2013 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 2013

| team = Charleston Southern Buccaneers

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Big South Conference

| short_conf = Big South

| TSNRank = 24

| FCSCoachRank = 22

| record = 10–3

| conf_record = 3–2

| head_coach = Jamey Chadwell

| hc_year = 1st

| off_coach = Gabe Giardina

| oc_year = 1st

| off_scheme =

| def_coach = Chad Staggs

| dc_year = 1st

| def_scheme =

| captain =

| stadium = Buccaneer Field

}}

{{2013 Big South Conference football standings}}

The 2013 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Jamey Chadwell, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 10–3 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.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2013

| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS

| poll = The Sports Network

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = August 31

| time = 6:00 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = The Citadel

| site_stadium = Johnson Hagood Stadium

| site_cityst = Charleston, SC

| tv =

| score = 32–29

| attend = 12,196

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 7

| time = 11:00 am

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2013|team=Shorter Hawks|title=Shorter}}

| site_stadium = Buccaneer Field

| site_cityst = Charleston, SC

| tv = BSN

| score = 23–15

| attend = 3,812

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 14

| time = 6:00 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Campbell

| site_stadium = Barker–Lane Stadium

| site_cityst = Buies Creek, NC

| tv =

| score = 30–10

| attend = 6,044

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 21

| time = 4:00 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Norfolk State

| site_stadium = William "Dick" Price Stadium

| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA

| tv =

| score = 20–12

| attend = 5,963

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 28

| time = 3:30 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Appalachian State

| site_stadium = Kidd Brewer Stadium

| site_cityst = Boone, NC

| tv =

| score = 27–24

| attend = 29,145

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 5

| time = 1:30 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = North Greenville

| site_stadium = Buccaneer Field

| site_cityst = Charleston, SC

| tv = BSN

| score = 28–14

| attend = 4,523

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 12

| time = 1:30 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = VMI

| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field

| site_cityst = Lexington, VA

| tv = BSN

| score = 25–17

| attend = 5,902

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 19

| time = 2:00 pm

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Colorado

| site_stadium = Folsom Field

| site_cityst = Boulder, CO

| tv = P12N

| score = 10–43

| attend = 36,730

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 26

| time = 1:30 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Charlotte

| site_stadium = Buccaneer Field

| site_cityst = Charleston, SC

| tv = BSN

| score = 36–14

| attend = 4,319

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 2

| time = 2:00 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 24

| opponent = Presbyterian

| site_stadium = Bailey Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Clinton, SC

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 27–16

| attend = 3,181

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 9

| time = 1:30 pm

| w/l = w

| rank = 18

| opponent = Coastal Carolina

| opprank = 5

| site_stadium = Buccaneer Field

| site_cityst = Charleston, SC

| tv = BSN

| score = 31–26

| attend = 6,135

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 16

| time = 1:30 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 13

| opponent = Gardner–Webb

| site_stadium = Ernest W. Spangler Stadium

| site_cityst = Boiling Springs, NC

| tv = BSN

| score = 10–27

| attend = 4,890

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 23

| time = 1:30 pm

| w/l = l

| rank = 18

| opponent = Liberty

| site_stadium = Buccaneer Field

| site_cityst = Charleston, SC

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 14–56

| attend = 3,756

}}

}}

{{cite web |author= |title=Charleston Southern Buccaneers Schedule 2013 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2127/season/2013 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=December 17, 2022 }}{{cite web |title=2013 Football |url=https://www.csusports.com/sports/football/schedule/2013 |publisher=Charleston Southern University Athletics |access-date=December 17, 2022 }}

Game summaries

=@ The Citadel=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Buccaneers

|R1= 0

|R2= 14

|R3= 15

|R4= 3

|Home=Bulldogs

|H1= 9

|H2= 7

|H3= 6

|H4= 7

}}

{{see also|2013 The Citadel Bulldogs football team}}

{{Clear}}

=Shorter=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Hawks

|R1= 7

|R2= 0

|R3= 0

|R4= 8

|Home=Buccaneers

|H1= 14

|H2= 9

|H3= 0

|H4= 0

}}

{{see also|Shorter University}}

{{Clear}}

=@ Campbell=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Buccaneers

|R1= 7

|R2= 3

|R3= 7

|R4= 13

|Home=Fighting Camels

|H1= 0

|H2= 3

|H3= 0

|H4= 7

}}

{{see also|2013 Campbell Fighting Camels football team}}

{{Clear}}

=@ Norfolk State=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Buccaneers

|R1= 0

|R2= 7

|R3= 7

|R4= 6

|Home=Spartans

|H1= 0

|H2= 6

|H3= 0

|H4= 6

}}

{{see also|2013 Norfolk State Spartans football team}}

{{Clear}}

=@ Appalachian State=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Buccaneers

|R1= 7

|R2= 10

|R3= 3

|R4= 7

|Home=Mountaineers

|H1= 7

|H2= 10

|H3= 7

|H4= 0

}}

{{see also|2013 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team}}

{{Clear}}

=North Greenville=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Crusaders

|R1= 7

|R2= 0

|R3= 7

|R4= 0

|Home=Buccaneers

|H1= 7

|H2= 7

|H3= 7

|H4= 7

}}

{{see also|2013 North Greenville Crusaders football team}}

{{Clear}}

=@ VMI=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Buccaneers

|R1= 13

|R2= 0

|R3= 9

|R4= 3

|Home=Keydets

|H1= 0

|H2= 14

|H3= 3

|H4= 0

}}

{{see also|2013 VMI Keydets football team}}

{{Clear}}

=@ Colorado=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Buccaneers

|R1= 0

|R2= 10

|R3= 0

|R4= 0

|Home=Buffaloes

|H1= 8

|H2= 14

|H3= 7

|H4= 14

}}

{{see also|2013 Colorado Buffaloes football team}}

Colorado's game vs Fresno State on September 14 was cancelled due to flooding, making Colorado need to add a 12th game. On September 30, Charleston Southern was granted a waiver to play a 13th regular season game to be able to play Colorado.{{cite web |title=Buccaneers Add Trip to Colorado on Oct. 19 to 2013 Schedule|url=http://csusports.com/sports/fball/2013-14/releases/20130930pb2h46|publisher=Charleston Southern Athletics|date=September 30, 2013|accessdate=November 5, 2013}}

{{Clear}}

=Charlotte=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=49ers

|R1= 7

|R2= 0

|R3= 7

|R4= 0

|Home=Buccaneers

|H1= 0

|H2= 15

|H3= 6

|H4= 15

}}

{{see also|2013 Charlotte 49ers football team}}

{{Clear}}

=@ Presbyterian=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=#24 Buccaneers

|R1= 7

|R2= 7

|R3= 10

|R4= 3

|Home=Blue Hose

|H1= 3

|H2= 0

|H3= 13

|H4= 0

}}

{{see also|2013 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team}}

{{Clear}}

=Coastal Carolina=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=#5 Chanticleers

|R1= 3

|R2= 3

|R3= 7

|R4= 13

|Home=#18 Buccaneers

|H1= 10

|H2= 14

|H3= 7

|H4= 0

}}

{{see also|2013 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team}}

{{Clear}}

=@ Gardner–Webb=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=#13 Buccaneers

|R1= 0

|R2= 0

|R3= 10

|R4= 0

|Home=Runnin' Bulldogs

|H1= 10

|H2= 10

|H3= 7

|H4= 0

}}

{{see also|2013 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team}}

{{Clear}}

=Liberty=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Flames

|R1= 7

|R2= 14

|R3= 21

|R4= 14

|Home=Buccaneers

|H1= 0

|H2= 0

|H3= 7

|H4= 7

}}

{{see also|2013 Liberty Flames football team}}

{{Clear}}

Ranking movements

{{Ranking movements

| poll1title = Sports Network

| poll1firstweek = 0

| poll1lastweek = 14

| poll1_0=NR

| poll1_1=RV

| poll1_2=NR

| poll1_3=NR

| poll1_4=RV

| poll1_5=RV

| poll1_6=RV

| poll1_7=RV

| poll1_8=RV

| poll1_9=24

| poll1_10=18

| poll1_11=13

| poll1_12=18

| poll1_13=23

| poll1_14=24

| poll2title = Coaches

| poll2firstweek = 0

| poll2lastweek = 14

| poll2_0=NR

| poll2_1=RV

| poll2_2=NR

| poll2_3=NR

| poll2_4=NR

| poll2_5=RV

| poll2_6=25

| poll2_7=24

| poll2_8=24

| poll2_9=18

| poll2_10=16

| poll2_11=12

| poll2_12=16

| poll2_13=20

| poll2_14=22

}}

References