1991 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1991
| team = Charleston Southern Buccaneers
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
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| record = 3–7
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| head_coach = David Dowd
| hc_year = 1st
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| stadium = Buccaneer Field
| prev_year = none
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{{1991 NCAA Division III independents football records}}
The 1991 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University as an independent during the 1991 NCAA Division III football season, and was the first team fielded by the school. Led by first-year head coach David Dowd, the Buccaneers compiled a record of 3–7 during their inaugural season. Charleston Southern played home games at Buccaneer Field in North Charleston, South Carolina.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 7
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1991|team=Methodist Monarchs|title=Methodist}}
| site_stadium = Monarch Stadium
| site_cityst = Fayetteville, NC
| score = 8–18
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| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-index-journal-charleston-southern-lo/164634769/|newspaper=The Index-Journal|title=Charleston Southern loses inaugural game|date=September 8, 1991|accessdate=February 3, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 14
| w/l = l
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1991|team=Mars Hill Lions|title=Mars Hill}}
| site_stadium = Buccaneer Field
| site_cityst = North Charleston, SC
| score = 0–29
| attend =
| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-lions-capture-wi/164634961/|newspaper=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Lions capture win in opener|date=September 15, 1991|accessdate=February 3, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1991|team=Apprentice Builders|title=Apprentice}}
| site_stadium = Apprentice Athletic Field
| site_cityst = Newport News, VA
| score = 13–9
| attend = 550
| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-rival-makes-builders-its-fir/164635051/|newspaper=Daily Press|title=Rival makes Builders its first victim 13–9|date=September 22, 1991|accessdate=February 3, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1991|team=Guilford Quakers|title=Guilford}}
| site_stadium = Armfield Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Greensboro, NC
| score = 6–40
| attend = 2,500
| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-guilford-rolls-past/164635140/|newspaper=The Greenville News|title=Guilford rolls past Buccaneers, 40–6|date=September 29, 1991|accessdate=February 3, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|October 4|Friday}}
| w/l = l
| opponent = The Citadel JV
| site_stadium = Buccaneer Field
| site_cityst = North Charleston, SC
| score = 9–10
| attend = 1,100
| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-and-democrat-citadel-jv-stops/164635230/|newspaper=The Times and Democrat|title=Citadel JV stops Charleston Southern|date=October 5, 1991|accessdate=February 3, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = UAB
| site_stadium = Buccaneer Field
| site_cityst = North Charleston, SC
| score = 19–33
| attend = 3,600
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74031850/buccaneers-lose-3319/|work=The Greenville News|title=Buccaneers lose, 33–19|page=2C|date=October 20, 1991|accessdate=March 21, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Davidson
| site_stadium = Richardson Stadium
| site_cityst = Davidson, NC
| score = 17–33
| attend = 2,315
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109287507/howell-let-davidson-spanks-buccaneers/|work=The State|title=Howell-let Davidson spanks Buccaneers|date=October 27, 1991|accessdate=September 10, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1991|team=Gallaudet Bison|title=Gallaudet}}
| site_stadium = Buccaneer Field
| site_cityst = North Charleston, SC
| score = 35–16
| attend =
| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-charleston-wins-35/164635355/|newspaper=The Greenville News|title=Charleston wins, 35–16|date=November 3, 1991|accessdate=February 3, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = South Carolina State
| site_stadium = Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
| site_cityst = Orangeburg, SC
| score = 0–12
| attend = 4,602
| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-and-democrat-bulldogs-blank-ch/162897352/|newspaper=The Times and Democrat|title=Bulldogs blank Chas. So.|date=November 10, 1991|accessdate=January 12, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1991|team=Frostburg State Bobcats|title=Frostburg State}}
| site_stadium = Buccaneer Field
| site_cityst = North Charleston, SC
| score = 21–19
| attend =
| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-charleston-southern/164635463/|newspaper=The Greenville News|title=Charleston Southern wins finale, 21–19|date=November 17, 1991|accessdate=February 3, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
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References
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