2019 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

2019 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football
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 →

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.

2019 Big South Conference football standings
v t e
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

Preseason

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

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

Offense

Zack Evans – OL

Defense

J.D. Sosebee – LB

Special teams

Ethan Ray – LS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

^ "Kennesaw State Voted 2019 Preseason Football Favorite". Big South Conference. July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
^ "Bahar, Armstrong Headline 2019 Preseason All-Conference Team". Big South Conference. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
^ "Charleston Southern Buccaneers Schedule 2019". ESPN. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
^ "2019 Football". Charleston Southern University Athletics. Retrieved December 18, 2022.