	Buccaneer Field
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Big South Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 12 Monmouth $^		6	–	0					11	–	3
No. 13 Kennesaw State ^		5	–	1					11	–	3
Charleston Southern		4	–	2					6	–	6
Campbell		3	–	3					6	–	5
Hampton		1	–	5					5	–	7
Gardner–Webb		1	–	5					3	–	9
Presbyterian		1	–	5					2	–	10
North Alabama *		0	–	0					4	–	7
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * North Alabama ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition to NCAA Division I Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Autry Denson, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing third in the Big South. Charleston Southern played home games at Buccaneer Field in Charleston, South Carolina.

Preseason[edit]

Big South poll[edit]

In the Big South preseason poll released on July 21, 2019, the Buccaneers were predicted to finish in third place.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Kennesaw State	134 (14)
2	Monmouth	122 (5)
3	Charleston Southern	79 (1)
4	Campbell	73
5	Gardner–Webb	67
6	Hampton	64
7	Presbyterian	21
—	North Alabama	n/a

Preseason All–Big South team[edit]

The Buccaneers had three players selected to the preseason all-Big South team.^[2]

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	1:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Furman*	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN3	L 13–46	6,146
September 7	12:00 p.m.	at South Carolina*	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	SEC Net.	L 10–72	70,698
September 14	6:00 p.m.	No. 15 North Carolina A&T*	Buccaneer Field North Charleston, SC	ESPN+	L 21–27	5,112
September 21	6:00 p.m.	at No. 25 The Citadel*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN+	L 13–22	9,626
October 5	6:00 p.m.	Savannah State*	Buccaneer Field North Charleston, SC	ESPN+	W 24–19	3,608
October 12	3:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Kennesaw State	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	ESPN+	L 23–45	8,258
October 19	7:00 p.m.	at North Alabama	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	ESPN+	W 25–20	6,878
October 26	6:00 p.m.	Monmouth	Buccaneer Field North Charleston, SC	ESPN+	L 13–35	3,358
November 2	1:30 p.m.	at Gardner–Webb	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ESPN+	W 30–27	1,538
November 9	6:00 p.m.	Hampton	Buccaneer Field North Charleston, SC	ESPN+	W 27–20 OT	2,746
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at Presbyterian	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	ESPN+	W 27–7	1,834
November 23	3:30 p.m.	Campbell	Buccaneer Field North Charleston, SC	ESPN+	W 41–31	3,208
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries[edit]

At Furman[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	6	7	0	13
No. 19 Paladins	7	17	8	14	46

At South Carolina[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	3	0	0	7	10
Gamecocks	21	23	7	21	72

North Carolina A&T[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Aggies	0	6	0	21	27
Buccaneers	7	7	0	7	21

At The Citadel[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	3	3	7	13
No. 25 Bulldogs	0	7	13	2	22

Savannah State[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	9	3	0	19
Buccaneers	7	0	7	10	24

At Kennesaw State[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	6	7	10	23
No. 7 Owls	14	14	3	14	45

At North Alabama[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	10	3	3	9	25
Lions	11	0	6	3	20

Monmouth[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	7	7	14	7	35
Buccaneers	3	3	0	7	13

At Gardner–Webb[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	10	14	6	0	30
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	0	7	20	27

Hampton[edit]

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Pirates	13	0	0	7	0	20
Buccaneers	3	7	7	3	7	27

At Presbyterian[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	14	7	3	3	27
Blue Hose	0	0	0	7	7

Campbell[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Camels	7	7	17	0	31
Buccaneers	14	13	7	7	41

References[edit]