2018 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

The 2018 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Mark Tucker in his second and final season as head coach, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing third in the Big South. Charleston Southern played home games at Buccaneer Field in Charleston, South Carolina.

2018 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record5–6 (3–2 Big South)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorZane Vance (2nd season)
Home stadiumBuccaneer Field
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Big South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Kennesaw State $^   5 0     11 2  
Monmouth   4 1     8 3  
Charleston Southern   3 2     5 6  
Gardner–Webb   2 3     3 8  
Campbell   1 4     6 5  
Presbyterian   0 5     2 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

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Big South poll

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In the Big South preseason poll released on July 23, 2018, the Buccaneers were predicted to finish in third place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Kennesaw State 107 (17)
2 Monmouth 82 (1)
3 Charleston Southern 75
4 Gardner–Webb 52
5 Campbell 36
6 Presbyterian 26

Preseason All-Big South team

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The Big South released their preseason all-Big South team on July 23, 2018, with the Buccaneers having seven players selected along with three more on the honorable mention list.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1 7:30 p.m. at Florida* SECN L 6–53 81,164
September 22 6:00 p.m. No. 12 Elon* ESPN+ L 22–31 2,465
September 29 2:00 p.m. at Hampton* ESPN+ W 48–14 5,124
October 6 6:00 p.m. at Savannah State* ESPN3 L 3–23 2,970
October 13 6:00 p.m. Virginia–Lynchburg*
  • Buccaneer Field
  • North Charleston, SC
ESPN+ W 58–6 1,473
October 20 6:00 p.m. Presbyterian 
  • Buccaneer Field
  • North Charleston, SC
ESPN+ W 41–7 2,000
October 27 6:00 p.m. No. 2 Kennesaw State
  • Buccaneer Field
  • North Charleston, SC
ESPN+ L 10–38 1,242
November 3 1:00 p.m. at Monmouth ESPN3 L 3–37 1,492
November 10 3:00 p.m. Gardner–Webb
  • Buccaneer Field
  • North Charleston, SC
ESPN+ W 16–0 1,640
November 17 2:00 p.m. at Campbell ESPN+ W 12–7 4,348
November 29[a] 7:00 p.m. at The Citadel* ESPN+ L 14–43 7,877
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
  1. ^ This game was originally scheduled for September 15, but it was rescheduled in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

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Game summaries

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At Florida

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1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 0 0 0 6 6
Gators 10 28 13 2 53

Elon

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 12 Phoenix 3 7 21 0 31
Buccaneers 13 6 3 0 22

At Hampton

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1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 14 21 6 7 48
Pirates 0 14 0 0 14

At Savannah State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 0 3 0 0 3
Tigers 7 7 0 9 23

Virginia–Lynchburg

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1 2 3 4 Total
Dragons 0 0 0 6 6
Buccaneers 3 20 14 21 58

Presbyterian

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1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Hose 7 0 0 0 7
Buccaneers 0 17 17 7 41

Kennesaw State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 2 Owls 7 17 7 7 38
Buccaneers 3 7 0 0 10

At Monmouth

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1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 0 0 3 0 3
Hawks 7 17 3 10 37

Gardner–Webb

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1 2 3 4 Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0
Buccaneers 3 13 0 0 16

At Campbell

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1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 0 9 3 0 12
Fighting Camels 0 0 7 0 7

At The Citadel

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1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 0 14 0 0 14
Bulldogs 14 23 3 3 43

References

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  1. ^ "Kennesaw State Voted 2018 Preseason Football Favorite". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference.
  2. ^ "Burks, Armstrong Headline 2018 Preseason All-Conference Team". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference.
  3. ^ "Charleston Southern Buccaneers Schedule 2018". ESPN. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "2018 Football". Charleston Southern University Athletics. Retrieved December 18, 2022.