2018_Charleston_Southern_Buccaneers_football_team
2018 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team
American college football season
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 | |
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| Conference | Big South Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (3–2 Big South) |
| Head coach |
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| Defensive coordinator | Zane Vance (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Buccaneer Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Big South poll
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) |
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| 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
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]
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Offense Kameron Brown – WR |
Defense Solomon Brown – DL Johnny Robinson – DL J.D. Sosebee – LB Shadarius Hopkins – DB |
Special teams Kyle Reighard – P Taz Lindsey – PR |
Honorable mention Brandon Rowland – DB Tyler Tekac – K Ethan Ray – LS |
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| 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* |
| ESPN+ | W 58–6 | 1,473 | ||
| October 20 | 6:00 p.m. | Presbyterian |
| ESPN+ | W 41–7 | 2,000 | ||
| October 27 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 2 Kennesaw State |
| 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 |
| ESPN+ | W 16–0 | 1,640 | ||
| November 17 | 2:00 p.m. | at Campbell | ESPN+ | W 12–7 | 4,348 | |||
| November 29[lower-alpha 1] | 7:00 p.m. | at The Citadel* | ESPN+ | L 14–43 | 7,877 | |||
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- This game was originally scheduled for September 15, but it was rescheduled in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.
At Florida
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Buccaneers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Gators | 10 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 53 |
Elon
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 12 Phoenix | 3 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 31 |
| Buccaneers | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
At Hampton
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Buccaneers | 14 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 48 |
| Pirates | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
At Savannah State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buccaneers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tigers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 23 |
Virginia–Lynchburg
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Dragons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Buccaneers | 3 | 20 | 14 | 21 | 58 |
Presbyterian
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blue Hose | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Buccaneers | 0 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 41 |
Kennesaw State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 2 Owls | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Buccaneers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
At Monmouth
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Buccaneers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Hawks | 7 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 37 |
Gardner–Webb
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buccaneers | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
At Campbell
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Buccaneers | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Fighting Camels | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
At The Citadel
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Buccaneers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 43 |
- "Kennesaw State Voted 2018 Preseason Football Favorite". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference.
- "Burks, Armstrong Headline 2018 Preseason All-Conference Team". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference.
- "Charleston Southern Buccaneers Schedule 2018". ESPN. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
- "2018 Football". Charleston Southern University Athletics. Retrieved December 18, 2022.