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 .
Preseason
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)
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]
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
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 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
[ a] 7:00 p.m. at The Citadel * ESPN+ L 14–43 7,877
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
^ This game was originally scheduled for September 15, but it was rescheduled in anticipation of Hurricane Florence .
[ 3] [ 4]
Game summaries
At Florida
Total
Buccaneers
0
0
0
6
6
Gators
10
28
13
2
53
Elon
Total
No. 12 Phoenix
3
7
21
0
31
Buccaneers
13
6
3
0
22
At Hampton
Total
Buccaneers
14
21
6
7
48
Pirates
0
14
0
0
14
At Savannah State
Total
Buccaneers
0
3
0
0
3
Tigers
7
7
0
9
23
Total
Dragons
0
0
0
6
6
Buccaneers
3
20
14
21
58
Presbyterian
Total
Blue Hose
7
0
0
0
7
Buccaneers
0
17
17
7
41
Kennesaw State
Total
No. 2 Owls
7
17
7
7
38
Buccaneers
3
7
0
0
10
At Monmouth
Total
Buccaneers
0
0
3
0
3
Hawks
7
17
3
10
37
Total
Runnin' Bulldogs
0
0
0
0
0
Buccaneers
3
13
0
0
16
At Campbell
Total
Buccaneers
0
9
3
0
12
Fighting Camels
0
0
7
0
7
At The Citadel
Total
Buccaneers
0
14
0
0
14
Bulldogs
14
23
3
3
43
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