1998 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

1998 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–8
Head coach	David Dowd (8th season)
Defensive coordinator	Todd Knight (1st season)
Home stadium	Buccaneer Field

1998 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Morehead State			–						9	–	2
Davidson			–						8	–	2
No. 20 Hofstra			–						8	–	3
No. 22 South Florida			–						8	–	3
No. 19 Western Kentucky			–						7	–	4
Samford			–						6	–	5
Liberty			–						5	–	6
Southern Utah			–						5	–	6
Austin Peay			–						4	–	7
Buffalo			–						4	–	7
Jacksonville			–						4	–	5
La Salle			–						3	–	6
Cal Poly			–						3	–	8
Charleston Southern			–						3	–	8
Saint Mary's			–						2	–	8
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1998 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University as an independent during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by eighth-year head coach David Dowd, the Buccaneers compiled a record of 3–8. Charleston Southern played home games at Buccaneer Field in Charleston, South Carolina.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	1:30 pm	South Carolina State*	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	L 7–17	5,750
September 12	1:30 pm	at Presbyterian*	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	L 0–42	1,152
September 19	1:30 pm	North Greenville*	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	W 55–37	1,934
September 26	7:00 pm	at Wofford*	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	L 0–20	5,896
October 3	7:30 pm	at Liberty*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	L 21–28 ^OT	12,623	[1]
October 10	1:30 pm	Newberry*	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	L 25–28	2,396
October 17	4:00 pm	at Austin Peay*	Governors Stadium Clarksville, TN	W 17–14	4,221
October 31	1:30 pm	No. 20 South Florida*	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	L 0–24	884
November 7	1:30 pm	Morehead State*	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	L 20–27	781
November 14		Bethel (TN)*	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	W 71–0
November 21		at East Tennessee State*	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	L 29–41
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "Chas Southern falls to Liberty in overtime". The State. October 4, 1998. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "1998 Football Schedule". Charleston Southern University Athletics. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
3. "Charleston Southern Football". sidearmsports.com. Retrieved July 27, 2024.